Little Rock Senior AdvisorWhy start with the situation instead of the care type?
Because the first steps differ: a hospital discharge is measured in days, a dementia diagnosis in months, and savings running low in a year of planning.
Each guide gives the first steps, the Arkansas rules that apply and the local agencies that help.
Who can help us right away?
CareLink at (501) 372-5300 for local services, hospital case managers for discharges, and the Office of Long Term Care at 1-800-582-4887 for problems in a facility.
In an emergency, call 911.
What if more than one situation applies?
Start with the most urgent: a hospital discharge or a safety risk comes first, then legal papers and money, then the longer-term choice of setting.
Most families face two or three of these at once; the guides link to each other for that reason.
Which agencies help in a crisis?
The Adult Maltreatment Hotline at 1-800-482-8049 for suspected abuse or neglect, hospital case managers during a stay, and the Office of Long Term Care at 1-800-582-4887 for problems in a facility.
For everything else, an advisor can help you sort out the next steps at no cost.
How quickly should we act?
Within days for a hospital discharge or a safety risk, within weeks after a dementia diagnosis, and within months when savings are running low.
Earlier action almost always means more choices.
Situations: every guide
When a parent is being discharged and home is not safe
A central Arkansas family's guide to hospital discharge: case managers, Medicare rehab rules, nursing home and assisted living options, and how to get time to decide.
Open guide →After a dementia diagnosis
Next steps for central Arkansas families after an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis: legal documents, home safety, day programs, PACE and Alzheimer's special care units.
Open guide →When a parent should not live alone any more
Signs a parent in Little Rock, Conway or Benton can no longer live alone safely, and the options: in-home help, adult day, PACE, residential care, Level I and II assisted living and nursing homes.
Open guide →When the family caregiver is worn out
Help for exhausted family caregivers in Little Rock and central Arkansas: respite stays, adult day care, ARChoices and Independent Choices, PACE and CareLink caregiver support.
Open guide →When savings for care are running low
Planning steps for central Arkansas families when savings for assisted living or home care run low: Medicaid timing, Living Choices, nursing home Medicaid, VA pension and Qualified Income Trusts.
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