Linda
Independent LivingFamily/friend
October 16, 2025
Satisfied
Overall experience has been good. They seem to make a real effort to accommodate residents. I would recommend to others.
8420 Phoenix Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903

Anonymous
Resident/client
Review for Morada Fort Smith
I was attracted to it because it was independent living - however after I moved in I found that many many residents have care providers they pay for themselves, thus making it look and feel more like an assisted living facility. I am happy here now since I have gotten use to it but I would recommend anyone who is interested in coming here spend at least one night a several meals here before they make their final decisions.
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Located near Massard Creek in scenic northwest Arkansas, Morada Fort Smith is a rural, multi-story independent living community offering chef-inspired meals, accommodating apartment-style homes, and superior senior living services. Situated on the Arkansas River, the historic city of Fort Smith offers a delightfully urban feel with a number of coffee shops, parks, and close proximity to art museums, national forests, and hiking trails through the Ozark Mountains.
Considerate and attentive associates offer a large variety of services, including housekeeping, linen, maintenance, scheduled transportation, and three nutritious, restaurant-style meals a day served inside the open-concept dining room. Elegant chandeliers and large skylights fill the dining room with an abundance of light, making it the perfect place to socialize with others.
Engaging activities and events are scheduled daily. Residents are free to attend a Sunday morning devotional service in the on-site chapel, stay active with a fitness class, or join their friends in the game room. Community cookouts and happy hours are planned for residents who love to socialize. Between the daily activity and full-time amenities, there is always something to keep you busy at Morada Fort Smith.
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A Place for Mom has scored Morada Fort Smith with 8.5 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Morada Fort Smith has 63 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.
Linda
Independent LivingFamily/friend
October 16, 2025
Overall experience has been good. They seem to make a real effort to accommodate residents. I would recommend to others.
Anonymous
Independent LivingFamily/friend
July 8, 2025
They are very professional, personable, and add to the overall quality of the facility.
Anonymous
Independent LivingFamily/friend
February 13, 2025
Staff is friendly but they have trouble keeping them. Reaching a staff member on the weekend has been difficult. Food is plentiful but not always consistently good - hard to keep kitchen staff. Hallway carpet is terribly old and stained and needs to be removed.
Anonymous
Independent LivingResident/client
January 30, 2025
I was attracted to it because it was independent living - however after I moved in I found that many many residents have care providers they pay for themselves, thus making it look and feel more like an assisted living facility. I am happy here now since I have gotten use to it but I would recommend anyone who is interested in coming here spend at least one night a several meals here before they make their final decisions.
Mike B orn
Independent LivingResident/client
January 25, 2025
The worst place to live in ft. Smith staff goes home on Friday at 430 you don't see them until Monday morning problems that arise during the weekend never get resolved after 8 months for this I'm sick of this place.
Barb
Independent LivingResident/client
December 5, 2024
Nice place, wonderful town. A gold mind of shops, close by. You will need gloves and a hat. Gettin' cool here. Great location to interstate, nice country roads. Now that the price of fuel is low, it's a great time to see Arkansas.
Richard F
Independent LivingFamily/friend
October 1, 2024
My mom has really enjoyed her time. In my experience the facility/staff of Morada Fort Smith are the glue that keeps everything together adding to such an excellent experience for residents and their families. All the amenities are excellent and the apartment sizes so much larger than my first apartment I had in college many years ago.
Anonymous
Independent LivingResident/client
April 23, 2024
Price and cleanliness are good, food is good, activities great. Nice people, not all of them, but most. We need some kind of amusement on Saturday and Sunday. It's so boring here when the activity room is locked up. If it was open we could at least play games or yoga exercise.
Anonymous
Independent LivingFamily/friend
April 12, 2024
My loved one is currently a resident at Morada Fort Smith and overall everything has been very good for her, so far. The value for cost here is great! They worked very hard to get us in and did a fantastic job. I would recommend this facility to others.
Anonymous
Independent LivingResident/client
January 11, 2024
Being Hebrew and eat clean/kosher, a majority of meal choices contains pork or pork products. Many vegetables and soups have bacon and pork ingredients. For diabetic residents a large number of choices of bread, pasta, potatoes, etc. Which limits or restricts their ability to eat healthy. There are conflicts among lower level staff creating a continual hostile work environment which top management refuses to address. Since the facility has come under new management, a number of amenities have been done away with with the reason being lack of funds. Activities have diminished to almost non existence. Many disgruntled residents freely expressing their discontentment. Now with the knowledge I have from experience it is likely I would make a different choice.
Steve
Independent LivingFamily/friend
December 6, 2023
Overall the transition has been exceptional. The only thing my father gives negative feedback about is the food choices are sorta bland in his opinion. Apartment sizes are perfect!
Virginia G
Independent LivingFamily/friend
November 13, 2023
My mother was injured moving her belongs from one apartment to another. I was told she would have assistance moving. She did not. She was hospitalized for a fractured vertebrae. Following the hospitalization, she had to have physical therapy. And was then moved to another facility. Morada required a 30 day notice. Mom paid 2 weeks in advance. She had lived there more than 13 years. They did not have the records to tell me if she had paid a deposit or not. I had No Way to contact the Morada corporation. Mom needed that money to go to the other facility. The reason she had to switch apartments was because of months long over due water damage in her apartment. They have submitted my 86-year-old mother to a collection agency. And for an amount much more than she was paying. My family cleaned her apartment immediately when we knew she could not return. What happens if a person dies?
ML
Independent LivingFamily/friend
September 21, 2023
I would highly recommend it they seem to have a genuine concern for my mom. We picked this community because of a site visit of several in my area they did everything they could to make my mom feel comfortable and the price was the cheapest and it is the best place of all that we visited.
Anonymous
Independent LivingFamily/friend
May 22, 2023
The atmosphere of this community could be more modern and light and they could also use some updating with the décor. They are currently renovating and they may help things and brighten it up a little bit. We really like that the people are very friendly and we like the cookies!
R. Russell
Independent LivingResident/client
May 1, 2023
Morada Fort Smith is a friendly and clean place, with good food. It's an all around great place to live. And I would recommend it to others looking for independent living.
Anonymous
Independent LivingFamily/friend
March 14, 2023
The maintenance and cleaning crew have to help prepare and serve meals. The are very short staffed. Morada's facility is better than other facilities we visited, but they have problems that need to be dealt with. We are just really disappointed. They didn't tell us their last manager had been fired and that they had not replaced him. I think they recently hired a replacement. Almost all of the residents complain of having no staff member on duty once the exterior door is locked.
John S
Independent LivingResident/client
January 26, 2023
It is not the kitchen staff fault, but product they work with is out of a can or frozen. Much of what is offered on the dining table is covered with gravy, and fried in batter. Recently the management had a “All American Day”! The menu was a quick trip to increase your cholesterol, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes!! Really, one resident has a sign posted, ”do not bring any food from the Morada kitchen to my room “
Pam M
Independent LivingFamily/friend
December 16, 2022
Morada has become unkept, improperly staffed, and unsuccessfully tried to raise my mom's rent almost 9%, yet they spent money unwisely on unneeded improvements (ignoring basic maintenance). The manager has no powers, blames someone else when you ask to solve something, and has no problem solving skills. I've asked numerous times to correct something, for it to be ignored - then when after 4 times, draw a line, more blame and no Solutions. I got results finally going to the district manager, who doesn't take things personal, was easy to talk to, and listened. I had a solution in less than 2 hrs same day. It's very sad this could be a premier facility, but it's inefficiency and inexperience that is killing it. I know because my great aunts and uncles stayed here 2 decades ago. That's why we chose it. They also get you in at a cheap rate, to later raise it twice what other locations do. Seniors need safety and care. This situation is inexcusable.
Anonymous
Independent LivingResident/client
December 7, 2021
Bad food
Rosemary
Independent LivingResident/client
December 2, 2021
Always proud to say "I live at Butterfield". Good activities poor to middling food. Not enough servers-need better instructions. Very good beauty salon here. Good housekeeper.
Morada Fort Smith
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