Unfulfilled Promises: The reality of FINS in Arkansas
Unfulfilled Promises: The Reality of FINS in Arkansas offers policymakers, advocates, courts, and stakeholders the tools needed to provide meaningful changes to a system that is in need of substantial reform. The report provides a comprehensive, systemic analysis of the benefits and faults of FINS, and supports the problems DRA has encountered in our individual-level […]
Disability Rights Arkansas Applauds Release of Report on “Unfulfilled Promises: The Reality of FINS in Arkansas”
Little Rock, Arkansas – Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) congratulates Peter Butler on the publication of his report on the status of the Families in Need of Services (FINS) in Arkansas. Peter Butler of Hendrix College carried out this project under the direction of Dr. Jay Barth, with support of the Bill and Connie […]
Did You Know Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Are Protected by Federal Law?
The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Law is federal that requires nursing homes to “promote and protect the rights of each resident”. Nursing homes must meet the requirements of this law to participate in Medicare and Medicaid, which funds a substantial amount of nursing home care. The purpose of the law is to enhance the quality of […]
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) is an excellent resource for information about Medicare
Are you new to Medicare? Trying to navigate this comprehensive health system? It is daunting for anyone; there is so much information, and so many changes to keep up with. And that’s not to mention the scams out there. How do you know what is covered and what is not? How do you know when […]
DRA Grievance Policy
Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA) is actively concerned with resolution of complaints and grievances arising from services provided by our agency. If you have a grievance with the services received from our agency, you have the right to resolve your complaint through the following steps. If you are not now and have not been in the past, a client of […]