Overview
Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Arkansas average of 3.5. Among the 7 nursing homes in Fort Smith, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in Arkansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 12, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Arkansas average of 2.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 33% of Arkansas nursing homes have been fined.
Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 127 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 15%
Top 17%
Top 26%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.83 hrs
- Nurse aides2.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 127
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 3, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes