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Dewitt Nursing Home

1605 SOUTH MADISON ST, DE WITT, AR, 72042

(870) 946-3571

60 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1605 South Madison St

De Witt, AR 72042

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

045365

Care type

Nursing home

County

Arkansas

Facility name

Dewitt Nursing Home

Street address

1605 SOUTH MADISON ST

City / state / ZIP

De Witt, AR 72042

Phone

(870) 946-3571

About this facility — Dewitt Nursing Home

Dewitt Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in De Witt, Arkansas. It is licensed for 60 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas (106 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in De Witt and 221 skilled nursing facilities across Arkansas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Dewitt Nursing Home 29 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burleson, Stanley

Director — since 2002

Cotten, Brandon

Managing employee · Director — since 2016

Cox, Janet

Managing employee — since 2002

Dewitt Hospital & Nursing Home Inc

Operational control — since 2007

Duffield, Rick

Officer — since 2017

Jennings, Warren

Director — since 2014

Jessup, David

Director — since 2002

Watts, Howard

Director — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2001-03-20

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-20

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-20Health inspection1 citation

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2026-03-22

2024-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0567

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0568

E · No harm found

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0732

E · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0838

F · No harm found

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Corrected 2024-10-12

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-10-12

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)

2023-10-05Health inspection7 citations

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0727

F · No harm found

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0805

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2023-11-04

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-11-04

2026-02-20Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0344

F · No harm found

Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.

Corrected 2026-03-22

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-03-22

2024-09-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2024-10-12

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-10-12

2023-10-05Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2023-11-04

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-11-04

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-11-04

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 045365.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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