This course looks at the administration of programs for our elderly population and considers the historical care given to our seniors as well as new solutions for those who are living longer. Options are reviewed such as long-term care at home, community based programs, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities. Students will identify current issues that impact older adults as well as examine trends in long term care.

Core Values: Excellence: Saint Leo University is an educational enterprise. All of us, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills, and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision, and goals. Community: Saint Leo University develops hospitable Christian learning communities everywhere we serve. We foster a spirit of belonging, unity, and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all of us to listen, to learn, to change, and to serve. Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals: Go to: http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals to retrieve the comprehensive ethical standards for human service professionals. ***It is a good idea to print the standards as they will be heavily utilized throughout the course***
Council for Standards in Human Service Education Standard 10: The curriculum shall include knowledge and theory of the interaction of human systems including: individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community, and societal. Standard 16: The curriculum shall provide knowledge, theory, and skills in the administrative aspects of the services delivery system.

Identify the pros and cons of managing that community. Discuss the educational, licensure, and/or certification requirements to serve as an administrator of that community. Discuss the federal and/or state regulations that govern the community’s operations. Students will reflect on the two Saint Leo core values for this class and respond to how these values will impact their management processes as it relates to the selected issue. A minimum of 3 peer reviewed scholarly journal articles and/or scholarly books should be used to support the essay. APA documentation is required. The title page, abstract and references are not included in the 2-4-page requirement.