Below are links to helpful guides, documents and other resources: (Click the name of the item to view)
- CMS Publishes Final Rule for Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities 2024
- Nursing Home Abuse Statistics | Statistics on Elder Abuse in 2024
- Find and compare Medicare-certified nursing homes based on a location, and compare the quality of care they provide and their staffing
Whether you’re planning ahead or need to make an unexpected decision, there’s a lot to think about when choosing the right nursing home for you or your loved one. Medicare.gov makes it easy to find and compare nursing homes in your area. Personalize your results by filtering for what matters most to you — like inspection results, location, quality ratings, and more.When comparing nursing homes:- Check out their overall star ratings. The overall rating is based on a nursing home’s performance in 3 areas: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care.
- View detailed staffing data, including the staffing levels and turnover rates.
- Use the map and distance filter to find nursing home locations near you.
- 2024: Money Follows the Person
- Approval requirements for Veteran Nursing Homes in Arkansas
- HOW TO CHOOSE A NURSING HOME OR OTHER LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
- Arkansas nursing homes “2022 professional liability insurance” cost reports
- Arkansas State Office of Long Term Care Regulatory & Complete Information
- Choices in Living Resource Center – Arkansas Department of Human Services
- How to Find the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Every State
- What’s the Difference Between a Skilled Nursing Facility and a Nursing Home?
- This link below gives the minimum assets and income each state allows nursing home residents and their spouses to keep monthly
- 42 CFR § 483.60 – Food and nutrition services required and nursing homes
- Filing a federal staffing complaint 2022
- Signs of Nursing Home Abuse – What You Need To Know
- What is a Nursing Home Ombudsman? – Long Term Care Ombudsman
- How Nursing Home CMS Five-Star Ratings Work
- Compare Nursing Home Care Near You
- Nursing home CMS certification and requirements
- Nursing Home Inspect – Arkansas
- 2022 CMS nursing home guidelines for nursing home visitation
- Find Arkansas Nursing Homes
- Act 311 of 2021 – Minimum Visitation Requirements
- United States Complaint Agencies
- Find Healthcare Providers: Compare Care Near You | Medicare
- CMS January 2021: Nursing Home 5 Star Quality rating system
- Arkansas Long-Term Care | Ombudsman
- Regional CMS offices (PDF)
- CMS Healthcare Providers: Compare Care Near You | Medicare
- Nursing Home Resource Center | CMS
- Nursing home fact sheets
- The 20 most common nursing home federal laws and how to resolve them
- Ombudsman Information
- State-by-state Oversight Complaint Agencies
- List of Medicaid Fraud Control Units in Every State
- Contact Information For Filing a Complaint with the State Survey Agency
- Rights & protections in a nursing home
- Assisted Living II facilities
- About Resident Trust Funds
- Involuntary Discharge Guidelines
- Coach Broyle’s Playbook for Alzehimer’s Caregivers – A legendary coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks, Frank Broyle’s 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.
- How to Organize a National Long-Term Care Resident’s Rights Rally in Your State
- The OFFICIAL AANHR Good Care Booklet – Produced by AANHR and is a valuable tool for teaching cooperative communication between families and nursing home staff.
- Office of Long Term Care’s “Rules and Regulations for Nursing Homes”