Independence County, Arkansas
County inventory for Independence 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
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Independence County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Arkansas medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet AR-INDEPENDENCE-ARKANSAS · Independence, AR
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 400 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,154/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-LOW $4,637/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 2/2 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 Independence County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Independence County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 400 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.7/5 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 Independence County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mountain Meadows Health and Rehabilitation, Wood-Lawn Heights. 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 Independence, AR
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
Nursing Homes in Independence County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Meadows Health and Rehabilitation | Batesville | 4/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Wood-Lawn Heights | Batesville | 4/5 | 140 | Non profit - Other |
| The Springs Batesville | Batesville | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Independence County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health | Batesville | 4.0 |
| Approve Home Medical Services | Batesville | 4.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Independence
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 Independence County.