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South Dakota nursing home abuse assistance

Nursing home abuse involving South Dakota 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
Donna Fischer
State LTC Ombudsman
SD Office of Adult Services & Aging
Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Work: (605)773-3656
Fax: (605)773-6834
website:http://www.state.sd.us/social/ASA/services/ombudsman.htm
 
Office on Aging
Lynne A. Valenti
Cabinet Secretary
Office of Adult Services & Aging - VIII
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Work: (605)773-3656
Fax: (605)773-6834
website:http://http://dss.sd.gov/
 
Licensure and Certifications
Dan Thayer
Director, Licensing & Certification
South Dakota Department of Health
Off. of Health Care Facilities
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Work: (605)773-5273
Fax: (605)773-6667
 
Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Jason Glodt
Director
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of South Dakota
Office of The Attorney General
110 W. Missouri Street
Pierre, SD 57501-4506
Work: (605)773-4102
Fax: (605)773-6471
 
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Joyce Vos
SD Board of Examiners for NHA
PO Box 632
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0632
Work: (605)331-5040
Fax: (605)331-2043
 
Medicaid Agency
Damien Prunty
Administrator
Dept of Social Services
Richard F. Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Work: (605)773-3495
Fax: (605)773-5246
 
Quality Improvement Organization
Mark Hoven
Chief Executive Officer
South Dakota FMC
1323 South Minnesota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-0691
Work: (605)336-3505
Fax: (605)336-0270
 
Protection and Advocacy System
Robert Kean
Executive Director
SD Advocacy Services
221 South Central Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Work: (605)224-8294
Fax: (605)224-5125
website:http://www.sdadvocacy.com
 
Adult Protective Service Agency
Cassie Lindquist
Executive Director
Office of Adult Services & Aging
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Work: (605)773-3656
Fax: (605)773-6834
 
Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Nancy Anderson
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Madison
Dept. of Social Services
223 S. Van Eps Avenue
Suite 201
Madison, SD 57042
Work: (605)256-5683
Area Served: Lake, Oldham and Ramona (Kingsbury), Miner counties
 
Mary Antrim
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Watertown
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
100 South Maple
P. O. Box 670
Watertown, SD 57201-0670
Work: (605)882-5003
Area Served: Codington, Grant, Deuel, Clark, Hamlin counties
 
Dennis Bendt
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Rapid City
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
510 North Campbell
P. O. Box 2440
Rapid City, SD 57701-2440
Work: (605)394-2434
Area Served: Pennington and Hermosa (Custer) counties
 
Gary Bowar
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Winner
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
649 West Second Street
Winner, SD 57580-1598
Work: (605)842-0400
Area Served: Southern Gregory, Tripp, Mellette and Todd counties
 
John Burchill
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Pierre
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
912 East Sioux
Pierre, SD 57501-3940
Work: (605)773-3521
Area Served: Haakon, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Western Lyman, Stanley, Sully counties
 
Sharon Culbertson
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Sturgis
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2200 West Main
Sturgis, SD 57785-1937
Work: (605)347-2588
Area Served: Meade county
 
Patricia Ecker
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Sisseton
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
119 East Cherry Street
P. O. Box 230
Sisseton, SD 57262-0230
Work: (605)698-7675
Area Served: East 1/3 Marshall and Roberts counties
 
Dawn Grey
Ombudsman
Asa Filed Office - Deadwood
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
20 Cliff Street
P. O. Box 607
Deadwood, SD 57732-0607
Work: (605)578-2402
Area Served: Lawrence county
 
Mae Gunnare
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Olivet
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
140 E. Euclid
Room 127
Olivet, SD 57052-2103
Work: (605)387-4219
Area Served: Hutchinson county
 
Cheryl Hill
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Vermillion
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
12th Court Street
P. O. Box 516
Vermillion, SD 57069-0516
Work: (605)677-6800
Area Served: Clay and Union counties
 
Scott Hult
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Brookings
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1310 South Main
P. O. Box 708
Brookings, SD 57006-0708
Work: (605)688-4330
Area Served: Brookings, Kingsbury (not Oldham and Ramona), Moody counties
 
Lori Isburg-Breding
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Chamberlain
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
704 North Main
P. O. Box 430
Chamberlain, SD 57325-0430
Work: (605)734-6581
Area Served: Brule, Buffalo, Northern Gregory, Eastern Lyman counties
 
Roy King
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Lake Andes
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3rd & Lake
P. O. Box 190
Lake Andes, SD 57356-0190
Work: (605)487-7607
Area Served: Charles Mix, Douglas, Stickney (Aurora) counties
 
Pat Mettler
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Mitchell
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
116 East 11th Street
P. O. Box 310
Mitchell, SD 57301-0310
Work: (605)995-3100
Area Served: Davidson, Sanborn, Hanson, Jerauld, Aurora, Dimock (Hutchinson) counties
 
John Riley
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Mobridge
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
920 West 6th
P. O. Box 160
Mobridge, SD 57601-0160
Work: (605)845-2922
Area Served: Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Perkins, Potter, Walworth, Ziebach counties
 
Kathi Skoglund
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Sioux Falls
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
811 East 10th Street
Dept. 4
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-1650
Work: (605)367-5400
Fax: (605)367-4866
Area Served: Minnehaha, Turner, McCook, Lincoln counties
 
Kathi Skoglund~
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Yankton
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3113 N Spruce
Suite 200
Yankton, SD 57078
Work: (605)668-3030
Area Served: Yankton, Bon Homme, Freeman (Hutchinson) counties
 
Vonda Smith
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Huron
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
239 Wisconsin, SW
P. O. Box 1408
Huron, SD 57350-1408
Work: (605)353-7112
Area Served: Beadle, Hand, Iroquois counties
 
Kathy Talsma
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Belle Fourche
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
609 5th Avenue
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Work: (605)892-2731
Area Served: Butte, Spearfish (Lawrence), Harding, Sturgis (Meade) counties
 
Ken Tiffany
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Aberdeen
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
422 S Washington
PO Box 1300
Aberdeen, SD 57401-1300
Work: (605)626-3145
Area Served: Brown, Faulk, w. 2/3 Marshall, McPherson, Edmunds, Day counties
 
Linda Valandra
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Hot Springs
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
2500 Minnekahta Ave., Bldg. 1
P. O. Box 729
Hot Springs, SD 57747
Work: (605)745-5100
Area Served: Custer and Fall River counties
 
Sheri Weig
Ombudsman
Asa Field Office - Redfield
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Courthouse
210 E. 7th Avenue
Redfield, SD 57469-1299
Work: (605)472-2230
Area Served: Spink county