Comprehensive Review: Monette Manor, Monette, Arkansas

Overview

How we compiled this profile: this overview is put together from public sources, including Medicare's Care Compare (its ratings, staffing levels, and inspection results), state licensing records, and the facility's own published information. It reflects the most recent data available and is not based on a personal visit. Confirm current pricing, availability, and care details with the facility before making a decision.

Monette Manor is a skilled nursing facility at 669 Hwy 139 North in Monette, Arkansas 72447. You can reach it at (870) 486-5419. The home is licensed for 86 beds, operates as a for-profit limited liability company, and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since September 2023. On Medicare.gov Care Compare, it currently holds an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, the lowest tier, which the program labels much below average.

At a glance

How Medicare rates this facility

Medicare scores every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars, where 1 is much below average and 5 is much above average. Monette Manor earns 1 star overall. That overall figure rolls up three separate ratings: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of the three sits in the bottom half of the scale, which is why the overall score lands at the floor.

It is worth being clear about this up front, because some third-party listings describe the home in glowing terms. The federal data tells a more sobering story, and the sections below walk through each rated area using figures from Medicare.gov Care Compare.

Health inspection

• The health inspection rating is 2 out of 5 stars, below average. This score is built from the results of state health surveys conducted over roughly the past three years, weighted so the most recent inspection counts the most.
• Because Monette Manor only entered the Medicare program in September 2023, its inspection record is relatively short, so each survey carries extra weight in the score.
• A below-average inspection rating signals more citations than a typical facility, and it is one of several areas families should probe during a visit.

Staffing

• Staffing is rated 2 out of 5 stars, below average. On raw hours the home looks reasonable: it reports 4.10 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, and 4.59 hours once adjusted for how sick its residents are, both above the roughly 3.5 hours per resident per day that experts often cite as a benchmark.
• The weakness is in the mix of staff. Registered nurse coverage is only 0.30 RN hours per resident per day, which is thin. Most of the hands-on time comes from nurse aides at 3.17 hours and licensed practical nurses at 0.63 hours. That low registered-nurse share is a big reason the staffing rating sits below average despite the healthy total.
• Medicare did not have staff turnover figures reported for this facility, so that piece of the picture is unavailable.

Quality measures

Quality measures earn 1 out of 5 stars, much below average. The rating splits into a long-stay score of 2 stars and a short-stay score of 1 star, so the outcomes look weakest for residents admitted for shorter rehabilitation stays.

• This rating draws on clinical data such as how often residents fall, develop pressure ulcers, lose mobility, or return to the hospital. A 1-star result points to worse than typical outcomes on those measures.
• Set alongside the below-average inspection record, the low quality score is a substantive reason for caution, particularly for anyone weighing a short-term rehabilitation stay.
• It is the single lowest of the home's component ratings and the area that most deserves pointed questions during a tour.

Fines and penalties

Medicare records 6 federal fines against this facility totaling $24,309, along with 6 penalties. There were no payment denials in the reporting period.

• Six separate fines is a notably high count for a home this size and this new to the program. Fines are imposed when a facility is found out of compliance with federal requirements, and this pattern reinforces the picture painted by the low ratings.

Abuse flag

On the positive side, Monette Manor is not flagged with Medicare's abuse icon, the warning the program attaches to homes cited for abuse or potential abuse. Its absence is one of the few clear bright spots in the listing.

Inspection and enforcement history

The most recent standard health survey took place on September 26, 2024. Inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies, 1 of which came from a complaint investigation rather than the routine survey.

• The home first enrolled in Medicare on September 28, 2023, so its documented history under federal oversight covers only a couple of years. That short track record, combined with six fines already on the books, is worth keeping in mind.
• The full text of each survey, including the severity and scope of every citation, is published on Medicare.gov Care Compare and through the Arkansas Office of Long-Term Care. Reading those reports is the best way to understand what actually happened.

• A count of deficiencies alone does not tell you how serious each one was, which is exactly why the underlying reports matter.

Size, ownership, and occupancy

The facility is licensed for 86 certified beds and averages about 78.6 residents per day, which works out to roughly 91 percent occupancy, a busy and nearly full building.

It operates as a for-profit limited liability company and participates in both Medicare and Medicaid, so it can accept residents relying on either program.

Some third-party pages advertise independent living, assisted living, or memory care at this address. Those are not part of the Medicare-certified skilled nursing home and are not reflected in the star ratings above, so confirm directly what levels of care are actually offered.

How to use these ratings

• Star ratings are a screening tool, not a final verdict. They are most useful for flagging homes that warrant a closer look, and a 1-star overall rating clearly puts this one in that category.
• Pair the ratings with an in-person visit at different times of day, conversations with current residents and families, and the actual inspection reports before drawing any conclusion.

Questions worth asking

Given the thin registered-nurse coverage, ask how many RNs are on each shift and who covers nights and weekends. Given the 1-star quality score, ask what the home is doing to improve fall, pressure-ulcer, and rehospitalization rates. And given the six fines, ask what they were for and what has changed since.

Strengths and weaknesses at a glance

The honest summary is that the concerns outweigh the positives here, and they span several of the categories Medicare tracks.

• The positives are narrow but real: no abuse flag, total nurse staffing hours above the common benchmark, and full participation in both Medicare and Medicaid.
• The concerns are broader: a 1-star overall rating, a much-below-average quality score, a below-average inspection record, thin registered-nurse coverage, and six fines totaling more than $24,000 in a short window.
• None of this means the home cannot provide good care to a particular resident, but it does mean a family should verify carefully rather than take marketing claims at face value.

Pricing

This review does not include verified pricing, because reliable, current rates for this specific facility were not available from an authoritative source. Earlier versions of this page listed specific monthly costs that could not be confirmed, so they have been removed.

Contact the facility directly for a written cost breakdown, and ask what Medicare and Medicaid cover in your situation, since skilled nursing coverage depends heavily on your circumstances.

Recommendations for families

If you are considering Monette Manor, treat the low ratings as a prompt to dig deeper rather than a decision on their own. Tour in person, read the most recent inspection report, and ask direct questions about staffing, the quality scores, and the fines.

It helps to compare the home against other skilled nursing options within reach, keeping in mind that assisted living communities are not equivalent to a Medicare-certified nursing facility.

The bottom line

1. Monette Manor rates much below average on Medicare's scale, with 1 star overall, 1 star for quality of care, and 2 stars for both health inspections and staffing. Six fines totaling more than $24,000 add to the concern.
2. The brighter spots are a clean record on the abuse icon and total staffing hours that clear the common benchmark, though thin registered-nurse coverage tempers even that. Families should verify the current inspection reports and staffing before deciding.
3. All ratings and figures above come from Medicare.gov Care Compare and reflect data processed as of June 2026. Ratings change over time, so check the current listing before making a decision.