California
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
California Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Georgia Rivers
Nursing Home Administrator Program, Dept. of Health Services
P.O. Box 997416, MS 3302
Sacramento, CA 94234-7416
Phone: 916-552-8770
Fax: 916-552-8777
California Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Masters degree in nursing home administration or related health administration field, including 480 hour internship; or baccalaureate degree and 1,000 hour AIT; or ten years full-time work experience within preceding 15 years as RN in a nursing home (at least five years of which was in supervisory position) and completion of 1,000 hour AIT; or ten years full-time work experience within preceding 15 years in nursing home (at least five years of which was in supervisory position) with 60 semester units (or 90 quarter units) of college/university courses, and completion of 1,000 hour AIT.
California Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
1,000 hours
California Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
California Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
California Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
40 hours biennially
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
California Assisted Living: Contact
Joan Regelski, Dept. Social Services, Tel. 916-324-3058 Fax 916-323-8352
California Assisted Living: Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, 7434 P St. Mail Station 19-50, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-324-4031
California Assisted Living: Code: Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1569.2 et seq.; Cal. Admin Code § 87100.
California Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Medical Care Services, Dept. of Health Services, 714 P St. Room 1253, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-657-1496
California Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Must complete an approved certification program. Holding nursing home administrator license qualifies is sufficient qualification. Administrator of 16 to 49 resident facility must have 15 college credits or equivalent continuing education and one year supervisory experience or equivalent education. For facilities 50 and over two years college and three years supervisory experience or equivalent as approved by the state.
College Coursework
California State University - Long Beach
College of Health and Human Services
Health Care Administration Program
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-4902
Tel: (562) 985-5304 Fax: (562) 985-5536
Contact faculty
Harold R. Hunter, M.B.A., Dr.P.H., Director
Tel: (310) 985-5304
Program: MASTER'S
California State University - Long Beach offers the Master of Science in Health Care Administration which includes a concentration in LTCA meeting the California State Licensure Board requirements. Nearly 160 long-term care facilities are available for field placement. The LTCA concentration requires HCA 538, core courses, and fieldwork (6-12 units) in LTC setting (480 hours required for state licensure). Additional LTCA courses are planned.
Teaching faculty
Harold R. Hunter, M.B.A., Dr.P.H. Director
Connie Evashwick, M.H.A., D.Sc.
Janice E. Frates, Ph.D.
Cynthia Sanders, Ph.D.
San Francisco State University
College of Health and Human Services
Gerontology Programs
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132-4151
email: dyee@sfsu.edu
web: userwww.sfsu.edu/~dyee
Tel: (415) 338-1684 Fax: (415) 338-3556
Program: BACHELOR'S (minor), MASTER'S
San Francisco State University offers a Master of Arts in Gerontology with an academic emphasis in Long-Term Care Administration requiring the completion of at least 30 units with a minimum grade average of 3.0. The curriculum requires a 15 unit core, 12 units in long-term care administration with electives from other fields. A supervised AIT/Internship prepares persons for licensure by the California Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
An undergraduate Gerontology Minor Program with a long-term care administration emphasis is available.
LTCA teaching faculty Darlene Yee, Ed.D., CHES, Professor, Gerontology and Coordinator, LTCA
Brian deVries, Professor, Gerontology
Anabel O. Pelham, Ph.D., Professor, Gerontology
University of Southern California
School of Public Administration
Master of Health Administration, VKC 232
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0041
Tel: (213) 740-6842
Email: llewis@usc.eduWeb: www.usc.edu
Contact: Phoebe Liebig, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, or Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Program: MASTER'S
The University of Southern California offers a Masters of Health Administration as a two-year full-time program with 40 units of core courses in health administration and management plus 8 units of electives in specialty field, one of which is Management of Long-Term Care Organizations.