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 |