Certificate in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration
Point of Contact
Andrew Carle
Program Coordinator
Phone: 703-993-9131
Email: acarle@gmu.edu
This 15 credit hour program is designed for professionals who have previously obtained a bachelor's or advanced degree, but are seeking entry into or advancement within the Assisted Living/Senior Housing field. Coursework is designed to take into account the needs of the adult learner and tailored to those areas of particular importance to success in Assisted Living Administration.
Students must have obtained a previous Bachelors Degree and have applied to and been accepted as a Student within the Department of Health Administration and Policy. Upon acceptance, the Graduate Certificate in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration can be achieved via completion of the following 15 credit hours of coursework:
- Required Courses
- HAP 678 (3:3:0)
Introduction to the U.S. Health System*
Prerequisite to all other certificate courses for students who do not have familiarity with all aspects of U.S. healthcare system and recent working experience. Explores the structure, function, and financing of U.S. healthcare delivery systems. Familiarizes students with the development of the various subsystems of care and the ways in which public, private, and social forces influence the politics of healthcare, shape the system, and impact public health. Includes analysis of systems infrastructure and the socio-political context of the U.S. healthcare system. Course Website.
*Students with a previous degree in a healthcare related field, and/or who have a minimum of 3 years relevant healthcare related experience may substitute this course for an approved HAP elective upon Faculty permission. - HAP 650 (3:3:0)
Assisted Living/Senior Housing Management & Operations
Issues, trends, and practices related to administration of assisted living and senior housing communities. Emphasis on budgeting, staffing, hospitality services, resident care and risk management indicators. Evaluation of demographic, cultural, and regulatory environments affecting industry. - HAP 705 (3:3:0)
Healthcare Strategic Management and Marketing
This course develops executive skills for strategic decision making through the use of marketing-based tools. The course covers the development of business plans through Situation Analysis, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, and Strategic Control. Tools applied include SWOT analysis, Mission statement testing, Adaptive, Market Entry, and Positioning stratgies, Productive Lifecycle management, Value Chain application, and management of both evolutionary and revolutionary change for healthcare organizations.
- GCH 637 (3:3:0)
Normal Aging and Health
Examines biopsychosocial aspects of aging. Examines effects of age changes and health deviations on functional capacity of older persons, and on interventions and promotion of the elderly's capacity for self-care. - GCH 585 (3:3:0)
Care and Management of Persons with Alzheimer's
Focuses on caring for people with dementing illnesses in acute, community and long term care settings. Discusses strategies for managing and evaluating care provided by family caregivers and allied health personnel.
- HAP 678 (3:3:0)
- Total = 15 Credits
Explanation of Credit Hours
Course titles are followed by numbers in parentheses (0:0:0), separated by colons.
The numbers have the following significance:
- First Number: credits for the course
- Second Number: hours of lecture or seminar per week for the course
- Third Number: hours of laboratory for the course
For independent study, readings, topics, or similar courses, individual instructors set hours.