Career as a Nursing Home Administrator
Nursing home administrators must be licensed by their state in order to practice the profession. Information about this process is available throughout this website.Meet Regulations
Nursing homes are the most highly regulated portion of the long term care continuum. Administrators of nursing facilities must assure they meet extensive state and federal requirements along with numerous other injunctions such as the Life Safety Code.
Salaries
Beginning salaries range from about $50,000 to $60,000 a year. A mid-career nursing home administrator should expect to earn between $65,000 and $90,000, though some earn more than $100,000. Salaries vary widely depending on the region of the United States, the size of the facility and type of ownership. Often not-for-profits pay slightly more than the larger chains. As is true in several industries, salary compression is occurring, leading to a reduced salary difference between new and experienced nursing home administrators.
Turnover
Turnover is fairly high among nursing facility administrators, at times due to the stresses of the job and others because decisions of corporate owners to shift administrators among facilities.