Arkansas

Highlights

• In the past year, community support decreased 10% from $509 to $457 per adult ages 60+ in poverty
• In the past two years, flu vaccination coverage decreased 15% from 63.5% to 53.9% of adults ages 65+
• In the past three years, SNAP reach decreased 15% from 49.0 to 41.6 participants per 100 adults ages 60+ in poverty
• In the past three years, hospital readmissions decreased 8% from 16.6% to 15.3% of hospitalized patients ages 65+
• In the past five years, hip fractures decreased 15% from 8.5 to 7.2 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
• In the past four years, suicide increased 21% from 17.3 to 21.0 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+