Nursing home report
Registered name: WILLOWBEND HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC
MARION, AR · Medicare-certified · 140 beds
Willowbend Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Marion, AR has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection rating is 2 stars, staffing is 4 stars, and quality measures are 5 stars; reported nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and it had $15,129 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7543 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7543.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $15,129 was recorded.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $30,771 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Feb 6, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Mar 28, 2024
Federal fine
Mar 28, 2024
Now operated by Willowbend Health and Rehabilitation, LLC, previously Willowbend at Marion LLC.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
