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			Tennessee nursing home abuse assistance
			Nursing home abuse involving Tennessee 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 
                Adrian Wheeler 
                State LTC Ombudsman 
                TN Commission on Aging and Disability 
                Andrew Jackson Bldg. 
                500 Deaderick Street, Ste. 825 
                Nashville, TN 37243 
                Work: (615)741-2056 
                Fax: (615)741-3309 
                website:http://www.state. 
                tn.us/comaging/ombudsman. 
                html 
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                Office on Aging 
                Nancy Peace 
                Executive Director 
                Commission on Aging 
                Andrew Jackson Bldg, 9th Floor 
                500 Deaderick Street 
                Nashville, TN 37243-0860 
                Work: (615)741-2056 
                Fax: (615)741-3309 
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                Licensure and Certifications 
                Katy Gammon 
                Director 
                Department of Health 
                Div. Health Care Facilities 
                426 5th Avenue, North 
                First Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg 
                Nashville, TN 37247-0508 
                Work: (615)741-7221 
                Fax: (615)741-7051 
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                Medicaid Fraud Unit Control 
                Bob Schlafly 
                Special Agent in Charge 
                Medicaid Fraud Control Unit 
                TN Bureau of Investigations 
                901 R.S. Gass Boulevard 
                Nashville, TN 37216-2639 
                Work: (615)741-2588 
                Fax: (615)741-2088 
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                Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator 
                Karen Robinson 
                Board of Examiners for NHA 
                TN Department of Health 
                First Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg. 
                425 5th Avenue, North 
                Nashville, TN 37247-1010 
                Work: (615)532-5155 
                Fax: (615)532-5164 
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                Medicaid Agency 
                Mark Reynolds 
                TennCare Director 
                TN TennCare 
                Dept. of Finance & Admin. 
                729 Church Street 
                Nashville, TN 37247-6501 
                Work: (615)741-0213 
                Fax: (615)741-0882 
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                Quality Improvement Organization 
                Albert Grobmyer III 
                CEO/Executive Director 
                Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. 
                3175 Lenox Park Blvd. 
                Suite #309 
                Memphis, TN 38115 
                Work: (901)682-0381 
                Fax: (901)761-3786 
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                Protection and Advocacy System 
                Shirley Shea 
                Executive Director 
                TN Protection & Advocacy, Inc. 
                PO Box 121257 
                Nashville, TN 37212 
                Work: (615)298-1080 
                Fax: (615)298-2046 
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                Adult Protective Service Agency 
                Deborah Neill 
                Director 
                TN Dept of Human Services 
                Adult Protective Services 
                Citizens Plaza, 14th Floor 
                400 Deaderick Street 
                Nashville, TN 37248-9700 
                Work: (615)313-4770 
                Fax: (615)741-4165 
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                Citizen Advocacy Group 
                Howard Hinds~ 
                East Tennessee Coalition on Advocacy, Inc. 
                9111 Cross Park Drive 
                Suite D100 
                Knoxville, TN 37923-4517 
                Work: (865)691-2551 
                Fax: (865)531-7216 
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                Citizen Advocacy Group 
                Imogene Newton 
                East Tennessee Coalition on Advocacy, Inc. 
                701 Chateaugay Road 
                Knoxville, TN 37923 
                Work: (865)531-4638 
                Fax: (865)531-7216 
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                Local and Regional Ombudsmen 
                Donna Ray Anthony 
                Ombudsman 
                Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                1100 Kemit Drive, PO Box 17385 
                Suite 300 
                Nashville, TN 37217 
                Work: (615)850-3922 
                Fax: (615)833-2585 
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                Marie Ferran 
                Ombudsman 
                Aging Services for Upper Cumberland 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                1225 South Willow Avenue 
                Cookeville, TN 38506-4194 
                Work: (931)432-4210 
                Fax: (931)432-6010 
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                Marchell Gardner 
                LTC Ombudsman 
                NW Tennessee Development District - Area 7 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                124 Weldon Drive 
                P.O. Box 963 
                Martin, TN 38237-0963 
                Work: (731)587-4213 
                Fax: (731)588-5833 
                Area Served: Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, 
                Lake, Obion, Weakley counties 
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                Trudy Mott 
                LTC Ombudsman 
                Fam.& Child Svcs of Chattanooga - Area 3 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                225 East Eighth Street 
                PO Box 11398 
                Chattanooga, TN 37401-2398 
                Work: (423)755-2877 
                Fax: (423)755-2755 
                Area Served: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, 
                Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie counties 
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                Amanda Scott 
                Senior Citizens Law Project - Area 8 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 2066 
                210 West Main Street 
                Jackson, TN 38302 
                Work: (731)426-1312 
                Fax: (731)426-1362 
                Area Served: Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, 
                Henderson, Madison, McNairy counties 
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                Sandy Smegelsky 
                LTC Ombudsman 
                Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association - Area 9 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                910 Vance Avenue 
                Memphis, TN 38126 
                Work: (901)527-0208 
                Fax: (901)523-1266 
                Area Served: Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton counties 
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                Vickie Snodgrass 
                LTC Ombudsman 
                Legal Services of Upper East TN - Area 1 
                Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
                311 West Walnut Street 
                P. O. Drawer 360 
                Johnson City, TN 37605-0360 
                Work: (423)928-8311 
                Fax: (423)928-9488 
                Area Served: Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, 
                Sullivan, Unicor & Washington counties 
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                Cheryl Vallance 
                Ombudsman 
                South Central TN Human Resource Agency - Area 
                606 Lee Avenue 
                PO Box 638 
                Fayetteville, TN 37334-0638 
                Work: (931)424-5386 
                Fax: (931)424-3210 
                Area Served: Wayne, Lawrence, Lincoln, Franklin, Coffee, 
                Bedford, Marshall, Moore, Maury, Hickman, Perry, Lewis, and 
                Giles counties | 
               
             
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