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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Alabama
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Virginia Moore-Bell State LTC Ombudsman AL Dept. of Senior Services 770 Washington Avenue RSA Plaza Building, Suite 470 Montgomery, AL 36130 Work: (334)242-5770 Fax: (334)353-8467 website:http://www.agelin e.gov	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Kim Coates Ombudsman West Alabama Regional Commission Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P. O. Box 509 Northport, AL 35476 Work: (205)333-2990 Fax: (205)333-2713 Area Served: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa counties
2 Office on Aging Irene Collins Executive Director Department of Senior Services RSA Plaza 770 Washington Avenue, Suite 470 Montgomery, AL 36130-1851 Work: (334)242-5743 Fax: (334)242-5594 website:http://www.agelin e.net	Karen Crawford Ombudsman South Central Alabama Development Comm LTC Ombudsman Program 5900 Carmichael Place Montgomery, AL 36117 Work: (334)244-6903 Fax: (334)270-0038 Area Served: Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, Pike counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Rick Harris Director Bureau of Health Provider Standards Div. Licensure and Certification P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Work: (334)206-5366 Fax: (334)206-5303 website:http://www.adph.o rg	Maria Davis Ombudsman Lee-Russell Council of Government LTC Ombudsman Program 2207 Gateway Drive Opelika, AL 36801-6834 Work: (334)749-5264 Fax: (334)749-6582 Area Served: Lee, Russell counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Bruce Lieberman Director, MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Alabama Office of the Attorney General 11 S Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Work: (334)242-7327 Fax: (334)353-8796	Bettye Dixie Top of Alabama Reg Council of Government LTC Ombudsman Program 5075 Research Drive NW Huntsville, AL 35805 Work: (256)533-3330 Fax: (256)533-3442 Area Served: Dekalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall counties
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Katrina Magdon Executive Secretary AL Board of Examiners for NHA 4156 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL 36106 Work: (334)271-6214 Fax: (334)244-6509	Martha Dodge Ombudsman South Alabama Reg Planning Comm LTC Ombudsman Program PO Box 1665 110 Beauregard Street Mobile, AL 36602 Work: (251)433-6541 Fax: (251)433-6009 Area Served: Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile counties
6 Medicaid Agency Carol Hermann Commissioner Alabama Medicaid Agency 501 Dexter Avenue PO Box 5624 Montgomery, AL 36103-5624 Work: (334)242-5600 Fax: (334)242-5097 website:http://www.medica id.state.al.us	Stefanie Franklin Ombudsman North Cen AL Reg Council of Govts LTC Ombudsman Program 216 Jackson Street P.O. Box C Decatur, AL 35602 Work: (256)355-4515 Fax: (256)351-1380 Area Served: Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan
7 Quality Improvement Organization Fred Ferree CEO AL Quality Assurance Foundation 2 Perimeter Park South Suite 200 West Birmingham, AL 35243-2354 Work: (205)970-1600 Fax: (205)970-1616	Karen Guice Ombudsman Jefferson County Council on Aging, Inc. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program 2601 Highland Avenue Birmingham, AL 35205 Work: (205)325-1416 Fax: (205)325-5617 Area Served: Jefferson County
Robert Sherrill, MD Interim CEO AL Quality Assurance Foundation 2 Perimeter Park South Suite 200 West Birmingham, AL 35243-2354 Work: (205)970-1600 Fax: (205)970-1616	Kathy Law Ombudsman Alabama-Tomigbee Reg Comm Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 107 Broad Street Camden, AL 36726 Work: (334)682-4234 Fax: (334)682-9851 Area Served: Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington, Wilcox counties
8 Protection and Advocacy System Ellen Gillespie Director Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program University of Alabama 526 Martha Parham West Box 870395 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395 Work: (205)348-4928 Fax: (205)348-3909	Jodi Beth Posey Ombudsman Middle Alabama AAA LTC Ombudsman Program 15863 Highway 25 Calera, AL 35040 Work: (205)670-5770 Fax: (205)670-5750 Area Served: Blount, Chilton, Shelby, St. Clair & Walker Counties
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Doris Ball Program Manager Office of Adult Services Family Svcs. Div/Human Res. 50 Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36103 Work: (334)242-1355 Fax: (334)242-0939	Gray Price Ombudsman Central Alabama Aging LTC Ombudsman Program 818 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Work: (334)240-4666 Fax: (334)240-4681 Area Served: Montgomery, Autauga, Elmore counties
10 Citizen Advocacy Group Dixie Kuykendall Alabama Advocates for Quality Care 6275 Dorsett Woods Drive Mt. Olive, AL 35117 Work: (205)631-0049	Monica Rowe Lead Ombudsman East Alabama Reg Plan & Dev Comm LTC Ombudsman Program 1130 Quintard Avenue,Suite 300 P.O. Box 2186 Anniston, AL 36202 Work: (256)237-6741 Fax: (256)237-6763 Area Served: Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Claburne, Coosa , Etowah, Randolph, Talladega, & Tallapoosa
11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Chermaine Carthon Ombudsman Southern AL Regional Council on Aging LTC Ombudsman Program 230 North Oates Street P.O. Box 1886 Dothan, AL 36302 Work: (334)793-6843 Fax: (334)671-3651 Area Served: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston counties	Jeff Thompson Ombudsman Northwest Alabama Council of Local Govts LTC Ombudsman Program 103 Student Drive P.O. Box 2603 Muscle Shoals, AL 35662 Work: (256)389-0500 Fax: (256)389-0599 Area Served: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion, Winston counties
Last Updated Saturday, May 17, 2008