Nursing home
Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
105 Country Club Road, Pocahontas, AR 72455 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities) · 97 certified beds
Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pocahontas, Arkansas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.96 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2024 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,307In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Arkansas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Arkansas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.96 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.5% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 4.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,307, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 105 Country Club Road
Pocahontas, AR 72455 - CMS certification #
- 045284
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 97
- Avg residents/day
- 49.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-07-01
- Chain
- Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Southern Administrative Services
Southern Administrative Services operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Southern Administrative Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Pets allowed.
Pet-Friendly; pets with proof of vaccination are welcome to visit
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center, Pocahontas. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Randolph County Nursing Home, Pocahontas. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Five Rivers Medical Center Home Health, Pocahontas. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Futrell's Pharmacy. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72455 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pocahontas Dialysis, Pocahontas, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72455.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- St Bernards Hospital Inc., Jonesboro. 35.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.96 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center have?
Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 97 beds.