Overview
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Arkansas average of 3.5. It ranks 7th of 7 nursing homes in Fort Smith. It scores best on staffing (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 89% of nursing homes in Arkansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 31, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Arkansas average of 2.6. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 33% of Arkansas nursing homes have been fined.
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 115 certified beds, caring for about 108 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.43 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.21 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.76 hrs
- Nurse aides2.46 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 115
- Average residents per day
- 108
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes