St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC
Nursing home in Fordyce, Arkansas, CMS certification number 045396
1400 Hwy 79/167 Bypass, Fordyce, AR 71742 · Dallas County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St Johns Place of Arkansas is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St Johns Place of Arkansas reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.41
- Weekend total hours
- 3.25
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 4, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 13, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for St Johns Place of Arkansas in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 62.3 residents live here, about 62% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 62.3
- Certified since
- January 17, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC
- Legal business name
- St John's Place of Arkansas, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 35 homes nationally under Southern Administrative Services, 3.9-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Arkansas
Arkansas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Arkansas, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about St Johns Place of Arkansas
What is the CMS star rating of St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC?
St John's Place of Arkansas, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.