Located across the Arkansas River from the state capital, North Little Rock is a city of 65,903 residents, making it the seventh-largest city in the state by population. Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock and Arkansas Surgical Hospital are among the area’s favored medical care providers, and with the city’s abundance of physicians and low cost of health care, North Little Rock’s 9,094 seniors have plentiful options for receiving treatment.
After its hospitals, North Little Rock’s nursing homes have the highest level of care, with medication management, assistance with activities of daily living, wound care and injections among the most common services provided. Most nursing facilities also offer physical and occupational therapy, and in addition to the caregivers, nurses and physicians are on-site 24/7 to monitor residents’ health. With semiprivate rooms in the city’s nursing homes averaging $6,083 a month, higher than the statewide average, seniors may want to consider assisted living or home care, assuming it meets their needs.
This guide covers the cost of nursing home care in North Little Rock and includes a list of resources that may help seniors pay for care, resolve issues at nursing facilities or delay nursing home placement with in-home services.