Serving Those Who Serve
Nebraska Health Care Association offers in-person, online, and hybrid training and education for a variety of health care-related positions, especially those found in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities. Opportunities include initial training and continuing education via workshops, webinars, conventions, on-demand, and college courses. Many include college credit through Nebraska Health Care Learning Center, a private, post-secondary career school licensed and accredited by Nebraska Department of Education. View full Nebraska Health Care Learning Center catalog.
Core career courses include:
Assisted Living Administrator ▶
This program consists of 30 classroom hours to meet Nebraska’s requirements for assisted living administrator training. Topics include administration; financial management; resident care and services; social services; gerontology; and rules, regulations, and standards relating to the operation of an assisted living facility. Requirements for placement on the Nebraska assisted living administrator registry include age 21 or older; successful completion of a Nebraska-approved assisted living administrator training consisting of a total of at least 30 hours and including the topics listed above; and verification of program completion sent by the student to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Click here to find the required Initial Application and Nebraska state assisted living regulations and requirements.
Social Service Designee ▶
This program consists of 42 classroom hours and fulfills the role of social service in a nursing facility under 120 beds as defined in the state and federal requirements for nursing facilities. Requirements to work as a social service designee in a nursing facility include age 16 or older; cannot have been convicted of a crime rationally related to their practice or moral turpitude; and must be able to speak and understand the English language or a language understood by a substantial portion of the facility’s population without the use of an interpretive device.
Activity Director ▶
This home-study program consists of 42 classroom hours and offers the basic knowledge to fulfill the role of activity director as defined in the state and federal requirements for nursing facilities. Requirements to work as an activity director in a nursing facility include age 16 or older; cannot have been convicted of a crime rationally related to their practice or moral turpitude; and must be able to speak and understand the English language or a language understood by a substantial portion of the facility’s population without the use of an interpretive device.Scholarships are made available by Nebraska Health Care Foundation.
Member Resources