Wood-Lawn Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wood-Lawn Heights is a 140-bed nonprofit nursing home in Batesville, Arkansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Wood-Lawn Heights
2800 Neeley StreetBatesville, AR 72501
Independence 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 Wood-Lawn Heights, nurse aides logged 3.13 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Arkansas average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 282 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 3.13 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.89 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.04 | 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 Wood-Lawn Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 8.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,695 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2024 | Fine | $12,695 |
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. Wood-Lawn Heights holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Wood-Lawn Heights
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Wood-Lawn, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wood-Lawn Heights
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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.