Baxter County, Arkansas
County inventory for Baxter County, Arkansas is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Baxter County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet AR-BAXTER-ARKANSAS · Baxter, AR
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 419 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #751/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-LOW $4,637/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 3/3 HH
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Baxter County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Baxter County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 419 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.8/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $4,637/mo, semi-private nursing $7,452/mo, private nursing $8,060/mo, home health aide $4,767/mo, adult day $1,647/mo. Local Baxter County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Hiram Shaddox Health and Rehab, Care Manor Nursing and Rehab. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Baxter, AR
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
Nursing Homes in Baxter County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Shaddox Health and Rehab | Mountain Home | 5/5 | 140 | For profit - Corporation |
| Care Manor Nursing and Rehab | Mountain Home | 4/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Gassville Therapy and Living | Gassville | 3/5 | 105 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home | Mountain Home | 3/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Baxter County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Health Home Health | Cotter | 3.0 |
| Baxter Health Home Health Marion County | Cotter | 3.0 |
| Home Bound Medical | Mountain Home | 3.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Baxter
Continue on the Arkansas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Arkansas state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Baxter County.