Pioneer Therapy and Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Therapy and Living is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Melbourne, Arkansas, part of Anthony & Bryan Adams. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 59.8% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Pioneer Therapy and Living
1506 East Main StreetMelbourne, AR 72556
Izard 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 Pioneer Therapy and Living, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Arkansas average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 161 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 22% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.61 | 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
59.8% of nursing staff at Pioneer Therapy and Living left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. 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. Pioneer Therapy and Living holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Pioneer Therapy and Living
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Anthony & Bryan Adams, 38 homes
- Legal name: Mlbnc Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pioneer Therapy and Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| White River Healthcare Calico Rock · no staffing data submitted | 9.8 | 70 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| The Blossoms at Mountain View Rehab & Nursing Cen Mountain View | 18.1 | 97 | 1.96 | 3.20 | 38.7% | 4 | None |
| Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Ash Flat | 18.9 | 100 | 2.59 | 3.89 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Ash Flat | 19.4 | 105 | 2.50 | 3.88 | 29.3% | 3 | None |
| Cave City Nursing Home Inc Cave City | 20.1 | 90 | 3.52 | 4.99 | — | 5 | None |
| Southfork River Therapy and Living Salem | 21.6 | 84 | 2.37 | 3.80 | 41.9% | 5 | None |
| The Springs Batesville Batesville | 23.7 | 150 | 2.82 | 4.16 | 57.3% | 3 | None |
| Wood-Lawn Heights Batesville | 24.7 | 140 | 3.13 | 4.89 | 30.8% | 4 | $12,695 |
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.