Heritage Square Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Square Healthcare Center is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Blytheville, Arkansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 47.9% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Heritage Square Healthcare Center
710 No Ruddle RoadBlytheville, AR 72316
Mississippi 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 Heritage Square Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arkansas average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
47.9% of nursing staff at Heritage Square Healthcare 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 57.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $7,913 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Fine | $7,913 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Heritage Square Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Heritage Square Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: CHC Heritage Square Nursing Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 19, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Heritage Square Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gosnell Health and Rehab Gosnell | 3.8 | 70 | 2.40 | 3.68 | 53.0% | 3 | $13,627 |
| River Oaks Care Center Steele | 12.3 | 90 | 2.39 | 3.40 | 60.6% | 3 | $41,389 |
| Manila Healthcare Center Manila | 13.9 | 84 | 2.98 | 4.12 | 43.5% | 3 | None |
| Harris Health and Rehab Osceola | 14.5 | 91 | 3.01 | 4.12 | 55.3% | 5 | $8,281 |
| NHC Healthcare, Kennett Kennett | 22.1 | 170 | 2.60 | 3.58 | 42.0% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Nursing Center - Skilled Nursing by Ameri Kennett | 23.0 | 72 | 2.70 | 3.93 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Southgate Living Center Caruthersville | 23.2 | 94 | 2.56 | 3.57 | 50.0% | 4 | $13,397 |
| Monette Manor, LLC Monette | 23.8 | 86 | 3.06 | 4.06 | — | 1 | $24,309 |
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.