Arkansas Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Arkansas Health Center is a 290-bed government-run nursing home in Benton, Arkansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 44% above the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 38.8% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Arkansas Health Center
6701 Hwy 67Benton, AR 72015
Saline County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Arkansas Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.84 hours per resident per day, 44% above the Arkansas average. With about 153 residents a day, that works out to roughly 587 aide hours a day, or about 73 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.84 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.21 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.14 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.19 | 3.46 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
38.8% of nursing staff at Arkansas Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 19.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Arkansas Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Arkansas Health Center
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Arkansas Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heartland Rehabilitation and Care Center Benton | 2.8 | 140 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 51.2% | 5 | None |
| Alcoa Pines Health and Rehabilitation Benton | 5.3 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.98 | 66.4% | 3 | None |
| Amberwood Health and Rehabilitation Benton | 6.4 | 101 | 2.33 | 3.64 | 56.0% | 5 | None |
| Evergreen Living Center at Stagecoach Bryant | 8.9 | 116 | 2.68 | 3.96 | 64.7% | 4 | None |
| Southern Trace Rehabilitation and Care Center Bryant | 9.7 | 116 | 2.31 | 3.69 | 43.7% | 3 | $46,053 |
| Arbor Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Malvern | 15.6 | 94 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 47.6% | 3 | $8,018 |
| Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern Malvern | 15.8 | 108 | 2.18 | 3.64 | 49.0% | 3 | None |
| Colonel Glenn Health and Rehab, LLC Little Rock | 16.7 | 120 | 3.00 | 4.45 | 57.6% | 2 | $50,700 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.