Arkansas Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Arkansas has 221 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 220 facilities with linked history (220 of 221), there are 4,613 cited deficiencies, averaging 21.0 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 83 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories 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
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 366 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Arkansas
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 468 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 307 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 299 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 221 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 213 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 181 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 156 citations
- F-Tag F0805: Food in Form to Meet Individual Needs — 147 citations
- F-Tag F0803: Menus Meet Resident Needs/Prep in Advance/Followed — 143 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 138 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Arkansas Compliance Data
- Arkansas Compliance Benchmark
- Arkansas State Compliance Guide
- Arkansas Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Arkansas
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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