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Ohio nursing home abuse assistance

Nursing home abuse involving Ohio 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
Beverley Laubert
State LTC Ombudsman
Ohio Department of Aging
50 W Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
Work: (614)466-1221
Fax: (614)644-5201
website:http://www.golden
buckeye.com
 
Office on Aging
Joan Lawrence
Director
Ohio Department of Aging - V
50 W. Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
Work: (614)466-5500
Fax: (614)995-1049
website:http://www.golden
buckeye.com
 
Licensure and Certifications
Rebecca Maust
Ohio Department of Health
Div. Quality Assurance
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
Work: (614)466-7857
Fax: (614)644-0208
 
Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
John Guthrie
Director, MFCU
Medical Fraud Control Unit of Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
150 E. Gay Street
17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-5187
Work: (614)466-0722
Fax: (614)644-9973
 
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Douglas Andrews
Board of Examiners for NHA
Department of Health
246 N High St.
1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
Work: (614)466-5114
Fax: (614)466-0271
 
Medicaid Agency
Barbara Edwards
Deputy Director
OH Dept of Job and Family Services
Ohio Health Plan
30 East Broad Street
31st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Work: (614)644-0140
Fax: (614)752-3986
 
Quality Improvement Organization
Gayle Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Ohio KePRO
Rock Run Center
5700 Lombardo Center Drive
Suite 100
Seven Hills, OH 44131
Work: (216)447-9604
Fax: (216)447-7925
 
Protection and Advocacy System
Carolyn Knight
Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Service
8 East Long Street
Suite 500
Columbus, OH 43215-2999
Work: (614)466-7264
Fax: (614)644-1888
website:http://www.olrs.o
hio.gov
 
Adult Protective Service Agency
Fran Rembert
Chief
Bureau of Family Services
Dept. of Job & Family Services
255 E. Main Street
3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-5222
Work: (614)466-9274
Fax: (614)466-0164
 
Citizen Advocacy Group
Donald Greenberg
Families for Improved Care, Inc.
P.O. Box 21398
Columbus, OH 43221-1355
Work: (614)459-8438
Fax: (614)506-0148
website:http://www.famili
esforimprovedcare.org
 
Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Debby Allen
Director
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
2800 Euclid Avenue
Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44115
Work: (800)365-3112
Fax: (216)696-6216
Area Served: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties
 
Sandy Cherry
Program Director
Joint Office of Citizen Complaints- PSA2
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
15 East 4th Street
Suite 208
Dayton, OH 45402
Work: (937)223-4613
Fax: (937)228-1183
website:http://www.dayton
-ombudsman.org
Area Served: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby counties

Mary Day
Program Director
PRO-Seniors (PSA 1)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
PNC Bank Tower #1150
7162 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45237
Work: (513)345-4160
Fax: (513)621-5613
website:http://www.prosen
iors.org
Area Served: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren counties

Sandra Hamilton
Program Director
ABLE - PSA 4
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
740 Spitzer Bldg.
520 Madison Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
Work: (419)259-2891
Fax: (419)259-2880
Area Served: Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams, Wood counties

Susan Marshall
Program Director
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (PSA 3)
3103 W. Elm Street
Lima, OH 45805-2615
Work: (419)222-0563
Fax: (419)222-2832
Area Served: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, Van Wert counties

Susan Marshall~
Program Director
Catholic Social Services (PSA 6)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
197 East Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Work: (614)221-5891
Fax: (614)228-1125

Kaye Mason-Inoshita
Program Director
USSA (PSA 7)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
923 Findlay Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Work: (740)353-5263
Fax: (740)354-6015
Area Served: Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton counties

Pamela Matura
Executive Director
Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.
160 Dorsey Drive
P.O. Box 500
Rio Grande, OH 45674
Work: (800)582-7277
website:http://www.golden
buckeye.com
Area Served: Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton

Sam McCoy~
Ombudsman
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (PSA 10B)
1550 Corporate Woods Parkway
Suite 100
Uniontown, OH 44685
Work: (330)896-9172
Fax: (330)896-6626
Area Served: Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne counties

Sam McCoy~
Program Director
Region 9 LTCOP
821 Anola Avenue
Suite D
Dover, OH 44622
Work: (800)967-0615
Fax: (330)364-5209
Area Served: Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Muskingum, Tuscarawas, Jefferson

John Saulitis
Program Director
AAA - (PSA 11)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
Ohio One Building
25 East Boardman Street
Youngstown, OH 44503
Work: (330)746-2938
Fax: (330)746-6700
Area Served: Ashtabula, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mahoning counties

Betty Thompson
Program Director
Ohio District 5 AAA
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 1978
Mansfield, OH 44901
Work: (419)524-4144
Fax: (419)522-9482
website:http://www.agingn
orthcentralohio.org
Area Served: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot counties

Jessica White
Ombudsman Program Director
Area Agency on Aging (PSA 8)
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
P.O. Box 520
Reno, OH 45773
Work: (800)833-0830
Fax: (740)374-8038
Area Served: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry & Washington counties