Long Term Care Concentration
NLU's Long Term Care Concentration will add value to your undergraduate degree in health care or related fields, and increase your desirability to employers in Long Term Care administration. It consists of four courses, offered in an online or blended format, which take a practical, applications-oriented approach. The concentration will ready you for licensing by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). Working as an administrator in this fast-growing profession offers the reward of knowing you are making a difference for residents and patients.
Consider enhancing your degree with a concentration in Long Term Care at National Louis University (NLU) if you:
- Are ready to advance to a management or administrative role in a skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center, assisted living or long term care facility.
- Seek to understand developing trends, and remain an expert, in this quickly-evolving health care sector.
- Desire to learn the specifics of management in the Long Term Care environment, including leadership, human resources, financial management, regulation, quality, resident services and resident-centered care.
- Want to both learn about the practical applications of working in this field and prepare for the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) licensure examinations.
- Need the knowledge base to respond within the regulatory and legal framework governing long term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities and rehabilitation centers.
- Are looking for a flexible way to earn a Long Term Care concentration by taking courses in a fully online or blended delivery model.
- Policies and regulations that are associated with nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
- Resident centered care within nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
- Human resources management in nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
- Physical environment management in nursing homes, assisted living, and long term care facilities
- Leadership in nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
- Financial management of nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
- Quality life and care in nursing homes, assisted living and long term care facilities
The employment forecast for long term care administrators is robust.
Our nation is already seeing tremendous growth in Long Term Care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers and assisted living facilities. Demographic trends indicate a heightened demand for administrators in this field over the coming decades.
NLU's Long Term Care concentration will prepare you to lead and familiarize you with the Long Term Care environment. It will also address the subject areas covered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). These areas include: residence service management, human resources management, leadership and governance, physical environment management and financial management.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts employment of medical and health services managers to grow by 32 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations. As the large Baby Boom population ages, the healthcare industry will see an increase in the demand for services. The median salary is estimated to be $104,280 per year.
Take these four courses online or in a blended format. Work with your advisor for specifics.
LTC450: Long Term Care Administration Overview and Environment Management
LTC470: Long Term Care Financial Management and Governance
LTC480: Resident Services Management and Quality Care
LTC490: Long-Term Care Externship -- Capstone Course
On-site, online and blended format options
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Leadership program is offered on-site at NLU's Tampa, Florida Regional Center and online. Florida residents who choose the online format will join a diverse community of learners from Chicago and across the nation.
For more information about enrolling at any of our locations including Florida, connect with an Enrollment Specialist or Apply for Free today.
All applicants must meet NLU's general admission requirements, as well as additional requirements specific to this program. Refer to the appropriate application checklist available online at https://apply-now.nl.edu/.
Get more information today about enrolling in NLU's Long Term Care Concentration. Connect with an Enrollment Specialist or call 888.NLU.TODAY (888-658-8632).
