Walnut Ridge Nursing And Rehabilitation Center sits at 1500 West Main Street in Walnut Ridge and offers housing, skilled nursing care, and assisted living to up to 119 seniors, with staff available around the clock. There's help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, medications, and regular meals are served in a shared dining space for everyone to enjoy together, which also helps folks connect with each other. Meals can be made to order, with a state-of-the-art kitchen and a full-time chef who pays attention to dietary needs and personal schedules, and people can eat alone or with others. There are cottage-style homes, part of the Green House® Cottage model, each holding 12 private units with each elder getting a private room and a private bathroom, plus a full kitchen and a living space in every cottage, so residents can feel more at home, and the layout lets the same staff care for the same residents, which helps build familiar, trusting relationships over time. Rooms come climate-controlled, with hospital-grade beds, ample storage, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and walk-in showers with handrails, and there's steady assistance and safety features when needed.
The facility handles long-term care, short-term rehab, respite stays, hospice care, and has a focus on skilled nursing, with licensed professionals, nurses, and a multidisciplinary medical team on site at all hours to provide care and supervision. Therapy services include physical, speech, occupational, neuro-rehabilitation, stroke recovery, wound care, and respiratory therapy, with lab and X-ray services available, and the place also offers things like IV antibiotics, dentistry, eye care, and podiatry right there on the grounds. They also help residents get to appointments or out shopping, since transportation services are included, and staff can help manage medications and daily movement needs, including assistive equipment if someone requires it.
Residents get daily housekeeping, laundry service, and have access to spa and beauty shop services, a library, fireside living room spots, patios, fenced-in yards, and places for family visits, all with security measures in place, creating a space that feels safe but still welcoming. Regular recreational and social activities, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, baking, pet therapy, exercise classes, brain games, puzzles, discussion groups, bingo, religious services, music therapy, and social events happen often, encouraging folks to stay active and connected. The entire setup tries to emphasize privacy, dignity, and giving folks as much autonomy as possible, with each care plan built around individual needs and choices.
The facility has a history of a B grade rating and a long-term care quality rating of A-, and accepts both Medicare and Medicaid. Registered nurses and therapists are allocated daily to meet patient needs as required by licensing, which is overseen by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and Walnut Ridge follows standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Folks can join in resident and family councils, and visitation areas let families stay involved. All these features come together to help elders live a life that feels familiar, comfortable, and as independent as possible, with the support needed close at hand.
