Overview
Willowbend Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Arkansas average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Marion. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Arkansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 5, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Arkansas average of 2.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $30,771 in the past three years.
Willowbend Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 111 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2006.
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 62%
Top 73%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $30,771
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.73 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides2.51 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 111
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 30, 2006
- 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