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Georgia nursing home abuse assistance
Nursing home abuse involving Georgia 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
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/
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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
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Licensure and Certifications
Martin Rotter
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
website:http://www2.state
.ga.us/departments/dhr
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dianne Brookins
Ombudsman Coordinator
Georgia Mountain LTC Ombudsman Program
The Legacy Link, Inc.
508 Oak Street, Suite 1
PO Box 2534
Gainesville, GA 30501
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
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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 counties
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Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Junie Hewell
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
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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
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Kathy Jones
Ombudsman Coordinator
Georgia Legal Services Program
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
209 7th Street
Suite 400
Augusta, GA 30901
Work: (706)721-8003
Fax: (706)721-4897
website:http://www.glsp.o
rg
Area Served: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson,
Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro,
Warren, Washington, Wilkes counties
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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, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn,
Liberty, Long, McIntosh counties
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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
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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
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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
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Area Served: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor,
Webster counties
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Karen Rahm
Ombudsman Coordinator
Lower Chattahoochee
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2210 Wynnton Road
Suite 211
Columbus, GA 31906
Work: (706)323-7243
Fax: (706)327-1071
website:http://www.direct
servicecorp.com/page6.htm
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Area Served: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Muscogee,
Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot counties
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Renee Sanders
Ombudsman Coordinator
Georgia Legal Services Program
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
104 Marietta Street
Suite 240
Atlanta, GA 30303
Work: (404)894-7707
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
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Carla Ward
Coordinator
Southeast Georgia Long Term Care Ombudsman Pr
DFCS Annex Building
Route 2, Box 3504
Folkston, GA 31537
Work: (912)496-3948
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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
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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
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Mary Woody
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.org
Area Served: Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup, counties |
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