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What is the Center for Health Services Education and Research
(CHSER)?
- What are
the benefits of attending programs offered by CHSER?
- What
is the Assisted Living Management Certificate Program?
- When and how
did the program get started?
- Is this
course required to be an assisted living manager in Texas?
- What do I put in
professional correspondence to designate completion of the
certificate program?
- How do I renew my
certificate?
- Where can I get
my CE hours?
- What is NAB?
- Is there an
inactive status for Certified Assisted Living Managers?
- If I miss a day
or days of an educational program, can I make it up elsewhere?
- Will this
program work in other states?
- What if my
certificate expires before I renew it?
- What is the
Advanced Practice Seminar Series?
- Do these CE
hours count for other health professionals?
- What other
services are offered through the Center?
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What is
the Center for Health Services Education and Research (CHSER)?
The Center for Health Services Education and Research
was developed several years ago by Dr. Beth Knox and Dr. Marian
Upchurch. Dr. Knox and Dr. Upchurch are credentialed long term care
professionals. They have a combined total of over forty-six years of
experience in teaching academic and continuing education programs
related to long term care. They are also involved in research and
consultation in addition to being active in state and national
professional organizations.
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What are the benefits of
attending programs offered by CHSER?
The Center for Health Services Education and Research
represents a continuing tradition of excellence in programs and
services. In addition to Dr. Knox and Dr. Upchurch, other CHSER
faculty members are also skilled presenters with impressive
credentials and experience. The Center also maintains an extensive
data base with records of attendance for each participant. In
addition, the Center can be contacted for verification of attendance
or certificate completion, or for replacement of documentation such
as letters or certificates. There is no charge for this service.
Also, the Center provides a resource for informal consultation to
program participants. We are committed to building relationships
and providing a continuing network of services.
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What is the
Assisted Living Management Certificate Program?
This program consists of a two part educational
program . All hours are NAB approved. Part I
consists of a 24 hour (three day format) program designed to provide
information regarding assisted living management which meets the
minimum requirements for assisted living managers in Texas.
Participants from other states should check with their state
authority to assure that the state accepts NAB approved CEUs.
Part II consists of an additional 16 hour (two day format) program
designed to provide additional information beyond minimum
requirements to enhance the knowledge of the assisted living manager
and other health care professionals. The complete program consisting
of both Level I and Level II is 40 hours. At the
completion of both Level I and Level II, the participant takes an
examination. Upon successful completion of the examination, the
participant is issued an individually numbered and dated
certificate. The certificate is good for 2 years and
must be renewed with 24 hours of continuing education appropriate to
assisted living and approved by the National Association of Boards
of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB).
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When and how did
the program get started?
In 1995, The Assisted Living Management
Certificate Program was developed in response to a growing need for professional
training for managers. The program was developed by Dr. Knox and
Dr. Upchurch after reviewing the requirements in other states for
assisted living managers and the NAB Domains of Practice. We wanted
a program that could be beneficial in Texas as well as in other
states and also complied with the NAB Domains of Practice for
assisted living managers.
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Is this course
required to be an assisted living manager in Texas?
At this time, the educational requirements state that
after August1, 2000, a manager must have completed at least one
educational course on the management of assisted living facilities
which includes information on the assisted living standards;
resident characteristics (including dementia); resident assessment
and skills working with residents; basic principles of management;
food and nutrition services; federal laws, with emphasis on the
American’s with Disabilities Act’s accessibility requirements;
community resources; ethics; and financial management. This course
must be 24 hours in length. Level I meets these requirements.
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What do I put
in professional correspondence to designate completion of the
certificate program
The
letters C.A.L.M. representing Certified Assisted Living
Manager is the appropriate designation to place after your
name.
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How do I renew my
certificate?
The certificate is good for 2 years from the date of issue. Within
that time frame, you need to complete 24 hours of continuing
education related to assisted living and approved by NAB. You
should keep a record of these continuing education hours on the
Continuing Education Record Form which is sent to you with your
certificate ( and also available on this web-site or at our other
programs). Approximately one month prior to the expiration of your
certificate, you should send the completed Continuing Education
Record and renewal fee (presently $50.00) to:
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The Center for
Health Services Education & Research
PO Box 1654
San Marcos, TX 78667
Documentation of your renewal will be sent to
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Where can I get my
CE hours?
Continuing education hours in assisted living are available at
several locations through the Advanced Practice Seminar Series
offered by the Center for Health Services Education & Research
(CHSER). CE hours must be NAB approved. If you have any questions
regarding the approval of a continuing education provider to offer
assisted living continuing education hours suitable for the renewal
of your certificate, please contact us prior to the offering of the
CE program. Continuing education credit obtained through distance
learning is limited to a maximum of three hours.
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What is NAB?
NAB refers to the National Association of Boards of
Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators. This organization
provides examinations and approval of educational programs for long
term care professionals throughout the nation.
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Is there an
inactive status for Certified Assisted Living Managers?
Yes. If you are currently not working in the field,
or wish to be classified as an inactive assisted living manager, you
may request the inactive status from the Center for Health Services
Education & Research. You will be placed on an inactive manager’s
list for a two year period. To reactivate your certificate, 24
hours of continuing education obtained through the CHSER Advanced
Practice Seminar Series must be completed and submitted using the
Continuing Education Record and the current renewal fee of $50.00.
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If I miss a day or
days of an educational program, can I make it up elsewhere?
Yes, with prior notice you can make up the day or
days missed in another location. There is no additional charge.
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Will this program
work in other states?
This educational program is approved for 40 hours of
assisted living management education by NAB. The requirements for
assisted living managers vary from state to state. These
requirements are available from each state.
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What if my
certificate expires before I renew it?
Your certificate can be reinstated through the
completion of 24 hours of continuing education obtained through the
CHSER Advanced Practice Seminar Series.
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What is the
Advanced Practice Seminar Series?
This series of educational seminars consists of 1 day
to 3 day offerings on selected topics that comply with the NAB
Domains of Practice for long term care administrators (nursing home
administrators and assisted living managers) and provides additional
information beyond the basic information of Level I and Level II.
This series (3 days – 24 hours) is required for reinstatement of an
expired certificate and for reactivation of an inactive
certificate. This series is recommended for all long term care
providers in addition to those individuals who presently hold
certificates and need continuing education hours for renewal. Also
– 6 hours of Ethics is included during the first day of each
Advanced Practice Seminar Series.
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Do these CE hours
count for other health professionals?
Yes !
Level I provides continuing education hours for Nursing
Facility Administrators (24 hrs); RNs (27.3 hrs); LVNs
(27.3 hrs);and Social Workers (24 hrs).
Level II provides continuing education
hours for Nursing Facility Administrators (16 hrs); RNs (16 hrs);
LVNs (16 hrs); Social Workers (16 hrs).
Advanced Practice
Seminar Series provides 8 hours for each
day of attendance to Assisted Living Mangers, Nursing Facility Administrators and Social
Workers including 6 hours of ethics during the first day of each
Series. Credits for RNs and LVNs has been approved for 29.4 hours
for the 3 day Series. This continuing nursing education
activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on
Accreditation. This activity meets Type I criteria for
mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure
as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of
Texas.
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What other services
are offered through the Center?
The Center for Health Services Education & Research
offers the following services: market feasibility studies for
proposed assisted living communities, educational programs custom
designed for specific needs, management consulting, market
research, project design, organizational development and other management and educational services for the long
term care profession and industry.
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