Division of Long Term Care

The Division of Long Term Care (DLTC) oversees the provision of long-term support/services for the elderly and people with disabilities. The Division administers and oversees Family Care, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Community Relocation Initiative, Community Integration Initiative, Elderly and Disability Benefits Specialist programs, Pathways to Independence, and community options program and several community-based Medicaid waiver programs. The Division is working on the Governor's goal to expand Family Care statewide and eliminate waiting lists for long-term support services and providing choices to the elderly and people with disabilities regarding where they want to live and the services they need.

This Division is also responsible for long-term support services for children with disabilities. The children's long-term support service system enhances the opportunities that allow children with disabilities and their families to become connected to the community. The Division provides assessment, training and information to adults with vision loss, their families and interested professionals. The Division also provides information on new technologies for accessibility, community supports and services and training to people who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing.

The Division manages nursing home funding, develops nursing home policies, and reimbursement and auditing services. The Division also operations three Centers for individuals with developmental disabilities at Central WI Center in Madison, Southern WI Center in Union Grove and Northern WI Center in Chippewa Falls.

• Human Services Reporting System (HSRS)

• Telecommunications Equipment Purchase Program (TEPP) (PDF, 64 KB)

• Centers for the Developmentally Disabled operated by DLTC

• DLTC Treatment Facilities Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF, 101 KB)

Contacts

Division of Long Term Care: 
Sinikka Santala, Administrator, (608) 266-0554, TTY (608) 266-7376, santass@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Fredi Bove, Deputy Administrator, (608) 261-5987, BOVEFE@dhfs.state.wi.us 

Bureau of Center Operations:
Bureau Director: Ted Bunck, (608) 301-9200, buncktj@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled:
  Theodore Bunck, Director
  317 Knutson Drive
  Madison, WI  53704-1197
  (608) 301-9200
  Fax: (608) 301-1390
  buncktj@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled:
  Louise Ramseier, Director
  2820 East Park Avenue, P.O. Box 340
  Chippewa Falls, WI  54729-0340
  (715) 723-5542 ext. 4100
  TTY (715) 723-0849, Fax: (715) 723-8464
  ramsele@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled:
  Jim Henkes, Director
  2415 Spring Street, P.O. Box 100
  Union Grove, WI  53182-0100
  (262) 878-2411 ext. 2211
  TTY (262) 878-2411, Fax: (262) 878-2922
  henkejf@dhfs.state.wi.us

Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources:
Bureau Director: Donna McDowell, (608) 266-3840, TTY (608) 267-9880, mcdowdb@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Aging:
  Gail Schwersenska, (608) 266-7803, schwega@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Blind and Visually Impaired:
  Michael Nelipovich, (608) 266-3109, TTY (608) 266-3118, nelipmi@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
  Linda Huffer, (608) 266-5641, TTY (608) 266-5641, TTY Relay 1-800-947-6644, huffell@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Independence and Employment:
  John Reiser, (608) 266-3063, reisejr@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Resource Center Development: 
  Janice Smith, (608) 266-7872, smithja@dhfs.state.wi.us 

Bureau of Long-Term Support:
Director Beth Wroblewski, (608) 266-7469, wroblbm@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Developmental Disability Services:
  Mike Linak, (608) 266-1140, linakmj@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Children's Services:
  Beth Wroblewski, (608) 266-7469, wroblbm@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Community Options:
  Irene Anderson, (608) 266-3884, ANDERIL@dhfs.state.wi.us

  • Supplemental Security Income:
    Rita Cairns, (608) 266-6890, TTY (608) 266-7376, cairnri@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Community Integration Initiative:
  Jackie Neurohr, (715) 723-5542 or (608) 261-5999, NEUROJT@dhfs.state.wi.us 

Office of Family Care Expansion:
Director: Judith Frye, (608) 266-5156, fryeje@dhfs.state.wi.us 

• Managed Care:
  Monica Deignan, (608) 261-7807, deignma@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Fiscal Management and Business Services: 
  Tom Lawless, (608) 261-7810 LawleTM@dhfs.state.wi.us

DLTC Councils

• Council for Children with Long-Term Support Needs: 
  Beth Wroblewski, (608) 266-7469, wroblbm@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH):
  Alice Sykora, (608) 266-3168, sykoram@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Governor's Birth to 3 Interagency Coordinating Council (B3 ICC):
  Beth Wroblewski, (608) 266-7469, wroblbm@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities (GCPD):
  Malika Monger, (608) 261-8880, mongems@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Statutory Council on Blindness [membership roster (PDF, 59 KB)]:
  Michael Nelipovich, (608) 266-3109, nelipmi@dhfs.state.wi.us

• Wisconsin Council on Long Term Care Reform (WCLTCR):
  Lorraine Barniskis, lbarniskis@charter.net

• Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities (WCPD):
  Dan Johnson, (608) 267-9582, johnsdc@dhfs.state.wi.us

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Last Revised: July 14, 2008