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The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center

1311 NORTH PECAN ST, NEWPORT, AR, 72112

(870) 523-9514

130 licensed beds

CMS rates The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 22 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with $14,316 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Address

1311 North Pecan St

Newport, AR 72112

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Bed capacity

130

CMS facility ID

045323

Care type

Nursing home

County

Jackson

Facility name

The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center

Street address

1311 NORTH PECAN ST

City / state / ZIP

Newport, AR 72112

Phone

(870) 523-9514

Website

blossomsrnc.com

About this facility — The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center

The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Newport, Arkansas. It is licensed for 130 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas (106 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Newport and 222 skilled nursing facilities across Arkansas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center, a group of 23 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited The Blossoms At White River Rehab & Nursing Center 22 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $14,316 in fines. 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Diamond Opco Holding Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2023

Aks Ar Opco Llc

Indirect owner — since 2023

Hendrix, Wanda

Managing employee — since 2023

Herzka, Matisyohu

Indirect owner — since 2023

Keel, Mitchell

Director — since 2023

Mh Ar Opco Llc

Indirect owner — since 2023

Scheinbaum, Shlomo

Officer — since 2023

Schreiber, Abraham

Indirect owner — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-08-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$14,316 total

Last standard inspection

2026-06-18

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$365 per day (≈ $11,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

79% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 15% private/other

Occupancy

38% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

11% above the AR median of $329/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

130

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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-18Health inspection3 citations

F-0609

E · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2026-07-10

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 2026-07-10

2025-06-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-06-16

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)

2025-05-02Health inspection2 citations

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 2025-05-23

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-23

2025-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0678

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Corrected 2025-04-13

2024-03-13Health inspection7 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 2024-04-01

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-04-01

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-04-01

F-0687

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate foot care.

Corrected 2024-04-01

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-04-01

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 2024-04-01

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 2024-04-01

2026-06-18Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0341

F · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0344

E · No harm found

Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-07-10

2025-05-02Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2025-05-23

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-05-23

2024-03-13Fire-safety inspection3 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 2024-04-01

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-04-01

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-04-01

Federal penalties

2025-06-26Fine$14,316

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 045323.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Arkansas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 48% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 22

Federal fines, 3 years

$14,316

More than 83% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.2

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

38%

Higher than 17% 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 9 and worse on 10. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	8.0%	9.1%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	7.3%	4.1%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.5%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	1.4%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.8%	3.9%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	53.2%	95.1%	93.7%	Worse than state
Ability to walk independently worsened	6.1%	9.2%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	34.7%	21.8%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	94.7%	95.3%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.5%	4.2%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	14.0%	12.9%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	31.3%	10.9%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.32	1.94	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	3.99	2.03	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	19.1%	81.9%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	28.1%	75.9%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.6%	23.4%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	10.2%	11.7%	11.8%	Better 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.

K-0355 2 inspections. Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

What its owners also hold

Mh Ar Opco Llc has an ownership stake on file at 14 nursing homes, averaging 2.1 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Aks Ar Opco Llc has an ownership stake on file at 8 nursing homes, averaging 2.1 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Diamond Opco Holding Llc has an ownership stake on file at 5 nursing homes, averaging 1.4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

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

Unity Health - Newport, about 0.6 miles.
White River Medical Center, about 23 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
White County Medical Center, about 35 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

The Blossoms At Newport Rehab & Nursing Center, Newport, about 0.8 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Mountain Meadows Health and Rehabilitation, Batesville, about 22 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Wood-lawn Heights, Batesville, about 23 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
The Springs Batesville, Batesville, about 23 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Woodruff County Health Center, Mccrory, about 24 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.217 ratings on Google

★★★★★Sarah Alexandra · 2025-11-10 · via Google
“I would highly recommend this nursing home to anyone needing long term care or rehab! The staff are so genuine and truly care about their residents!”

★★★★lori goodson · 2020-02-05 · via Google
“My best friend recently entered St Michael's at the very end stage of her life as a hospice patient. Although it was difficult the staff made an awful situation bearable. They took good care of her and when I had to work or needed some rest I took comfort in the fact she was being looked after by staff that truly cared. I'm so glad we chose this nursing home .”

★★★★★Jhonny Martinez · 2024-03-12 · via Google
“Walking into this building is like walking in to home. Very friendly team. The activity department always have something going and residents love to participate. Would definitively recommend this facility for inpatient rehab or long stay.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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