The Springs of Greers Ferry

    1040 Wedding Ford Rd, Heber Springs, AR 72543
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

    Immaculate home-like care highly recommended

    I visited and my uncle adjusted quickly - the facility is immaculate and home-like, with cheerful residents and music activities. The staff are professional, friendly, and very attentive; communication and care were prompt and accommodating, so I'd recommend it with a small reservation.

    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

    3.68·(60)

    Overall rating

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

      3.1
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Friendly, welcoming staff
    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving
    • Clean, well-maintained interior
    • Home-like, family-oriented atmosphere
    • Engaging activities and music ministry
    • Accommodating meal planning for dietary preferences
    • Polite and professional staff interactions
    • Decorated, recently updated hallways and common areas
    • Comfortable resident accommodations
    • Prompt health updates to some families
    • Modest facility size supporting personalized attention

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication administration and pain-management responsiveness
    • Gaps in family notification and communication protocols
    • Variable meal quality and temperature control
    • Inconsistent staff training and emergency-response readiness
    • Operational management and staffing-stability concerns
    • Infrastructure and sanitation/pest-control concerns
    • Staff conduct and ethical judgment
    • Resident-placement and transfer-process gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with notable strengths around interpersonal care and the environment, paired with troubling operational inconsistencies. Many families emphasize friendly, welcoming staff who create a home-like, family atmosphere. The facility's modest size, clean and recently updated common areas, decorated hallways, music ministry, and active programs are cited as contributors to resident engagement and visible enjoyment. Several accounts highlight staff who are polite, compassionate, and willing to tailor meals for residents with specific preferences, and some out-of-state families reported receiving prompt updates about health concerns.

    At the same time, a pattern of clinical and managerial weaknesses appears across reviews. Multiple comments point to delays or inconsistencies in medication administration and pain management, as well as instances where mobility-assistance or transfer procedures were handled in ways that raised safety concerns. There are also descriptions of incorrect ward placements and situations that indicate gaps in staff preparedness for acute medical events, suggesting inconsistent emergency-response readiness and variable staff training.

    Communication with families is another mixed area. While some relatives received timely updates and expressions of condolence, others reported failures in notification following major incidents or end-of-life events. These failures align with broader concerns about operational management and staffing stability; reviews reference uneven supervision, reports of poor treatment of frontline aides, and instances where management responsiveness was questioned. There are also serious-sounding concerns about staff conduct and ethical judgment — including allegations of inappropriate remarks and endorsement of harmful behavior — that would merit direct inquiry during a tour or through administrative follow-up.

    Dining received both praise and criticism. The kitchen is capable of accommodating picky eaters and personalized menus, but other comments note inconsistent food quality and problems with meal temperature (for example, cold breakfasts). Facility infrastructure also received mixed feedback: many describe an immaculate interior and comfortable rooms, yet others mentioned sewer-related issues affecting bathrooms and showers and broader sanitation or pest-control concerns that should be investigated.

    Taken together, the pattern suggests that day-to-day resident experience can be very positive when staffing, training, and communication processes are functioning well, but that families should be aware of operational variability. When evaluating this facility in person, consider asking for specifics about medication-administration protocols, staff training and emergency procedures, family-notification policies (including after-hours contacts), recent infrastructure repairs, and how staff conduct complaints are handled and documented. These targeted questions can help determine whether the facility’s strengths are consistently applied and whether the operational gaps noted in reviews have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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    Location

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    The Springs of Greers Ferry is located at 1040 Wedding Ford Rd, Heber Springs, AR, 72543.

    About The Springs of Greers Ferry

    The Springs of Greers Ferry Health & Rehabilitation sits in Heber Springs, Arkansas, and has room for up to 140 residents, but on most days around 81 people live there, which makes it less crowded than it could be, and the place runs every hour of every day, so help's always there if someone needs it, whether it's the middle of the night or the middle of the afternoon. The staff include licensed nurses who spend about 3.86 hours per resident each day, though over the past year or so, about half the nurses have left, so there's been a good bit of change, and that sometimes happens in places that stay open around the clock and care for people with big needs. The Springs of Greers Ferry is part of The Springs Arkansas network, with other locations like the one in North Little Rock, so it's got that support, and it offers different types of care, like skilled nursing, memory care in a special unit called Serenity at The Springs, and help with things like stroke recovery, pain management, IV therapy, and even hospice support when someone is nearing the end of life, which means a wide range of needs are looked after, from simple help with daily tasks to the complicated work after surgery or with advanced illnesses. Folks there get meals, but there have been some issues in the past, as inspection reports show-The Springs of Greers Ferry has had 32 deficiencies over time covering things like infection control, dietary safety, food sourcing, and upholding residents' rights, which includes the right to a dignified life and freedom to make choices, and the most recent inspection on August 15, 2024, listed six new deficiencies, one involving infection control, so they still have work to do. The place has modern things like telemedicine for easier doctor visits and a focus on unique care plans for each person, and the staff make it a point to treat everyone with respect, listening to what matters to each resident, helping them feel at home, and offering programs and comforts to help people feel engaged and safe. Residents can join in memory care programs, work with therapists if they need help recovering their strength, and use amenities designed to make daily life easier and more pleasant. The Springs of Greers Ferry says they want to build a community on care, respect, and trust, with a dedicated team for every area, but like any health and rehab facility, there are challenges and some things-like nutrition, food storage, and communication-that they continue to improve as time goes on. This isn't a perfect place, but it does have services to help seniors at different points in their care, working to support health, happiness, and a sense of belonging for everyone who lives there.

    People often ask...

    The Springs of Greers Ferry offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1040 Wedding Ford Rd, Heber Springs, AR 72543.

    No, The Springs of Greers Ferry 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 numbersomerset-senior-living-at-seven-springs
    Facility typeSkilled Nursing Facility with Dual Certified Beds (medicaid / Medicare)
    Capacity140 residents
    LicenseeGerald Carlyle

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