The Nursing Home Administrator graduate certificate offers coursework in the management and long-term health care topics required for Nursing Home Administrator licensing in New York State. Courses include ethical and legal issues, finance, gerontology, human resource management, and nursing home administration. Candidates for nursing home administrator licensing in New York must present evidence that they meet multiple professional qualifications identified by the NYS Department of Health, including a course of study component. (Please refer to the New York State Department of Health website for a complete list of requirements.) The Nursing Home Administrator certificate program provides students with the fifteen credit hours of business and health care administrator content required to meet the course of study requirement.
Program Learning Goals
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the management processes used in nursing homes.
2. Interpret accounting and financial data required to maintain the financial integrity of the nursing home facility.
3. Examine laws, regulations, ethical codes, and patient rights that govern the practice of nursing homes.
4. Assess strategies that healthcare administrators use for human resource management.
5. Distinguish among the social, biological, and psychological issues of aging.
