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ELDER
CARE AND NURSING HOME INFORMATION
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Arkansas
Advocates for Nursing Home Residents is an excellent
non-profit support organization dedicated to protecting
nursing home residents from abuse, neglect, and fraud.
AANHR's goal it to improve the quality of nursing home care
in Arkansas and provide support for nursing home residents
and their families. AANHR holds meetings on the second
Monday of each month. AANHR can also assist you in filing a
complaint with the appropriate government agencies if you
suspect abuse, neglect, or fraud to a nursing home resident.
You
can view the AANHR newsletter in Adobe PDF format here.
You can visit AANHR's website at www.AANHR.org
or e-mail AANHR at info@AANHR.org.
For additional assistance or a listening ear, call AANHR at:
Conway (501) 327-3152, Fairfield Bay (501) 884-6728, or
Little Rock (501) 225-4082.
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The
Arkansas Attorney General's Offfice also has a toll-free
number to investigate elder abuse and Medicaid fraud. Please
do not hesitate to call the Attorney General toll-free at
1-866-810-0016 or the Little Rock local number at 682-7760.
The website for the Arkansas Attorney General's Office is www.ag.state.ar.us.
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The
Office of Long Term Care conducts investigations of
complaints in which abuse or neglect of residents, or
misappropriation of resident property, is witnessed,
suspected, or alleged in long-term care facilities.
Complaint information is kept confidential. If violations of
laws or regulations are found, the Office of Long Term Care
can impose fines or other sanctions against the facility,
and can exclude the perpetrator from employment in long-term
care facilities. Any person can make a complaint, and may do
so anonymously. In addition, complaints can be made by mail
or e-mail. Also, the OLTC conducts periodic, unannounced
surveys of all facilities in Arkansas to ensure that the
facilities adhere to minimum requirements for both resident
care and physical conditions. The Office can impose fines,
revoke licenses, or take other action to ensure compliance.
Call 1-800-LTC-4887 toll-free for information, assistance
and complaints for residents and family members between 8:00
am and 4:30 pm on weekdays. A social worker or nurse will be
available to answer questions or address concerns. You may
also e-mail your questions or concerns to: NadineHaley@mail.state.ar.us
or write to: Office of Long Term Care, P.O. Box 8059, Slot
400, Little Rock, AR 72203-8059.
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This
is an excellent site hosted by the United States Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The "Nursing Home
Compare" feature assists you in evaluating the quality
of care at any nursing home in Arkansas that accepts
Medicare payments.
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- Specific Guidelines from the
American Medical Directors Association. Note:
when searching for a specific guideline, search for both
author and condition because both old and new guidelines
may be on the website.
Dementia
(1998, revised 2005)
Falls
and fall risk (2003)
Altered
mental states (1998, reviewed 2003)
Depression
(2003)
Pain
management in the long-term care setting (2003)
Osteoporosis
(2003)
Gastrointestinal
disorders (2006)
Acute
Change in condition in the long-term care setting (2003)
Stroke
management in the long-term care setting (2005)
COPD
management in the long-term care setting (2003)
Common
infections in the long-term care setting (2004)
Altered
nutritional status (2001, reviewed 2006)
Sleep
disorders (2006)
Dehydration
and fluid maintenance (2001, reviewed 2006)
Anemia
in the long-term care setting (2007)
Health
maintenance in the long-term care setting (2007)
Parkinson’s
disease in the long-term care setting (2002)
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Please note these
links are provided as a resource for those visiting this site,
however, we cannot guarantee the material posted on these pages is
accurate. We update our site often, but occasionally you may
run across a link that has moved or is no longer available. If so,
we would appreciate it if you would email us so we can update or
remove the link.
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