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The Waters of Fort Smith

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jan 10, 2019 by Nick Lata

5301 Wheeler Avenue,
Fort Smith AR 72901

(479) 646-3454

95.64% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for The Waters of Fort Smith has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Please note our records indicate that The Waters of Fort Smith has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

The Waters of Fort Smith is in Fort Smith, Arkansas. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A grade of this caliber typically suggests a few concerning datapoints. While this grade isn't too far off the city grade in Fort Smith which is a C, you still ought to be able to find a better option. Lastly, this facility had an ownership change in the last year. Hopefully, new ownership is able to elevate its quality standards.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While we gave this place a weak overall score, we gave it a fairly respectable score in the category of inspections, where we gave it a B-. This was quite a bit better than its other category grades. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of this facility's better category scores came in the area of long-term care. This ended up being its second most respectable category. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. We were unable to find a few metrics in determining this place's long-term care score, so this might not be quite as accurate as our other category grades.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. When calculating our nursing scores, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is not an impressive total. Finally, although this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in some of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this statistic.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Turning to our final category, this nursing home was given a respectable short-term care score of C. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is often a useful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Scores for Fort Smith, AR

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of D
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Fort Smith, Arkansas has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Baptist Health - Fort SmithAcute Care Hospitals 2.8 miles away1001 Towson Avenue Fort Smith Arkansas 72901Proprietary(479) 441-4000
  • Mercy Hospital Fort SmithAcute Care Hospitals 4.36 miles away7301 Rogers Ave Fort Smith Arkansas 72903Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 314-6000
  • Sparks Medical Center - Van BurenAcute Care Hospitals 8.48 miles away211 Crawford Memorial Drive Van Buren Arkansas 72956Proprietary(479) 474-3401

Nearby Dialysis

  • Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr2.58 miles away2201 Brooken Hill Dr Fort Smith Arkansas 72908CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 55 (479) 755-6700