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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Georgia
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Becky Kurtz State LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTCO 2 Peachtree Street, NW 9th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 Work: (888)454-5826 Fax: (404)463-8384 website:http://www.georgi aombudsman.org	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Nancy Hill Ombudsman Coordinator Middle Georgia CAA, Inc Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 2286 Warner Robins, GA 31093-2286 Work: (478)922-4464 Fax: (478)922-7320 website:http://www.mgcaa. org Area Served: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Pulaski, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson counties
2 Office on Aging Maria Greene Director Division of Aging Services Dept. of Human Resources 2 Peachtree Street, NW 9th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 Work: (404)657-5252 Fax: (404)657-5285 website:http://www.aging. dhr.georgia.gov/portal/si te	Pam Lipsitz Ombudsman Coordinator Ward Management Services Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 3025 Bull Street Suite 102 Savannah, GA 31405 Work: (912)236-6747 Fax: (912)236-6748 Area Served: Bulloch, Bryan, Ward, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Sharon Dougherty Acting Director Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Regulatory Services 2 Peachtree Street NW Suite 32-415 Atlanta, GA 30303-3167 Work: (404)657-5700 Fax: (404)657-5708	Penny Medhurst Ombudsman Coordinator Southern Crescent - McIntosh Trail Area Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 308 Meansville, GA 30256 Work: (770)567-5951 Fax: (770)567-5953 Area Served: Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Newton, Pike, Spalding, Upson counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Charles Richards Director, MFCU, Sr. Ass't. Atty. Gen'l Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Georgia 2100 East Exchange Place Building One, Suite 200 Tucker, GA 30084 Work: (770)414-3655 Fax: (770)414-2718	Dorothy Middleton Ombudsman Coordinator Heart of Georgia Community Action Agency Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 324 Pine Street PO Box 398 Eastman, GA 31023 Work: (478)374-4301 Fax: (478)374-7648 website:http://www.mgcaa. org Area Served: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery,Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox counties
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Lee Tracy Executive Director Georgia Bd. of Examiners for NHA 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217 Work: (478)207-1670 Fax: (478)207-1676 website:http://www.sos.st ate.ga.us/plb	Robin Miller Ombudsman Coordinator Athens Community Council on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 135 Hoyt Street Athens, GA 30601-2646 Work: (706)549-4850 Fax: (706)549-7786 Area Served: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton counties
6 Medicaid Agency Mark Trail Director Dept of Community Health Div. Of Medical Assistance 2 Peachtree St., NW Suite 4043 Atlanta, GA 30303-3159 Work: (404)651-8681 Fax: (404)651-6880 website:http://www.dch.st ate.ga.us	Susan Ragan Ombudsman Coordinator Lower Chattahoochee - Middle Flint Area Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 124 A Experiment Station Rd. Plains, GA 31780 Work: (229)824-8304 Fax: (229)824-1708 website:http://www.direct servicecorp.com/page6.htm l Area Served: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster counties
7 Quality Improvement Organization Dennis White Interim Chief Executive Officer Georgia Medical Care Foundation 1455 Lincoln Pkwy. Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30346 Work: (678)527-3404 Fax: (678)527-3504	Karen Rahm Ombudsman Coordinator Lower Chattahoochee Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1500 Second Avenue Columbus, GA 31901 Work: (706)323-7243 Fax: (706)327-1071 website:http://www.direct servicecorp.com/page6.htm l Area Served: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot counties
8 Protection and Advocacy System Ruby Moore Executive Director Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. 100 Crescent Centre Parkway Suite 520 Tucker, GA 30084 Work: (404)885-1234 Fax: (770)414-2948 website:http://www.thegao .org	Phyllis Sadler Ombudsman Coordinator Georgia Legal Services Program Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 209 7th Street Suite 400 Augusta, GA 30901 Work: (706)826-4480 Fax: (706)826-4515 website:http://www.glsp.o rg Area Served: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes counties
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Mary Martha Rugg Program Administrator Dept. of Human Resources Division of Aging Services 2 Peachtree Street, NW 9th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 Work: (404)657-3421 Fax: (404)657-5340 website:http://www.aging. dhr.georgia.gov/portal/si te	Renee Sanders Ombudsman Coordinator Georgia Legal Services Program Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 104 Marietta Street Suite 240 Atlanta, GA 30303 Work: (404)563-7715 Fax: (404)463-1584 website:http://www.glsp.o rg Area Served: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties
10 Citizen Advocacy Group Melanie McNeil Executive Director Georgia Council on Aging 2 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 32-270 Atlanta, GA 30303 Work: (404)657-5348 Fax: (404)657-1722 website:http://www.gcoa.o rg	Karla Ward Ombudsman Coordinator Southeast Georgia Area LC Ombudsman Program Ward Management Services Inc. Route 2, Box 3504 Folkston, GA 31537 Work: (912)496-3948 Fax: (912)496-4079 Area Served: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, Ware counties
11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Karen Boyles Ombudsman Coordinator Atlanta Ombudsman Program 246 Sycamore Street Suite 248 Decatur, GA 30030 Work: (404)371-3802 Fax: (404)371-3811 website:http://www.atlant alegalaid.org/departments .htm Area Served: Cobb, Cherokee, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale counties	Elaine Wilson Ombudsman Coordinator SOWEGA Council on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 309 Pine Avenue Albany, GA 31701-2508 Work: (229)432-1131 Fax: (229)446-7899 website:http://www.sowega coa.org Area Served: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth counties
Dianne Brookins Ombudsman Coordinator Georgia Mountains LTC Ombudsman Program The Legacy Link, Inc. 508 Oak Street, Suite 1 PO Box 2534 Gainesville, GA 30501-3506 Work: (770)538-2685 Fax: (770)538-2696 website:http://www.legacy link.org Area Served: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White counties	Mary Woody-Montford Ombudsman Coordinator Southern Crescent - Chat./Flint Area Georgia Legal Services Program 104 Marietta Street, N.W. 2nd Floor Atlanta, GA 30309-2848 Work: (404)463-1585 Fax: (404)463-1584 website:http://www.glsp.o rg Area Served: Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup counties
Frances Guice Ombudsman Coordinator Southeast Georgia Long Term Care Ombudsman Pr PO Box 5683 Valdosta, GA 31603 Work: (229)241-1017 Fax: (229)241-8822 Area Served: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, Turner, Atkinson, Clinch counties
Last Updated Friday, November 21, 2008