Nursing home
The Springs of Hillcrest
1421 West Second St North, Prescott, AR 71857 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Springs Arkansas (26 facilities) · 90 certified beds
The Springs of Hillcrest is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Prescott, Arkansas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Aug 14, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,537In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Springs of Hillcrest 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) | 3.51 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.40 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.30 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.3% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.5 | below 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 August 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 11, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,537, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Springs of Hillcrest
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 14, 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 · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 23, 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 · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 23, 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 · May 23, 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 · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jul 7, 2023
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
- 1421 West Second St North
Prescott, AR 71857 - CMS certification #
- 045306
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 75.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-04-01
- Chain
- The Springs Arkansas (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of The Springs Arkansas
The Springs Arkansas operates 26 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Springs Arkansas facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Springs of Hillcrest using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Springs of Hillcrest says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice/Palliative
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Southwest Regional Medical Center LLC, Hope. 16.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Blossoms at Prescott Rehab & Nursing Center, Prescott. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kindred At Home, Hope. 15.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 15.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71857 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71857.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC, Hope. 16.4 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective May 1, 1988), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is The Springs of Hillcrest a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Springs of Hillcrest an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Springs of Hillcrest staffed?
The Springs of Hillcrest reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has The Springs of Hillcrest had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Springs of Hillcrest have?
The Springs of Hillcrest is certified for 90 beds.