LTCE 124: Management of Texas Assisted Living Facilities
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A course to fulfill
Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 Social Services and Assistance
Part 1 Texas Department of Human Services
Chapter 92 Licensing Standards for Assisted Living Facilities
Subchapter C Standards for Licensure
§ 92.41. Standards for Type A, Type B, and Type E Assisted Living Facilities
(a) Employees (1) Manager (B) Training in management of assisted living facilities
a distance learning course offered by
LongTermCareEducation.com
706 Greenwood Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5923
Information Line: 919-815-0387
Fax 919-933-6825
Email jamesea@email.unc.edu
About the Course
This is a distance learning course offered by correspondence. There are 17 written assignments which cover the required knowledge base for Texas assisted living managers.
The assignments cover: management, human resources, resident care, finances, ethics, the Texas assisted living facility requirements, Texas rules for Advance Directives, Consent to Medical Treatment and Residents Bill of Rights.
One or two pages will be sufficient to answer most assignments. The assignments can be mailed, emailed or faxed to us.
When you finish these materials you will have a broad knowledge of and be well prepared for managing an assisted living facility and the relevant Texas rules.
You can complete the course at your own pace.
The course assignments are as follows:
Module One: The Texas Assisted Living Standards and related legislation
Assn. # 1 Texas Rules §92.2 - 92.23 Basis and Scope, Types of Facilities, Criteria for Licensing Read the pages in Appendix B's pages 643 - 678
Assn. # 2 Texas Rules §92.41 - Standards for Type A, Type B and Type E; and . §92.51 Alzheimer's Facilities. Read the pages in Appendix B's pages 679 - 694
Assn. # 3 Texas Rules §92.61 Facility Contruction. Read the pages in Appendix B's pages 695 - 722
Assn. # 4 Texas Rules §92.81 - 151 Inspections and Surveys, Facility Employees, Enforcement. Read the pages in Appendix B's pages 723 - 749
Assn. # 5 Texas Assisted Living Legislation, Chapter 247. Read Appendix D pages 750 - 791.
Assn. # 6 Ethics: Ethical Aspects of the Assisted Living Administrator's responsibilities including Texas Residents' Bill or Rights, Advance Directives, and Consent to Medical Treatment.
Module Two: Managing the Assisted Living Home
Assn. # 1 Exploring the Assisted Living Philosophy of Management Meeting with Preceptor
Assn # 2 Exploring Marketing as a Management Function in the Assisted Living Setting
Ass. # 3 Recognizing Organizational Patterns in the Assisted Living Setting
Module Three: Personnel Practices in the Assisted Living Setting
Assn. # 1 Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing Prospective Employees
Assn. # 2 Understanding What Motivates the Assisted Living Employee
Assn. # 3 Evaluating Employees
Module Four: Financial Management for Assisted Living Facilities
Assn. # 1 Understanding the Financial Documents Produced by the Facility
Assn. # 2 Understanding and Calculating Financial Information
Assn. # 3 Budgeting, Depreciation, Historical Cost, Useful Life
Module Five: Caring for the Assisted Living Resident .....
Assn. # 1 Theories of Aging, Recognizing Strokes and Heart Problems Among Residents
Assn. # 2 Learning about Alzheimer's and Dementia
Assn. # 3 Some Basic Health Care Knowledge Needed in Caring for Assisted Living Residents
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much time to I have to complete the course?
- No time limit....complete at your own pace.
- How long does it take to complete the course?
- 24 clock hours....plan your time for the course to work for 24 clock hours on it....you need not work longer than that. That is three 8 hour days, or six 4-hour half days.
- What if I am in a rush to get my certificate?
- Let us know...we can usually meet your deadlines.
- What is the fastest way to take the course?
- Email or fax us your answers and we will email or fax you your certificate.
- Is there an exam?
- No. When you have sent in the 17 written assignments your certificate will be sent to you.
- How fast do I get my certificate after I send in the final assignments?
- Within a day or two at most of our receiving your assignments.
- How do I get my certificate?
- By email. If you wish a hard copy we can mail or fax one to you.
- If more than one person in our corporation want to take the course at the same time is there any reduction in cost?
- How long do my answers have to be?
- No specific length...just cover the material to your satisfaction...usually one or two handwritten pages is enough on each topic.
- Are there any on-site classes I have to attend to complete this course?
- No. Everything is by correspondence. You send us your completed assignments.
- Does completing the 17 written assignments mean I get my Texas certificate -- that I have completed the Texas Assisted Living Manager's required 24 hour course?
- Yes. When you have sent us your 17 (short) written answers and we have graded them, we send you the certificate you present to the Texas officials.
- Does this course meet all the requirements of completing a study of the Texas regulations within the first 4 months and the other subjects by the end of 12 months?
- Yes. When you finish this course you have met these requirements...only faster than the maximum one year time limit.
- Are all the materials I will need included in the course fee of $289?
- Yes, all the reading materials are included in your course fee.
- What do I receive when I sign up?
- Your course materials are available as electronic files in PDF and Word format. Go to your LTCE online transcript and click "course materials" to download the files to your computer.
- Are there any additional costs?
- No, all the materials needed to complete the course are available in your online transcript.
- How do I meet the Texas requirement that I study the Texas assisted living regulations within the first four months of work?
- By completing the Texas regulations assignments first.
- Who grades the assignments?
- Dr. Allen.
- Are there other correspondence courses available for the Texas Assisted Living Facility Manager's Course?
- Not to our knowledge.
- How do I know that this is a substantive course...that it will prepare me with the knowledge base I really need to be a well prepared assisted living administrator?
- The course consists of two sets of materials: (1) all the Texas regulations which you are required to know and function under, and (2) the knowledge base for assisted living administrators established by the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators: the knowledge areas of management, human resources, finance, environment and resident care. When you finish this course you are fully prepared to take the Nation Exam in Assisted Living Administration, if you choose to. The content of this course LTCE 124 has also been approved by the National Continuing Education Review Services which is an approving body established by the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators.
- Handwritten answers o.k.?
- Yes, fine.
- Can I email or fax my answers?
- Yes. Email to jeallen@mindspring.com FAX to 1-919-933-6825 ... or drop them in the mail to us.
- Does the course require any previous course(s)?
- No. All the materials assume no background.
- Can I use this course LTCE 124 as preparation for national certification from the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators exam?
- Yes. You are well prepared to take the national examination when you finish this course. Visit the website www.nabweb.org for information on the national assisted living manager exam.
- Do I have to take the national NAB assisted living manager exam?
- No, it is completely voluntary.
- Is my Texas assisted living manager certification transferable to other states?
- Each state has its own unique requirements which you must meet. The Texas certification is one of the strongest programs in the U.S.
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- We use Norton Anti-Virus software. Emails to you are scanned for viruses by Norton before they go out to you.
- I can't open the emailed material in Microsoft Word.
- Ask us to email it to you in PDF format.
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- Usually updates are added about once every 6 weeks...with over 500 pages total on the site we are constantly updating various areas....
Course Instructor's Background
Dr. Allen is a certified nursing home administrator with nearly two decades of experience in the field of long term care administration education. He Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Emeritus, Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Texas at Chapel Hill where he teaches the contents of the NAB Domains of Practice in a college credit version. He has taught health management theory and practice in the Department of Health Policy and Administration since 1968. Dr. Allen has devoted the last twenty years to developing teaching materials for persons seeking to be capable long-term care administrators. He is the author of more than half a dozen books in the long term care administration field including the textbooks for this course. His department has been consistently cited as one of the top two or three departments of health care administration in the nation.