A story recently aired on a local Little Rock, Arkansas television station concerning the quality of Arkansas nursing homes. Unfortunately, abuse and neglect of nursing home patients in Arkansas continues to be a serious problem for Arkansas’ elderly population. Out of the 231 nursing homes that receive Medicare in Arkansas, 32 are rated poorest quality in the National Medicare Rating System. Common injuries included: pressure ulcers (bed sores), dehydration, malnutrition, infections, falls, poor hygiene, elopement, medication errors, assault, and death. Arkansas nursing home residents often become victims of nursing home owners and management that care more about profits than for the people that they are paid to provide care for. The Arkansas nursing homes that currently have a one star rating are:
Arkansas Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Ash Flat Health Care & Rehabilitation Center
Batesville Health Care Center Beebe Retirement Center, Inc.
Belle Meade, A Rehabilitation & Guest Care Facility
Brookside Health & Rehabilitation Center
Bryant Health Care Center
Byrd Haven Nursing Home
Chapel Ridge Health & Rehab
Clarksville Health & Rehab
Cleveland County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Concordia Care Center
Crystal Falls Health & Rehab Center
Evergreen Health & Rehab
Fayetteville Health & Rehabilitation Center
Golden Living Center – North Little Rock
Golden Living Center – Golf Links
Golden Living Center – Heber Springs
Grace Health Care of Benton
Grace Health Care of Maumelle
Heritage Living Center Heritage Park Nursing Center
Legacy Health & Rehabilitation Center
Little Rock Health Care & Rehab
Malvern Nursing Home
Mine Creek Health Care Center
Morrilton Health Care Center
Murphy Health & Rehabilitation Center of Piggott
Northridge Health Care & Rehabilitation
Osceola Health Care
Ozark Health Nursing Center
Parkview Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Pine Lane Health Care
Pleasant Valley Living Center
Prescott Manor Nursing Center
Rivercrest Health & Rehabilitation
Robinson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Searcy Health Care Center
Sherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
SkilCare Nursing Center
Springbrook Health & Rehab Center
St. Andrews Place
Stone County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Summit Health & Rehab Center
Three Rivers Nursing Center
Trumann Health & Rehabilitation Center
Van Buren Health Care & Rehabilitation Center
Westwood Health & Rehab
Woodbriar Nursing Home Woodland Hills Health Care & Rehabilitation
Yell County Nursing Home
If your loved one has suffered potential abuse and neglect by a nursing home in Arkansas, please contact the Office of Long Term Care to file a complaint. The Arkansas Office of Long Term Care can be reached at 1-800-582-4887. Additionally, an Arkansas nursing home abuse lawyer should be contacted as soon as possible to discuss how the rights of the elderly patient and their family can be protected.