Arkansas Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The Arkansas Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Arkansas. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $19.00 an hour for home care to $6,083 a month for skilled nursing care, Arkansas is typically less expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Arkansas Key Statistics
- 23% of the Arkansas population is aged 60 or over with 11.2% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With no inheritance tax and amongst the lowest property tax in the country, it is generally a tax friendly state for retirees, with the highest income tax set at 6.9% and an average property tax set at $658 per $100,000 in home value.
- 42.7% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for an Arkansas senior (65+) is $36,077.
- 58,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Arkansas.
Choosing Long Term Care in Arkansas
- Arkansas Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in Arkansas is $19.00, making Arkansas less expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- Arkansas Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in Arkansas is $1,948 per month making Arkansas more expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- Arkansas Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in Arkansas is $3,175 per month making Arksansas less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- Arkansas Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in Arkansas is $6,083 per month making Arkansas less expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
Arkansas Department of Senior Services
Division of Aging Adult and Behavioral Health Services
Address: P.O. Box 1437 – Slot W241, Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 501-686-9164
Arkansas State Plan on Aging
Arkansas Elder Justice and Advocacy
Adult Maltreatment Hotline: 1-800-482-8049
To Report Suspected Abuse: Suspected Adult/Elder Abuse Form
Arkansas Support for Caregivers
- Arkansas Department of Health Services – Caregiver Resources
- Arkansas Department of Health Services – Lifespan Respite
Arkansas Health Care Fraud
- Senior Medicare Patrol – Medicare Fraud Protection
- Arkansas Department of Health Services – Senior Medicare Patrol
Arkansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Arkansas Long term Care Ombudsman Program
- Arkansas Long term Care Ombudsman Program Brochure
- Arkansas Department of Health Services – Office of Long Term Care
Office of Long Term Care, Complaints
Address: P.O. Box 8059, Slot 407, Little Rock, AR 72203-8059
Phone: (800) 582-4887
Fax with attention Complaint Unit: (501) 682-8540
Email: complaints.OLTC@arkansas.gov
Statewide Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Division of Aging and Adult Services
Address: P.O. Box 1437 – Slot W 241, 700 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 682-8952
Arkansas Medicaid
- Arkansas Department of Health Services – Medicaid Program
- Arkansas Department of Senior Services – ARChoices in Homecare
- Arkansas Department of Senior Services – Money Follows the Person Program
- Arkansas Department of Senior Services – Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Arkansas Medicare and Insurance Counseling
Arkansas Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
Arkansas Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas
- Bella Vista Courtesy Van
- Caliber
- City of Fayetteville
- City of Hot Springs
- City of Siloam Springs
- East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging
- El Dorado Express
- Faith in Action
- Faulkner County Council on Aging
- Hope Cancer Resources
- Kindness Inc.
- North East Arkansas Transit (NEAT)
- Ozark Regional Transit
- Southeast Arkansas Transportation (SEAT)
- Yellow Cab of Little Rock
Arkansas County Offices for Aging
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas
Address: 1510 Rock Springs Road, Harrison, AR 72602
Phone: (870) 741-1144
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Benton County
Address: 1410 Southeast 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: (479) 273-9424
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Carroll County
Address: 1204 Primrose, Berryville, AR 72616
Phone: (870) 423-6114
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Boone County
Address: 1508 Rock Springs Road, Harrison, AR 72602
Phone: (870) 743-1623
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Marion County
Address: 414 B Old Main Street, Yellville, AR 72687
Phone: (870) 449-3750
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Baxter County
Address: 1101 Spring Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone: (870) 425-9811
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Washington County
Address: 4332 North Waterside Court, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 442-5194
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Madison County
Address: 903 North College Street, Huntsville, AR 72740
Phone: (479) 738-2524
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Newton County
Address: 100 East Clark Street, Jasper, AR 72641
Phone: (870) 446-2337
Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Searcy County
Address: 509 Zack Road, Marshall, AR 72650
Phone: (870) 448-3155
White River Area Agency on Aging
Address: 3998 Harrison Street, Batesville, AR 72501
Phone: (870) 612-3000
East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging
Address: 2005 East Highland Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: (800) 467-3278
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas
Address: 709 East 8th Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 543-6300
Care Link
Address: 706 W. 4th Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: (501) 372-5300
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Managing Office and Garland & Montgomery Counties
Address: 905 West Grand Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 321-2811
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Clark and Pike Counties
Address: 208B North 26th Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (501) 321-2650
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Johnson, Pope and Yell Counties
Address: 915 South Arkansas Avenue, Russellville, AR 72801
Phone: (479) 967-9300
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Conway and Perry Counties
Address: 810 East Harding Street, Morrilton, AR 72110
Phone: (501) 354-0484
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Hot Spring County
Address: 1721 Martin Luther King Blvd., Malvern, AR 72104
Phone: (501) 337-1711
Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas: Johnson County
Address: 504A Crawford Street, Clarksville, AR, 72830
Phone: (479) 705-8900
Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas
Address: 600 Columbia Road 11 East, Magnolia, AR 71753
Phone: (870) 234-7410
Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas
Address: 524 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72902
Phone: (479) 783-4550
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Greenbrier Senior Centre
Address: 21 North Broadview Street, Greenbrier, AR 72058
Phone: (501) 679-3103
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Hawks Senior Wellness & Activity Centre
Address: 705 East Siebenmorgen, Conway, AR 72032
Phone: (501) 327-2895
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Mayflower Senior Centre
Address: 1 Ashmore Street, Mayflower, AR 72106
Phone: (501) 470-3350
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Mt Vernon Senior Centre
Address: 5 Garland Springs Road, Mt Vernon, AR 72111
Phone: (501) 849-2323
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Twin Groves Senior Centre
Address: 10 Twin Groves Lane, Twin Groves, AR 72039
Phone: (501) 335-7733
Faulkner County Council on Aging: Vilonia Senior Centre
Address: 10 Bise Street, Vilonia, AR 72173
Phone: (501) 796-4680
Lonoke County Council on Aging
Address: 1 Newberry Drive, Lonoke, AR 72086
Phone: (501) 676-6971
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
Arkansas Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Arkansas Department of Human Resources – Adult Protective Services
- Arkansas Department of Health
- Arkansas Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection
- Arkansas Assisted Living Association
- Arkansas State Directory
- Department of Finance and Administration
- University of Arkansas System – Healthy Aging Resource
- University of Arkansas System – Aging in Place
- University of Arkansas System – Keys to Successful Aging
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Alzheimers Association – Arkansas
- Alzheimers Arkansas
Arkansas Senior Health Studies
