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			Louisiana nursing home abuse assistance
			Nursing home abuse involving Louisiana 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 
                Linda Sadden 
                State LTC Ombudsman 
                Office of Elderly Affairs 
                412 N. 4th Street, 3rd Floor 
                P.O. Box 61 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70821 
                Work: (225)342-6872 
                Fax: (225)342-7144 
                website:http://www.louisiana.gov/elderlyaffairs/LTC_ombudsman.html 
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                Office on Aging 
                Godfrey White 
                Director 
                Office of Elderly Affairs- VI 
                412 N. 4th Street 
                PO Box 80374 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374 
                Work: (225)342-9722 
                Fax: (225)342-7144 
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                Licensure and Certifications 
                Lisa Deaton 
                Director of L&C 
                Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals 
                Health Standards Section 
                P.O. Box 3767 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3767 
                Work: (225)342-0415 
                Fax: (225)342-5292 
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                Medicaid Fraud Unit Control 
                Fred Duhy, Jr. 
                Director, MFCU 
                Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Louisiana 
                Office of the Attorney General 
                PO Box 94095 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095 
                Work: (504)342-7517 
                Fax: (504)342-5696 
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                Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator 
                Christopher Wright 
                LA ST BD of Examiners For NHA 
                5615 Corporate Boulevard 
                Suite D 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70808 
                Work: (504)925-4592 
                Fax: (504)922-0006 
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                Medicaid Agency 
                Ben Bearden 
                Director 
                Bureau of Health Services Financing 
                Dept. of Health and Hospitals 
                1201 Capitol Access Road 
                PO Box 91030 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030 
                Work: (504)342-3891 
                Fax: (504)342-9508 
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                Quality Improvement Organization 
                Leo Stanley 
                President/CEO 
                LA Health Care Review, Inc. 
                8591 United Plaza Blvd 
                Suite #270 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70809 
                Work: (225)926-6353 
                Fax: (225)923-0957 
                website:http://www.lhcr.org 
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                Protection and Advocacy System 
                Lois Simpson 
                Executive Director 
                Advocacy Center For Elderly & Disabled 
                225 Baronne 
                Suite 2112 
                New Orleans, LA 70112-2112 
                Work: (504)522-2337 
                Fax: (504)522-5507 
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                Adult Protective Service Agency 
                Robert Seemann 
                Manager 
                Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs 
                Elderly Protective Services 
                412 North Fourth Street 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70802 
                Work: (225)342-9722 
                Fax: (225)342-7144 
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                Citizen Advocacy Group 
                Norma Bordelon 
                President 
                Citizens Care 
                1321 8th Street 
                New Orleans, LA 70118 
                Work: (504)894-9607 
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                Local and Regional Ombudsmen 
                Charman Cruseturner 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                Calcasieu Council on Aging 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 6403 
                3950 Hwy 14 
                Lake Charles, LA 70606 
                Work: (337)474-2583 
                Fax: (337)474-6563 
                Area Served: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson, Davis 
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                Peggy Essick 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                Advocacy Center 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                2704 Wooddale Boulevard 
                Suite B 
                Baton Rouge, LA 70805 
                Work: (225)925-8884 
                Fax: (225)925-9625 
                Area Served: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East 
                Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. John, St. 
                Charles, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, W. Baton Rouge, W. 
                Feliciana, St. James, Terreboone, Lafourche parishes 
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                Stephanie Hebert 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                Cajun Area Agency on Aging 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Drawer 60850 
                Lafayette, LA 70596-0850 
                Work: (337)572-8940 
                Fax: (337)572-8974 
                Area Served: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, LaFayette, St. Landry, 
                St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion parishes 
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                Carlos Naranjo 
                Ombudsman 
                Advocacy Center 
                225 Baronne Street 
                Suite 2112 
                New Orleans, LA 70112-2112 
                Work: (504)522-2337 
                Fax: (504)522-5507 
                Area Served: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St Bernar, St. 
                Tammany parishes 
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                Carolyn Smith 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                CENLA AAA 
                LTC Ombudsman Program 
                P.O. Box 13027 
                Alexandria, LA 71315-3027 
                Work: (318)484-2260 
                Fax: (318)484-2266 
                Area Served: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, LaSalle, Rapides, 
                Grant, Winn, Nahtoches and Sabine parishes 
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                Mira Walton 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                CADDO Council on Aging Inc. 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                4015 Greenwood Road 
                Shreveport, LA 71109 
                Work: (318)632-2090 
                Fax: (318)632-2095 
                Area Served: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red 
                River, Webster parishes 
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                LaNell Winston 
                Ombudsman Coordinator 
                North Delta AAA 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                1913 Stubbs Avenue 
                Monroe, LA 71201-5729 
                Work: (318)387-2572 
                Fax: (318)387-9054 
                Area Served: East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Richland 
                Tensas, Union, West Carroll, Caldwell, Lincoln, Morehouse and 
                Ouachita parishes | 
               
             
			  
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