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Arkansas Resources

  • 1-800-332-4443 (Toll free in Arkansas)
  • Outside of Arkansas: 1-800-482-8049
  • E-mail: Carolyn.singleton@arkansas.gov
  • Arkansas Domestic Violence/ Battered Women Hotline: 1-800-332-4443

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National Resources

  • AARP
    AARP serves the needs and interests of people 50+ through information and education, advocacy, and community services provided by a network of local chapters and volunteers throughout the country. This site offers a wide range of information on long-term care and other topics useful to older persons and their families.
  • ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly The American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly website includes a directory on where to find state law and aging resources, profiles of Commission publications and a booklet on health care advance directives.
  • Administration on Aging
    The Administration on Aging site has a link to Eldercare Locator for specific information on state and area agencies on aging and other local community resources. It also includes information about the long-term care ombudsman program, the elder abuse prevention program, caregiver resources, recent press releases and updates on aging nationally.
  • Alzheimer’s Association
    The Alzheimer’s Association website offers information about local chapters, resources for families, tips on understanding and coping with Alzheimer’s, updates on research and ways to get involved.
  • American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. AAHSA members offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust. AAHSA's vision is for healthy, affordable, ethical, aging services for America.
  • Assisted Living Consumer Coalition The Assisted Living Consumer Alliance (ALCA) is a national collaboration of groups and individuals working together to promote consumer safety, choice, and rights in assisted living.
  • Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL is composed of the diverse stakeholders of assisted living, and was created to be an objective resource center to facilitate quality improvement in assisted living; increase the availability of research on quality in assisted living; and to provide a national clearinghouse for information on assisted living.
  • National Association of Area Agencies on Aging The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is the umbrella organization for the 655 area agencies on aging (AAAs) and more than 230 Title VI Native American aging programs in the U.S. The N4A site includes access to the Eldercare Locator, as well as press releases, policy papers and upcoming events.
  • National Association of State Units on Aging The National Association of State Units on Aging is a national non-profit membership organization comprised of the 57 state and territorial government agencies on aging. The site includes a list and contact information for all state units on aging, updates, policy information, and access to the Eldercare Locator.
  • National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
    NAPGCM is a non-profit, professional organization of more than 1500 practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families. The site includes a find-a –care-manager directory.
  • The National Association of Social Workers Provides individuals and families with timely information about problems they face every day (including issues related to assisted living and aging) and offers resources to help them cope, including a free national directory of licensed social workers.
  • National Center for Assisted Living The National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL) is the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the nation's largest organization representing long term care.
  • National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, formerly NCCNHR, is a grassroots membership organization of concerned advocates working for quality long-term care nationwide. The site includes updates on residents’ rights, quality of care and staffing; links to state long-term care ombudsman programs; fact sheets, updates, and information on citizen advocacy groups.
    • The National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs.

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