The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge
Nursing home in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, CMS certification number 045151
1500 West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 · Lawrence County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,193 (1)
Does The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge 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
- 4.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.87
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.89
- Weekend total hours
- 3.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 14, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 20, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,193 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 96.8 residents live here, about 81% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 96.8
- Certified since
- April 15, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge
- Legal business name
- Walnut Ridge SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 35 homes nationally under Southern Administrative Services, 3.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge
- Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation1051 West Free Street, Walnut Ridge 72476
- Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center105 Country Club Road, Pocahontas 72455
- Randolph County Nursing Home500 Camp Road, Pocahontas 72455
- Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation5504 E Johnson Ave, Jonesboro 72401
- The Springs Jonesboro1705 Latourette Drive, Jonesboro 72404
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 The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge, 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 The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge
What is the CMS star rating of The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge?
Walnut Ridge SNF Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.