Nursing home abuse involving Florida 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
Brian Lee
State LTC Ombudsman
Florida State LTC Ombudsman Council
Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Work: (888)831-0404
Fax: (850)414-2377
website:http://www.myflor
ida.com/ombudsman
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Office on Aging
Terry White
Secretary
Dept. of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Suite 315
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Work: (850)414-2000
Fax: (850)414-2004
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Licensure and Certifications
Elizabeth Dudek
Deputy Secretary
Agency For Health Care Administration
Div. for Health Qual. Assurance
2727 Mahan Drive
Room 170, Mail Stop #9
Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403
Work: (850)487-2528
Fax: (850)487-6240
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Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Spencer Levine
Director, MFCU
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol
PL-01
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Work: (850)414-3600
Fax: (850)487-9475
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Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
John Taylor
Executive Director
BD of Nursing Home Administrators
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3254
Work: (850)488-0595
Fax: (850)413-6982
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Medicaid Agency
Tom Arnold
Deputy Secretary for Medicaid
FL Agency for Health Care Administration
Agency for Health Care Admin.
2727 Mahan Drive
Building 3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Work: (850)488-3560
Fax: (850)488-2520
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Quality Improvement Organization
Mark Michelman
Interim President
Florida Medical Quality Assurance
4350 W. Cypress Street
Suite 900
Tampa, FL 33607
Work: (813)354-9111
Fax: (813)354-0737
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Protection and Advocacy System
Gary Blumenthal
Executive Director
Advocacy Center For Persons w/Disabilities
2671 Exec Center, Circle West
Webster Building, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5092
Work: (850)488-9071
Fax: (850)488-8640
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Adult Protective Service Agency
Chris Shoemaker
Management Analyst
Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs
Director of Volunteer Services
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Work: (850)922-4076
Fax: (850)922-4193
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Citizen Advocacy Group
Judy Ahler-Friddle
President
Fighting Elder Abuse Together (FEAT)
1625 La Maderia Dr., S.W.
Palm Bay, FL 32908
Work: (321)984-8883
Fax: (321)956-7606
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Barbara Hengstebeck
Executive Director
Coalition to Protect America's Elders
3699 Plowshare Road
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Work: (850)216-2727
Fax: (850)216-1933
website:http://www.protec
telders.org
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Linda Pounds
Project Director
Quality Care Advocates, Inc
P.O. Box 494224
Port Charlotte, FL 33949
Work: (941)743-0987
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Anna Spinella
Advocates Committed To Improving Our NH's
ACTION
4714 W. Euclid Ave.
Tampa, FL 33629
Work: (813)837-1714
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Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Maureen Debari Anderson
Coordinator
District 3B-Ocala Ombudsman Council
Dept. of Elder Affairs, LTC Ombudsman Prog.
1 NE First Ave., Suite 205
Ocala, FL 34470
Work: (352)620-3088
Fax: (352)732-1407
Area Served: Marion, Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and Lake
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Dannie Boyd
Coordinator
District 1-Pensacola LTC Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3300 N. Pace Blvd.
Suite 320
Pensacola, FL 32505
Work: (850)595-8243
Fax: (850)595-8087
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Claire Caldwell-Horton
Ombudsman
District 8 - Fort Myers Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2295 Victoria Ave. Room 135
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Work: (239)338-1493
Fax: (239)338-1671
Area Served: Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee,
Hendry and Collier
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Betty Camblor
Coordinator
LTC Ombudsman Council - District 5A
District 5A - St. Petersburg
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
11351 Ulmerton Rd., Suite 100
Largo, FL 33778
Work: (727)588-6912
Fax: (727)588-6888
Area Served: Pinellas (Belleair Rd in Clearwater + south)
county
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Jody Dolsberry
Coordinator
District 3A-Gainesville Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1000 Northeast 16th Avenue,
Building H
Gainesville, FL 32601
Work: (352)955-5015
Fax: (352)955-6094
Area Served: Hamilton, Suwanee, Columbia, Lafayette, Dixie,
Levy, Union, Putnman, Alachua, Bradford, and Gilchrist
counties
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Edward Forman
State Vice Chair
Florida LTC Ombudsman Program
6287 Bahia DelMar Circle
#301
St. Petersburg, FL 33715
Work: (727)588-6912
Fax: (727)867-7703
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Briana Hagquist
Coordinator
District 9-West Palm Beach Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
111 South Sapodilla Ave # 205
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Work: (561)837-5038
Fax: (561)837-5696
Area Served: Palm Beach county
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Ramon Keppis
Ombudsman Coordinator
LTC Ombudsman Council - District 11N
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Keller Building #2, RM 38
20000 NW 47th Avenue
Opa-Locka, FL 33055
Work: (305)626-6144
Fax: (305)628-7284
Area Served: N. Miami Dade county (north of Flagler St. all
NE and NW addresses)
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Sandy McCurdy
Coordinator
District 8 - Fort Myers Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2295 Victoria Ave. Room 135
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Work: (239)338-1493
Fax: (239)338-1671
Area Served: Sarasota, Desoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee,
Hendry and Collier counties
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Gloria Nebrich
Coordinator
District 4-Jacksonville Ombudsman Council
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
5920 Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville, FL 32231
Work: (904)723-2058
Fax: (904)723-2159
Area Served: Nassau, Baker, Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Flager,
and Volusia counties
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Kim Shaw
Coordinator
East Central Florida LTCOC
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
988 Woodcock Road
Suite 200
Orlando, FL 32803
Work: (407)228-7752
Fax: (407)228-7754
Area Served: Orange, Seminole, Brevard, & Osceola
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Deborah Sokolow
Coordinator
LTC Ombudsman Council - District 11S
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
7300 N. Kendall Drive
Suite 780
Miami, FL 33156
Work: (305)671-7246
Fax: (305)671-7247
Area Served: Monroe and S. Miami Dade (south of Flagler St.
all SE & SW addresses)
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Pat Sovonick
Coordinator
LTC Ombudsman Council - District 5B
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
7601 Little Road, Suite 120M
Council Square II
New Port Richey, FL 34654
Work: (727)834-3127
Fax: (727)816-1385
Area Served: Pasco and North Pinellas (north of Belleair Rd.
in Clearwater)
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William Teague
Interim Coordinator
LTC Ombudsman Council Dist. 8 - Aging & Adult
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
9393 N. Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL 33612
Work: (813)558-5591
Fax: (813)558-5598
Area Served: Hillsborough and Manatee
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