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Oklahoma nursing home abuse assistance

Nursing home abuse involving Oklahoma 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
Esther Houser
State LTC Ombudsman
DHS Aging Services Division
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2401 N.W. 23rd Street
Suite 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Work: (405)521-6734
Fax: (405)522-6739
 
Office on Aging
Roy Keen
Division Administrator
Aging Services Division
Dept. of Human Services
312 N.E. 28th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Work: (405)521-2327
Fax: (405)521-2086
 
Licensure and Certifications
Dorya Huser
Chief of Long-Term Care
Protective Health Services
1000 NE 10th Street
Room 1001
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Work: (405)271-6868
Fax: (405)271-7360
 
Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Don Brown
Director, MFCU
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Oklahoma
Office of the Attorney General
4545 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Suite 260
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3498
Work: (405)528-4274
Fax: (405)528-1867
 
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
H.E. Hendrix
OK State Borad of Examiners for NHA
3033 N. Walnut
Suite 100E
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Work: (405)521-0991
Fax: (405)528-3483
 
Medicaid Agency
Michael Fogarty
Director
OK Health Care Authority
4545 North Lincoln Boulevard
Suite 124
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Work: (405)522-7417
Fax: (405)522-7471
 
Quality Improvement Organization
Jim Williams
President/CEO
OK Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc.
14000 Quail Springs Parkway
Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
Work: (405)840-2891
Fax: (405)840-1343
website:http://www.ofmq.com
 
Protection and Advocacy System
Kayla Bower
Senior Litigation Attorney
Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2915 Classen Boulevard
Suite 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Work: (405)525-7755
Fax: (405)525-7759
website:http://www.flash.net/~odlcokc
 
Adult Protective Service Agency
Barbara Kidder
Program Administrator
Adult Protective Services/Aging Svcs.
Dept. of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Work: (405)521-3660
Fax: (405)521-2086
 
Citizen Advocacy Group
JoAnna Deighton
Oklahomans for Improvement of NH Care
1423 Oakwood Drive
Norman, OK 73069-4446
Work: (405)364-5004
Fax: (405)364-5004
website:http://www.nhadvocates.org/okinch/home.htm
 
Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Linda Byrd
Ombudsman Volunteer Supervisor
SODA Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
422 Cessna
P.O. Box 709
Durant, OK 74702
Work: (580)920-1388
Fax: (580)920-1391
Area Served: Dist. 4: Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc counties
 
Sharon Elder
Ombudsman Supervisor
EODD Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1012 North 38th Street
P.O. Box 1367
Muskogee, OK 74402
Work: (918)682-7891
Fax: (918)682-5444
Area Served: Dist 2: Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner counties
 
Karen Elliott
Ombudsman Supervisor
Areawide Aging Agency, Inc.
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Mayfair Center
3200 N.W. 48th Street, Suite 104
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Work: (405)942-8500
Fax: (405)942-8535
Area Served: Dist. 8: Canadian, Cleveland, Logan and Oklahoma counties
 
Barbara Graham
Ombudsman Supervisor
COEDD Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
400 North Bell
P.O. Box 3398
Shawnee, OK 47802-3398
Work: (800)375-8255
Fax: (405)273-3213
website:http://www.coedd-aaa.com/sys-tmpl/door
 
Chris Hamilton
Ombudsman Supervisor
SWODA AAA (Sherman Industrial Air Park) - A
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Building 420 - Kliewer Drive
P.O. Box 569
Burns Flat, OK 73624-0569
Work: (800)627-4882
Fax: (580)562-4880
 
Susan Jacobs
Ombudsman
OEDA Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
330 Douglas Avenue
P.O. Box 668
Beaver, OK 73932-0668
Work: (580)625-4531
Fax: (580)625-3420
Area Served: Dist. 11: Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods, Woodward counties
 
Renee Johnson
Ombudsman Supervisor
KEDDO Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Highway 2
P.O. Box 638
Wilburton, OK 74578-0638
Work: (800)722-8180
Fax: (918)465-3873
Area Served: Dist. 3: Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg, Pushmataha counties
 
LaJean Kirby
Ombudsman Supervisor
NODA Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2901 North Van Buren
Enid, OK 73703-2505
Work: (800)749-1149
Fax: (580)237-8230
Area Served: Dist. 7: Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major, Noble counties
 
Carol Kuhlmen
Ombudsman Supervisor
ASCOG Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
PO Box 1647
Duncan, OK 73534
Work: (800)658-1466
Fax: (580)252-6170
Area Served: Dist. 9: Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens and Tillman counties
 
Cynthia Lincoln
Ombudsman Supervisor
COEDD Area Agency on Aging
LTC Ombudsman Program
400 North Bell
P.O. Box 3398
Shawnee, OK 47802-3398
Work: (405)273-6410
Fax: (405)273-3213
website:http://www.coedd-aaa.com/sys-tmpl/door
Area Served: Dist. 5: Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties
 
Nancy Pfeifer
Ombudsman Supervisor
Tulsa Area Agency on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
111 S Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74120
Work: (918)596-7685
Fax: (918)596-7653
Area Served: Dist. 6: Creek, Osage, Tulsa counties
 
Lahona Young
Ombudsman Supervisor
Grand Gateway AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
333 S. Oak
P.O. Drawer B
Big Cabin, OK 74332
Work: (800)482-4594
Fax: (918)783-5786
Area Served: Dist. 1: Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and Washington counties