A student completing this secondary major will be eligible to take the licensing exams that are required for Adult Care Home Administrators in Kansas.  The emphasis in long-term care administration requires courses that cover the Social Security Title XIX Core of Knowledge recommendations for administrator licensure as determined by state regulation. Courses may count for more than one area.  The ten core areas include:

  1. Applicable standards of environmental health and safety
  2. Local health and safety regulations
  3. General administration
  4. Psychology of resident care
  5. Principles of medical care
  6. Personal and social care
  7. Therapeutic and supportive care/services in long-term care
  8. Departmental organization and management
  9. Community interrelationships
10. Electives

Students must also complete a semester long, 600 hour internship in a Kansas-licensed adult care home, a long-term care unit of a Kansas-licensed hospital, or a combination of the two.  Assisted living and residential health care facilities do not qualify.  Enrollment in the internship is by permission only.  Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.5, and a GPA of 3.0 in gerontology courses to qualify for enrollment in GERON 615 Long-Term Care Administration Internship.

Students who complete the Secondary Major in Long-Term Care Administration along with a Bachelors degree of their choice are eligible to take the Kansas Adult Care Home Administrator licensing exam.  Students interested in this program must meet with an advisor in the Center on Aging.

Students enrolled in the internship will complete an online module that corresponds with the internship.  This module will include additional information from required knowledge areas for the licensing exam.

Note:  Individuals who have already completed a bachelor’s degree may be enrolled in GERON 615 Long-Term Care Administration internship without completing the secondary major if they meet the following requirements:

• Demonstration of proficiency in management and accounting as gauged by career path
• Review of resume and transcripts by Center on Aging staff
• Interview with Center on Aging committee
• Concurrent enrollment or enrollment prior to the internship in GERON 610, Seminar in Long-Term Care Administration is strongly encouraged.