Valley Ranch Nurse & Rehab Center

    6411 Valley Ranch Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72223
    2.8 · 10 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful disorganized care; avoid facility

    I moved my loved one here and was horrified by neglected personal care-dirty sheets, bed sores, poor fluid monitoring and inadequate rehab after a stroke that led to hospitalization for UTI/sepsis. The place relies on agency staff, has unorganized operations, poor communication, rude/unhelpful employees, HIPAA/privacy lapses and no follow-up after ambulance/hospital stays. Pandemic and Trek visitation rules were inconvenient, an attempted relocation was a nightmare, and there were payment/ownership issues; there was even a resident death with only vague explanations. The director of nursing was the only bright spot-otherwise I advise caution.

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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

    2.80 · 10 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Director of Nursing praised

    Cons

    • Poor clinical monitoring (e.g., fluid intake not tracked)
    • Patient neglect and inadequate personal care
    • Bedsores/pressure ulcers reported
    • Frequent hospitalizations (UTI, sepsis) and at least one death reported
    • Inadequate post-stroke rehabilitation
    • No follow-up after ambulance/hospital transfers
    • Heavy reliance on agency/temporary staff
    • Lack of consistent permanent staff
    • Unorganized operations and poor coordination
    • Dirty sheets and general cleanliness concerns
    • Unhelpful, rude, or uncaring staff behavior
    • Poor communication with families
    • HIPAA/privacy concerns
    • Attempted or problematic resident relocations
    • Inconvenient or restrictive visitation (including pandemic-related issues)
    • Payment and billing concerns
    • Change of ownership causing uncertainty
    • Recurring but vague issues related to 'Trek' residents
    • Overall negative experiences; caution advised by reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the collected reviews is strongly negative, with recurring and serious concerns about care quality, staffing stability, cleanliness, communication, and management practices. Multiple reviewers describe clinically significant lapses — including poor monitoring of basic needs (for example, fluid intake), failure to follow up after ambulance or hospital transfers, and instances of avoidable deterioration such as bedsores, urinary tract infections progressing to sepsis, hospitalizations, and at least one reported death. Several reviewers explicitly called out inadequate rehabilitation after stroke and described an overall decline in resident health during their stay.

    Care quality and clinical outcomes are the dominant themes. Reviews repeatedly cite neglect of basic personal care and hygiene, missed clinical monitoring, and insufficient follow-through after acute events. Reported outcomes include pressure ulcers and repeated hospital admissions (UTI and sepsis are mentioned specifically). One review directly states inadequate rehab after a stroke, and another notes a decline in health leading to hospitalization. These are objective, high-priority safety concerns that appear across multiple reports rather than as isolated anecdotes.

    Staffing and operations are another consistent problem area. Many reviews call out a heavy reliance on agency and temporary staff and a lack of consistent permanent caregivers. This instability is linked by reviewers to disorganized operations, poor continuity of care, and staff who seem "not in it for caring skills." While one positive (the director of nursing is praised) suggests pockets of competent leadership, the broader pattern is of understaffing or high turnover, which reviewers connect to clinical lapses and poor resident experiences.

    Facility condition and daily living issues are also raised often. Complaints include dirty sheets and generalized cleanliness issues, which reinforce the reports of personal care neglect. Additionally, reviewers describe rude or unhelpful staff behavior and breaches or concerns about privacy and HIPAA. There are reports of attempted or problematic resident relocations and mentions of a 'Trek residents' issue — the term appears repeatedly but without clear, consistent detail; reviewers raise it as a negative factor, suggesting either a program-specific problem or a recurring administrative/practice concern that merits further inquiry.

    Communication, management, and administrative concerns form a separate cluster. Several reviewers describe poor communication with families, lack of follow-up after hospital transfers, and billing or payment concerns. A change of ownership is noted and appears to contribute to uncertainty and dissatisfaction among families. Pandemic visitation restrictions are mentioned as an aggravating factor for visitation difficulties, though some visitation problems are framed as unrelated to COVID policies and more about convenience or accessibility. HIPAA/privacy complaints and reports of attempted relocations further undermine trust in facility management.

    In summary, the reviews present a pattern of systemic problems rather than isolated incidents: clinically significant neglect (monitoring failures, bedsores, infections), staffing instability and overreliance on agency personnel, cleanliness lapses, poor and sometimes rude staff interactions, and troubling administrative practices (billing, communication, transfers). The director of nursing receives positive mention in at least one review, indicating there may be individual staff members who perform well, but that praise is overshadowed by the volume and seriousness of negative reports. Reviewers frequently advise caution; some reports are vague but the most specific complaints point to safety and quality-of-care issues that prospective residents and families should investigate further before making placement decisions.

    Location

    Map showing location of Valley Ranch Nurse & Rehab Center

    About Valley Ranch Nurse & Rehab Center

    Valley Ranch Nurse & Rehab Center offers skilled nursing, rehab therapies, and memory care-including a dedicated memory-care neighborhood called The Retreat for folks living with dementia and Alzheimer's. The center runs a 90-room facility with 90 certified beds, though the resident population is listed as 7, and 78 beds are said to be occupied, and it's been part of Medicare since March of 2010, with both Medicare and Medicaid certification in place. Residents get support with daily activities, help with moving around, medication and medical management, and care plans tailored to fit their needs, and the staff includes certified nurses, licensed medical practitioners, nursing assistants, physical therapists, and internal medicine practitioners, all focused on offering care around the clock. The place emphasizes safety with well-protected areas, extra safety features to keep residents from wandering, and a controlled environment for people who need constant medical supervision, plus the grounds are fully sprinklered for fire protection. Valley Ranch also gives extra help like mobility assistance, transport options, resident and family counseling, mental health support, and custom programs for developmental disabilities, aging, and child welfare needs.

    They also strive for a sense of community, saying they treat residents like family and want everyone to feel at home, with amenities meant for comfort and programs for happiness and activity, fostering respect, care, and positivity. For those needing memory care, staff have special training to work with memory loss and communicate clearly. The community has resident and family councils and offers many kinds of support services, including behavioral health. There's a focus on avoiding medication mistakes, giving vaccines (including nearly every resident getting pneumococcal vaccines), watching for pressure sores, and they try to promote each person's best quality of life.

    It's important to note the regulatory record includes a history of complaints, nine deficiencies reported (seven related to health standards and two to health complaints), and reports of pharmacy service deficiencies that put residents at immediate risk in the past. In the latest review period, the center had one payment denial and two fines, totaling $130,065, with three penalties and five reportable incidents. Their most recent data show some areas of concern: 22% of long-stay residents had urinary tract infections, 30% of low-risk residents lost control of their bowels or bladder, 7% of residents lost too much weight, and 15% of residents saw a decline in mobility. Some residents-19%-needed more help with daily activities, and 19% were more depressed or anxious, while 7% had physical restraints, 3% had moderate to severe pain, 4% had catheters left in, and 2% spent most of their time in bed or in a chair. The facility's government ratings for health inspection, staffing, and quality measures are not available, but the center is not marked as a special focus facility, is not part of a continuing care community, is for-profit, and not located in a hospital.

    Families or future residents can request tours or send questions using a submission form, and the facility highlights its mission to put resident health, happiness, and a sense of community first, with staff dedicated to respect and quality improvement. They provide around-the-clock care for a range of health needs, and have amenities and programs aimed at helping each person live as well and as comfortably as possible.

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