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Hudson Memorial Nursing Home

700 N. COLLEGE AVENUE, EL DORADO, AR, 71730
(870) 863-8131
108 licensed beds

CMS rates Hudson Memorial Nursing Home 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 20 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
108
CMS facility ID
045214
Care type
Nursing home
County
Union
Facility name
Hudson Memorial Nursing Home
Street address
700 N. COLLEGE AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
El Dorado, AR 71730
Phone
(870) 863-8131

Hudson Memorial Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in El Dorado, Arkansas. It is licensed for 108 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas (106 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in El Dorado and 222 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 Hudson Memorial Nursing Home 20 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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 November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Fife, Scott
Officer — since 2010
Gibson, Carla
Officer — since 2015
Hammond, Caroline
Officer — since 2017
Hanry, William
Officer — since 2011
Harper, Scott
Officer — since 2016
Lambert, Regina
Officer — since 2011
Loftin, Mike
Officer — since 2011
Merrit, Carolyn
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Partridge, Linda
Officer — since 1991
Smart, Gregory
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Union County
Direct owner · Operational control — since 1966

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1993-09-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-07-15
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$240 per day (≈ $7,300/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 39% private/other
Occupancy
60% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
27% below the AR median of $329/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
108
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-07-15Health inspection2 citations
F-0803
C · No harm foundFood safety
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.
Corrected 2026-08-14
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 2026-08-14
2025-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-04
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)
2024-12-19Health inspection8 citations
F-0569
D · No harm found
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Corrected 2025-01-15
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-01-15
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-01-15
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-01-15
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 2025-01-15
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 2025-01-15
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 2025-01-15
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-01-15
2023-10-20Health inspection4 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0812
D · 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 2023-11-10
2026-07-15Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2026-08-14
K-0919
F · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2026-08-14
2023-10-20Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0041
F · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-11-10
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-11-10
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-11-10
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 045214.
How it compares in Arkansas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
20
More than 39% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 22
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
4.1
Higher than 56% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.0
Nursing staff turnover, annual
54%
Higher than 70% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 49%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Arkansas average on 6 and worse on 13. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased6.5%9.1%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight13.0%4.1%5.1%Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6%0.5%0.7%Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection4.1%1.1%1.5%Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms0.0%1.4%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained1.8%0.1%0.1%Worse than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.5%3.9%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine82.1%95.1%93.7%Worse than state
Ability to walk independently worsened11.9%9.2%12.7%Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication14.9%21.8%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%95.3%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers8.6%4.2%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence14.5%12.9%18.3%Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication13.5%10.9%15.4%Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.811.941.81Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.472.031.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine69.6%81.9%82.3%Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.0%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine90.3%75.9%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission19.5%23.4%23.4%Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit25.0%11.7%11.8%Worse than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Arkansas

  • Licensing: Arkansas Department of Human Services, DPSQA, Office of Long Term Care
  • File a complaint: 800-582-4887 · Online
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-482-8049. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • South Arkansas Regional Hospital Llc, less than 0.1 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Ouachita County Medical Center, about 26 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
  • Reeves Memorial Medical Center, about 27 miles.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
#
Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
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Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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