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Alabama
Virginia Moore-Bell
State LTC Ombudsman
AL Dept. of Senior Services
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Suite 470
Montgomery, AL 36130
Tel: (334)242-5770
Fax: (334)353-8467
website:http://www.ageline.net
 
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Alaska
Robert Dreyer
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
AK Mental Health Trust Auth.
3745 Community Park Loop
Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99508
Tel: (907)334-4480
Fax: (907)334-4486
website:http://www.akoltco.org
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Arizona
Jan Cardoza
State LTC Ombudsman
AZ Aging & Adult Administration
1789 West Jefferson 2SW 950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: (602)542-6454
Fax: (602)542-6575
website:http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/programs/ombudsman/default.asp
 
Arkansas
Kathie Gately
State LTC Ombudsman
State LTC Ombudsman
AR Division of Aging & Adult Services
P.O.B. 1437
Slot 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203
Tel: (501)682-8952
Fax: 501-682-6393
 
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California
Joe Rodrigues
State LTC Ombudsman
CA Department on Aging
1300 National Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95834
Tel: (916)419-7510
Fax: (916)928-2503
www.aging.ca.gov/html/programs/ombudsman.html
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Colorado
Shelley Hitt
State LTC Ombudsman
The Legal Center
455 Sherman Street
Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (800)288-1376 ext. 217
Fax: (303)722-0720
website:http://www.thelegalcenter.org/services_older.html
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Connecticut
Nancy Shaffer
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
CT Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
12th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
Tel: (860)424-5238
Fax: (860)424-4808
website:http://www.ltcop.state.ct.us/
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Delaware
Victor Orija
State LTC Ombudsman
Division of Services for Aging & Adults
1901 North Dupont Highway
Main Admin. Bldg. Annex
New Castle, DE 19720
Tel: (302)255-9390
Fax: (302)255-4445
website:http://www.dsaapd.com/ltcop.html
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District of Columbia
Gerald Kasunic
State LTC Ombudsman
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 E Street, N.W.
A7-500
Washington, DC 20049
Tel: (202)434-2140
Fax: (202)434-6595
website:http://www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-05-08-lce_longtermcare.htm
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Florida
Brian Lee
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Elder Affairs
Florida State LTC Ombudsman Council
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (888)831-0404
Fax: (850)414-2377
website:http://www.myflorida.com/ombudsman
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Georgia
Becky Kurtz
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTCO
2 Peachtree Street, NW
9th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Tel: (888)454-5826
Fax: (404)463-8384
website:http://www.georgiaombudsman.org/about_program.asp
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Guam
Evelyn Cruz
State LTC Ombudsman
Division of Senior Citizens, Guam DPHSS
PO Box 2816
Hagatna, GU 96932
Tel: (671)735-7382  ext.5
Fax: (671)735-7416
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Hawaii
John McDermott
State LTC Ombudsman
Executive Office on Aging
250 South Hotel Street
Suite 406
Honolulu, HI 96813-2831
Tel: (808)586-0100
Fax: (808)586-0185
website:http://www2.state.hi.us/eoa/
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Idaho
Cathy Hart
State LTC Ombudsman
Idaho Commission on Aging
P.O. Box 83720
3380 American Terrace, Suite 120
Boise, ID 83720-0007
Tel: (208)334-3833
Fax: (208)334-3033
website:http://www.idahoaging.com/programs/ps_ombuds.htm
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Illinois
Sally Petrone
State LTC Ombudsman
Illinois Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue
Suite 100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789
Tel: (217)785-3143
Fax: (217)524-9644
website:http://www.state.il.us/aging
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Indiana
Arlene Franklin
State LTC Ombudsman
Indiana Division Disabilities\Rehab Services
402 W. Washington St., Room W 454
PO Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Tel: (800)622-4484
Fax: (317)232-7867
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Iowa
Jeanne Yordi
State LTC Ombudsman
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
Jessie M. Parker Building
Suite 2
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: (515)725-3327
Fax: (515)242-3300
website:http://www.state.ia.us/elderaffairs/
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Kansas
Gilbert Cruz
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 1041
Topeka, KS 66612
Tel: (877) 662-8362
Fax: (785)296-3916
website:http://www.kansasombudsman.gov
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Kentucky
Jane Chapman
Interim State LTC Ombudsman
Office of The Ombudsman, Eastern Region LTCOP
1844 Carter Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40621
Tel: (606) 776-0384
Fax: (606) 920-2026
website:http://www.cfc.ky.gov/agencies/ombudsman
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Louisiana
Linda Sadden
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of Elderly Affairs
412 N. 4th Street, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 61
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Tel: (866)632-0922
Fax: (225)342-7144
website:http://www.lousiana.gov/elderlyaffairs/LTC_ombudsman.html
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Maine
Brenda Gallant
State LTC Ombudsman
Maine LTC Ombudsman Program
1 Weston Court
P.O. Box 128
Augusta, ME 04332
Tel: (207)621-1079
Fax: (207)621-0509
website:http://www.maineombudsman.org
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Maryland
Deborah Sokolow
State LTC Ombudsman
State LTC Ombudsman
Maryland Department of Aging
301 W. Preston Street
Room 1007
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: (410)767-1067
Fax: (410)333-7943
website:http://www.mdoa.state.md.us/Services/Ombudsman.html
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Massachusetts
Mary McKenna
State LTC Ombudsman
Massachusetts Exec Office of Elder Affairs
1 Ashburton Place
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-1518
Tel: (617)727-7750
Fax: (617)727-9368
website:http://www.mass.gov
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Michigan
Sarah Slocum
State LTC Ombudsman
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
7109 West Saginaw
P.O. Box 30676
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: (517)335-1560
Fax: (517)373-4092
website:http://www.miseniors.net
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Minnesota
Deb Holtz
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans
P.O. Box 64971
St. Paul, MN 55164-0971
Tel: (651)431-2604
Fax: (651)431-7452
website:http://www.mn.aging.org/admin/ooom.htm
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Mississippi
Anniece McLemore
State LTC Ombudsman
MS Dept. of Human Services, Div. of Aging
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Tel: (601)359-4927
Fax: (601)359-9664
website:http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us
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Missouri
Carol Scott
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
2023 St. Mary's Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: (800)309-3282
Fax: (573)751-6499
website:http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Ombudsman/
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Montana
Kelly Moorse
State LTC Ombudsman
MT Dept. of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
111 N. Sanders
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Tel: (406) 444-7785
Fax: (406)444-7743
website:http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/sitc/index.htm
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Nebraska
Patty Pierson
State LTC Ombudsman
Division of Aging Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Tel: (402)471-2307
Fax: (402)471-4619
website:http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ags/itcombud.htm
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Nevada
Teresa Stricker
State LTC Ombudsman
Nevada Division for Aging Services
1860 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Tel: (702) 486-3081
Fax: (702) 486-3572
website:http://www.nvaging.net/ltc.htm
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New Hampshire
Don Rabun
State LTC Ombudsman
NH LTC Ombudsman Program
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
Tel: (603)271-4704
Fax: (603)271-5574
website:http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHD/BEAS/ltc-ombudsman..htm
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New Jersey
Debra Branch
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of Ombudsman for Institutionalized
P.O. Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Tel: (609)943-3451
Fax: (609)943-3479
website:http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/sa_ombd.htm
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New Mexico
Sondra Everhart
State LTC Ombudsman
New Mexico Aging & LTC Services Department
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: (505)476-4790
Fax: (505)476-4836
website:http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/vlunteer.html#ombuds
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New York
Mark Miller
State LTC Ombudsman
New York State Office for the Aging
2 Empire State Plaza
Agency Building #2
Albany, NY 12223
Tel: (518)474-8718
Fax: (518)474-7761
website:http://ombudsman.state.ny.us
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North Carolina
Sharon Wilder
State LTC Ombudsman
North Carolina Division of Aging & Adult Services
2101 Mail Service Center  Room 307
Raleigh, NC 27699-2101
Tel: (919)733-8395 ext. 227
Fax: (919)715-0364
website:http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/aging/ombud.htm
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North Dakota
Helen Funk
State LTC Ombudsman
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Aging Services Division
1237 West Divide Avenue
Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58501
Tel: (800)451-8693
Fax: (701)328-8744
website:http://www.nd.gov/humanservices/services/adultsaging/ombudsman.html
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Ohio
Beverley Laubert
State LTC Ombudsman
Ohio Department of Aging
50 W Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
Tel: (800)282-1206
Fax: (614)644-5201
website:http://www.goldenbuckeye.com
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Oklahoma
Esther Houser
State LTC Ombudsman
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
DHS Aging Services Division
2401 N.W. 23rd Street
Suite 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Tel: (405)521-6734
Fax: (405)522-6739
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Oregon
Meredith Cote
State LTC Ombudsman
Oregon Office of the LTC Ombudsman
3855 Wolverine NE
Suite 6
Salem, OR 97305-1251
Tel: (503)378-6533
Fax: (503)373-0852
website:http://www.oregon.gov/ltco
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Pennsylvania
Wilmarie Gonzalez
State LTC Ombudsman
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 1089
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Tel: (717)783-7096
Fax: (717)772-3382
website:http://www.aging.state.pa.us/aging/site/default.asp
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Puerto Rico
Dania Vazquez Diaz
State LTC Ombudsman
Puerto Rico Governor's Office of Elder Affairs
PO Box 191179
San Juan, PR 00919
Tel: (787)725-1515
Fax: (787)721-6510
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Rhode Island
Roberta Hawkins
State LTC Ombudsman
Alliance for Better Long Term Care
422 Post Road
Suite 204
Warwick, RI 02888
Tel: (401)785-3340
Fax: (401)785-3391
website:www.stateomb@alliancebltc.org
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South Carolina
Dale Watson
State LTC Ombudsman
Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street  Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: (803)734-9898
Fax: (803)734-9986
website:http://www.aging.sc.gov
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South Dakota
Jeff Askew
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Social Services
SD Office of Adult Services & Aging
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Tel: (605)773-3656
Fax: (605)773-6834
website:http://www.state.sd.us/social/ASA/services/ombudsman.htm
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Tennessee
Jerry Blasingame
State LTC Ombudsman
TN Commission on Aging and Disability
Andrew Jackson Bldg.
500 Deaderick Street, Ste. 825
Nashville, TN 37243
Tel: (615)741-2056
Fax: (615)741-3309
website:http://www.state.tn.us/comaging/ombudsman.html
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Texas
Patty Ducayet
State LTC Ombudsman
Center for Consuemr and External Affairs
Texas Department on Aging
P.O. Box 149030
Austin, TX 78714
Tel: (512)438-4356
Fax: (512)438-3233
website:http://www.dads.state.tx.us/news_info/ombudsman/index.html
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Utah
Daniel Musto
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Human Services
Utah Division of Aging & Adult Services
120 North 200 West
Room 325
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Tel: (801)538-3924
Fax: (801)538-4395
website:http://www.hsdaas.utah.gov/ltco.htm
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Vermont
Jacqueline Majoros
State LTC Ombudsman
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.
264 N. Winooski Avenue
P.O. Box 1367
Burlington, VT 05402
Tel: (802)863-5620
Fax: (802)863-7152
website:http://www.dad.state.vt.us/ltcinfo/ombudsman.html
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Virginia
Joani Latimer
State LTC Ombudsman
VA Association of Area Agencies on Aging
24 E Cary Street
Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: (804)565-1600
Fax: (804)644-5640
website:http://www.vaaaa.org
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Washington
Louise Ryan
State LTC Ombudsman
State LTC Ombudsman Program
South King County Multi-Service Center
1200 South 336th Street
P.O. Box 23699
Federal Way, WA 98093
Tel: (800)422-1384
Fax: (253)815-8173
website:http://www.ltcop.org/index.htm
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West Virginia
Suzanne Messenger
State LTC Ombudsman
Aging and Disability Resource Center
9541 Middletown Mall
Fairmont, WV  26554
Tel: (800) 834-0598
Fax: (304)363-1595
website:http://www.state.wv.us/zseniorwv.us/seniorservices/
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Wisconsin
Heather Bruemmer
State LTC Ombudsman
Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care
1402 Pankratz Street   Suite 111
Madison, WI 53704-4001
Tel: (608)246-7014
Fax: (608)246-7001
website:http://longtermcare.state.wi.us
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Wyoming
Deborah Alden
State LTC Ombudsman
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc
865 Gilchrist, P.O. Box 94
Wheatland, WY 82201
Tel: (307)322-5553
Fax: (307)322-3283
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