Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Pope

The majority opinion’s focus is misplaced in this case. The issue presented is not whether the Arkansas Department of 110Human Services (DHS) was negligent in placing R.M. with the Popes. And while Pope’s goddaughter is undoubtedly and unfortunately a victim in this scenario, we must keep in mind that this case is about R.M. and whether Pope neglected him pursuant to the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act. On that issue, the administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded that “there was a preponderance of the evidence to show that Pope neglected R.M. by failing to provide…