Arkansas Health Center in Benton, AR

Arkansas Health Center is a medicaid certified nursing home in Benton, Arkansas. It is located in Saline county at 6701 Hwy 67, Benton, Arkansas 72015. You can reach out to the office of Arkansas Health Center via phone at (501) 860-0500. This skilled nursing facility has 290 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 74.52%. Its legal business name is Legal Business Name Not Available and has the following ownership type - Government - State.

Arkansas Health Center (Medicare CCN 04A293) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2003 (21 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in February, 2020.

Contact Information

Arkansas Health Center
6701 Hwy 67, Benton, Arkansas 72015
(501) 860-0500


Nursing Home Profile

NameArkansas Health Center
Location6701 Hwy 67, Benton, Arkansas
Certified ByMedicaid
No. of Certified Beds290
Occupancy Rate74.52%
Medicare ID (CCN)04A293
Legal Business NameLegal Business Name Not Available
Ownership TypeGovernment - State

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Arkansas Health Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1528128055
Organization NameARKANSAS HEALTH CENTER
Doing Business AsBENTON SERVICES CENTER
Address6701 Hwy 67, Benton, AR 72015
Phone Number501-860-0500

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Arkansas Health Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Arkansas Health Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

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Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Arkansas Health Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10.9514.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight7.645.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder37.1248.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder5.591.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.762.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms5.175.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.110.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.633.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.4693.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication51.5714.2