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The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge

1500 WEST MAIN STREET, WALNUT RIDGE, AR, 72476
(870) 886-9022
119 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

1500 West Main Street
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
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Bed capacity
119
CMS facility ID
045151
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lawrence
Facility name
The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge
Street address
1500 WEST MAIN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
Phone
(870) 886-9022

The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It is licensed for 119 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas (106 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Walnut Ridge 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 The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge 13 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,193 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 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Southern Administrative Services
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

4p2t1 Ops Holding Lp
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2019
Alexark1 Llc
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2019
Eddinger, Eathan
Managing employee — since 2022
Jej Assets Lp
Indirect owner — since 2022
Jej Management, Llc
Operational control — since 2022
Ponthie, John
Director — since 2022
Ponthie, Sharlot
Indirect owner — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1990-04-15
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,193 total
Last standard inspection
2026-05-14
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$324 per day (≈ $9,850/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
77% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 17% private/other
Occupancy
72% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
2% below the AR median of $329/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
119
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 2026-08-31. 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-14Health inspection2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-06-03
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-06-03
2024-12-20Health inspection2 citations
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2025-01-17
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 2025-01-17
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2023-12-21Health inspection5 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-01-12
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 2024-01-12
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-01-12
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 2024-01-12
F-0865
E · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2024-12-20Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2025-01-17
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-01-17
2023-12-21Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-01-12

Federal penalties

2023-12-21Fine$8,193
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 045151.
What people say on Google.
4.117 ratings on Google
★★★★★Meagan Nichols · 2026-02-01 · via Google

“I was very hesitant to place my step-dad into a facility but my nerves were eased very quickly from the moment we entered. The cottages are phenomenal and provide the best care. They truly take the time to know their residents. My step-dad admitted unable to walk, was extremely weak, and he is truly a success story because less than a month later, he had gained weight, strength, and walked out wit…”

★★★★Michael Beary · 2026-05-26 · via Google

“It takes a village to care for the elderly and, most especially, great diligence on the part of care-givers as our loved ones cycle in and out of health crises. I very much appreciate the efforts of WRNR to meet Dad's ever changing needs and their calls to let me know what's going on.”

★★★★★Dale Hedgecough · 2025-12-07 · via Google

“Writing this after being a patient there for rehab rehabilitation. I was there for two weeks in October of this year. I have nothing but good to say about all the treatment that I received there. Everybody was extremely thoughtful and kind and knowledgeable about their jobs. I Highly recommend this rehab center. Thank you to all of them”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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