Most people know someone who has lived in a nursing home.
Some residents stay for short periods to recuperate from an illness or injury.
Others stay for months or years. Most people also know that the costs associated with an extended stay in a nursing home are a financial burden to many families. Current income and assets are the way families and individuals traditionally pay for nursing home care. They turn to Medicaid when they can no longer meet their obligations. Medicaid in Arkansas is a government assistance program for financially eligible persons administered by the Arkansas Department of Human Services.