Key Phone Numbers for Helpful Agencies
NC State Government Agencies
Division of Aging & Adult Services
Dennis Streets, Director 919-733-3983
North Carolina State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Sharon Wilder, State Ombudsman 919-733-8395
Division of Health Service Regulation
Jeff Horton, Director 919-855-3750
Division of Mental Health
Mike Mosely, Director 919-733-7011
Department of Insurance
James E. Long, Commissioner 919-733-3058
Division of Social Services
Pheon Beal, Director 919-733-3055
Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsmen
REGION A
(Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain (EBCI)
Southwestern Commission
http://www.regiona.org
828-488-9211
REGION B
(Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania)
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
http://www.landofsky.org/
828-251-6622
REGION C
(Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford)
Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
828-287-2281
REGION D
(Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey)
High County Council of Governments
http://www.regiond.boone.net/
828-265-5434
REGION E
(Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba)
Western Piedmont Council of Governments
828-485-4213
REGION F
(Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union) Centralina Council of Governments For Ombudsman issues only http://www.centralina.org
704-348-2714 or 800-508-5777
REGION G
(Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham) Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
336-294-4950
REGION I
(Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin)
Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments
336-761-2111
REGION J
(Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Wake)
Triangle J COG
919-558-9401
REGION K
(Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren)
Kerr Tar Regional COG
252-436-2050
REGION L
(Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson)
Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
252-446-0411
REGION M
(Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson)
Mid-Carolina Council of Governments
910-323-4191
REGION N
(Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland)
Lumber River Council of Governments
910-618-5533
REGION O
(Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender)
Cape Fear Council of Governments
910-395-4553
REGION P
(Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Wayne)
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments
252-638-3185 800-824-4648
REGION Q
(Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Pitt)
Mid-East Commission
252-974-1836
REGION R
(Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington)
Albemarle Commission
252-426-5753
Associations
American Health Care Association 202-842-4444
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association ADRDA
- Triad Chapter 336-725-3085
- Western NC Chapter 828-254-7363
- Eastern NC Chapter 919-832-3732
- Southern Piedmont Chapter 704-532-7392
Duke Family Support Program 919-660-7510
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care 919-677-4100
North Carolina Assisted Living Association 919-467-2486
North Carolina Association for Home Care and Hospice 919-848-3450
North Carolina Association for Long Term Care Facilities 919-787-3560
Area Health Education Centers
NC Area Health Education Centers 919-966-2461
Coastal Area Health Education Center 910-343-0161
Charlotte Area Health Education Center 704-355-3120
Eastern Area Health Education Center 252-744-8214
Fayetteville Area Health Education Center 910-323-1152
Greensboro Area Health Education Center 336-832-7591
Health Education Foundation of Eastern NC 919-972-6958
Mountain Area Health Education Center 828-257-4400
Northwest Area Health Education Center 336-716-8000
Wake Area Health Education Center 919-350-8547
Duke AHEC Program 919-684-8676