Ohio
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Ohio Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Mr. Douglas R. Andrews
Ohio Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Admin.
Department of Health
246 N High Street, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
Phone: 614-466-5114
Fax: 614-466-0271
Email: dandrews@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Website: www.ohiobenha.org
Ohio Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Minimum - BA, 100 clock hours in Core of Knowledge subjects; 9-month internship with BA, 6 month internship with MA degree.
Ohio Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
Yes: 6 or 9 months; 1500 hours with BA degree
Ohio Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Ohio Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Ohio Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
20 hours annually
Ohio Number Licensed Administrators:
4776
Ohio Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
180
Ohio Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
1,000
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Ohio Assisted Living: Contact
Kathy Singer, Dept. of Health, Tel. 614-752-3991 Fax 614-466-8692
Ohio Assisted Living: Division of Health Facilities Regulation, Bureau of Long Term Care, 246 N. High St., 3rd Fl. P.O. Box 118, Columbus, OH 43266-0018
614-644-0258
Ohio Assisted Living: Code: Residential Care Facility Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3721 et seq.; Ohio Admin. Code § 3701-17-50 et seq.
Ohio Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Human Services, 30 East Broad St, 31st Fl., Columbus, OH 43266-0423
614-466-6742
Ohio Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
A variety of avenues for qualification as administrator are specified by the State, plus 9 hours of continuing education yearly.
College Coursework
Bowling Green State University
Gerontology Program
College of Health and Human Services
Room 231 Health Center
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Tel: (419) 372-2326 Fax: (419) 372-2400
Email: sfulks@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Web: www.bgsu.edu/colleges/hhs
Contact faculty:
Dr. J. Steven Fulks
Director of Gerontology
Program: BACHELOR'S
Bowling Green State University offers a Program in Long-Term Care Administration in the College of Health and Human Services. The long-term care administration curriculum consists of eight courses in business, administration, finance, legal studies, and management leading to a Bachelor of Science in Gerontology degree. 132 hours of credit are required for graduation in the long-term care administrator's cognate.
Teaching faculty:
J. Steven Fulks, Ph.D.
John Schumacher, Ph.D.
Nancy A. Oral, Ph.D.
Janet Harst, MBA
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Cleveland State University
Graduate Study in Health Care Administration
James J. Nance College of Business Administration
1860 East 18th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 687-4711 Fax: (216) 687-9354
Email: m.placek@csuohio.edu
Web: www.csuohio.edu/hca
Contact faculty:
Marjorie Y. Placek, MBA, MN, MNEd
Instructor, Health Care Administration College of Business
BU424
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216)-687-4759
Program: TWO MASTER'S
Cleveland State University offers a concentration in Long-Term Care as part of the Graduate Study in Health Care Administration within the MBA and MPA graduate programs. Students who choose this concentration, in addition to the required courses for the MBA or MPA degree, are obligated to take their elective coursework in long-term care and must complete a 600 clock-hour AIT internship. Successful completion of the concentration makes graduate students eligible for a graduate certificate in gerontology and allows them to sit for the state license examination.
Teaching faculty:
Georgia J. Anetzberger, Ph.D., Instructor, Health Care Administration
Zev Harel, Ph.D., Professor, Social Work
Cheryl P. McCahon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nursing
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College of Mount St. Joseph
Gerontological Studies Program
Dept. of Behavioral Sciences
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
Tel: (513) 244-4523
Contact faculty person:
Janie Krechting, M.G.S, RNC, BSN, LNHA, Miami University
Assistant Professor of Gerontological Studies
Work: 513-244-4588
Email: Janie_Krechting@mail.msj.edu
Web: www.msj.edu
Program: ASSOCIATE IN ARTS, BACHELOR'S OF ARTS
The College of Mount St. Joseph offers a B.A. in Gerontological Studies with long-term care administration as an area of specialization . This concentration has been approved by the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
Long-term care teaching faculty:
Janie Krechting, Assistant Professor LTC Administration, LNHA
Wendy Bauer, RN, MS, LNHA, Adjunct Professor
Richard Haubner, Ph.D., Gerontology Program Director
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Lourdes College
Department of Gerontology
6832 Convent Blvd.
Sylvania, OH 43560
Tel: (419) 824-3736 Fax: (419) 824-3513
Email: msteitz@lourdes.edu
Web: www.lourdes.edu
Contact faculty:
Mary Steitz
Assistant Professor, Chair, Department of Gerontology Director, Long Term Care Administration Program
Program: Bachelor of Arts in Gerontology Long Term Care Administration Option
Lourdes College offers a special long term administration option in their established Bachelor of Arts Degree in Gerontology. This degree requires a minimum of 128 semester hours. Students who complete the curriculum required, 63 hours in general education, 27 hours in gerontology, 27 hours in business, 10 hours for the Administrator in Training Program and 1 hour elective, are eligible to take the examination for licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of Ohio. The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators in Ohio has approved this option.
The program has an established advisory board consisting of nursing home administrators, educators, health care professionals, and gerontologists
Teaching faculty:
Sr. Marguerite Polcyn OSF, Ph.D.
Lynn Ritter, Ph.D.
Judy Bishop Pierce, LN
HA Wendy Price Kiser, LNHA
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Miami University
Master of Gerontological Studies
Scripps Gerontology Center
Oxford, OH 45056
Tel: (513) 529-2914 Fax: (513) 529-1476
Contact person:
Attn: Lisa Groger
Email: scripps@muohio.edu
Web: www.muohio.edu
Program: MASTER'S
Miami University offers a concentration in Long-Term Care Administration within the Master of Gerontological Studies degree program which is offered through the Department of Sociology, Gerontology and Anthropology in the College of Arts and Science. The Curriculum in Long Term Care Administration includes both course work and a graduate field practicum in an approved long-term care facility or program. This area of concentration requires a minimum of 38 semester hours. The concentration has been approved by the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. Master of Gerontological Studies Graduates who have completed this concentration are eligible to sit for the licensure examination. The Master of Gerontological Studies degree was first offered in 1977 and the concentration in Long-Term Care Administration added in 1982.
Gerontology faculty:
Linda Ade-Ridder, Ph.D., Scripps Fellow and Professor, Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology.
Robert A. Appelbaum, Ph.D., Associate Director, Scripps Gerontology Center, Scripps Fellow and Professor, Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology.
Lisa Groger, Ph.D., Scripps Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology.
Suzanne R. Kunkel, Ph.D., Director, Scripps Gerontology Center, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology.
Kathryn B. McGrew, Ph.D., Scripps Fellow and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology.
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Ohio University
School of Health Sciences
Long-Term Care Administration
413 Tower
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Tel: (614) 593-4675 Fax: (614) 593-0555
Contact faculty person:
Richard Hedges, Ph.D., J.D.
College of Health and Human Services
Long-Term Care Administration Program Coordinator
Program: BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S
Ohio University offers long term care administration degrees at both the undergraduate and masters levels. The long-term care administration degree program is a concentration in the Bachelor's of Science in Health and the Master of Health Administration (MHA). Both programs focus upon preparing the future administrator in the art and science of health care management as uniquely applicable to the long-term care continuum. Internships and practica are required, with a final internship in a Medicare certified nursing facility for eligibility to sit for the Ohio licensure examination. The undergraduate program incorporates a Gerontology Certificate. The graduate and undergraduate programs in long-term care administration were begun by Carl D. Chambers, Ph.D., LNHA in 1985. Graduates work with most long-term care corporations in Ohio and in several other states. An additional faculty is being sought to focus on sub-acute care and hospice services.
Teaching faculty:
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia, Ph.D., Professor, Chair, Gerontology Certificate
Richard Hedges, Ph.D.,J.D., Assoc. Professor
Douglass Bolon, Ph.D., Asst. Professor, Health Administration Ruth Waibel, R.N., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health Administration
Katherine Will, Ph.D., LNHA, Assistant Professor, Long-Term Care Program Administrator
David Wood, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health Administration
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Ohio State University
Graduate Program in Health Services Management and Policy
Division of Health Services Management and Policy
1583 Perry St., Room 246
Columbus, OH 43210-1234
Tel: (614) 292-9708 Fax: (614) 292-3572
Contact faculty person:
Sandra Tanenbaum, Ph.D.
Advisor to LTCA concentration students
Email: tanenbaum.1@osu.edu
Program: MASTER OF HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Long-Term Care Specialization
The Division of Health Services Management and Policy offers a specialization in long-term care preparing for licensure as a nursing home administrator. The specialization, which has been approved by the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, meets all the educational and experiential pre-examination requirements. It consists of the M.H.A. core courses, a prescribed course concentration in long-term care and gerontology, electives, and a three-month administrative residency in an approved long-term care facility. The successful graduate is eligible for direct admission to the licensure examination for nursing home administrators.
Long-term care teaching faculty:
Sandra Tanenbaum, M.S.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor
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The University of Akron
The Institute for Life-Span
Development and Gerontology
Polsky Room 326
Akron, OH 44325-4307
Tel: (330) 972-7243 Fax: (330) 972-5174
Faculty contact:
Jerome Kaplan, Ph.D., NHA and Harvey Sterns, Ph.D.
Program: BACHELOR'S
The University of Akron offers a long term care administration bachelor's degree: "Bachelor's Degree Program for Nursing Home Administrator." The degree is a BS in Industrial Management - Personnel Concentration in the College of Business Administration. A Certificate in Gerontology is also available.
The Institute of Life-Span Development and Gerontology, College of Arts and Sciences, coordinates the Nursing Home Administrator sequence and the Certificate in Gerontology.
This 138 semester hour credit program prepares a student for a career in the management of nursing homes and long term care facilities. It fulfills the academic preparation necessary for the Ohio Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator.
Long term care administration specific faculty:
Jerome Kaplan, Ph.D., NHA
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Ursuline College
Long Term Care Administration Program
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Lake, OH 44124-4398
Tel: (440) 646-8134 Fax: (440) 646-8318
Contact faculty:
Tony Cafarelli, MPA, LSW
Associate Professor, Program Director, Long-Term Care Administration
Email: Tcafarel@ursuline.edu
Program: BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN LONG TERM CARE ADM.
Ursuline College offers a comprehensive curricula in Long-Term Care Administration built on a liberal arts foundation with specially designed courses to include the following core of knowledge: Principles and Managerial Accounting, Foundations in Long-Term Care Administration, Nursing Practices in the Nursing Home (LTC) Setting, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Health Care Law, Bioethics, Social Gerontology, Biology of Aging, Theology of Suffering and Death and Health Care Policy
The final component in the Long-Term Care Administration concentration is the student practicum, which consists of 800 contact hours of experience in an approved long-term care facility under the supervision of a licensed long-term care administrator. A student will earn 12 academic credit hours upon successful completion of the practicum covering two consecutive semesters taken on a full-time 40 hours per week basis during the student's senior year.
To receive a bachelor of arts degree from Ursuline College, a student must accumulate 128 semester hours. Of those 128 credit hours, 55 comprise the Long-Term care administration major. This program fulfills the academic preparation for the Ohio Board of Examiners for Licensed Nursing Home Administrators.
LTCA Teaching faculty:
Anthony Cafarelli, Ph.D., LSW, Associate Professor, Long Term Care Administration
Christina Bauer, Ph.D., Associate. Professor of Biology
Dolores Christie, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies
Alice Kempe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing
Gary Polster, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology/P> _________________________________________________________________________
Xavier University
Graduate Program in Health Services Administration
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207-7331
Tel: (513) 745-3716 or 3992 Fax: (513) 745-4301
Email: schicri@xu.edu
Contact person:
Ida Critelli Schick, Ph.D.
Chair of Department, Program Director and Associate Professor
ADirectorKara Houy, Program Assistant
Program: MASTER'S
Long-Term Care Concentration
Curriculum:
The typical course of study covers two calendar years -- sixteen months of didactic study and an eight month administrative residency in a long term care facility.
The requirements of the Master of Health Servcies Administration Degree with a Long-term Care Concentration requires sixty-four graduate credit hours. Of the 64 credit hours, 44 hours are considered MHSA core courses, 10 credit hours are for the required administrative residency in a long-term care facility, and nine credit hours are for the long-term care required coursework. This program is recognized by the Ohio State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators as fulfilling the prerequisites for taking the licensure examination. As such, candidates completing this program may sit for the licensure exam immediately after meeting the degree requirements.
Long term care administration course teaching faculty:
Ida Critelli Shick, Ph.D., Associate. Professor; Long-Term Care Coordinator
Alan R. Bayowski, M.G.S., Lecturer; Long-Term Care
Mark A. Wellinghoff, M.S., Administrator, Highlands of Ft. Thomas
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Youngstown State University
Nursing Home Administration Program
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555-1598
Tel: (330) 941-3446 Fax: (330) 941-3172
Contact Faculty:
Lee R. Slivinske, Ph.D.
Coordinator, NHA Program
Department of Social Work
Cushwa Hall
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555-1598
Tel: (330) 742-3446
Email: lrslivinske@ysu.edu
Web: http://bchhs.ysu.edu/, click on Academic Programs and Department of Social Work
Program:
Youngstown State University offers a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science (BSAS) degree (124 qh.) in Nursing Home Administration in the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services. The Curriculum of the program has been approved by The State of Ohio Board of Examiners in Nursing Home Administration. Graduates are eligible to take the National and State licensing examinations.
Faculty members teaching the NHA major:
Dorcas Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nursing
Carolyn Mikanowicz, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Dennis Morawski, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Social Work
Joseph Mosca, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social Work
Lee Slivinske, Ph.D., Professor, Social Work
Raj Varma, Ph.D., Professor, Human Ecology
Nancy White, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology
Fran Wolf, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Accounting and Finance
Lou Harris, Ph.D., Professor, Health Professions
Tod Porter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Economics
Greg Claypool, Ph.D., Professor, Accounting and Finance