Available Courses

CE - Coaching: Implications for Long Term Care


CE - Critical Thinking 101
Critical thinking is an active, purposeful, organized, outcome-directed cognitive process used to carefully examine our thinking and the thinking of others. Critical thinking is crucial to managing the flow of information that is part of everyday life in long-term care. This course covers the basic concepts involved with critical thinking.

CE - Critical Thinking: Implications for Long Term Care Leadership
Critical thinking consists of the mental process of analyzing or evaluating information, particularly statements or propositions that people have offered as true. Critical thinking involves a set of cognitive or "thinking" skills and an intellectual commitment to using the information gained to inform and direct behavior. This course covers the critical thinking process and describes the relevance, benefits and practical ways to apply critical thinking to the long term care environment.

CE - Embracing Diversity
Once a culture change journey has been adopted, it only makes sense that part of this process is to embrace the diversity that exists in the home, both within its staff and its residents. This course covers the changes that are made when a home makes a commitment to embrace diversity as part of its culture change journey.

CE - Enhancing the Dining Experience
Once a culture change journey has been adopted, changes to the dining experience are often one of the first initiatives. This course covers what changes are sometimes made to the dining experience as part of a home's culture change journey.

CE - Ethical Decision Making in Senior Care
This course is about ethics in the workplace. It covers the basic skills needed to make the right decision in a tough situation.

CE - Introduction to Profit and Loss Statement Analysis
Administrators in the senior care profession must understand and be able to analyze a profit and loss statement to better manage the financial operations of a facility. The purpose of this program is to help Administrators better understand and analyze a profit and loss statement. Administrators will also learn how to analyze revenue and expenses as reported.

CE - Managing Power and Influence
As a manager, or as someone who one day would like to be a manager, you need to understand that power, influence, and responsibility are all part of management. This course covers three primary components of leadership: influencing others, providing direction, and gaining voluntary acceptance.

CE - Person-Centered Care: A Long Term Care Cultural Transformation
Culture change is the term that is used to describe the transformational change being embraced by providers across the spectrum of senior care. This course covers culture change and how it may affect your organization. In this course, we describe models of culture change, and we look at the changes that are sometimes made as part of a home's culture change journey.

CE - Preventing Adverse Medication Events
Like people of other ages, older adults take medications when they are needed, both over-the-counter and prescription drugs. As people age, the need for medication increases, especially to treat long-term medical problems. This increase in medications leads to an increased risk for adverse medication events.

CE - Preventing Burns and Scalds
2.4 million burn injuries are reported each year in the united states. That means a burn emergency is occurring every 13 seconds. Are you prepared to respond to your next burn injury? Do you know how to prevent it from happening?

CE - Preventing Choking and Aspiration
As people age, they often have a greater need for caregiver assistance, especially at mealtime. In addition, the risk of injury or death from choking and aspiration increases.

CE - Preventing Elder Abuse
People of all ages are dependent on others for care. As people age, the need for care increases and the risk of abuse also increases.

CE - Preventing Falls
Like people of other ages, older adults participate in a variety of activities. Many of these activities involve hazards that may contribute to a fall.

CE - Preventing Foodborne Illness
Foodborne illness, commonly known as food poisoning, is a significant problem for people of all ages. Older people living independently may have problems with food storage, food handling, and food preparation, which increase their risk of foodborne illness. People living in long-term care facilities are also at increased risk for this problem.

CE - Preventing Infectious Diseases
People of all ages contract infectious diseases. As people age, there is an increased risk of developing an infection. Because older adults are more susceptible to infections and less able to fight them off, the risk of death is greater.

CE - Preventing Malnutrition
People of all ages have important nutritional needs. Throughout the day, they select foods that they like, or that they can afford. As people age, however, their nutritional needs change and the risk of malnutrition increases.

CE - Preventing Problem Use of Alcohol
Many adults of all ages consume alcoholic beverages. Most people consume these beverages moderately or occasionally and in a responsible manner. But, as people age, the risk of problems associated with the use of alcohol increases.

CE - Preventing Suicide
People of all ages experience adverse life events, changes, and losses. In each situation, they respond in ways unique to their own personalities and coping styles. Among older adults, there is an increased risk of developing depression. When people become depressed, their risk of suicide increases.

CE - Quality Assurance and Assessment
QAA stands for quality assessment and assurance. It encompasses all managerial, administrative, clinical, and environmental services and helps keep systems functioning satisfactorily and consistently. This course covers the components of the QAA process, as well as ways to comply with QAA regulatory requirements.

Coaching: Implications for Long Term Care


Critical Thinking 101
Critical thinking is an active, purposeful, organized, outcome-directed cognitive process used to carefully examine our thinking and the thinking of others. Critical thinking is crucial to managing the flow of information that is part of everyday life in long-term care. This course covers the basic concepts involved with critical thinking.

Critical Thinking: Implications for Long Term Care Leadership
Critical thinking consists of the mental process of analyzing or evaluating information, particularly statements or propositions that people have offered as true. Critical thinking involves a set of cognitive or "thinking" skills and an intellectual commitment to using the information gained to inform and direct behavior. This course covers the critical thinking process and describes the relevance, benefits and practical ways to apply critical thinking to the long term care environment.

Embracing Diversity
Once a culture change journey has been adopted, it only makes sense that part of this process is to embrace the diversity that exists in the home, both within its staff and its residents. This course covers the changes that are made when a home makes a commitment to embrace diversity as part of its culture change journey.

Enhancing the Dining Experience
Once a culture change journey has been adopted, changes to the dining experience are often one of the first initiatives. This course covers what changes are sometimes made to the dining experience as part of a home's culture change journey.

Ethical Decision Making in Senior Care
This course is about ethics in the workplace. It covers the basic skills needed to make the right decision in a tough situation.

Introduction to Profit and Loss Statement Analysis
Administrators in the senior care profession must understand and be able to analyze a profit and loss statement to better manage the financial operations of a facility. The purpose of this program is to help Administrators better understand and analyze a profit and loss statement. Administrators will also learn how to analyze revenue and expenses as reported.

Managing Power and Influence
As a manager, or as someone who one day would like to be a manager, you need to understand that power, influence, and responsibility are all part of management. This course covers three primary components of leadership: influencing others, providing direction, and gaining voluntary acceptance.

Person-Centered Care: A Long Term Care Cultural Transformation
Culture change is the term that is used to describe the transformational change being embraced by providers across the spectrum of senior care. This course covers culture change and how it may affect your organization. In this course, we describe models of culture change, and we look at the changes that are sometimes made as part of a home's culture change journey.

Quality Assessment and Assurance
QAA stands for quality assessment and assurance. It encompasses all managerial, administrative, clinical, and environmental services and helps keep systems functioning satisfactorily and consistently. This course covers the components of the QAA process, as well as ways to comply with QAA regulatory requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get started?
Please click on the Register for Courses Now button to register and select courses to purchase and take online.

Are The Courses Accredited?
All courses available in this system are accredited for administrator continuing education through the National Association of Boards of Long Term Care Administrators.

Who keeps my records and how long will my records be kept?
Your records will be stored online for 5 years. Simply contact your state association or return to this website and log-in to view your completed courses and print your certificate.

Any questions?
Give us a call: TOLL FREE: 1 (866) 689-0846.

Who is eligible for these online continuing education credits?
These courses are accredited by NAB. In Ohio, BENHA indicates administrators may use online or home study courses to fulfill up to five of their yearly 20 hour CEU requirement.

Can Nurses take these courses to meet their Continuing Education requirements?
Nurses please note any continuing education that has been approved by NAB can be accepted by the Ohio Board of Nursing in the State of Ohio. Nurses may use this continuing education to meet their licensure requirements. Please refer to OBN continuing education rules 4723-14-01 thru 4723-14-19.