Nursing home
The Cottages at Texarkana
4701 Jefferson Avenue, Texarkana, AR 71854 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities) · 120 certified beds
The Cottages at Texarkana is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Texarkana, Arkansas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.30 hours per resident per day, above the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $28,022In 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 The Cottages at Texarkana 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) | 5.30 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.40 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.55 | 2.72 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.5% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 11, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $28,022, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Cottages at Texarkana
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · 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 · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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
- 4701 Jefferson Avenue
Texarkana, AR 71854 - CMS certification #
- 045194
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 112.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-05-15
- Chain
- Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Southern Administrative Services
Southern Administrative Services operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Southern Administrative Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Cottages at Texarkana using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2025
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Cottages at Texarkana says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Every cottage features spacious private bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen with a full-time chef, laundry service, 24/7 skilled nursing care and so much more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Safely recover from injury or illness in our serene cottages while staying close to home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 21, 2025 to Jan 17, 2026. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Back wages: $3,360 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Cottages at Texarkana (Texarkana SNF Operations, LLC). Case 5093929.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Christus St Michael Health System, Texarkana. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bailey Creek Health and Rehab, Texarkana. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Texarkana. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71854 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Twin Cities, Texarkana, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Texarkana Regional Dialysis, Texarkana, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vamana, Inc, Texarkana, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71854.
Heritage Hospice Of Texarkana LLC, office in Texarkana, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Texarkana Inc, office in Texarkana, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dierksen Hospice, office in Texarkana, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Correct Care, Inc., Ashdown. 15.2 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. 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 | See above |
| 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 very 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 The Cottages at Texarkana a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Cottages at Texarkana an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Cottages at Texarkana staffed?
The Cottages at Texarkana reports 5.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has The Cottages at Texarkana had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Cottages at Texarkana have?
The Cottages at Texarkana is certified for 120 beds.