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Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds98
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Des Arc, AR. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Arkansas is 3.4. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 1 problem, fewer than the Arkansas average of 2.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 50 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Arkansas average of 4 hr 01 min. About 47% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $8,021 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameDes Arc Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
LocationPrairie County, Arkansas
Address2216 West Main Street, Des Arc, AR 72040 · Prairie County
CMS provider number45236
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companySouthern Administrative Services · 35 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 1, 1994 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating5 of 5Much above average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

3 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jul 2026.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection1 (Jul 2026)Arkansas average: 2.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident29 min a dayArkansas average: 24 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 50 min a dayArkansas average: 4 hr 01 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover47% a yearArkansas average: 50%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,021Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jan 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Arkansas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs4.3%State average: 1.3%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 2 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury3.2%State average: 3.9%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)5.6%State average: 4.2%
    Worse than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs10.1%State average: 10.9%
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Arkansas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Arkansas, Medicaid pays for 67% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 72% Medicaid
  • 4% Medicare
  • 24% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average67%Arkansas typical: 72%
Cost of care per resident day$283Arkansas typical: $308

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 15 times.

Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201944333.7
Jan 202034314.2
Jan 202133344.0
Jan 202232433.6
Jan 202322423.6
Jan 202443453.7
Feb 202511343.8
Feb 202611434.0
Sep 202654453.8

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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