Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 116-bed for-profit nursing home in Bryant, Arkansas, part of Southern Administrative Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 43.7% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center
22515 I 30Bryant, AR 72022
Saline County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Arkansas average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 202 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 3.46 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
43.7% of nursing staff at Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $46,053 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Fine | $46,053 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Payment Denial | 5 days from Apr 3, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Southern Administrative Services, 35 homes
- Legal name: Bryant SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Evergreen Living Center at Stagecoach Bryant | 1.7 | 116 | 2.68 | 3.96 | 64.7% | 4 | None |
| Amberwood Health and Rehabilitation Benton | 3.3 | 101 | 2.33 | 3.64 | 56.0% | 5 | None |
| Alcoa Pines Health and Rehabilitation Benton | 4.6 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.98 | 66.4% | 3 | None |
| Heartland Rehabilitation and Care Center Benton | 7.0 | 140 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 51.2% | 5 | None |
| Colonel Glenn Health and Rehab, LLC Little Rock | 7.3 | 120 | 3.00 | 4.45 | 57.6% | 2 | $50,700 |
| The Springs of Chenal Little Rock | 8.5 | 70 | 2.71 | 4.35 | 80.8% | 5 | None |
| Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd Little Rock | 9.1 | 120 | 2.60 | 4.09 | 64.6% | 5 | None |
| Arkansas Health Center Benton | 9.7 | 290 | 3.84 | 6.14 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.