Nursing home abuse involving Washington DC 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 Gerald Kasunic
 State LTC Ombudsman
 Legal Counsel for the Elderly
 601 E Street, N.W.
 A4-315
 Washington, DC 20049
 Work: (202)434-2140
 Fax: (202)434-6595
 website:http://www.aarp.org/lce/lce-programs/Artic
 les/a2003-05-08-lce_longtermcare.html
 
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                | Office on Aging E. Veronica Pace
 Executive Director
 DC Office on Aging
 One Judiciary Square
 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 900
 Washington, DC 20001
 Work: (202)724-5622
 Fax: (202)724-4979
 
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                | Licensure and Certifications Denise Pope
 Administrator
 Health Regulation Administration
 825 North Capitol Street, NE
 2nd Floor
 Washington, DC 20002
 Work: (202)442-5888
 Fax: (202)442-9430
 
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                | Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Susan Kennedy
 Director
 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
 717 14th Street, NW
 5th Floor
 Washington, DC 20005
 Work: (202)727-2540
 Fax: (202)727-9903
 
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                | Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Deborah Skinner
 Director
 DC Board of Professional Licenses
 Department of Health
 825 North Capitol Street, NE
 Washington, DC 20002
 Work: (202)442-4777
 
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                | Medicaid Agency Robert Maruca
 Deputy Director
 Department of Health
 Medical Assistance Admin.
 825 N. Capitol St., NE
 Suite 5135
 Washington, DC 20002
 Work: (202)442-5988
 Fax: (202)442-4790
 
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                | Quality Improvement Organization Malik Joshi
 Chief Executive Officer
 Delmarva Foundation For Medical Care
 1620 L Street, NW
 Suite 1275
 Washington, DC 20036-5605
 Work: (202)293-9650
 Fax: (202)293-3253
 
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                | Protection and Advocacy System Kelly Bagby
 Legal Director
 William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
 220 I Street, N.W.
 Suite 130
 Washington, DC 20002
 Work: (202)547-0198
 Fax: (202)547-2662
 
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                | Adult Protective Service Agency Barbara Strother
 Chief, Familiy Services Administration
 DC Dept of Human Services
 Adult Protective Services
 2146 24th Place, N.E.
 Suite 206
 Washington, DC 20018
 Work: (202)541-3957
 Fax: (202)541-3964
 
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                | Citizen Advocacy Group Janet Wells
 Washingtonians for Improvement of NHs
 4958 Brandywine Street, NW
 Washington, DC 20016
 
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                | Local and Regional Ombudsmen Charles Marquardt
 Long Term Care Ombudsman Director
 United Planning Organization
 LTC Ombudsman Program
 1649 Good Hope Road, S.E.
 Washington, DC 20020
 Work: (202)434-6399
 Fax: (202)610-2666
 Area Served: NE and SE, DC
 
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                | Ilethia Moore Ombudsman
 Emmaus Services for the Aging
 LTC Ombudsman Program
 601 E. Street
 Washington, DC 20049
 Work: (202)434-2190
 Fax: (202)745-1246
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