{
 "care_type": "hospice",
 "city": "Fort Smith",
 "state": "AR",
 "state_name": "Arkansas",
 "slug": "fort-smith",
 "count": 3,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/ar/fort-smith/",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/ar/fort-smith/"
 ],
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare August 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified hospices have an address in Fort Smith, AR. 2 have a CMS family caregiver survey star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 3 stars, are Heart of Hospice, LLC and Mercy Hospice.",
 "ranking": "CMS family caregiver survey star rating desc; ties alphabetical; unrated last; no paid placement",
 "source": {
  "datasets": [
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/yc9t-dgbk",
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/gxki-hrr8",
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/252m-zfp9"
  ],
  "release": "August 2026"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
 "providers": [
  {
   "ccn": "041547",
   "name": "Heart of Hospice, LLC",
   "address": "1401 South Waldron Road, Suite 201 Ip Hospice Unit Still 1001 Towson Ave, 6th Fl West",
   "state": "AR",
   "zip": "72903",
   "phone": "(479) 494-0100",
   "phone_e164": "+14794940100",
   "ownership": "For-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1995-04-25",
   "cms_star_rating": 3.0,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": 86,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 10.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/041547?state=AR",
   "city": "Fort Smith",
   "rank": 1,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/ar/fort-smith/#ccn-041547"
  },
  {
   "ccn": "041504",
   "name": "Mercy Hospice",
   "address": "6801 Rogers Ave.",
   "state": "AR",
   "zip": "72903",
   "phone": "(479) 314-1150",
   "phone_e164": "+14793141150",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1987-02-27",
   "cms_star_rating": 3.0,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": 82,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 10.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/041504?state=AR",
   "city": "Fort Smith",
   "rank": 2,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/ar/fort-smith/#ccn-041504"
  },
  {
   "ccn": "041502",
   "name": "Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas Inc",
   "address": "3600 Wheeler Ave Ste 2",
   "state": "AR",
   "zip": "72901",
   "phone": "(479) 783-5550",
   "phone_e164": "+14797835550",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1986-01-24",
   "cms_star_rating": null,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": null,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 7.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/041502?state=AR",
   "city": "Fort Smith",
   "rank": 3,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/ar/fort-smith/#ccn-041502"
  }
 ]
}