The expansion of the assisted living and nursing home industry has sparked an increased need for educated individuals to work as managers. Educational training choices to become a manager provide two main areas of study and students can choose from multiple colleges and universities to enroll in. The training options available through geriatric care management schools can help students become successful.
The main focus of education is to teach students to work with the elderly by counseling and assisting them. Training teaches students to coordinate services based on government and insurance regulations for geriatric care management. Managers work directly with patients to help them make major decisions based on their knowledge of the geriatric care industry. In order to meet the demands of a career student's have to posses a bachelor's degree. This makes up the first educational option for students.
Students have different options for training at the bachelor's degree level. Students can complete a program in geriatric care management, social work, public health, or gerontology. These related fields prepare students for a managerial position or for further study inside a degree program. Education focuses on being a manager as well as working with the geriatric community. Clinical issues, management concepts, and aging experiences are some areas of study that students will work through. Some major courses of study include:
*Gerontology and Geriatric Care
Gerontology looks at how people age and geriatric care explores the medical problems related to aging. This course focuses on giving students an understanding of the overall field to enable them to correctly manage the systems involved with geriatric care. Along with the biological, sociological, and psychological effects of aging students learn about the different resources available to the elderly.
*Communication
The issues facing clients are discussed in regards to the role of a professional manager. Communication issues on loneliness, intimacy, general care, and nostalgia make up the overall focus of a communications course. The relationship, attitude, and retirement components of aging are discussed along with how the media portrays the elderly.
Continuing education leaves two different paths, which makes up the second main training option. Students either can work through a post-baccalaureate certificate program or a master's degree program. Certificate programs center on teaching students about managing the human services side of the field and how to integrate the concerns of the client and their family with their personalized care. Working through a master's degree program is the most common education continued after a bachelor's degree program. Students dive into a curriculum that consists of courses in business and human services. They learn how to help their clients understand all medical care options, financial components, and the economic issues concerning geriatric care. Students can expect courses on:
- Psychology of Aging
- Implementing Care
- Legal Issues
- Bereavement
- Health Policies
Students can become patient advocates, health liaisons, case managers, and care coordinators after completing education.
Students are encouraged by the industry to complete a bachelor's degree and work for a year or two before deciding if continuing education is for them. The Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education ( http://www.cahme.org/ ) accredits geriatric care management schools and colleges that provide quality educational experiences. Enter a program and learn how to manage the care of geriatric patients.
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