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Kansas nursing home abuse assistance

Nursing home abuse involving Kansas 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
Kathy Greenlee
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 1041
Topeka, KS 66612
Work: (785)296-3017
Fax: (785)296-3916
website:http://da.state.ks.us/care/
 
Office on Aging
Pamela Johnson-Betts
Secretary
KS Dept on Aging - IV
New England Building
503 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3404
Work: (785)296-5222
Fax: (785)296-0256
 
Licensure and Certifications
Joseph Kroll
Director
Kansas Department Health & Environment
Division of Health
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 330
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
Work: (785)296-1240
Fax: (785)296-1266
 
Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
John Fleenor
Director, Deputy Attorney General
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Kansas
Office of the Attorney General
700 SW Jackson Street
Suite 804
Topeka, KS 66603-3758
Work: (785)368-6220
Fax: (785)386-6223
 
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Marla Rhoden
Board of Adult Care Home Administrators
900 SW Jackson
Suite 1051-S
Topeka, KS 66612
Work: (913)296-0061
Fax: (913)296-1266
 
Medicaid Agency
Robert Day
Commissioner
Adult and Medical Services
Dept. of Social & Rehab. Svcs.
915 SW Harrison Street
5th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Work: (785)296-3773
Fax: (785)296-5507
 
Quality Improvement Organization
Larry Pitman
President/CEO
Kansas Foundation For Medical Care
2947 S.W. Wanamaker Dr.
Topeka, KS 66614-4193
Work: (785)273-2552
Fax: (785)273-5130
website:http://www.kfmc.org
 
Protection and Advocacy System
James Germer
Executive Director
Advocacy & Protective Services
3745 SW Wanamaker Road
Topeka, KS 66610
Work: (785)273-9661
Fax: (785)273-9414
 
Adult Protective Service Agency
Rosalie Sacks
Program Manager
Dept of Social & Rehab Services
Adult Protective Services
915 SW Harrison
DSOB - 681-West
Topeka, KS 66614
Work: (785)368-8105
Fax: (785)296-0146
 
Citizen Advocacy Group
Deanne Bacco
Executive Director
Kansas Advocates for Better Care
913 Tennessee Street, #2
Lawrence, KS 66044
Work: (800)525-1782
Fax: (785)749-0029
website:http://www.kabc.org
 
Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Cynthia Bailey
Region IIA Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 1041
Topeka, KS 66612
Work: (785)296-3017
Fax: (785)296-3916
website:http://da.state.k
s.us/care/

Area Served: Region IIA: Atchison, Brown, Chase, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marion, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Potawatomie, Shawnee (one-half), Wabaunsee counties
 
Joe Dobson
Regional Ombudsman
Kansas Department of Administration
Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
8915 Lenexa Drive
Overland Park, KS 66214
Work: (877)662-8362
Fax: (913)826-7576
Area Served: Region III: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte
 
James Grooms
Region V Ombudsman
Kansas Department on Aging - Region V
130 S. Market
Suite 5063
Wichita, KS 67202
Work: (877)662-8362
Fax: (316)337-6023
Area Served: Region V: Clark, Finney, Ford, Gove, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Scott, Sedgwick (one-half), Seward, Stanton, Stevens, Wallace, Wichita counties
 
Sue Schuster
Region I Ombudsman
Kansas Department of Administration
Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman
1025 Main Street
1st Floor
Great Bend, KS 67530
Work: (877)662-8362
Fax: (620)793-8102
Area Served: Region I: Barton, Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Graham, Lincoln, McPherson, Norton, Osborne, Pawnee, Phillips, Rawlins, Reno, Rice, Rook, Rush, Russell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego counties
 
Gloria Simpson
Regiona IV Ombudsman
Kansas Department on Aging - Region IV
Long Term Care Ombudsman Office
130 S. Market
Suite 5063
Wichita, KS 67202
Work: (887)662-8362
Fax: (316)337-6023
Area Served: Region IV: Barber, Butler, Chatauqua, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Sedgwick (one-half), Stafford, Sumner counties