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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Illinois
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Sally Petrone State LTC Ombudsman Illinois Department on Aging 421 East Capitol Avenue Suite 100 Springfield, IL 62701-1789 Work: (217)785-3143 Fax: (217)524-9644 website:http://www.state. il.us/aging	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Brigit Dyer-Reynolds Regional Ombudsman ICARE - Long-Term Care Ombudsman 620 North Walnut Street Springfield, IL 62702 Work: (217)523-8419 Fax: (217)523-8493 website:http://www.icare. ws Area Served: Cass, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott
2 Office on Aging Charles Johnson Director IL Department on Aging - V 421 East Capitol Avenue Suite 100 Springfield, IL 62701-1789 Work: (217)785-2870 Fax: (217)785-4477	Nancy Flowers Regional Ombudsman Evanston Commission on Aging (PSA 13) 2100 Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL 60204 Work: (847)866-2963 Fax: (847)448-8133 Area Served: City of Evanston
3 Licensure and Certifications Enrique Unanue Deputy Director Illinois Department of Public Health Office Health Care Regulation 525 West Jefferson, 5th Floor Springfield, IL 62761 Work: (217)782-2913 Fax: (217)524-6292	Nancy Flowers President IL Association of LTC Program (IALTCO) 2100 Ridge Ave Evanston, IL 60201 Work: (847)866-2963 Fax: (847)448-8133
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Gordon Fidler Director Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Illinois Illinois Dept. of State Police 400 Iles Park Place Suite 302 Springfield, IL 62718 Work: (217)785-3322 Fax: (217)524-6405	Kathy Kopsack Regional Ombudsman Alternatives For The Older Adult, Inc (PSA 3) Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1518 5th Avenue Suite 100 Moline, IL 61265 Work: (309)277-0167 Fax: (309)277-0163 Area Served: Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Warren
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Kittie West NHA Licensing & Disc. Board IL Dept. of Prof. Regulation 320 W. Washington Street 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62786 Work: (217)782-7524 Fax: (217)782-7645	Stasia Miller Regional Ombudsman Senior Strength Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog Senior Services of the Ctr. for Prevention of 720 Joan Court Peoria, IL 61614 Work: (309)637-3905 Fax: (309)637-3907 Area Served: Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford
6 Medicaid Agency Barry Maram Medicaid Director IL Dept. of Publid Aid 201 South Grand Avenue, East 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62763-0001 Work: (217)782-1200 Fax: (217)524-7979	Tiffany Musslewhite Regional Ombudsman SWAN Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. PO Box 176 Olney, IL 62450 Work: (618)392-3556 Fax: (618)392-5514
7 Quality Improvement Organization Beth Hackman Executive Vice President Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care 2625 Butterfield Road Suite 104 S Oakbrook, IL 60523 Work: (630)571-5540 Fax: (630)571-5611	Robyn O'Neill Regional Ombudsman Legal Assistance Foundation/Chicago (PSA 13) 828 Davis Street Suite 201 Evanston, IL 60201 Work: (847)425-5100 Fax: (847)425-3033 Area Served: Suburban Cook County, and Lake County, except City of Evanston
8 Protection and Advocacy System Zena Naiditch Executive Director Equip for Equality, Inc. 11 East Adams Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60603 Work: (312)341-0022 Fax: (312)341-0295	Donna Schutte Regional Ombudsman West Central IL Case Coordination Unit 639 York Street Quincy, IL 62301 Work: (217)222-1189 Fax: (217)222-1220 Area Served: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Lois Moorman Administrator IL Department on Aging Bureau of Elder Rights 421 East Capitol Avenue Suite 100 Springfield, IL 62701-1789 Work: (217)785-9018 Fax: (217)524-9644	Muriel Shackelford Regional Ombudsman Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 8787 State Street East St. Louis, IL 62203 Work: (618)398-0958 Fax: (618)874-6914 Area Served: Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington
10 Citizen Advocacy Group Violette King Nursing Home Monitors 6111 Vollmer Lane Godfrey, IL 62035 Work: (618)466-3410 Fax: (618)466-3410 website:http://www.nursin ghomemonitors.org	Diane Shiner Regional Ombudsman Senior Services Center of Will County Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 251 North Center Street Joliet, IL 60435-7144 Work: (815)740-4225 Fax: (815)740-4218 Area Served: Grundy, Kankakee, Will counties
Wendy Meltzer Executive Director Illinois Citizens For Better Care 100 W. Monroe Street Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60603-1912 Work: (312)663-5120 Fax: (312)663-5121 website:http://www.illino iscares.org	Tami Lynn Wacker Regional Ombudsman ECIAAA Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (PSA 1003 Maple Hill Road Bloomington, IL 61704 Work: (309)829-2065 Fax: (309)829-6021 Area Served: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermillioin counties
11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Tonya Banks Senior Services Associates, Inc. (PSA 02) Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 460 Garfield Avenue Aurora, IL 60506 Work: (630)897-4035 Fax: (630)897-6901 Area Served: Kane, Kendall, McHenry counties	Cathy Weightman-Moore Regional Ombudsman Catholic Charities/Diocese of Rockford -PSA 1 102 S. Madison Rockford, IL 61104 Work: (815)966-5300 Fax: (815)962-9036 Area Served: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, JoDaviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
Laura Bass Regional Ombudsman Chicago Department on Aging (PSA 12) Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 30 North LaSalle Suite 2320 Chicago, IL 60602-2586 Work: (312)744-5957 Fax: (312)742-3281 Area Served: City of Chicago	JereSue Wernsing Regional Ombudsman Senior Protective Services Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 209 South Merchant Street Effingham, IL 62401 Work: (217)347-5569 Fax: (217)347-5590 Area Served: Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion counties
Natasha Belli Regional Ombudsman DuPage Cnty Dept of Human Resources (PSA 2) Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 421 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Work: (630)407-6500 Fax: (630)407-6501 Area Served: DuPage county
Last Updated Thursday, November 20, 2008