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In 2010, AARP Arkansas helped initiate creation of the Arkansas Silver Alert—a system that mobilizes searches for lost adults with Alzheimer’s disease and similar cognitive disorders.
AARP Arkansas is bringing CAREversations –an interactive family caregiving event—to North Little Rock on Thursday, August 17.
New Scorecard shows where Arkansas needs improvement to serve older adults, people with disabilities
LITTLE ROCK— AARP_FS_LTSS2017_Arkansas_061017 , and AARP warns much more must be done, at an accelerated pace, to meet changing demographic demands. Specific areas of concern in Arkansas include effective transitions between nursing homes, hospitals and homes.
FORT SMITH—The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free Family Caregiver Workshop on Friday, June 23 with a optional supplemental workshop Friday, June 30 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Technology has spurred great advances in medicine, and now it’s improving access to health care as well. Beginning July 30, a new state law will allow patients to initiate an audiovisual visit with a doctor from home or another remote location.
CONWAY—The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop on Tuesday, May 9 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
AARP's CAREversations returns to central Arkansas later this month, with events in Bryant, Conway and Cabot.
If you are interested in AARP’s work in Arkansas—promoting health, improving retirement security, easing the burden on family caregivers, preventing fraud and making communities more livable—why not play an active role in these efforts?
The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Thursday, April 6 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
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