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This is the introductory course for the four-course concentration in Long-Term Care Administration. This course will provide an overview of the different levels of Long- Term Care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing, along with the fundamental principles of the long-term care administrator’s role and responsibilities in these settings. Topics include ethical and legal issues that impact long term care administrators. Students will also be exposed to the regulatory requirements that govern long term care facilities, resident care, and life safety codes. Labor laws, recruitment processes, and employee management procedures specific to long term care facilities will also be addressed in this course. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

This course examines the financial management and governance requirements of long-term care facilities. Students interpret financial reports required to operate long-term care facilities and review various reimbursement methods for services and products and the management of capital expenses further examine the governmental authorities that oversee and regulate long-term care facilities and the administrative responses to these authorities, as well as cost containment expectations and the different types of advisory committees associated with the operation of a long-term care facility. Pre-requisite(s): LTC 550. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

This course examines the specific differences among the different types of long-term residences, their purposes, and needs. Students discuss the expected collaboration and integration of long-term care residence services for a fulfilling residential experience, ethical issues associated with the delivery of long-term care residency services, differences between quality assurance (QA) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs in long-term care facilities, and strategies for meeting quality expectations in the delivery of residence services. Students further explore the methods for assessment and comparison of outcomes-based and process-based measures and the criteria for designing and evaluating long-term care systems for the future. Pre-requisite(s): LTC 550. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

This course is an externship that will provide the student an opportunity to apply their knowledge from the courses in the long-term care administration concentration. Students will intern in a long-term care facility under the guidance of a facility administrator. Students will spend time in each of the departments within a long-term care facility, to become familiar with their function. Students participate in leadership activities, such as attending interdepartmental meetings and participating in a quality assurance project. Students will maintain a record of their extern experience in a series of discussions, journals, and papers. This is an advanced standing course that may count toward both baccalaureate and master's degrees. Pre-requisite(s): LTC 550, LTC 570, LTC 580. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours