Plan of Study – Nursing Home Administration Pre-Licensure

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Nursing Home Administration Pre-Licensure: Cert Comp

Nursing Home Administration Pre-Licensure: Certificate of Completion

Certificate Courses (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

AGE 4850 Gerontology Management (3 s.h.)

Examination of gerontology management techniques. Focus on basic principles of management as they relate to senior living and human services.

AGE 4870 Nursing Home Administration I (3 s.h.)

An overview of health, administrative, and leadership concerns in a nursing home. Topics include: Federal and State regulations in relation to public policy and leadership, pharmacology, infection control, nursing, quality assurance, insurances, and accounting and budgeting.

AGE 4880 Nursing Home Administration II (3 s.h.)

An overview of health, administrative, and leadership concerns in a nursing home. Topics include: Federal and State regulations in relation to life safety code, social services and activity therapy, dietary services, physical plant, and occupational safety and health; normal aging; and the legal environment of a licensed nursing home.