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UPDATED JUL 2026 · DATA AS OF 2025

Home Health Care in McDougal, Arkansas

We're still building out our home health care directory for McDougal, AR. We don't have a city-specific cost estimate for McDougal yet. Statewide, the median is $4,767/mo. Browse nearby cities or the Arkansas page while we finish adding local providers.

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What senior care costs in McDougal

Arkansas figures as of 2025. City-level data not yet published.

Modeled median costs for home health care in McDougal versus Arkansas and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Home Health Care cost comparison (2025)
Home Health CareMcDougalArkansasNational
25th percentile$4,551/mo$6,537/mo
Median$4,767/mo$6,848/mo
75th percentile$5,181/mo$7,443/mo

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A dash means the underlying source can't support that figure for this area. We leave the cell empty rather than estimate around it.

Why is this number different on other websites? Most sites average "starting at" prices. Base rent, before care fees. We estimate the full monthly cost families actually pay. Budget from the all-in number. Our methodology →

What home care really costs by the hour

Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for McDougal. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

Nearby: Pollard not published · Corning not published · Piggott not published · Greenway not published · Rector not published

What can you afford?

Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in McDougal, grounded in local medians on this page.

Under $2,500/mo

Adult day, family care, or affordable senior housing

Adult day and family caregiving are often part of the path under $2,500/mo in McDougal. Income-restricted affordable senior housing (HUD 202, USDA 515, LIHTC, state HFA) is often the real under-$2,500 path when eligibility fits. Check local listings and income caps with the property. Call the county aging agency at (870) 972-5980 for free navigation help. Medicaid/waiver paths can stretch a tight budget when eligibility fits.
$2,500 – $7,000/mo

Part-time home care or entry assisted living

Ask about waiver programs if Medicaid may apply.
$7,000 – $11,000/mo

Assisted living with room to spare

This band typically covers full assisted living or substantial home care in McDougal.
Over $11,000/mo

Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules

Higher budgets cover skilled nursing or heavy home-care schedules in McDougal.
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Every licensed home health care provider

A note on counting: we show 0 licensed home health care providers listed for McDougal proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Sort them yourself.

Providers appear with their government data: CMS star ratings where they exist, license status, capacity, and inspection history. You can sort them yourself. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.

We don't have licensed home health care providers listed for McDougal, AR yet.

We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.

Also serving McDougal

Home health care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve McDougal; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 1 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-McDougal count above. Always confirm they cover your address.

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Free local help worth saving

McDougal has an estimated population of 116. About 52 residents (45%) are age 65 or older. McDougal is located in Clay County, Arkansas. The median household income is $50,625.

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOV

These services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.

  • East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging(870) 972-5980e4aonline.com

    Area Agency on Aging serving this city.

    State aging agency
  • Arkansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org

    State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.

    State LTC Ombudsman
  • Arkansas State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org

    State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).

    Medicare counseling (SHIP)
  • Choices In Living Resource Center1-866-801-3435humanservices.arkansas.gov

    Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.

    State aging agency
  • Paragould VA Clinicva.gov

    Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Paragould.

    VA open data
  • ARChoices in HomecareOfficial program page

    Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.

    State Medicaid program

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →

Questions families ask

We don't have enough local data for McDougal, AR yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.

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Reading up first? Home Health Care across Arkansas → · Home Health Care cost breakdown → · Assisted Living vs Home Health Care →

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Trust & methodology

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed home health care providers in McDougal, AR are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.

Home Health Care in McDougal, AR. Cost & Providers · ElderCareCosts