The Green House Cottages Of Walnut Ridge
1500 West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, AR, 72476
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Southern Administrative Services
- Certified beds
- 119 · avg 92 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.5% — near the Arkansas averageArkansas avg: 49.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Arkansas averageArkansas avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Arkansas averageArkansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,193 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 045151
- Certified beds
- 119 beds · avg 92 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Walnut Ridge Snf Operations Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Southern Administrative Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Southern Administrative Services chain — 35 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Eathan Eddinger
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022
- Alexark1 Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Jej Assets lpHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Jej Management, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- John f Ponthie
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2022
- Sharlot Ponthie
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2022
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0812·Dec 20, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0805·Dec 20, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E0865·Dec 21, 2023
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- E0761·Dec 21, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0695·Dec 21, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0689·Dec 21, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0558·Dec 21, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F0812·Sep 23, 2022
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $8,193
Most recent events
- Dec 21, 2023Fine · $8,193
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 1 at severity J–L. Most recent: Dec 20, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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