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Designated Public Patient Representatives

The Office of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative (OLTCPR) partners with designated organizations to provide public patient representatives in specific counties. These representatives are trained, background-checked, and available when a facility is unable to identify someone to serve in the role.

Coverage Areas

  • All counties except those listed below:

    Office of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative
    California Department of Aging
    Sacramento, CA
    (916) 800-5084
    OPR@aging.ca.gov

  • Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino Counties:

    Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Gilda Ramos, Assistant Division Chief
    510 S. Vermont Ave., 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90020
    (213) 974-0515
    gramos@dmh.lacounty.gov

  • Orange County:

    SistahFriends
    Yolanda Whittington
    3756 Santa Rosalia Drive, Suite 219, Los Angeles, CA 90008
    (323) 291-0191
    yolanda@sistahfriends.org