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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM Kentucky
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Kimberly Baker State LTC Ombudsman Department for Aging & Independent Living Office of the Ombudsman 275 East Main Street 3W-F Frankfort, KY 40621 Work: (502)564-6930 Fax: (502)564-4595	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Opal Carter District Ombudsman Lake Cumberland/Russell Springs Senior Citize Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P. O. Box 42518 Bronston, KY 42518 Work: (606)677-6701 Fax: (270)651-7839 Area Served: Lake Cumberland, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, Wayne and Cumberland
2 Office on Aging Deborah Anderson Commissioner Cabinet for Health & Family Services Dept. for Aging & Independent Living 275 East Main Street 3W-F Frankfort, KY 40621 Work: (502)564-6930 Fax: (502)564-4595	Sherry Culp Ombudsman/Executive Director Bluegrass/Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1530 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40503 Work: (859)278-6072 Fax: (859)277-4843 website:http://www.ombudd y.org
3 Licensure and Certifications Mary Curlin Director Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Servs. Div. of Health Care Facilities & Servs. 275 East Main Street 5E-B Frankfort, KY 40621-0001 Work: (502)564-2888 Fax: (502)562-4268	Kristi Gentry Western Region Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog Office of Aging Services 116 North Main PO Box 340 Greensburg, KY 42743 Work: (270)932-6109 Fax: (270)932-5051 Area Served: Purchase, Pennyrile, Lincoln Trail, Lake Cumberland, Green River and Barren River, KIPDA & Cumberland Valley
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Pamela Murphy Director Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Kentucky Office of the Attorney General 1024 Capitol Center Drive Suite 200 Frankfort, KY 40601 Work: (502)696-5300 Fax: (502)573-8316	Argene Jones District Ombudsman KY River ADD KRADD Building 917 Perry Park Road Hazard, KY 41701 Work: (606)436-3158 Fax: (606)436-2144 Area Served: Kentucky River, Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Patricia Dempsey KY BD of Licensure For NHA 911 Leawood Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 Work: (502)564-3296 Fax: (502)564-5892	Brenda Kennedy District Ombudsman Green River ADD 3860 US Highway 60 West Owensboro, KY 42301 Work: (800)928-9093 Fax: (270)684-0714 Area Served: Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union and Webster
6 Medicaid Agency Elizabeth Johnson Commissioner Dept. for Medicaid Services 275 East Main Street 6W-A Frankfort, KY 40621 Work: (502)564-4321 Fax: (502)564-0509	Beth Love District Ombudsman Buffalo Trace ADD PO Box 460 Maysville, KY 41056 Work: (800)998-4347 Fax: (606)564-0955 Area Served: Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason and Robertson
7 Quality Improvement Organization Vernita Julian Program Director Health Care Excel of Kentucky, Inc. 1951 Bishop Lane Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40218 Work: (502)454-5112 Fax: (502)454-5113	Pam Pangburn District Ombudsman Northern KY Senior Services Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1032 Madison Avenue Covington, KY 41011 Work: (800)255-7265 Fax: (859)491-5430 Area Served: Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton
8 Protection and Advocacy System Marsha Hockensmith Executive Director Protection & Advocacy Division Office for Public Advocacy 100 Fair Oaks Lane Suite 302 Frankfort, KY 40601 Work: (502)564-2967 Fax: (502)564-0848	Imelda Pfister District Ombudsman KIPDA/Catholic Charities Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 2911 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 40208 Work: (502)637-9786 Fax: (502)637-9780 website:http://www.nursin ghomeconcerns.com Area Served: Kipda, Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Michael Cheek Director Div. Protection & Permanency Adult Protective Servs. Branch 275 East Main Street 3E-A Frankfort, KY 40621 Work: (502)564-6852 Fax: (502)564-3096	Misty Pugh District Ombudsman Big Sandy Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 110 Resource Court Prestonsburg, KY 41653 Work: (606)886-2374 Fax: (606)886-3382 Area Served: Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike
10 Citizen Advocacy Group Nancy Trentham Secretary Kentucky Initiative for Quality NH Standards 5248 Skyline Drive Cold Spring, KY 41076 Work: (859)803-5293	Randa Ramsey District Ombudsman Pennyrile ADD Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 300 Hammond Drive Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Work: (800)928-7233 Fax: (270)886-3211 Area Served: 08ldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg
Bernie Vonderheide President and Founder Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform 1530 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40503 Work: (859)312-5617 website:http://www.kynurs inghomereform.org	Angela Rigsby District Ombudsman Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 1147 Ashland, KY 41105 Work: (877)295-4137 Fax: (606)325-0615 Area Served: Fivco, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup and Lawrence
11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Denise Adams District Ombudsman Purchase ADD Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. PO Box 588 Mayfield, KY 42066 Work: (877)352-5183 Fax: (270)251-6110 Area Served: Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, Graves, Calloway, Marshall and McCracken counties	Teresa Whitaker District Ombudsman KY Legal Aid/Barren River LTC Ombuds. Program Long Term Care Omb Program 1700 Destiny Lane Bowling Green, KY 42104 Work: (270)842-7587 Fax: (270)782-1993 Area Served: Barren River, Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalf, Monroe, Simpson and Warren
Cheryl Barber District Ombudsman Gateway Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog P.O. Box 1040 Morehead, KY 40351 Work: (800)274-5863 Fax: (606)783-1342 Area Served: Gateway, Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and Rowan	Tammy Williams District Ombudsman Cumberland Valley ADD Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. CVADD Building 342 Old Whitley Rd., PO Box 1740 London, KY 40741 Work: (606)864-7391 Fax: (606)878-7361 Area Served: Cumberland Valley, Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle and Whitley
Last Updated Monday, June 29, 2009