Connecticut
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Connecticut Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Jennife Filippone
Connecticut Nursing Home Administration Licensure
Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-8000
Fax: 860-509-7191
Web: www.ct-clic.com
Connecticut Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in any area and an approved course of study in long term care administration or an approved master's degree in a long term care administration field.
Connecticut Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
N/A
Connecticut Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Connecticut Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Connecticut Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
0
Connecticut Total Number Nursing Home Administrators:
1589
Number of Connecticut NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
45
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Connecticut Assisted Living: Contact
Cynthia Denne, Dept of Public Health Tel. 860-509-7407 Fax 860-509-7539
Connecticut Assisted Living: Connecticut Dept. of Health Services, Hospital and Medical Care Division, 150 Washington St., Hartford, CT 06106.
203-566-5969
Connecticut Assisted Living: Code: Assisted Living Services Agency, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490; Conn. Agency Regs. § 19-13-D105.
Connecticut Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Medical Care Commission, Dept. of Income Maintenance, 110 Bartholomew Av., Hartford, CT 06106
203-566-2934
Connecticut Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Must be a baccalaureate degree RN with two years clinical experience or diploma degree with 4 years clinical experience.
University of Connecticut
Center for Health Systems Management
School of Business Administration
U-41 CHSM
368 Fairfield Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269-2041
Tel: (860) 468-4122 Fax: (860) 468-4230
Contact faculty:
Jeffrey A. Kramer, Ph.D. Program Director
Tel 860-486-4122
Email: CHSMADM2@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Program: CERTIFICATE, MASTER'S
The University of Connecticut offers both the M.B.A.-Health Care Management and a Certificate Program in Long-Term Care Management. Both have been approved by the state licensing board as the educational preparation needed for licensure.
The M.B.A. - Health Care Management Program
The M.B.A. program in Health Care Management consists of 57 credit hours leading to the M.B.A. degree. It integrates the content of a general business program with theoretical and applied studies specifically related to long-term health care management processes. The student meets all the requirements for the general M.B.A. degree as well as the specialization in long-term health care management. A 500 hour administrative residency must be completed.
Certificate Program in Long-Term Care Management
The Certificate Program in Long-Term Health Care Management is offered by the School of Business Administration for persons with bachelors or masters degrees, interested in pursuing careers in nursing home administration and meeting state licensure requirements. Twelve credit hours consisting of two basic components for individuals to meet licensure requirements are offered: a three credit course plus a 900 hours AIT program.
Long-Term Health Care Program Faculty
William Baxter, MS, Adjunct Lecturer in Health Care Management
Thomas Blank, Ph.D., Professor of Family Studies
Jeffrey A. Kramer, Ph.D., Program Director and Asst. Prof. of Health Care Mgt.
Melissa Succi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Care Management
College Coursework
University of New Haven
Public Management
300 Orange Ave.
West Haven, CT 06516
Tel: (203) 932-7375 Fax: (203) 933-2036
or dial 800-DIAL UNH Web: www.newhaven.edu/departments/Graduate/PubAdmin.html
Contact person:
Professor Charles N. Coleman, Chair, Public Management
Program director: Rick Wallace, MSW
Program: THREE MASTER'S and a FREE STANDING CERTIFICATE
Degrees offered:
Masters of Public Administration with concentration in Long-Term Care
Masters of Business Administration with concentration in Long-Term Care
Masters of Health Care Administration with concentration in Long-Term Care Certificate offered in Long-Term Care Administration
The University of New Haven, founded in 1920, is a fully accredited comprehensive university offering 25+ masters degree programs and 30+ graduate certificates. The long term care program is state approved. All students have passed the long term care certifying exams.
Students completing these concentration are eligible to take the nursing home licensure exam in Connecticut. Students take the core curriculum of 9 courses, four courses in long term care administration plus one elective.
LTCA teaching faculty are
Adjunct faculty:
Stephen McPherson, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
Rick Wallace, MSW, Administrator, Jewish Home for the Aging, New Haven, CT.