National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center

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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Connecticut
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Nancy Shaffer State LTC Ombudsman CT Department of Social Services Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 25 Sigourney Street 12th Floor Hartford, CT 06106-5033 Work: (860)424-5238 Fax: (860)424-4808 website:http://www.ltcop. state.ct.us/	9 Adult Protective Service Agency Dorian Long Manager Elder Rights Program Dept. of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106 Work: (860)424-5022 Fax: (860)424-4966
2 Office on Aging Pamela Giannini Department of Social Services Elderly Services Division 25 Sigourney Street 10th Floor Hartford, CT 06106-5033 Work: (860)424-5277 Fax: (860)424-5301	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Maggie Ewald Regional Director Region III/Eastern Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 4 Broadway 3rd Floor Norwich, CT 06360 Work: (860)823-3366 Fax: (860)859-2667 Area Served: Eastern area including: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Danielson, Deep River, Eastford, E Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Mansfield, Montyville counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Marianne Horn Director Connecticut Department of Public Health Division of Health Systems Regulation 410 Capitol Avenue MS#12 HSR Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Work: (860)509-7405 Fax: (860)509-7539	Cristina MacGillis Regional Ombudsman Region VI/Central Sub Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 Work: (860)723-1124 Fax: (860)566-4499 Area Served: Andover, Berlin, Bolton, Bristol, Cromwell, E Hampton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marborough, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Southington, Wethersfield counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control John DeMattia Director, MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Connecticut Office of the Chief State's Atty. 300 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1829 Work: (860)258-5986 Fax: (860)258-5848	Kimberly Massey Regional Ombudsman Region I/ Southwest Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1057 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 Work: (203)551-5530 Fax: (203)579-6903 Area Served: Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport Wilton and Southport
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Tresti Quiller Department of Public Health NHA Licensure P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06314-0308 Work: (860)509-7579 Fax: (860)509-8457	Michael Michalski Regional Ombudsman Region IV/North Central Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 Work: (860)723-1390 Fax: (860)566-4499 Area Served: Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, Canton, E Granby, E Hartford, E Windson, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Rockville, Simsbury, Somers, S Windsor, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, W Hartford, Windsor, Windsor Locks cntys
6 Medicaid Agency David Parella Director, Medical Care Administration CT Dept. of Social Services - Med. Asst. Dept. of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106-5116 Work: (860)424-5116 Fax: (860)424-5114	VACANT Region II/South Central Ombudsman Office/Dept Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 414 Chapel Street Suite 301 New Haven, CT 06511 Work: (203)974-3030 Fax: (203)789-7850
7 Quality Improvement Organization Marcia Petrillo Chief Executive Officer Qualidigm 100 Roscommon DR Suite 200 Middletown, CT 06457 Work: (860)632-2008 Fax: (860)632-5865	VACANT Regional Ombudsman Region III/Eastern Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 4 Broadway 3rd Floor Norwich, CT 06360 Work: (860)823-3366 Fax: (860)859-2667
8 Protection and Advocacy System James McGaughey Executive Director Office of P&A for Persons with Disabilities 60 B Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120-1551 Work: (860)297-4300 Fax: (860)566-8714 website:http://www.state. ct.us/opapd	Theresa Velendzas Regional Ombudsman Region V/North West Regional Office 249 Thomaston Avenue Waterbury, CT 06702 Work: (203)597-4181 Fax: (203)597-4048 Area Served: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebroo, Cornwall, Danbury, Goshen, Hartland, Harrington, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk
Last Updated Friday, November 21, 2008