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NURSING HOMES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE SYSTEM South Carolina
1 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Dale Watson State LTC Ombudsman Governor's Office on Aging 1301 Gervais Street Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201 Work: (803)734-9898 Fax: (803)734-9986 website:http://www.aging. sc.gov	11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Gwen Coath Ombudsman Lowcountry AAA/Region 10 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 98 Yemassee, SC 29945 Work: (843)726-5536 Fax: (843)524-2625 Area Served: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties
2 Office on Aging Cornelia Gibbons Director Lt. Governor's Office on Aging 1301 Gervais Street Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201 Work: (803)734-9400 Fax: (803)734-9886	Janice Reed Coney Ombudsman Santee-Lynches AAA/COG/Region 6 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 36 W. Liberty Street Sumter, SC 29151 Work: (803)775-7381 Fax: (803)773-9903 Area Served: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties
3 Licensure and Certifications Karen Price Bureau Director Department of Health & Environmental Control Bureau of Certification 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201-1708 Work: (803)545-4205 Fax: (803)545-4292	Susan Garen Regional Ombudsman Lower Savannah AAA/ Region 5 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O. Box 850 Aiken, SC 29802 Work: (803)649-7981 Fax: (803)649-2248 Area Served: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, and Orangeburg Counties
4 Medicaid Fraud Unit Control Charles Gambrell Assistant Attorney General, MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of South Carolina Office of The Attorney General PO Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211-1549 Work: (803)734-3660 Fax: (803)734-8754	Anna Harmon Regional Ombudsman Long Term Care Ombudsman Program 236 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210 Work: (800)391-1185 Fax: (803)253-7542 Area Served: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties
5 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator Dana Welborn SC Board of Long Term Health Care Admin. PO Box 11329 Columbia, SC 29211-1329 Work: (803)896-4544 Fax: (803)846-4555	Nancy Hawkins Ombudsman Appalachian AAA/Appalachian COG/Region 1 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 30 Century Circle P.O. Drawer 6668 Greenville, SC 29607 Work: (864)242-9733 Fax: (864)242-6957 Area Served: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg counties
6 Medicaid Agency Robert Kerr Medicaid Director SC Dept. of Health and Human Services PO Box 8206 Columbia, SC 29202-8206 Work: (803)898-2504 Fax: (803)898-4515	Ericca Livingston Ombudsman Upper Savannah AAA/COG/Region 2 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P. O. Box 1366 Greenwood, SC 29648 Work: (800)922-7729 Fax: (864)941-8090 Area Served: Abbeville, Edgeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and Saluda Counties
7 Quality Improvement Organization Blake Williams Director of Operations Carolina Medical Review 250 Berryhill Road Suite 101 Columbia, SC 29210 Work: (803)731-8225 Fax: (803)731-8229 website:http://www.caroli naqio.org	Melissa Morrison Regional Ombudsman Catawba Area Agency on Aging/ Region 3 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. P.O Box 4618 Rock Hill, SC 29732 Work: (800)662-8330 Fax: (803)329-6537 Area Served: Chester, Lancaster, York, and Union Counties
8 Protection and Advocacy System Gloria Prevost Executive Director Protection & Advocacy for People w/Disabil 3710 Landmark Dr Suite 208 Columbia, SC 29204 Work: (803)782-0639 Fax: (803)790-1946	Judith Samuel Regional Ombudsman Vantage Point/Region 7 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 201 South 5th Street P. O. Box 999 Hartsville, SC 29551 Work: (843)383-8632 Fax: (843)383-8754 Area Served: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion and Marlboro Counties
9 Adult Protective Service Agency Mildred Washington Director SC Dept. of Social Services Div. Adult Svcs & Case Mgmt. P.O. Box 1520 Columbia, SC 29202-1520 Work: (803)898-7509 Fax: (803)898-7641	Alice Streetman Ombudsman Trident AAA - ElderLink Inc./Region 9 Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog. 1360 Truxton Ave. Suite 105 Charleston, SC 29405 Work: (800)864-6446 Fax: (843)554-2284 Area Served: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Counties
11 Local and Regional Ombudsmen Mary Lou Brown Ombudsman Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments/Regi 1230 Highmarket Street Georgetown, SC 29440 Work: (843)546-4231 Fax: (843)520-0642 Area Served: Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg counties
Last Updated Saturday, May 17, 2008