Pleasant Manor Nursing Home

    950 Homestead Dr, Ashdown, AR 71822
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.8ยท17 reviews

    Trustworthy, warm, clean, responsive care

    I've been involved with Pleasant Manor for years and trust them enough to choose them for long-term care. The place is clean and attractive, the memory/Alzheimer's unit is well run, and the staff are sweet, attentive and genuinely family-like - with holiday activities, pet-friendly options, and thoughtful personal care. Administration is responsive, they keep families informed, rehab and dining have been very good, and overall my experience has been warm and reassuring.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.82ยท(17)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.1
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Compassionate, attentive staff
    • Engaging holiday and event activities
    • Dedicated memory-care unit (Memory Lane)
    • Rehabilitation services and therapy
    • Pet-friendly environment
    • Family-like, personalized care atmosphere
    • Tasty dining options
    • Hospice and respite care availability
    • Family-owned operation with proactive ownership

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness and conduct
    • Staffing shortages and variable staffing levels
    • Gaps in transfer and mobility-safety protocols
    • Inconsistent clinical-incident response and family notification
    • Administrative communication and billing-process issues
    • Variable management responsiveness across situations
    • Fluctuating care quality between units or shifts

    Summary of reviews

    Pleasant Manor presents a mixed but informative profile. Many families praise the facility for its clean, attractive spaces, a welcoming memory-care unit (Memory Lane), and rehabilitation services. Reviewers frequently highlight compassionate and attentive front-line staff, a family-like atmosphere, pet-friendly policies, engaging holiday and special-event activities, and generally positive dining experiences. The homeโ€™s family-owned identity and an owner described as proactive are recurring positive themes.

    Care quality appears to vary. A number of reviews describe meaningful, reassuring personal care and good communication when staff alert families to changes. Rehabilitation and memory-care programs receive explicit endorsement in several accounts. However, other reviews raise concerns about clinical-safety practices and care consistency. These concerns include staffing shortfalls that can affect responsiveness, gaps in transfer and mobility-safety protocols, and uneven handling of clinical incidents. A small number of accounts describe specific adverse events and an abrupt respite/discharge situation that involved billing and an emergency-room visit; such reports point to potential weaknesses in incident response and discharge/transition procedures.

    Staff culture is portrayed as a strength in many narratives: reviewers use terms like caring, attentive, and family-like, and individual staff members and teams receive repeated commendation. At the same time, there are descriptions of unresponsive administrative interactions and variable conduct among staff at different times, suggesting that day-to-day experience can depend on shift, unit, or personnel. Prospective residents and families are likely to encounter both very positive staffโ€“resident relationships and occasional lapses in responsiveness.

    The facility environment and programming score well: reviewers note attractive decor, holiday activities that engage residents, and a generally pleasant and well-maintained interior. Dining is specifically mentioned as good in some reviews. Available services extend across memory care, rehab therapy, and hospice/respite care, although administrative handling of respite/hospice transitions and Medicaid/billing issues has been questioned in at least one report.

    Overall, Pleasant Manor appears to offer strong environmental, social, and rehabilitative supports with many examples of compassionate caregiving, but it also shows patterns of operational inconsistency. The most salient operational concerns are staffing reliability, transfer and fall-safety protocols, clinical-incident response, and administrative/billing communications. Families considering this facility should weigh the positive elements (clean facility, engaged activities, memory-care program, and praised staff) against reports of variability in safety practices and administrative handling, and are advised to ask specific questions about staffing levels, transfer and fall-prevention procedures, incident-notification policies, and billing/Medicaid processes during their tour and decision-making process.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Pleasant Manor Nursing Home is located at 950 Homestead Dr, Ashdown, AR, 71822.

    About Pleasant Manor Nursing Home

    Pleasant Manor Nursing Home sits on Homestead Drive in Ashdown, Arkansas, and offers a blend of long-term care, rehabilitation, and senior living services with a focus on both comfort and recovery, and the thing about this place is they went ahead and remodeled the whole facility, so much of it looks and feels new, and most of the 88 skilled beds are set in private rooms with their own bathrooms, which means those staying there often get a bit more privacy than usual. The nursing staff, who are available around the clock, provide personal care for folks dealing with both physical and mental health problems while nurse practitioners are there throughout the week, so there's always someone around to help, day or night, and they do have plenty of therapy options-physical and occupational therapies, along with wound care and diabetic discharge planning-making it easier for those recovering from heart, lung, or bone procedures to get back on their feet. The home also runs special programs for seniors' wellness and mental health, and people talk about staff being especially compassionate and friendly, which has gotten them a few awards for creating a positive and supportive environment. Folks can join organized activities that keep things social and lively, and award-winning programs make sure there's more to do than just sit around, whether it's physical, mental, or emotional support that's needed. There's a restaurant-style dining setup, which means residents pick when they'd like to eat, and meals are made with good, healthy ingredients to support overall well-being. If someone likes their pet and can care for it, they're welcome to bring it along, making the place feel a little more like home. There are many different care levels available-independent living, assisted living, memory care, and specialized dementia units-so needs are met whether someone wants a bit of help or requires more constant attention. They also offer short-term respite stays if a break is needed. The facility supports a culture change model, allowing residents as much say as possible in their own routines, which makes a difference when trying to maintain some independence later in life. Reviews average out to about three stars from a small number of people, but those who mention the staff often highlight their kindness. Pleasant Manor Nursing Home stays licensed as a senior care center, holds to the proper caregiver-to-resident ratio, and keeps up an online site for information or visitation planning, so folks generally know what to expect before they set foot in the door.

    People often ask...

    Pleasant Manor Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 950 Homestead Dr, Ashdown, AR 71822.

    No, Pleasant Manor Nursing Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Arkansas, the Department of Human Services' Office of Long Term Care (OLTC) licenses assisted living facilities and inspects them for compliance, recording the deficiencies cited during its annual, complaint, and monitoring visits.

    License numberpleasant-manor-nursing-and-rehab
    Facility typeSkilled Nursing Facility with Dual Certified Beds (medicaid / Medicare)
    Capacity88 residents
    LicenseeLori Gathright

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