NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW
OF THE STATE SYSTEM
Wisconsin
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman
George Potaracke
State LTC Ombudsman
Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care
214 North Hamilton Street
Madison, WI 53703
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (608)261-6570

10 Citizen Advocacy Groups
Robert Snow
Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents
P.O. Box 188
Slinger, WI 53086-0188
Work: (262)644-4501
Fax: (262)644-7192

2 Office on Aging
Donna McDowell
Director
Bureau of Aging and LTC Resources
Dept. of Health & Family Services
PO Box 7851
One West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Work: (608)266-2536
Fax: (608)267-3203

11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen
Dawn Adams
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Southeastern Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
819 North 6th Street
Room 520
Milwaukee, WI 53203-1664
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (414)227-4003

3 Licensure and Certifications
Susan Schroeder
Director
Department of Health & Family Services
Bureau of Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 2969
Madison, WI 53701-2969
Work: (608)267-7185
Fax: (608)267-0352

Julie Button
Ombudsman
Board on Aging and LTC/Northeastern Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
812 S. Fisk Street
Suite 107 & 110
Green Bay, WI 54304
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (715)492-5951

4 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Juan Colas
Director, MFCU
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Wisconsin
Office of The Attorney General
123 West Washington Avenue
PO Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
Work: (608)264-6360
Fax: (608)267-2223

Christy Daley
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Central Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
5424 US Hwy 10, East
Suite F
Stevens Point, WI 54481-8560
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (715)345-5218

5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Cletus Hansen
Bureau of Business & Design Prof.
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
Work: (608)266-5439
Fax: (608)267-3816

Vicky Elliott
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Southwestern Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
14 W. Mifflin Street
3rd Floor
Madison, WI 53703
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (608)264-8505

6 Medicaid Agency
Peggy Bartels
Administrator
WI Dept of Health & Family Services
Division of Health Care Finan.
One West Wilson Street
Room 350
Madison, WI 53701
Work: (608)266-8922
Fax: (608)266-1096

Melanie Godleske
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Northcentral Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
3716 Country Drive
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (715)365-2538

7 Peer Review Organization
Greg Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
MetaStar, Inc.
2909 Landmark Place
Madison, WI 53713
Work: (608)274-1940
Fax: (608)274-5008
website: www.metastar.com

Carol Kriemelmeyer
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Central Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
5424 US Hwy 10, East
Suite F
Stevens Point, WI 54481-8560
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (715)345-5218

8 Protection and Advocacy System
Lynn Breedlove
Executive Director
Wisconsin Coalition For Advocacy
16 North Carroll Street
Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703
Work: (608)267-0214
Fax: (608)267-0368

Marti Sanville
Ombudsman
Board on Aging & LTC/Northwestern Region
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
4330 Golf Terrace
#211
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Work: (800)815-0015
Fax: (715)831-3222

9 Adult Protective Service Agency
Jane Raymond
Advocacy and Protection Systems Developer
WI Bureau of Aging & LTC Resources
Dept of Health & Family Svcs.
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Work: (608)266-2568
Fax: (608)267-3203


Last Updated Wednesday, April 04, 2001