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			West Virginia nursing home abuse assistance
			Nursing home abuse involving West Virginia 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 
                Larry Medley 
                State LTC Ombudsman 
                West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services 
                1900 Kanawha Boulevard East 
                Bldg #10 
                Charleston, WV 25305-0160 
                Work: (304)558-3317 
                Fax: (304)558-0004 
                website:http://www.state.wv.us/seniorservices/ 
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                Office on Aging 
                Ann Stottlemyer 
                Commissioner 
                WV Bureau of Senior Services - III 
                Holly Grove - Building 10 
                1900 Kanawha Boulevard East 
                Charleston, WV 25305-0160 
                Work: (304)558-3317 
                Fax: (304)558-5609 
                website:http://www.state.wv.us/wvseniors 
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                Licensure and Certifications 
                John Wilkinson 
                Director 
                West Virginia Department of Health 
                Health Facility Licensure 
                350 Capitol Street 
                Room 206 
                Charleston, WV 25301-3718 
                Work: (304)558-0050 
                Fax: (304)558-2515 
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                Medicaid Fraud Unit Control 
                Sam Cook 
                Director, MFCU 
                Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of West Virginia 
                8 Fletcher Square 
                Dunbar, WV 25064-3136 
                Work: (304)558-1858 
                Fax: (304)558-3498 
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                Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator 
                Alberta Slack 
                WV NHA Licensing Board 
                5303 Kensington Drive 
                Cross Lanes, WV 25313 
                Work: (304)759-0722 
                Fax: (304)759-0724 
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                Medicaid Agency 
                Nancy Atkins 
                Commissioner 
                WV Dept of Health and Human Resources 
                Bureau for Medical Services 
                350 Capitol Street 
                Room 251 
                Charleston, WV 25301-3706 
                Work: (304)558-1700 
                Fax: (304)558-1451 
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                Quality Improvement Organization 
                John Wiesendanger 
                Chief Executive Officer 
                WV Medical Institute, Inc 
                3001 Chesterfield Place 
                Charleston, WV 25304 
                Work: (304)346-9864 
                Fax: (304)346-9863 
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                Protection and Advocacy System 
                Debbie Mitchem 
                Acting Executive Director 
                West Virginia Advocates, Inc. 
                1207 Quarrier Street 
                Litton Bldg., 4th Floor 
                Charleston, WV 25301 
                Work: (304)346-0847 
                Fax: (304)346-0867 
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                Adult Protective Service Agency 
                Deborah Dodrill 
                Director 
                Office of Social Services/Admin & Adult Servi 
                Dept of Health & Human Res. 
                350 Capitol Street 
                #691 
                Charleston, WV 25301-3740 
                Work: (304)558-3076 
                Fax: (304)558-4563 
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                Local and Regional Ombudsmen 
                Anna Boggs 
                Ombudsman 
                AAA MOVRC/Region II 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog 
                327 9th Street 
                Parkersburg, WV 26101 
                Work: (304)485-4242 
                Fax: (304)428-6741 
                Area Served: Calhoun, Doddridge, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood 
                counties 
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                Katherine Chapman 
                Ombudsman 
                Legal Aid Society of Charleston/Region IV 
                Long Term Care Ombudman Pro. 
                623 4th Avenue 
                Huntington, WV 25701 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)522-1901 
                Area Served: Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne 
                (except Wayne Continuous Care) counties 
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                Roy Herzbach 
                Regional Ombudsman Program Supervisor 
                Legal Aid Society of Charleston 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                922 Quarrier Street, #400 
                Embleton Building, 4th Floor 
                Charleston, WV 25301-2366 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)345-5934 
                Area Served: Mason county - **Supervises all the other ombs.** 
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                Janel Isner 
                Ombudsman 
                LTC Ombudsman Program/Region VII 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 2985 
                Elkins, WV 26241 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)636-6355 
                Area Served: Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, 
                Randolph, Tucker, Webster counties 
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                Phyllis Jarvis 
                Ombudsman 
                Legal Aid Society-Charleston/Region III 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                922 Quarrier Street 
                4th Floor 
                Charleston, WV 25301 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)345-5934 
                Area Served: Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Roane counties 
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                Delores Polly Lafferty 
                Ombudsman 
                Ombudsman with Legal Aid of WV 
                103 N. Kanawha Street 
                Beckley, WV 25801 
                Work: (304)255-0561 
                Fax: (304)255-0562 
                Area Served: Raleigh, Boone, Logan, Mingo, McDowell and Wyoming 
                counties 
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                Marge Medvick 
                Ombudsman 
                LTC Ombudsman Program/Region V 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                P.O. Box 546 
                Keyser, WV 26726 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)788-6770 
                Area Served: Berkley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, 
                Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton counties 
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                Maggie Meehan 
                Ombudsman 
                Appalachian Legal Services, Region VIII 
                1428 Main Street 
                Princeton, WV 24740 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Fax: (304)431-3016 
                Area Served: McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming 
                counties 
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                Chris Rine 
                Ombudsman 
                Legal Aid Society of Charleston/Region I 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog 
                YWCA 
                1100 Chapline Street 
                Wheeling, WV 26003 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Area Served: Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, 
                Tyler, Wetzel counties 
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                Betsy Talbott 
                Ombudsman 
                Legal Aid West Virginia 
                Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 
                153 Holland Avenue 
                Westover, WV 26501 
                Work: (800)834-0598 
                Area Served: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Monongalia, Preston, 
                Taylor, Upshur counties | 
               
             
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