Mission Statement
AANHR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of care and life for Arkansas residents in long term care facilities.
Arkansas General Assembly
Together, we can make a difference!
RESEARCH THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION ON NURSING HOMES IN YOUR AREA...www.memberofthefamily.net
Click HERE to view story AANHR participated in with local NBC affiliate, KARK.
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| INFORMATION NURSING HOME RESIDENTS CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT" PLEASE CLICK ONTO GOOD CARE BOOK! |
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| The Nursing Home Compare Web site is a searchable database with the names of nursing homes that rank in the lowest 5% to 10% in quality based care on state inspection results. CMS first released the information in the database as a list of Special Focus Facilities that includes about 130 of the 16,000 nursing homes in the U.S. In addition to the database, the Web site, which CMS updates monthly, includes summarized information from state inspections and data that nursing homes must submit to regulators about their residents. |
AANHR BOARD MEMBER FEATURED IN LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
("It Broke My Heart That I Couldn't Protect My Mom")
The June issue of Ladies' Home Journal has brought important attention to the struggle families go through trying to get good care for loved ones in nursing homes. Martha Deaver, a board member with the Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents (AANHR) is featured on the cover of the article pages 98-112. Martha was recognized by the National Citizens Collation for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) in Washington, DC in 2005, where she received the Janet Tulloch Advocacy Memorial Award. Martha is know for her exceptional work, as a citizen advocate for nursing home residents and their families. The article helps to reinforce one of AANHR's and NCCNHR's most important goals: workforce issues including training, adequate benefits, and the strong need for a minimum staffing standard nationwide. Serious nursing home abuse and neglect has been shown to be a direct result of serious understaffing, according to numerous congressional reports. Congressman Henry Waxman, of California, has introduced H.R. 4293 (The Nursing Home Staffing Act Of 2005) which requires a minimum of 4.1 direct care staffing hours for nursing home residents. This is what the U.S. Department of Health and Human services recommends. Please sign the petition in the Ladies' Home Journal article and mail it in as soon as possible. You can also sign the petition online by going to www.lhj.com/nursinghome. You will be letting Congress know that you will not stand for the mistreatment of America's elderly!
Report suspected abuse/neglect to:
1. The nursing home's administrator, director of nursing, and social worker
2. The state or local ombudsman
3. The local police or state law enforcement
4. The state survey agency that licenses and certifies nursing homes(1-800-582-4887)
5. The Arkansas Attorney General (1-866-810-0016)
6. For additional assistance or a listening ear, call AANHR (501-450-9619) 7. If all safety options fail, you may have to contact the local media, or
seek private legal assistance.
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