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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Kansas
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Gilbert Cruz State LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 900 SW Jackson Street Suite 1041 Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (877)662-8362 Fax: (785)296-3916 website:http://www.kansas ombudsman.gov	10 Citizen Advocacy Group Mitzi McFatrich Executive Director Kansas Advocates for Better Care 913 Tennessee Street, #2 Lawrence, KS 66044 Work: (800)525-1782 Fax: (785)749-0029
2 Office on Aging Kathy Greenlee Secretary on Aging KS Dept on Aging - IV New England Building 503 South Kansas Avenue Topeka, KS 66603-3404 Work: (785)296-5222 Fax: (785)296-0256 website:http://www.k4s.or g/kdoa/default.htm	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Cynthia Bailey Region 2 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 900 SW Jackson Street Suite 1041 Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (785)296-3017 Fax: (785)296-3916 website:http://www.kansas ombudsman.gov Area Served: Region 2: Chase, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Marion, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Martin Kennedy Commissioner Kansas Department on Aging Comm. on Licensure, Enforce & Eval. 503 South kansas Topeka, KS 66603-3404 Work: (785)296-4986 Fax: (785)296-0256	Joe Dobson Region 3 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman Prog. 7700 Shawnee Mission Parkway Suite 203 Overland Park, KS 66202 Work: (913)236-9378 Fax: (913)826-7576 Area Served: Region 3: Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Loren Snell Director Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Kansas Office of the Attorney General 120 SW 10th Avenue 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 Work: (785)296-2215 Fax: (785)386-6223	James Grooms Region 7 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 900 S.W. Jackson Suite 1041 Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (785)296-6017 Fax: (785)296-3916 Area Served: Region 7: Atchison, Brown, Cloud, Clay, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Potawatomie, Republic, Riley and Washington counties
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Brenda Kroll Board of Adult Care Home Administrators 1000 S.W. Jackson Suite 200 Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (785)296-0061 Fax: (785)296-3075	Velvet Johnson Region 6 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 332 E. 8th Hays, KS 66612 Work: (785)628-3121 Fax: (785)625-0092 Area Served: Region 6: Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Jewell, Graham, Gove, Logan, Mitchell Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Trego, Thomas and Wallace counties
6 Medicaid Agency Marcia Nielsen Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority Dept. of Social & Rehab. Svcs. 915 SW Harrison Street 5th Floor Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (785)296-3981 Fax: (785)296-4813	Gina Johnston Region 8 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 320 S. Broadway Pittsburgh, KS 66762 Work: (620)230-0743 Fax: (620)231-6448 Area Served: Region 8: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautaugua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neesho, Wilson and Woodson counties
7 Quality Improvement Organization Larry Pitman President/CEO Kansas Foundation For Medical Care 2947 S.W. Wanamaker Dr. Topeka, KS 66614-4193 Work: (785)273-2552 Fax: (785)273-0737 website:http://www.kfmc.o rg	Sue Schuster Region 1 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 1025 Main Street 1st Floor Great Bend, KS 67530 Work: (620)793-7694 Fax: (620)793-8102 Area Served: Region 1: Barton, Ellsworth, Kingman, Lincoln, McPherson, Ottawa, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Rush, Saline and Stafford counties
8 Protection and Advocacy System Rocky Nichols Executive Director Disability Rights Center of Kansas 635 S.W. Harrison Topeka, KS 66603 Work: (785)273-9661 Fax: (785)273-9414	Jan Scoggins Region 5 LTC Ombudsman Office of the State LTC Ombudsman 2308 First Avenue Dodge City, KS 67801 Work: (620)225-2439 Fax: (620)227-9667 Area Served: Region 5: Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Pratt, Scott Seward, Stanton, Stevens and Wichita counties
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Bessie Walker Program Manager Dept of Social & Rehab Services D.S.O.B - 681 West 915 SW Harrison Topeka, KS 66612 Work: (785)368-8105 Fax: (785)296-0146	Gloria Simpson Region 4 LTC Ombudsman Kansas Department on Aging - Region IV Long Term Care Ombudsman Office 130 S. Market Suite 5063 Wichita, KS 67202 Work: (316)337-7379 Fax: (316)337-6023 Area Served: Region 4: Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner counties
Last Updated Saturday, May 17, 2008