Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Van Buren, Arkansas, part of Southern Administrative Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center
228 Pointer Trail WestVan Buren, AR 72956
Crawford 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 Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Arkansas average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 204 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
30.8% of nursing staff at Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health 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 Jan 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Southern Administrative Services, 35 homes
- Legal name: Van Buren SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1989
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Blossoms at Van Buren Rehab and Nursing Center Van Buren | 2.1 | 129 | 2.21 | 3.35 | 63.3% | 1 | None |
| Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Van Buren | 2.2 | 140 | 2.78 | 4.09 | 47.9% | 5 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 3.4 | 115 | 2.52 | 3.60 | 43.0% | 2 | None |
| Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 6.4 | 74 | 3.05 | 4.58 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Methodist Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 6.7 | 145 | 3.63 | 4.89 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Alma Nursing and Rehab Alma · abuse citation | 7.8 | 105 | 3.11 | 4.43 | 50.5% | 1 | $26,195 |
| Sequoyah East Nursing Center, LLC Roland | 8.2 | 80 | 2.25 | 3.61 | — | 1 | $115,864 |
| Riverside Health Services Arkoma | 8.3 | 56 | 3.38 | 5.08 | 58.5% | 1 | $89,918 |
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.