Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern
1820 WEST MOLINE STREET, Malvern, AR 72104
Malvern, Arkansas · CMS verdict
Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern's CMS overall star rating runs below the Arkansas state average (3.3) and reflects below-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern in Malvern, Arkansas holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 48 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lower star tercile)
This facility's CMS overall rating sits in the lower U.S. star tercile (≤2/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 48 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 48.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern's lower-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Arkansas average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Malvern, Arkansas. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 81% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Arkansas, Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern is one of 55 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.5 stars, ahead of roughly 7% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern's lower-tercile stars compare to Arkansas
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Arkansas facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Arkansas state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern ranks in Arkansas
Among the 218 CMS-rated nursing homes in Arkansas, Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 15% of them. The bars show how all Arkansas homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
42 Arkansas homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 108 |
| Residents | 88 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Hot Spring |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 24 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Arkansas average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Arkansas? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Arkansas is $7,452 per month ($89,425 annually). A private room averages $8,060 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern offer? ▾
Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Encore Healthcare and Rehabi of Malvern has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Arkansas? ▾
In Arkansas, alternatives include assisted living ($4,637/mo), home health aides ($4,767/mo), and adult day care ($1,647/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Arkansas elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 045393.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.