Best Nursing Homes in Arkansas — 2026 Rankings
Arkansas has 221 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 20.9 deficiencies per facility, with 1 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Quail Run Health And Rehab — Trumann (0 deficiencies)
- Brooken Hill Health And Rehab, LLC — Fort Smith (1 deficiencies)
- Hampton Place Healthcare, LLC — Rogers (3 deficiencies)
- Nightingale At Glenwood — Glenwood (5 deficiencies)
- Greystone Nursing And Rehab, LLC — Cabot (6 deficiencies)
- Johnson County Health And Rehab, LLC — Clarksville (6 deficiencies)
- Rector Nursing And Rehab — Rector (6 deficiencies)
- Spring Creek Health & Rehab — Cabot (6 deficiencies)
- The Green House Cottages Of Northwest Arkansas — Bentonville (6 deficiencies)
- Dierks Health And Rehab Of Dierks — Dierks (7 deficiencies)
- Hillcrest Home — Harrison (7 deficiencies)
- The Crossing At Riverside Health And Rehabilitatio — Searcy (8 deficiencies)
- Nightingale At Arkadelphia — Arkadelphia (9 deficiencies)
- Pleasant Manor Nursing & Rehab — Ashdown (9 deficiencies)
- Prairie Grove Health And Rehabilitation, LLC — Prairie Grove (9 deficiencies)
- The Springs Of Fairfield Bay — Fairfield Bay (9 deficiencies)
- Alma Nursing And Rehab — Alma (10 deficiencies)
- Gosnell Health And Rehab — Gosnell (10 deficiencies)
- Greenhurst Nursing Center — Charleston (10 deficiencies)
- Lakeside Health And Rehab — Lake City (10 deficiencies)
- Maple Healthcare — Hazen (10 deficiencies)
- Perry County Nursing And Rehabilitation Center — Perryville (10 deficiencies)
- Southfork River Therapy And Living — Salem (10 deficiencies)
- Superior Health & Rehab, LLC — Conway (10 deficiencies)
- The Blossoms At Hot Springs Rehab And Nursing Cent — Hot Springs (10 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Arkansas
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,194 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 914 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 691 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 603 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 377 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Arkansas
- Nursing homes in Alma (1)
- Nursing homes in Arkadelphia (2)
- Nursing homes in Ash Flat (2)
- Nursing homes in Ashdown (2)
- Nursing homes in Atkins (1)
- Nursing homes in Barling (1)
- Nursing homes in Batesville (3)
- Nursing homes in Beebe (1)
- Nursing homes in Bella Vista (2)
- Nursing homes in Benton (4)
- Nursing homes in Bentonville (2)
- Nursing homes in Berryville (1)
- Nursing homes in Blytheville (1)
- Nursing homes in Booneville (1)
- Nursing homes in Brinkley (1)
- Nursing homes in Bryant (2)
- Nursing homes in Cabot (3)
- Nursing homes in Calico Rock (1)
- Nursing homes in Camden (3)
- Nursing homes in Carlisle (1)
- Nursing homes in Cave City (1)
- Nursing homes in Centerton (1)
- Nursing homes in Charleston (1)
- Nursing homes in Clarksville (1)
- Nursing homes in Clinton (1)
- Nursing homes in Conway (5)
- Nursing homes in Corning (1)
- Nursing homes in Crossett (2)
- Nursing homes in Danville (1)
- Nursing homes in Dardanelle (1)
- Nursing homes in De Queen (1)
- Nursing homes in De Witt (2)
- Nursing homes in Dermott (1)
- Nursing homes in Des Arc (1)
- Nursing homes in Dierks (1)
- Nursing homes in El Dorado (5)
- Nursing homes in England (1)
- Nursing homes in Eureka Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Fairfield Bay (1)
- Nursing homes in Fayetteville (5)
- Nursing homes in Flippin (1)
- Nursing homes in Fordyce (1)
- Nursing homes in Forrest City (1)
- Nursing homes in Fort Smith (7)
- Nursing homes in Gassville (1)
- Nursing homes in Glenwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Gosnell (1)
- Nursing homes in Greenbrier (1)
- Nursing homes in Greenwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Harrisburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Harrison (3)
- Nursing homes in Hazen (1)
- Nursing homes in Heber Springs (2)
- Nursing homes in Helena (1)
- Nursing homes in Hope (1)
- Nursing homes in Hot Springs (8)
- Nursing homes in Hot Springs Village (1)
- Nursing homes in Huntsville (1)
- Nursing homes in Jacksonville (1)
- Nursing homes in Jasper (1)
- Nursing homes in Jonesboro (4)
- Nursing homes in Judsonia (1)
- Nursing homes in Lake City (1)
- Nursing homes in Lake Village (1)
- Nursing homes in Little Rock (15)
- Nursing homes in Lonoke (2)
- Nursing homes in Magnolia (2)
- Nursing homes in Malvern (2)
- Nursing homes in Manila (1)
- Nursing homes in Marianna (1)
- Nursing homes in Marion (1)
- Nursing homes in Marked Tree (1)
- Nursing homes in Marshall (1)
- Nursing homes in Maumelle (1)
- Nursing homes in Mccrory (1)
- Nursing homes in Melbourne (1)
- Nursing homes in Mena (1)
- Nursing homes in Monette (1)
- Nursing homes in Monticello (2)
- Nursing homes in Morrilton (1)
- Nursing homes in Mount Ida (1)
- Nursing homes in Mountain Home (3)
- Nursing homes in Mountain View (1)
- Nursing homes in Murfreesboro (1)
- Nursing homes in Nashville (2)
- Nursing homes in Newport (2)
- Nursing homes in North Little Rock (5)
- Nursing homes in Osceola (1)
- Nursing homes in Ozark (1)
- Nursing homes in Paragould (2)
- Nursing homes in Paris (1)
- Nursing homes in Perryville (1)
- Nursing homes in Piggott (1)
- Nursing homes in Pine Bluff (3)
- Nursing homes in Pocahontas (2)
- Nursing homes in Prairie Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Prescott (2)
- Nursing homes in Rector (1)
- Nursing homes in Rison (1)
- Nursing homes in Rogers (7)
- Nursing homes in Russellville (3)
- Nursing homes in Salem (1)
- Nursing homes in Searcy (2)
- Nursing homes in Sheridan (1)
- Nursing homes in Sherwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Siloam Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Springdale (6)
- Nursing homes in Stamps (1)
- Nursing homes in Star City (1)
- Nursing homes in Stuttgart (1)
- Nursing homes in Taylor (1)
- Nursing homes in Texarkana (3)
- Nursing homes in Trumann (1)
- Nursing homes in Van Buren (3)
- Nursing homes in Waldron (1)
- Nursing homes in Walnut Ridge (2)
- Nursing homes in Warren (1)
- Nursing homes in West Memphis (2)
- Nursing homes in White Hall (1)
- Nursing homes in Wynne (2)
- Nursing homes in Yellville (1)
Compare to Other States
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- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families