Nursing home abuse involving Mississippi 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
Anniece McLemore
State LTC Ombudsman
MS Dept. of Human Services, Div. of Aging
State LTC Ombudsman
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Work: (601)359-4927
Fax: (601)359-9664
website:http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us
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Office on Aging
Edna Caston
Director
Division of Aging & Adult Services
Council on Aging
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Work: (601)359-4925
Fax: (601)359-9664
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Licensure and Certifications
Karen Selestak
Director
Mississippi Department of Health
Health Facilities L&C
570 East Woodrow Wilson
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Work: (601)576-7326
Fax: (601)576-7350
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Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Kenny O'Neal
Assistant Attorney General
Medicaid Fraud Control of Mississippi
Office of the Attorney General
802 N. State Street
PO Box 56
Jackson, MS 39205-0056
Work: (601)359-4220
Fax: (601)359-4214
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Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Cathy Woods
Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Admin
1400 Lakeover Road
Suite 120
Jackson, MS 39213
Work: (601)364-2310
Fax: (601)364-2306
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Medicaid Agency
Rica Lewis-Payton
Medicaid Director
MS Division of Medicaid
Office of the Governor
239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201-1399
Work: (601)359-6050
Fax: (601)359-6048
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Quality Improvement Organization
Jim McIlwain
President/Principal Clinical Coordinator
Information and Quality Healthcare
385 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 120
Ridgeland, MS 39157-6035
Work: (601)957-1575
Fax: (601)956-1713
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Protection and Advocacy System
Rebecca Floyd
Executive Director
MS P&A System For DD Inc
5305 Executive Place
Suite A
Jackson, MS 39206
Work: (601)981-8207
Fax: (601)981-8313
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Adult Protective Service Agency
Edna Clark
Program Manager
Adult Protection Svcs./Fam. & Child. Svc
MS. Dept. of Human Services
750 N. State Street
P.O. Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
Work: (601)359-4484
Fax: (601)359-4978
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Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Lawanna Kay Bishop
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 499
Newton, MS 39345
Work: (601)656-7347
Fax: (601)683-7873
Area Served: Neshoba county
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Alpha Gene Brummett
Regional Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1170 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39296
Work: (800)315-3103
Fax: (601)981-1515
Area Served: Hinds, Yazoo counties
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Patricia Carr
Ombudsman
Southwest MS Planning & Development District,
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
119 Beaver Dam Road
Tylertown, MS 39667
Work: (601)876-4832
Fax: (601)446-6071
Area Served: Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall counties
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Joyce Cayce
Regional Ombudsman
South Delta AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
217 Nevada Street
Greenville, MS 38703
Work: (662)378-5853
Fax: (662)378-5854
Area Served: Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey,
Issaquena counties
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Faye Dubose
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 499
Newton, MS 39345
Work: (601)733-2284
Area Served: Smith county
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Dorothy Fair
Regional Ombudsman
North Delta AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 1488
Batesville, MS 38606
Work: (662)627-3401
Fax: (662)627-9507
Area Served: Desoto, Tunica, Tate, Panola, Tallahatchie,
Coahoma, Quitman counties
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Barbara Freeman
Regional Ombudsman
Southwest MS Planning & Development District,
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2265 Highway 84-E
Meadville, MS 39653
Work: (601)384-5200
Fax: (601)446-6071
Area Served: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson,
Wilkinson counties
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Martie Gibson
Ombudsman
Golden Triangle AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 828
Starkville, MS 39760-0828
Work: (662)324-7860
Fax: (662)324-1911
Area Served: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha,
Webster, Winston counties
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Carolyn Hennington
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2182 County Road 140
Quitman, MS 39955
Work: (601)776-6754
Area Served: Clarke county
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Patricia Henry
Regional Ombudsman
Three Rivers AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 690
Pontotoc, MS 38863
Work: (662)489-2415
Fax: (662)489-6815
Area Served: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Union, Lafayette,
Ittawamba, Monroe, Lee counties
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Ruby Lee
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
406 N. Main Street
Mendenhall, MS 39114
Work: (601)847-4641
Area Served: Simpson county
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Joy Lowery
Ombudsman
Southern Mississippi AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
9229 Highway 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
Work: (228)868-2326
Fax: (228)868-2550
Area Served: Jones, Wayne, Covington, Marion, Jefferson,
counties
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Irene Massengale
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 13
Carthage, MS 39051
Work: (601)267-9863
Area Served: Leake county
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Virginia McKee
Regional Ombudsman
Northeast Mississippi AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3530 CR 102
Walnut, MS 38683
Work: (662)223-6532
Fax: (662)728-2118
Area Served: Marshall, Benton, Tishomingo, Tippah, Alcorn,
Prentiss counties
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Shonda McKinzie
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 448
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Work: (601)894-4788
Fax: (601)894-6191
Area Served: Copiah county
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Amelia Porter
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 726
Canton, MS 39046
Work: (601)859-5703
Fax: (601)859-0850
Area Served: Madison county
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Raphael Sample
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1545 West Government Street
Suite C
Brandon, MS 39042
Work: (601)825-1309
Fax: (601)824-0036
Area Served: Rankin county
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Mary Smith
Regional Ombudsman
North Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
711B South Applegate
Winona, MS 38967
Work: (662)283-2675
Fax: (662)283-5875
Area Served: Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore,
Montgomery, Yalobusha counties
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Jennie Stinson
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3420 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 4
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Work: (601)638-7441
Fax: (601)638-1868
Area Served: Warren county
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Peggy Thornton
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 731
Bay Springs, MS 39422
Work: (601)764-2671
Area Served: Jasper county
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Vacant
Ombudsman
Central Mississippi Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1170 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39296
Work: (601)981-1511
Fax: (601)981-1515
Area Served: Hinds, Yazoo counties
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Vera Walker
Regional Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 499
Newton, MS 39345
Work: (601)683-2401
Fax: (601)683-7873
Area Served: Lauderdale, Neshoba, Smith, counties - Supervise
Clark, Jasper, Kemper, Leake, Newton, Scott counties
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Brenda Wragg
Ombudsman
East Central AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 499
Newton, MS 39345
Work: (601)683-2007
Fax: (601)683-7873
Area Served: Newton county |