Bear Creek Healthcare LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bear Creek Healthcare LLC is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in De Queen, Arkansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 45.9% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Bear Creek Healthcare LLC
322 West Collin Raye DriveDe Queen, AR 71832
Sevier 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 Bear Creek Healthcare LLC, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Arkansas average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 119 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
45.9% of nursing staff at Bear Creek Healthcare LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Bear Creek Healthcare LLC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Bear Creek Healthcare LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Bear Creek Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bear Creek Healthcare LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Blossoms at Dierks Rehab and Nursing Center Dierks | 19.0 | 70 | 2.79 | 4.01 | 44.3% | 5 | None |
| Broken Bow Health and Rehab Broken Bow | 23.1 | 105 | 2.26 | 3.29 | 65.6% | 1 | $21,828 |
| Little River Nursing & Rehab Ashdown | 28.5 | 85 | 2.35 | 3.78 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| The Blossoms at Nashville Rehab and Nursing Center Nashville | 28.5 | 70 | 2.17 | 3.78 | 73.2% | 3 | None |
| The Springs of Mine Creek Nashville | 29.0 | 78 | 2.54 | 3.79 | 52.1% | 5 | None |
| Memorial Heights Nursing Center Idabel | 29.0 | 118 | 2.89 | 3.96 | 60.9% | 2 | $7,443 |
| Pleasant Manor Nursing & Rehab Ashdown | 29.3 | 88 | 2.61 | 4.59 | 51.8% | 5 | None |
| Hill Nursing Home, Inc. Idabel | 29.5 | 51 | 3.28 | 4.45 | — | 1 | $69,420 |
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.