Image courtesy of Sunrise Senior Living at Fair Oaks, Fairfax, VA.
Image courtesy of Emeritus at Boynton Beach, Boynton Beach, FL.
Image courtesy of Belmont Village of Green Hills, Nashville, TN.
Image courtsey of VI at Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA.
About Senior Housing
Andrew J. Carle, MHSA
Executive-in-Residence
Senior Housing Administration
Phone: 703-993-9131
Fax: 703-993-4009
Email: acarle@gmu.edu
Located within the Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, the Program in Senior Housing Administration offers the first curriculum dedicated exclusively to the management of the nation's Active Adult, Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Since its inception in 2001 more than 500 students have completed coursework within the Program, with alum employed in community, regional, divisional, corporate, association, and related senior housing positions throughout the United States.
The Program in Senior Housing Administration is designed to provide graduates with the operational, marketing, resident care, and hospitality services skills required to become effective executives and managers of senior housing communities. Equally important, the program provides exposure to and understanding of the unique philosophy of senior housing relative to choice, dignity, autonomy, and quality of life for older adults.
The following curricula and internships are available:
- Senior Housing Administration Concentration, Master of Health Administration
- Graduate Certificate in Senior Housing Administration
- Bachelor of Science, Health Administration, Assisted Living Administration Concentration
- Senior Housing Internships and Practicums
For information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who complete the program, and other important information, please visit our website at http://irr.gmu.edu/new/N_IRRHome/HEOA/HEOA.cfm.
SHA in the NEWS
- Recruiting Higher Activity Residents (Senior Living Executive, 5/14/13)
- Assisted Living Industry Rolls out the Welcome Mat (Charlotte Observer, 5/14/13)
- Lifelong Learning (Newsmax, April 2013, article unavailable online)
- More News...
SHA Happenings
Mason undergraduate students tour Greenspring Village, a Virginia Continuing Care Retirement Community. The community also hosts student interns from the Program.