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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Connecticut
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Nancy Shaffer State LTC Ombudsman CT Department of Social Services Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 25 Sigourney Street 12th Floor Hartford, CT 06106-5033 Work: (860)424-5238 Fax: (860)424-4808 website:http://www.ltcop. state.ct.us/	10 Citizen Advocacy Group Deborah Chernoff New england Health Care Employees Union District 1199 AFL-CIO 77 Huyshope Avenue 1st Floor Hartford, CT 06106 Work: (860)251-6042
2 Office on Aging Pamela Giannini Department of Social Services Elderly Services Division 25 Sigourney Street 10th Floor Hartford, CT 06106-5033 Work: (860)424-5277 Fax: (860)424-5301	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Maggie Ewald Regional Director Region III/Eastern Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 4 Broadway 3rd Floor Norwich, CT 06360 Work: (860)823-3366 Fax: (860)859-2667 Area Served: Eastern area including: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Danielson, Deep River, Eastford, E Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Mansfield, Montyville counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Marianne Horn Director Connecticut Department of Public Health Division of Health Systems Regulation 410 Capitol Avenue MS#12 HSR Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Work: (860)509-7405 Fax: (860)509-7539	Cristina MacGillis Regional Ombudsman Region VI/Central Sub Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 Work: (860)723-1124 Fax: (860)566-4499 Area Served: Andover, Berlin, Bolton, Bristol, Cromwell, E Hampton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marborough, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Southington, Wethersfield counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control John DeMattia Director, MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Connecticut Office of the Chief State's Atty. 300 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1829 Work: (860)258-5986 Fax: (860)258-5848	Kimberly Massey Regional Ombudsman Region I/ Southwest Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1057 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 Work: (203)551-5530 Fax: (203)579-6903 Area Served: Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport Wilton and Southport
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Tresti Quiller Department of Public Health NHA Licensure P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06314-0308 Work: (860)509-7579 Fax: (860)509-8457	Michael Michalski Regional Ombudsman Region IV/North Central Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 Work: (860)723-1390 Fax: (860)566-4499 Area Served: Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, Canton, E Granby, E Hartford, E Windson, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Rockville, Simsbury, Somers, S Windsor, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, W Hartford, Windsor, Windsor Locks cntys
6 Medicaid Agency David Parella Director, Medical Care Administration CT Dept. of Social Services - Med. Asst. Dept. of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106-5116 Work: (860)424-5116 Fax: (860)424-5114	VACANT Region II/South Central Ombudsman Office/Dept Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 414 Chapel Street Suite 301 New Haven, CT 06511 Work: (203)974-3030 Fax: (203)789-7850
7 Quality Improvement Organization Marcia Petrillo Chief Executive Officer Qualidigm 100 Roscommon DR Suite 200 Middletown, CT 06457 Work: (860)632-2008 Fax: (860)632-5865	VACANT Regional Ombudsman Region III/Eastern Regional Office Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 4 Broadway 3rd Floor Norwich, CT 06360 Work: (860)823-3366 Fax: (860)859-2667
8 Protection and Advocacy System James McGaughey Executive Director Office of P&A for Persons with Disabilities 60 B Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120-1551 Work: (860)297-4300 Fax: (860)566-8714 website:http://www.state. ct.us/opapd	Theresa Velendzas Regional Ombudsman Region V/North West Regional Office 249 Thomaston Avenue Waterbury, CT 06702 Work: (203)597-4181 Fax: (203)597-4048 Area Served: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebroo, Cornwall, Danbury, Goshen, Hartland, Harrington, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Lynn Noyes Manager Elder Rights Program Dept. of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106 Work: (860)424-5022 Fax: (860)424-4966
Last Updated Saturday, May 17, 2008