Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home
Nursing home in Mountain Home, Arkansas, CMS certification number 045250
300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653 · Baxter County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 70
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 20, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.19
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.21
- Weekend total hours
- 3.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 20, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 8, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 57.7 residents live here, about 82% of its 70 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 57.7
- Certified since
- December 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home
- Legal business name
- Mountain Home SNF Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 13 homes nationally under Continuum Healthcare, 2.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home
- Hiram Shaddox Health and Rehab1100 Pinetree Lane, Mountain Home 72653
- Care Manor Nursing and Rehab804 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home 72653
- Gassville Therapy and Living203 Cotter Road, Gassville 72635
- Twin Lakes Therapy and Living6152 Highway 202 East, Flippin 72634
- Creekside at the Springs620 Noth Panther Avenue, Yellville 72687
Who inspects nursing homes in Arkansas
Arkansas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Arkansas, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home
What is the CMS star rating of Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home?
Mountain Home SNF Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.