The Green House Cottages Of Southern Hills is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2003-01-21. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (870) 325-6202 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Green House Cottages Of Southern Hills holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 81.1/100, placing it #3204 of 14703 facilities nationally and #66 of 221 in Arkansas. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at The Green House Cottages Of Southern Hills receives a reported average of 5 hours 2 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 19 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 1 minute; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 42 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 29 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 39.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $47,814. 7 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $47,814, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 41.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Green House Cottages Of Southern Hills ranks 3204th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 81.1/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within AR, it ranks 66th out of 221 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,165 nationally and RN hours rank #12,484 nationally (#138 in AR). Our composite quality score of 81.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Rison, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/arkansas/rison/