National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Louisiana
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Linda Sadden State LTC Ombudsman Office of Elderly Affairs 412 N. 4th Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 61 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Work: (866)632-0922 Fax: (225)342-7144 website:http://www.louisi ana.gov/elderlyaffairs/LT C_ombudsman.html	9 Adult Protective Service Agency Robert Seemann Manager Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs Elderly Protective Services 412 North Fourth Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Work: (225)342-9722 Fax: (225)342-7144
2 Office on Aging James Bulot Director Office of Elderly Affairs- VI 412 N. 4th Street PO Box 80374 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374 Work: (225)342-9722 Fax: (225)342-7144	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Diane Crouch Ombudsman Coordinator CADDO Council on Aging Inc. Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 4015 Greenwood Road Shreveport, LA 71109 Work: (318)632-2090 Fax: (318)632-2095
3 Licensure and Certifications Erin Rabalais Director Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Health Standards Section P.O. Box 3767 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3767 Work: (225)342-0138 Fax: (225)342-5292	Charman Cruseturner Ombudsman Coordinator Calcasieu Council on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 6403 3950 Hwy 14 Lake Charles, LA 70606 Work: (337)474-2583 Fax: (337)474-6563 Area Served: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson, Davis
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Fred Duhy, Jr. Director, MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Louisiana Office of the Attorney General P. O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Work: (225)326-6210 Fax: (225)326-6295	Peggy Essick Ombudsman Coordinator Advocacy Center Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 8225 Florida Boulevard #A Baton Rouge, LA 70805-4834 Work: (225)925-8884 Fax: (225)925-9625 Area Served: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. John, St. Charles, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, W. Baton Rouge, W. Feliciana, St. James, Terreboone, Lafourche parishes
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Mark Hebert LA ST BD of Examiners For NHA 5647 Superior Drive Suite D Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Work: (225)295-8571 Fax: (225)295-8574	Tanya Hayes Coordinator Advocacy Center 1010 Common Street Suite 2600 New Orleans, LA 70112-2429 Work: (504)522-2337 Fax: (504)522-5507 Area Served: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St. Tammany parishes
6 Medicaid Agency Jerry Phillips Director Bureau of Health Services Financing Dept. of Health and Hospitals 628 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Work: (504)342-3891 Fax: (504)342-9508	Stephanie Hebert Ombudsman Coordinator Cajun Area Agency on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Drawer 60850 Lafayette, LA 70596-0850 Work: (337)572-8940 Fax: (337)572-8974 Area Served: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, LaFayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion pariches
7 Quality Improvement Organization Gary Curtis President/CEO LA Health Care Review, Inc. 8591 United Plaza Blvd Suite 270 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Work: (225)926-6353 Fax: (225)923-0957 website:http://www.lhcr.o rg	Carolyn Smith Ombudsman Coordinator CENLA AAA LTC Ombudsman Program P.O. Box 13027 Alexandria, LA 71315-3027 Work: (318)484-2260 Fax: (318)484-2266 Area Served: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, LaSalle, Rapides, Grant, Winn, Nahtoches and Sabine parishes
8 Protection and Advocacy System Lois Simpson Executive Director Advocacy Center For Elderly & Disabled 1010 Common Street Suite 2600 New Orleans, LA 70112-2112 Work: (504)522-2337 Fax: (504)522-5507	LaNell Winston Ombudsman Coordinator North Delta AAA Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1913 Stubbs Avenue Monroe, LA 71201-5729 Work: (318)387-2572 Fax: (318)387-9054 Area Served: East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Richland Tensas, Union, West Carroll, Caldwell, Lincoln, Morehouse and Ouachita parishes
Last Updated Friday, October 03, 2008