Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Blossoms at Newport Rehab & Nursing Center
326 Lindley Lane, Newport, AR · (870) 523-6539
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 73
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 1, 1997
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Arkansas.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Arkansas homes
The Blossoms at Newport Rehab & Nursing Center carries 36 inspection points. That is fewer than 30% of Arkansas's 218 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Arkansas: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–18 pts
- 3★ 18–29 pts
- 2★ 29–44 pts
- 1★ over 44 pts
Bars show every rated home in Arkansas by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
26 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care7E
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Nutrition and Dietary6F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure 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.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Resident Rights4E
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Infection Control3F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Environmental2F
- F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Administration1E
- E
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Inspection history
2026-05-07
2 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2024-11-07
10 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (4 deficiencies)
2023-12-08
14 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 39 min of nursing staff time a day, 15 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 39 min
Arkansas average
4 h 5 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 72% of nursing staff and 83% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$9,347 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Fine | $9,347 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.6 pts worse | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days3.3 pts worse | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.6 pts worse | 86.5% | 95.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.9 pts worse | 90.4% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3 pts worse | 6.9% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts better | 3.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.5 pts better | 21.3% | 21.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.1 pts worse | 19.0% | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.3 pts worse | 9.5% | 9.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.3 pts better | 6.8% | 9.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infectionAbout the same | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.8 pts worse | 14.7% | 12.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.3 pts worse | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.9 pts worse | 69.0% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.2 pts worse | 15.9% | 11.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine19.9 pts worse | 56.0% | 75.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.5 pts worse | 26.9% | 23.4% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Pine Tree Holding LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 6 facilities |
| Downey, Mack | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Herzka, Matisyohu | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Mh Ar Opco LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
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Fire safety
6 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- F
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
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Other homes nearby
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The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 15 min
- Fines
- $14,316
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Mountain Meadows Health And Rehabilitation
Batesville, AR · Anthony & Bryan Adams
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 24 min
- Fines
- $0
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Wood-Lawn Heights
Batesville, AR
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 19 min
- Fines
- $12,695