Craighead County, Arkansas
County inventory for Craighead 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
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Craighead County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 6 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet AR-CRAIGHEAD-ARKANSAS · Craighead, AR
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 673 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #512/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Napa
- AL-LOW $4,637/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Napa County, CA (0 NH count).
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 Craighead County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Craighead County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 6 nursing homes and 673 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians: 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 Craighead providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (3 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include The Springs Jonesboro. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Craighead, 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 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Craighead County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Springs Jonesboro | Jonesboro | 5/5 | 136 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Elizabeth'S Place | Jonesboro | 3/5 | 110 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation | Jonesboro | 2/5 | 135 | For profit - Corporation |
| Craighead Nursing Center | Jonesboro | 1/5 | 121 | Government - County |
| Lakeside Health and Rehab | Lake City | 1/5 | 85 | For profit - Corporation |
| Monette Manor, LLC | Monette | 1/5 | 86 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Craighead County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Home Health | Jonesboro | 4.0 |
| Home Health Professionals & Hospice | Jonesboro | 3.0 |
| St Bernards Home Care | Jonesboro | 3.0 |
| Trinity North Home Health LLC | Jonesboro | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Craighead County, AR, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Arkansas overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
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 Craighead County.