Washington

Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator

Washington Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Kendra Pitzler
Practice Manager
Washington Department of Health
PO Box 47852
Olympia, WA 98504-7852

Phone: 360/236-4867
Fax: 360/236-2406
Email: kendra.pitzler@doh.wa.gov

Washington Nursing Home Education Requirements:
BA degree

Washington Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
1500 hours

Washington Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes

Washington Nursing Home State Exam Required?
No

Washington Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
36 hours every 2 years

Washington Number Licensed Administrators:
450

Washington Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
11

Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator

Washington Assisted Living: Contact
Aging and Adult Services, PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504

Washington Assisted Living: Code: Assisted Living Services. Wash. Rev. Cod § 74.39A.010 et seq.;

Washington Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Aging & Adult Services Admin. P.O. Box 45080 Olympia, WA 98504-5080
206-753-1777

Washington Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Be 21 and meet any one of several avenues of qualification.

College Coursework

Central Washington University

Gerontology Program
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926

Phone:(509) 963-3669
Web: http://www.cwu.edu/~gero/index.html

Program: BS – Gerontology
The Gerontology Program at Central Washington University is the only four-year undergraduate Gerontology major in the Pacific Northwest. An interdisciplinary program, Gerontology draws on the contributions of Sociology, Psychology, Biology, Family Studies, Health Education, and Leisure Studies to the understanding of aging in modern society.