CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Arkansas

Howard County, Arkansas

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County inventory for Howard 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Howard County average 3.7 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 218 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians.

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County care plate

Sheet AR-HOWARD-ARKANSAS · Howard, AR

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 218 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,147/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-LOW $4,637/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Howard County

CMS star quality is the standout for Howard County: rated homes average 3.7/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 218 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

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 Howard County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (100% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Dierks Health and Rehab of Dierks, The Springs of Mine Creek. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$4,637
Assisted Living / mo
$7,452
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$4,767
Home Care / mo
3.7
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Howard, AR

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Dierks Health and Rehab of Dierks
    5★
  2. 2
    The Springs of Mine Creek
    5★
  3. 3
    The Blossoms at Nashville Rehab and Nursing Center
    1★

Nursing Homes in Howard County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Dierks Health and Rehab of Dierks Dierks 5/5 70 For profit - Limited Liability company
The Springs of Mine Creek Nashville 5/5 78 For profit - Limited Liability company
The Blossoms at Nashville Rehab and Nursing Center Nashville 1/5 70 For profit - Limited Liability company

Home Health Agencies in Howard County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Elite Home Health Nashville 4.5

Read next for stronger-star Howard

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Mid-pack context for Howard: What a county-average CMS overall rating does — and does not — tell a family.
Choosing among 3 Howard County homes
Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Howard
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Howard County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Howard County.