About the Instructor, Dr. James E. Allen
Full-time Focus on Long Term Care...Recently, Dr. Allen took early retirement from the Department of Health Policy and Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in order to have full time to devote to the long term care administration field.
Medical Ethics, U.S. Health System...
While teaching, he taught, in addition to long term care administration, courses in medical ethics and the U.S. health system.
Established Long Term Care Education...
In 1999 he established Long Term Care Education as a vehicle for offering training in long term care administration.
Biographical Sketch:
Thirty Years Teaching Health Care Management...
Dr. Allen taught health policy and administration in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1969 - 2006.
Extensive Writing and Research...
He is the author of numerous texts and books in the field of long term care administration, most of which are now in their third or fourth edition. His texts are used by most college teaching programs in long term care administration throughout the United States.
Licensed and Certified NHA...
Dr. Allen is a licensed nursing home administrator in North Carolina and has been designated a Certified Nursing Home Administrator by the American College of Health Care Administrators. He devotes his full time to education, research and training in the field of long term care administration.
Born in Morehead City, N.C.
Family: married Delight Doner, 2005. One son: Gregory
Education:
B.A. University of Arizona, 1957
S.T.M. Boston University, 1960
Ph.D. Boston University, 1964
M.S.P.H. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969
License:
NHA -- licensed nursing home administrator, State of North Carolina License number 812
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, emeritus.
Department of Health Policy and Administration,
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
Fax 919-933-6825
Publications:
Thirty journal articles, over 100 published book reviews, five books. Most recent books:ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATION: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 697 pages.
THE NATIONAL EXAM AND SELF-STUDY GUIDE IN THE ASSISTED LIVING / RESIDENTIAL CARE KNOWLEDGE BASE, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 200 pages.
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 605 pp. (The standard text in the field since 1988).
THE LICENSING EXAM REVIEW GUIDE IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 196 pp.
NURSING HOME FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES TO SURVEYORS, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 400 pages.
Teaching:
Thirty-one years experience teaching health management at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Developed Administrator-in-Training (AIT) course for the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (required of all AIT's in North Carolina since 1984). Developed and currently teaches Long Term Care Administration courses through www.longtermcareeducation.com. Teaches NHA licensure course for several states.