Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents (AANHR)

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MISSION STATEMENT

AANHR is a Non-Profit Organization dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of care and life for Arkansas residents in long term care facilities.
**AANHR is a non-profit, all volunteer organization.  All donations go to fight nursing home abuse.**

Martha Deaver
President, AANHR

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March 27, 2013:
♦ Martha had a recent opportunity to be interviewed by Malcolm Glover of UALR Public Radio. Click Here to read and hear the story.

February 20, 2013:
♦ Learn about Professional Liability and our costs as taxpayers:

Click here to read an article from Martha Deaver on this subject.

Click here to review the spreadsheet of Arkansas Nursing Homes' Reimbursements.

January 27, 2013:
♦ We've added a new Resource: AR Nursing Home Consumer Guide. An excellent tool developed in 2005 to help families in their search for quality care and decision making when it comes to long-term care.

January 13, 2013:
             ♦ A must-have guide for anyone caring for or related to someone with Alzheimer's Disease is the "Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers".  A legendary coach for the Arkansas Razorback's, Frank gives us a practical, from experience guide to loving and helping our loved one who has been stricken with this disease.  This is one of the best guides available to us.

January 11, 2013:
             ♦ In preperation for our January meeting, the latest newsletter has been published and is found on the Newsletters tab.

November 14, 2012:
             ♦ The DHHS OIG Report, "Inappropriate Payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities Cost Medicare More Than a Billion Dollars in 2009" has been added.  Click here to view it or click here to view other similar reports.

November 9, 2012:
             ♦ The November 2012 newsletter has been added to the site.  Click here to visit the Newsletters page.

October 16, 2012:
             ♦ Pictures from the Residents' Rights Rally have now been posted.  Visit here to view them.
             ♦ Additional information about the Rally can be found here.

September 27, 2012:
             ♦ The October 2012 Newsletter is now available by clicking here. 

September 11, 2012:
             ♦ The flyer for the 9th Annual Resident's Rights Rally has been added to the website here, on Facebook and shared via Twitter.

September 5, 2012:
             ♦ The September edition of the AANHR Newsletter is now available and has been sent out to our mailing list.  Click here to view it... check the "Newsletters" tab to view back-editions.  You may also email webmaster@aanhr.org if you would like to be added to the mailing list.

August 30, 2012:
             ♦ On August 9th, AANHR proudly attended the Veterans' Rally at the Arkansas State Capitol.  Click here for pictures and related information

Some very important information for you to know:

 One of the most important decisions we may have to make as adults is selecting a nursing home for our parents. But how do you know which nursing home to trust? ProPublica, the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom, has developed a news application to help with just that. Called Nursing Home Inspect, this database makes it easy for anyone to search and analyze recent nursing home inspection reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to get a better picture of a facility and its practices overall.

 Unlike the federal government’s official nursing home website, our news application allows you to search across all reports by any keyword, such as “injuries” or “rape,” to see if nursing homes near you have these infractions. You can also search for specific facilities and narrow down results by state, severity of violation and more. Having the reports searchable online also helps identify problematic trends and encourages homes to make needed fixes faster, ProPublica senior reporter Charlie Ornstein writes.

 Currently, the app includes nearly 118,000 deficiencies found during government inspections at 14,565 nursing homes across the country, and we will continue to update as new reports become available each month. Until recently, you had to file a formal Freedom of Information Act request to see this data – or visit in person, because homes are required by law to make them available.

 Charlie goes on to highlight the app’s capabilities and explains how CMS ranks deficiencies in an accompanying post. He also wrote a tipsheet for reporters who want to use our database for their own localized stories.

 July 28, 2012:
             ♦ Information and Resources using CMS data added.  Click to the Resources tab for additional information, below the CMS Category.

July 28, 2012: KARK news story regarding the Veterans Home closing that is soon impending..Click Here

July 11, 2012:
            ♦ AANHR has gone social.  Find us on facebook at:  www.facebook.com/ArkansasAdvocatesForNursingHomeResidents.  Be sure to "Like" us to keep up to date on the latest information related to Arkansas Nursing Homes.

June 27, 2012: A few additions to the site today:
            ♦ Followthemoney.org - Learn about it on our "Resources" tab or click the link to the left to visit their site.
            ♦ Important NOTICE for Veterans (specific qualifications must be met, see form for details) and their family members - There IS an alternative to placement in a Nursing Home available for Veterans.  Click here for special information about receivng financial assistance in order to continue living at home with your family.

June 14, 2012: We have several additions and updates today to include:
            ♦ May and June 2012 Online Versions of Newsletter posted to the "Newsletters" Tab
            ♦ Pictures from the 2009 Resident's Rights Rally posted to the "Anual Resident's Rights Rally" Tab
            ♦ A picture of Martha Deaver receiving the 2010 FBI Director's Community Leader Award was added to the "About the President" Tab
            ♦ "Articles & Editorials" Tab has an updated link to a Special Investigation by KARK - Note: Posting date says June 4, 2010
            ♦ A KARK news report by Laren Lea reporting a story titled "Coroner: 'Worst Cover Up I've Ever Seen" was added to the "Articles and Editorials" Tab
            ♦ CMS' Documentation about Resident Trust Funds was added to the "Resources" Tab
            ♦ Report from the Arkansas Health Services Permit Commission outlining the need for additional beds and resources in facilities statewide added to the "Statistics & Data" Tab
            ♦ State Survey Enforcement Grid added to the "Resources" Tab
            ♦ Nursing Home Bed Hold Policies by State document added to the "Statistics & Data" Tab
            ♦ The "Arkansas Choices In Living" Brochure was added to the "Resources" Tab
            ♦ The "Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act" is added to the "Legislative Info" Tab
            ♦ "How to Organize a National Long-Term Care Resident's Rights Rally in Your State" was added to the "Resources" Tab 
            ♦ A quick checklist of what to look for before placing a loved on in a Nursing Home or other Long-Term Care Facility was added to the "Resources" Tab

May 31, 2012: Arkansas State Regulations for Assisted Living I and Assisted Living II facilities have been added to the "RESOURCES" Tab.

May 31, 2012: Web story found saying "If you are elderly and poor, prison is better than a retirement home." Click here for details.

May 31, 2012: CMS Announces a partnership to improve dementia care in Nursing Homes. Click here for details.

May 30, 2012: We just added a commentary by Doug Thompson, "Those Who Do, Do AND Teach - FBI To present award to Conway Woman." Click here for details.

May 30, 2012: The AANHR Website gets a NEW LOOK.  We hope that this new look will make it easier to find the information you are seeking.  This main page will be used to document all of the current events and postings.  Please be sure to check out all of the tabs to the left.  Feel free to report any problems with the website to webmaster@aanhr.org.  Your input is always welcome and valued.  If you come across information on the internet not currently available here, please let us know and we will be happy to post it once the source has been validated.  Thank you all for your support and contributions.

January 6, 2012:  DHHS Office of the Inspector General issues report showing findings that Hospitals do not report most patient care violations.     Click here to read this document.

December 26, 2011:  Frontline Investigative Reports story featuring Mark Malcolm: "Gone Without a Case: Suspicious Elderly Deaths Rarely Investigated."     Click here to view the story.

December 13, 2011:  AANHR Issued Press release about the Department of Veterans Affairs Fayetteville Veterans Home.     Click here to read the Press Release.

November 27, 2011:  Information released about Beverly Enterprises: A History of Crime & Abuse.     Click here to read the information.

October 10, 2011:  This year's Residents Rights Rally  produced the LARGEST PUBLIC TURNOUT in 8 years.    Click here view the "Residents Rights Rally" page.

October 2011:  Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of California, issues "Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents and Facility Deficiencies, 2005 through 2010.    Click here to read the full findings.

September 30, 2011:  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issue memorandum regarding the "Use of Civil Money Penaty (CMP) Funds by States.   Click here to view the memorandum.

March 2011:  DHHS, Office of the Inspector General issues article regarding "Nursing Facilities' Employment of Individuals with Criminal Convictions."   Click here to view the full document.

June 4, 2010:  Arkansas Matters conducts a Special Investigation about Arkansas Nursing Homes.   Click here to see/read the story.

February 2009:  United States Government Accountability Office issues a Report to Congressional Requestors saying "CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Heath Care Facilities.   Click here to view the full report.

2009:  United States Government Accountability Office issues a Report listing 580 Nationwide Nursing Homes identified as the most poorly performing.   Click here to view the full list.