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			North Carolina nursing home abuse assistance
			Nursing home abuse involving North Carolina 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 
                Sharon Wilder 
                State LTC Ombudsman 
                NC Division of Aging & Adult Services 
                2101 Mail Service Center 
                Raleigh, NC 27699-2101 
                Work: (919)733-8395 
                Fax: (919)715-0868 
                website:http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/aging/ombud.htm 
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                Office on Aging 
                Karen Gottovi 
                Director 
                Division of Aging - IV 
                Dept of Health & Human Svcs. 
                2101 Mail Service Center 
                Raleigh, NC 27699-2101 
                Work: (919)733-3983 
                Fax: (919)733-0443 
                website:http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/aging/home.htm 
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                Licensure and Certifications 
                Jeff Horton 
                Chief 
                North Carolina Department of Human Services 
                Certification Sec.,Facility Svcs. 
                2711 Mail Service Ctr. 
                PO Box 29530 
                Raleigh, NC 27699-2711 
                Work: (919)733-7461 
                Fax: (919)733-8274 
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                Medicaid Fraud Unit Control 
                Christopher Brewer 
                Assistant Attorney General, MFCU 
                Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of North Carolina 
                Office of the Attorney General 
                P.O. Box 629 
                Raleigh, NC 27602-0629 
                Work: (919)881-2320 
                Fax: (919)571-4837 
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                Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator 
                Jane Baker 
                NC State Board of Examiners for NHA 
                3733 National Drive 
                Suite 228 
                Raleigh, NC 27612 
                Work: (919)571-4164 
                Fax: (919)571-4166 
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                Medicaid Agency 
                Mark Benton 
                Interim Director 
                NC Division of Medical Assistance 
                Dept. of Health & Human Svcs. 
                1985 Umstead Drive 
                2517 Mail Service Ctr. 
                Raleigh, NC 27699-2517 
                Work: (919)855-4100 
                Fax: (919)733-6608 
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                Quality Improvement Organization 
                Charles Riddick 
                Executive Director 
                Medical Review of North Carolina 
                5625 Dillard Drive 
                Suite 203 
                Cary, NC 27511 
                Work: (919)380-9860 
                Fax: (919)380-7637 
                website:http://www.carolinaqio.org 
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                Protection and Advocacy System 
                Allison Bowen 
                Interim Director 
                Governor's Advocacy Coun./Person w Disab. 
                2113 Cameron Street 
                Suite 218 
                Raleigh, NC 27605 
                Work: (919)733-9250 
                Fax: (919)733-9173 
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                Adult Protective Service Agency 
                Rosalyn Pettyford 
                Program Coordinator 
                APS and Guardianship/Social Services 
                N.C. Division of Aging & Adult Services 
                693 Palmer Drive 
                2101 Mail Service 
                Raleigh, NC 27699-2101 
                Work: (919)733-3818 
                Fax: (919)715-0023 
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                Citizen Advocacy Group 
                Bill Lamb 
                Board Chair 
                Friends of Residents In Long Term Care 
                883-C Washington St. 
                Raleigh, NC 27605 
                Work: (919)782-1530 
                Fax: (919)782-1558 
                website:www.forltc.org 
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                Local and Regional Ombudsmen 
                Twilla Chavis 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Lumber River Council of Governments - AAA 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                4721 Fayetteville Road 
                Lumberton, NC 28358 
                Work: (910)618-5533 
                Fax: (910)618-5576 
                Area Served: Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland 
                counties 
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                Armeta Coley 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Upper Coastal Plains COG 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Drawer 2748 
                Rocky Mount, NC 27802 
                Work: (252)466-0411 
                Fax: (252)446-5651 
                Area Served: Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northhampton, and Wilson 
                counties 
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                Terry Collins 
                Ombudsman 
                Land of Sky Regional Council 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                25 Heritage Drive 
                Asheville, NC 28806 
                Work: (828)251-6622 
                Fax: (828)251-6353 
                Area Served: Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania 
                counties 
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                Cassandra Hall 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Western Piedmont Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                736 4th Street, SW 
                P.O. Box 9026 
                Hickory, NC 28603 
                Work: (828)485-4266 
                Fax: (828)322-5991 
                Area Served: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba 
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                Kimberly Hawkins 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Region K Council of Government 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 709 
                Henderson, NC 27536 
                Work: (252)436-2050 
                Fax: (252)436-2055 
                Area Served: Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren 
                counties 
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                Alex Jernigan 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Region D Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 1820 
                Boone, NC 28607 
                Work: (828)265-5434 
                Fax: (828)265-5439 
                Area Served: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes 
                and Yancey counties 
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                Sabrena Lea 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Piedmont Triad Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                2216 West Meadowview Road 
                Suite 201 
                Greensboro, NC 27407-3480 
                Work: (336)294-4950 
                Fax: (336)632-0457 
                Area Served: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph and 
                Rockingham and Montgomery counties 
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                Debi Lee 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Centralina Area Agency on Aging 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                1300 Baxter Street 
                P.O. Box 35008 
                Charlotte, NC 28235 
                Work: (704)348-2714 
                Fax: (704)347-4710 
                Area Served: Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, 
                Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanley, and Union 
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                Sheila Lewis 
                Regional Ombudsman II 
                Eastern Carolina Council - AAA 
                LTC Ombudsman Program 
                P.O. Box 1717 
                233 Middle Street 
                New Bern, NC 28563 
                Work: (252)638-3185 
                Fax: (252)638-3187 
                Area Served: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, 
                Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne counties 
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                Sara Melton 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Southwestern Planning Commission 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 850 
                Bryson City, NC 28713 
                Work: (828)488-9211 
                Fax: (828)488-3950 
                Area Served: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 
                Swain counties 
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                Jill Passmore 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Triangle J Council of Government AAA 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                PO Box 12276 
                Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 
                Work: (919)558-9401 
                Fax: (919)549-9390 
                Area Served: Chatham, Durham, Orange, Johnston, Lee, Moore and 
                Wake counties 
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                Alison Phlegar 
                Ombudsman 
                Mid East Commission 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Drawer 1787 
                Washington, NC 27889 
                Work: (252)974-1838 
                Fax: (252)948-1887 
                Area Served: Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt 
                counties 
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                Harvin Quidas 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Cape Fear Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Program 
                1480 Harbour Drive 
                Wilmington, NC 28401 
                Work: (910)395-4553 
                Fax: (910)395-2684 
                Area Served: Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender 
                counties 
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                Andrea Reese 
                Ombudsman 
                Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                400 West Fourth Street 
                Suite 400 
                Winston-Salem, NC 27101 
                Work: (336)761-2111 
                Fax: (336)761-2111 
                Area Served: Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties 
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                Debra Sheard 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Albemarle Commission 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 646 
                Hertford, NC 27944 
                Work: (252)426-5753 
                Fax: (252)426-8482 
                Area Served: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, 
                Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell and Washington 
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                Lori Simpson 
                Isothermal Commission 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 841 
                Rutherfordton, NC 28139 
                Work: (828)287-2281 
                Fax: (828)287-2735 
                Area Served: Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford counties 
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                Andrea Wright 
                Regional Ombudsman 
                Mid-Carolina Council of Governments 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 1510 
                Fayetteville, NC 28302 
                Work: (910)323-4191 
                Fax: (910)323-9330 
                Area Served: Cumberland, Harnett, and Sampson counties | 
               
             
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