Long Term Care Administration and Management

Overview

Long term care administration programs include topics such as:

• Business management
• Social and clinical aspects of aging
• Health care systems
• Public policy
• Health care laws
• Human resources
• Statistics and research methodology

Practicums

Practicums allow students to develop skills at companies or organizations. Some long term care administration programs require students to complete a practicum or internship.

Schools

Community colleges and other two-year schools offer associate degree programs in long term care administration and management. An associate degree usually takes two years to complete. After earning an associate degree students can transfer to a college or university for further study.

Several colleges and universities offer bachelor's degree programs in long term care administration and management. A bachelor's degree usually takes about four years of full-time study.

Very few universities offer graduate degrees in long term care administration and management. A master's degree typically requires two years of study beyond a bachelor's degree. Doctoral (PhD) degree programs usually require two or more years of study beyond the master's degree.

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Related Educational Programs

• Accounting
• Business Management and Administration
• Database Administration
• Ethics
• Gerontology
• Health Records Administration
• Health Services Administration
• Health Unit Coordination
• Marketing
• Medical Informatics
• Medical Office Management
• Nursing Administration
• Public and Community Health
• Public Policy Studies
• Sociology

Related Careers

Other Careers Related to this Program of Study

• Administrative Services Managers
• Business Executives
• Family and General Practitioners
• Health Services Administrators
• Human Resources Managers
• Office Managers
• Public Health Educators
• Social and Community Service Managers

Program Admission

You can prepare for this program by taking courses in high school that prepare you for college. This typically includes four years of English, three years of math, three years of social studies, and two years of science. Some colleges also require two years of a second language.

Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Business and Applied English
• Business Computer Applications
• Business Law
• Business Management
• Business Math
• Community Health
• Health Education
• Healthcare Occupations
• Healthcare Sciences Work Experience
• Introduction to Business
• Organization Studies
• Psychology
• Public Speaking
• Public, Protective, and Social Services Work Experience
• Sociology

Graduate Admissions

Admission to graduate programs is competitive. You need a bachelor's degree and good grades. You also need to submit letters of recommendation and a personal statement.

Your bachelor's degree should be in one of the following fields:

• Business Administration
• Finance
• Health Administration
• Nursing (or some other allied health profession)

It may also be helpful to have some work experience related to this program of study. Examples of relevant experience include jobs as a health care provider or a business administrator.

Additional requirements at some schools include:

• Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General
• Academic writing sample
• Personal interview

Typical Course Work

Program Courses

In this undergraduate program, you typically take courses such as the following:

• Legal and regulatory issues in aging
• Aging services management
• Life span developmental psychology
• Social policy and aging
• Counseling older adults
• Financial and management accounting

Graduate Program Courses

Graduate course work tends to vary depending on the program. However, the outline of a typical graduate curriculum looks like the following:

• Required core courses
• Comprehensive oral and written exams
• Thesis and thesis defense (master's degree only)
• Dissertation and dissertation defense (doctoral degree only)

The core courses are typically more thorough or more focused studies of topics introduced in the undergraduate program.

For your practicum or internship you could work in any setting related to long term care. Possibilities include a nursing home, a retirement community, or an insurance company.

Things to Know

If you want to be a long term care administrator in a nursing home, you need to be licensed. To get licensed, you need to have a bachelor's degree, pass an exam, and complete a certain amount of supervised practice. You also usually need to take continuing education courses to renew your license.

Schools

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