Long-Term Care programs
This online program provides you with a professional education in the field of long-term care administration – and one with an important distinction. While many other colleges and universities offer long-term care administration as a specialization or subset of another program such as business administration, health administration or gerontology, Saint Joseph’s offers one of the few degrees in long-term care administration itself.
Accreditation
This degree program is one of the few in the country accredited by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB), and the only NAB-accredited program available online.
Professional memberships
Staying active in industry associations helps to strengthen the curriculum in our long-term care administration programs. The college holds memberships in:
- American Health Care Association (AHCA) – Associate business member
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) – Business firm member
- American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) – Individual membership by the program director and others
- American Hospital Association (AHA) – Associate member
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – Individual membership (fellow) by the program director and others
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) – Corporate affiliate
"Saint Joseph's online courses have afforded me the opportunity to continue my education and maintain a stress free lifestyle. The courses are rewarding, beneficial, and challenging."
Bachelor of Science Long-Term Care Administration
This program is the only online Long-Term Care Administration program accredited by the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB).
Required Credits: 128
Summary
Our online program is recognized by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB) and flexible enough to satisfy varying state licensing requirements. It includes a combination of courses in general management, health care administration and long-term care administration, and a specialization in two prominent segments of the long-term care industry – nursing home administration and assisted-living administration.
Licensure requirements
The certificates and individual courses meet a number of administrator's needs, including: serving as a refresher course, meeting state licensure regulations and meeting continuing education requirements. Visit your state licensing boards online.
Highlights
- This program is the only NAB-accredited long-term care administration program available online.
- Curriculum prepares you for positions throughout the long-term care administration industry
- Courses covering general management, health care administration and long-term care administration
- An internship is available to satisfy relevant state licensing board internship or administrator-in-training (AIT) requirements
- Fast track to the Master of Health Administration degree program
- Program accepted by most state nursing home administrator licensing boards as meeting their licensure requirements. Check with your state’s licensing board or contact us for details.
- Courses blend content with prior or current professional experience, allowing for immediate application in the work setting.
- Faculty with practical experience in long-term care administration work one-on-one with you to ensure your success.
Curriculum & Course Descriptions
Tuition
Admission Requirements
You may apply for and be granted admission status at any time during the year, regardless of program choice.
For undergraduate programs, all applicants must be graduates of an accredited public or private high school must have passed a GED examination, or provide proof of completion of a GED equivalent, or must have completed a state-approved high school diploma through homeschooling.
Students must have completed high school with an average grade of “C” or better, have a standard 2.0 or better for GED students or show college credit with a cumulative grade point of 2.0 or better for admission to an undergraduate degree program. Students who do not meet the cumulative grade point standard may be conditionally accepted and required to take specific introductory course work and complete it with a grade of 2.0 or better, prior to consideration of formal acceptance.
Certificate in Long-Term Care Administration
Required Credits: 18
Curriculum & Course Descriptions
Continuing Education
Online courses are also available for credit as individual continuing education classes.
