NRC HEALTH

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.)

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NRC Health

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NRC Health

(f/k/a National Research Corporation)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held June 23, 2026

To the Stockholders of

NRC Health:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NRC Health will be held onTuesday, June 23, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., Central Time, via the Internet atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NRC2026, for the following purposes:

1. To elect seven directors to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

3. To conduct a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the accompanying proxy statement.

4. To approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to remove certain supermajority voting requirements in Article 6 of our certificate of incorporation, along with certain clarifying, conforming, and ministerial changes.

5. To approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to delete restrictions on the removal of directors without cause, along with certain clarifying, conforming, and ministerial changes.

6. To approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to change the voting requirement for stockholder action by written consent in lieu of a meeting from unanimous to the voting power that would be required to give effect to the action if it were approved at a meeting, along with certain clarifying, conforming, and ministerial changes.

7. To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The close of business on April 24, 2026, has been fixed as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

A proxy for the meeting and a proxy statement are enclosed herewith.

By Order of the Board of Directors NRC HEALTH /s/ Shane Harrison Shane Harrison Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary

Lincoln, Nebraska

May 8, 2026

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting To Be Held on June 23, 2026.

The NRC Health proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at www.proxyvote.com.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL YOUR HOLDINGS MAY BE. TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, PLEASE DATE THE PROXY CARD ACCOMPANYING THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABLITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, WHICH IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS THEREON AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY.

YOU MAY ALSO VOTE ON THE INTERNET BY COMPLETING THE ELECTRONIC VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM FOUND ATWWW.PROXYVOTE.COM OR BY TELEPHONE USING A TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE AND CALLING 1-800-690-6903. VOTE BY 11:59 P.M. ET ON JUNE 22, 2026.