Benton, AR · Saline County
★★★★★CMS 5/5290 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 6.14 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
Arkansas Health Center is state-run and large, with 290 certified beds in Benton. Its nurse staffing sits at 6.14 hours per resident day, roughly 59% above the national average, and it holds five stars in both staffing and health inspections, with eleven deficiencies on record and none at the harm or jeopardy level. Turnover runs 38.8%, better than the 45.8% national figure but still meaning more than a third of staff leaving each year.
The catch is weekends, when hours drop about 15% below the weekday level. With a May 2025 inspection and no abuse citations, the record is clean and recent. Families should ask how weekend coverage is actually staffed, because that gap is where the risk usually lives.
Benton, AR · Saline County
★★★★★CMS 5/5140 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.71 /day
- Staff turnover
- 51%
- Serious cites
- 0
Heartland runs 3.71 nurse hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday coverage. Staff turnover sits at 51.2%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, so even with 140 beds, you'd want to ask how often residents see familiar faces. That said, the clinical side looks solid: a 5/5 quality measure rating, a 4/5 inspection rating, and only 10 deficiencies on record with none at harm or jeopardy level and no abuse citations. That mix, strong outcomes, thinner staffing, is what's behind the B.
Bryant, AR · Saline County
★★★★☆CMS 4/5116 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.96 /day
- Staff turnover
- 65%
- Serious cites
- 0
Evergreen Living Center At Stagecoach sits in Bryant and runs 116 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership. The inspection history is genuinely solid, a four-star health inspection rating, last survey in January 2025, and 21 deficiencies on record with none reaching harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. Where the picture gets shakier is staffing. Total nurse hours come in at 3.96 per resident day, only slightly above the national average, and weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays. The bigger red flag is turnover: 64.7% annually against a national average of 45.8%. That churn matters more than a single inspection score suggests, because consistent caregivers are what actually hold quality together between surveys.
Bryant, AR · Saline County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5116 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.69 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Southern Trace runs 3.69 nurse staffing hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 9% below its own weekday level, a pattern families often notice when visiting on a Saturday. The 43.7% annual turnover is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, but 19 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, plus a $46,053 fine, are the kind of findings that matter more than star ratings. The last inspection was recent, in August 2025, and this for-profit LLC home holds 116 certified beds.
Benton, AR · Saline County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.98 /day
- Staff turnover
- 66%
- Serious cites
- 0
Alcoa Pines runs 3.98 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, but that margin shrinks on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 9% below its own weekday level. The bigger concern is turnover: 66.4% of staff leave each year, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people providing that care are constantly changing. Inspectors logged 20 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with a single fine of $7,443; the most recent inspection was May 30, 2025. Corporate ownership and a three out of five on health inspections round out the picture.
Benton, AR · Saline County
★★★★★CMS 5/5101 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.64 /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Amberwood Health and Rehabilitation runs 101 certified beds in Benton, and it's a for-profit corporation operation. The inspection record is genuinely strong, nine deficiencies on file, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and a survey as recent as January 2026. Quality measures hold up too. Where the picture changes is staffing: 3.64 nurse hours per resident day sits about 6% under the national average of 3.86, weekend coverage drops roughly 14% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover runs 56% against a national average of 45.8%. That gap between how the place scores on care outcomes and how thin the daily coverage can get is the thing worth asking about directly.