Nursing home abuse involving Arizona nursing homes should be
reported. Below are the names of state officials to whom you may
report nursing home abuse or neglect.
State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Robert Nixon
State LTC Ombudsman
AZ Aging & Adult Administration
1789 West Jefferson
#950-A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)542-6454
Fax: (602)542-6575
website:http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/programs/ombudsman/
default.asp.
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Office on Aging
Henry Blanco
Program Administrator
Aging and Adult Administration
Dept. of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson Street
#950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)542-4446
Fax: (602)542-6575
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Licensure and Certifications
Mary Wiley
Assistant Director
Arizona Department of Health Services
Division of Licensing Services
150 N. 18th Avenue
4th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)364-3064
Fax: (602)374-4965
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Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Pamela Svoboda
Director, MFCU
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Arizona
Office of the Attorney General
1275 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)542-3881
Fax: (602)364-0785
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Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Frances Goetzinger-Amendt
Deputy Director
State Board of Examiners for Nursing
Care Inst. Adm./Assisted Living Facil. Mgrs.
1400 W. Washington Street
Room 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)542-3095
Fax: (602)542-3093
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Medicaid Agency
Anthony Rodgers
Director
AZ Health Care Cost Containment System
801 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Work: (602)417-4680
Fax: (602)252-6536
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Quality Improvement Organization
Lawrence Shapiro
President/CEO
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc
301 E. Bethany Home Road
Suite B-157
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Work: (602)264-6382
Fax: (602)241-0757
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Protection and Advocacy System
Leslie Cohen
Executive Director
Arizona Center for Disability Law
100 North Stone Avenue
Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701
Work: (520)327-9547
Fax: (520)884-0992
website:http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/acdl.html
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Adult Protective Service Agency
Henry Blanco
Operations Manager
Adult Proc Svcs. Aging & Adult Admin.
Dept. of Economic Security
1789 W. Jefferson #950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602)542-6579
Fax: (602)542-6575
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Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Sam Arcus
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region II Pima Council on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog
8467 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85710
Work: (520)790-7262
Fax: (520)790-7577
Area Served: Pima county
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Randella Bluehouse
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VIII Inter Tribal Coun of AZ AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2214 N. Central Avenue
Suite 100
Phoeniz, AZ 85004
Work: (602)307-1542
Fax: (602)258-4825
Area Served: Tribal Reservation jurisdiction
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Frank Dwyer
Ombudsman
Region IV AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog
224 South 3rd Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85364
Work: (928)782-1886
Fax: (928)329-4248
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Joann Tso
Ombudsman
Region VII - Navajo AAA
Administration Building #2
P.O. Box Drawer 1390
Window Rock, AZ 85615
Work: (928)871-6796
Fax: (520)871-6793
Area Served: Tribal Reservation jurisdiction
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Kathy Sullivan
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region IV - Western Arizona COG
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
208 North 4th Street
Kingman, AZ 86401
Work: (928)753-6247
Fax: (928)753-7038
Area Served: Mohave county
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Cindy Skalsky
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VI Area Agency on Aging - C/O (SEAGO)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
118 Arizona Avenue
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Work: (520)432-5301
Fax: (520)432-5858
Area Served: Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Douglas communities/S.
Cochise county
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Cheryl Shimpach
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region III N. Arizona Council of Governments
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
119 E. Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Work: (928)213-5239
Fax: (928)214-7235
Area Served: Coconino, Navajo, Apache counties
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Frank Salomon
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VI C/O SEAHRC
490 Chenoweth Street
P.O. Box 2606
Nogales, AZ 85628
Work: (520)287-3408
Fax: (520)287-3407
Area Served: Graham, Santa Cruz, N. Cochise, Benson, Wilcox
counties
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Clementine Potter
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VIII - White Mountain Apache Tribe/AAA
P.O. Box 700
White River, AZ 85941
Work: (928)338-4346
Fax: (928)338-1401
Area Served: Tribal Members, White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Aurelia Nehoitewa
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VIII - Hopi Tribe/AAA/Office of Elderl
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 123
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86309
Work: (928)734-3506
Fax: (928)734-3559
Area Served: Tribal Reservation jurisdiction, Hopi Tribe
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Daneesa McCauley
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region III - C/O VVSC
P.O. Box 3723
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Work: (928)649-0643
Fax: (928)649-0643
Area Served: Yavapai county
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Steve Lacy
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region I Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1366 East Thomas Rd.
Suite 108
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Work: (602)264-2255
Fax: (602)230-9132
Area Served: Maricopa county
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Rebecca Jennings
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region V Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1895-2 North Trekell Road
PO Box 11452
Casa Grande, AZ 85230-1452
Work: (520)836-2758
Fax: (520)421-2033
Area Served: Pinal, Gila counties
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Seferino Flores
Ombudsman Coordinator
Region VIII - Pascua Yaqui Tribe
7474 S. Camino de Oeste
Tucson, AZ 85746
Work: (520)879-5538
Fax: (520)883-5014
Area Served: Tribal Reservation jurisdiction, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
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