Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Van Buren, Arkansas, part of Stein LTC. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 47.9% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1404 North 28th StreetVan 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 Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.78 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Arkansas average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 340 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.78 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 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
47.9% of nursing staff at Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. 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 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. Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Stein LTC, 4 homes
- Legal name: Wonder Boys Properties of Arkansas, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1995
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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 | 1.4 | 129 | 2.21 | 3.35 | 63.3% | 1 | None |
| Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center Van Buren | 2.2 | 105 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 4.1 | 115 | 2.52 | 3.60 | 43.0% | 2 | None |
| Alma Nursing and Rehab Alma · abuse citation | 5.9 | 105 | 3.11 | 4.43 | 50.5% | 1 | $26,195 |
| Methodist Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 6.5 | 145 | 3.63 | 4.89 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 6.7 | 74 | 3.05 | 4.58 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 8.7 | 140 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Ashton Place Health and Rehab, LLC Barling | 8.8 | 122 | 3.28 | 4.84 | 53.7% | 4 | 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.