Overview
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Arkansas average of 3.5. Among the 15 nursing homes in Little Rock, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 51% of nursing homes in Arkansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Arkansas average of 2.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 33% of Arkansas nursing homes have been fined.
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
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.
Top 7%
Top 18%
Top 17%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff4.02 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.32 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.11 hrs
- Nurse aides2.59 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 23, 1998
- 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