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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