Nebraska
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Nebraska Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Mr. Kris Chiles
Neb. Board of Examiners in Nursing Home Adm.
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-2117
Fax: 402-471-3577
Nebraska Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Associate degree
Nebraska Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
640 hours within 4 month period
Nebraska Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Nebraska Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Nebraska Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
50 hours biennially
Nebraska Number Licensed Administrators:
354
Nebraska Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
57
Nebraska Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
204
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Nebraska Assisted Living: Contact
Nancy Brown, Neb. Health and Human Services, Tel. 402-471-4970 Fax 402-471-0555
Nebraska Assisted Living: Division of Licensing and Training, P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
402-471-2949
Nebraska Assisted Living: Code: Assisted Living Facilities, Legislative Bill 608
Nebraska Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Social Services 301 Centennial Mall South, 5th Fl., Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
402-471-9718
Nebraska Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
No specific education or training requirements.
College Coursework
Central Community College
P.O. Box 1024
Hastings, NE 68902-1024
Tel: (402) 461-2463 Fax: (402) 461-2506
Program: ASSOCIATE
Nursing home administration is the sole area of emphasis in the Associate of Applied Science degree program of study intended to meet Nebraska Department of Health requirements for licensure as a nursing home administrator. The program includes courses in general education, accounting, and business administration, in addition to the specialized Health Care Administration courses required by the Nebraska Department of Health. In addition, students complete four months of training (totaling 720 hours) in a long-term care facility under the supervision of a selected administrator in conjunction with a Central Community College field experience coordinator.
An Associate of Applied Science Degree option is also offered.
Program faculty:
Contact: Deb Brennan, MAT, Associate Dean Allied Health
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University of Nebraska Omaha
Department of Gerontology
Omaha, NE 68182-0202
Tel: (402) 554-2280 Fax: (402) 554-2317
Email: bhoracek@mail.unomaha.edu
Web: www.unomaha.edu
Contact faculty:
Bruce J. Horacek, Ph.D., Academic Coordinator
Department of Gerontology
Program: CERTIFICATE, BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, DOCTORAL
The University of Nebraska Omaha Department of Gerontology offers the Certificate in Gerontology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as a Master of Arts in Social Gerontology degree, and staffs a specialty area in Gerontology within an interdisciplinary doctoral program. Those who wish to qualify for certification as a nursing home administrator in the State of Nebraska may select certain specific courses and complete an Administrator-in-Training field placement of 960 contact hours.
LTCA teaching faculty:
David Bonda, M.D., Lecturer in Gerontology
Bruce J. Horacek, Ph.D., Professor and Academic Coordinator
Karl Kosloski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gerontology
Michael O'Bradovech, O.D., Lecturer in Gerontology
F.C. Powell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gerontology
James A. Thorson, Ed.D., Isaacson Professor & Chairman
Shirley Waskel, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology