Advocates are groups of citizens that try to improve
quality of care for nursing home residents in their state. This includes trying to create better staffing levels, quality
care delivered, and respect of resident rights. Anyone that is concerned about nursing home residents and want
things that effect long term care to improve, should look into joining an advocate group in your state.
Contact information for State Advocates
Alabama Alabama Advocates for
Quality Care 3717 Midway Road Adamsville, AL 35005 Contact: Dixie Kuykendall ph: (205)674-9853 e-mail: dixiek@charter.net
Arkansas AR Advocates for Nursing
Home Residents 961 Paul Drive Conway, AR 72034 Contact: Nancy Allison ph: (501)327-3152 fax: (501)884-6728 e-mail:
info@aanhr.org http://www.aanhr.org
AR Advocates for Nursing Home Residents 9901 Satterfield Dr Little
Rock, AR 72205 Contact: Virginia Cross ph: (501)225-4082 fax: (501)884-6728 e-mail: info@aanhr.org http://www.aanhr.org
AR Advocates for Nursing Home Residents 135 Hillview Drive Apt
112 Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 Contact: Nancy Johnson ph: (501)884-6728 fax: (501)884-6728 e-mail: info@aanhr.org http://www.aanhr.org
California Foundation Aiding the
Elderly P.O. Box 254849 Sacramento, CA 95865-4849 Contact: Carole Herman ph: (916)481-8558 fax: (916)481-8329 e-mail:
carole@4fate.org http://www.4fate.org
CA Advocates for Nursing Home Reform 650 Harrison Street 2nd
Floor San Francisco, CA 94107-1311 Contact: Patricia McGinnis ph: (415)974-5171 fax: (415)777-2904 e-mail:
PatM@canhr.org http://www.canhr.org
Connecticut CT Citizens Coalition
for NH Reform 211 State Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 Contact: Steven Kilpatrick ph: (203)336-3851 fax: (203)333-4976 skilpatrick@connlegalservices.org
Advocates for Loved Ones in Nursing Homes 28 B Damon Heights
Road Niantic, CT 06357 Contact: Maryann Lidestri aflon@hotmail.com
Florida Fighting Elder Abuse Together
(FEAT) 1625 La Maderia Dr., S.W. Palm Bay, FL 32908 Contact: Judy Ahler-Friddle ph: (321)984-8883 fax: (321)956-7606 e-mail:
ahler_friddle@msn.com
Quality Care Advocates, Inc P.O. Box 494224 Port Charlotte,
FL 33949 Contact: Linda Pounds ph: (941)743-0987 e-mail: llpsterling@aol.com
Advocates Committed To Improving Our NH's 4714 W. Euclid Ave. Tampa,
FL 33629 Contact: Anna Spinella ph: (813)837-1714 e-mail: amspinel@tampabay.rr.com
Georgia Georgia Council on Aging 2
Peachtree Street, NW Suite 32-270 Atlanta, GA 30303 Contact: Melanie McNeil ph: (404)657-5348 fax: (404)657-1722 e-mail:
msmcneil@dhr.state.ga.us http://www.gcoa.org
Illinois Nursing Home Monitors 6111
Vollmer Lane Godfrey, IL 62035 Contact: Violette King ph: (618)466-3410 fax: (618)466-3410 e-mail: vkmonitor@earthlink.net http://www.nursinghomemonitors.org
Illinois Citizens For Better Care 220 South State Street Suite
1928 Chicago, IL 60604 Contact: Wendy Meltzer ph: (312)663-5120 fax: (312)427-0181 e-mail: wmicbc@core.com
Tender Loving Care in Long Term Care 620 North Walnut St. Springfield,
IL 62702 Contact: Margaret Niederer ph: (217)523-8488 fax: (217)523-8493 e-mail: email@tlcinltc.org
Indiana United Senior Action 324
W. Morris Street Suite 114 Indianapolis, IN 46225-1491 Contact: Robyn Grant ph: (317)634-0872 fax: (317)687-3661 e-mail:
robyngrant@comcast.net
Kentucky Kentuckians for Nursing
Home Reform 1530 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40503 Contact: Bernie Vonderheide ph: (859)312-5617 e-mail:
kynursinghomereform@yahoo.com http://www.kynursinghomereform.org
Louisiana Citizens Care 1321
8th Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Contact: Doris Taylor ph: (504)896-8912 e-mail: citizens@citizenscare.org
Maryland Voices for Quality Care
(LTC) PO Box 6555, US Postal Service St. Charles Town Center Mall Waldorf, MD 20603 Contact: Kate Ricks ph:
(888)600-2375 e-mail: voicesforqualitycare@hotmail.com http://www.voices forqualitycare.org
Massachusetts MA Advocates for
Nursing Home Reform 38 Banks Terrace Swampscott, MA 01907 Contact: Arlene Germain ph: (781)890-2244 fax: (781)890-4956 e-mail:
agermain@matrixpartners.com http://www.manhr.org
Cape United Elders of Comm. Action Committee 115 Enterprise Road Hyannis,
MA 02601 Contact: Susan Walker ph: (800)845-1999 fax: (508)775-7488 e-mail: susanw@cacci.cc
Michigan Michigan Campaign for
Quality Care 5886 Highgate Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 Contact: Alison Hirschel ph: (517)324-5754 fax: (517)333-4339 e-mail:
hirschel@umich.edu http://www.campaignforqualitycare.org
Citizens For Better Care 4750 Woodward Avenue Suite 410 Detroit,
MI 48201-1308 Contact: Nancy Jackson ph: (313)832-6387 fax: (313)832-7407 e-mail: cbcnancyj@yahoo.com http://cbcmi.org
Minnesota ElderCare Rights
Alliance 2626 East 82nd Street Suite 230 Bloomington, MN 55425 Contact: Kathleen Kelso ph: (952)854-7304
Missouri Missouri Coalition for
Quality Care P.O. Box 7165 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Contact: Georgia Sanders ph: (888)262-5644 e-mail: mail@mcqc.com http://www.mcqc.com
Nebraska Nebraska Advocates
for Nursing Home Residents 10050 Regency Circle, Suite
525 Omaha, NE 68114 Contact: Bill Seidler ph: (402)397-3801 fax: (402)397-3869 e-mail: bjseidler@qwest.net
New Mexico New Mexicans for
Quality Long Term Care P.O. Box 1712 Belen, NM 87002 Contact:
J.C. Beverly ph: (505)864-7534 fax: (505)864-7377 e-mail: jcbeverly@msn.com
Aged and Disab 425 East 25th Street New York, NY 10010 Contact:
Geoff Lieberman ph: (212)481-7572 fax: (212)481-5149 e-mail: ciadny@aol.com http://www.ciadny.org
Long Term Care Community Coalition 242 West 30th Street Suite
306 New York, NY 10001 Contact: Richard Mollot ph: (212)385-0355 fax: (212)239-2801 e-mail: richard@ltccc.org http://www.ltccc.org
FRIA 18 John Street Suite 905 New York, NY 10038 Contact:
Amy Paul ph: (212)732-5667 fax: (212)732-6945 e-mail: info@fria.org www.fria.org
North Carolina Friends of Residents
In Long Term Care 883-C Washington St. Raleigh, NC 27605 Contact:
Bill Lamb ph: (919)782-1530 fax: (919)782-1558 e-mail: friends@forltc.org www.forltc.org
Tennessee East Tennessee Coalition
on Advocacy, Inc. 701 Chateaugay Road Knoxville, TN 37923 Contact: Imogene Newton ph: (865)531-4638 fax: (865)531-7216
Texas Texas Advocates for
Nursing Home Residents 500 East Anderson Ln. #234W Austin,
TX 78752 Contact: Beth Ferris ph: (512)719-4757 fax: (512)719-5057 e-mail: bethferris@peoplepc.com http://www.tanhr.org
Texas Advocates for
Nursing Home Residents 1015 Wavecrest Dr. Houston, TX 77062 Contact:
Gay Nell Harper ph: (281)488-5291 fax: (281)480-4351 e-mail: sealbeem@aol.com www.tanhr.org
Texas Advocates for
Nursing Home Residents 634 Green Cove Lane Dallas, TX 75232 Contact:
Lou O'Reilly ph: (972)572-6330 fax: (214)376-7707 e-mail: oreillyl@swbell.net http://www.tanhr.org
Texans For The Improvement
of Long-Term Care 4545 Cook Road, #303 Houston, TX 77072-1125 Contact:
Sam Perlin ph: (281)933-4533 fax: (281)498-6344 e-mail: sperlin@aol.com tiltc.virtualave.net/
TLC for Long Term Care P.O. Box 523323 Springfield, VA 22152 Contact:
Dale Belrose ph: (703)338-7333 fax: (866)487-8470 e-mail: tlc4ltc@msn.com http://www.tlc4ltc.org
Virginia Friends & Relatives
of NH Residents 1426 Claremount Avenue Richmond, VA 23227 Contact:
Joani Latimer ph: (804)644-2804 fax: (804)644-5640 e-mail: elderights@aol.com
Friends & Relatives of
Nursing Home Residents P.O. Box 551 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Contact:
Anne Scott See ph: (540)896-2741 fax: (540)433-2202 e-mail: asbrls@hotmail.com
Washington Family Advocates for
NH Improvement 10955 W. Villa Monte Drive Mukilteo,
WA 98275 Contact: Mary Gorale ph: (888)647-3367 fax: (888)647-3367 e-mail: fanhimg@aol.com
Wisconsin Workforce Alliance 125 N. Executive Drive Brookfield,
WI 53005 (262) 821-4444 Program Coordinator: Anne Medeiros Email: info@wiworkforcealliance.com Website:
www.wiworkforcealliance.com
Wyoming Concerned Citizens
For
Quality Nsg Home Care 811 Glenn Road Casper, WY 82601 Contact:
Virginia King ph: (307)266-6659 e-mail: eca@wyoming.com
All rights reserved Unauthorized
Duplication/Distribution of material prohibited
Disclaimer: The information provided herein has been researched and is offered with good intent; however,
it should not be relied upon as legal, business, or medical advice; and, while working hard to ensure accuracy, I do not provide
any warranty regarding the reliability of the content.
