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Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville

Nursing home in Fayetteville, AR

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1179 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone
(479) 444-7001
Listed under
Government-owned, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
045417
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
90
Average residents per day
57
Ownership
Government, state
Legal business name
State of Arkansas
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Mar 1, 2007
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 045417. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 20, 2025. CMS lists 39 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 20, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 20, 2025Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 20, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 26, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 26, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 26, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 39. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.28 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.83 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.42 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.52 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
69%
RN turnover (yearly)
64%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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