CCN 045217 · Crittenden County, Arkansas
The Springs of Avalon
610 South Avalon St, West Memphis, AR 72301
The Springs of Avalon is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in West Memphis, Arkansas, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1993. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 81.5 residents a day, about 96% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $8.8 million originally, at 5.69%, with $8.8 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 85
- Average residents per day
- 81.5 (95.9% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- West Memphis Operators, LLC
- Certified since
- Nov 1, 1993
- Chain or affiliated group
- The Springs Arkansas (26 facilities, chain average 3.3 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Arkansas median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 24 at 1, 34 at 2, 50 at 3, 44 at 4, 66 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.23 | 3.91 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.86 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.3% | 48.2% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 95.9% | 72.2% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $8,416 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 6 (Feb 27, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). The Springs of Avalon meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| White River Healthcare LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2021 |
| Figures, KoyiaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2021 |
| Knowlton, LaportiaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2021 | West Memphis Operators, LLC | Wm Crittenden Operations LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: The Springs of Avalon, 85 beds. Lender at endorsement: Dwight Capital LLC | $8,800,000 | Active: 5.69%, $8,780,011 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2061. Servicer: Dwight Capital LLC | 08222108 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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