I have currently enrolled in a state approved program for ALF Administrator by DSS. I think if you go through this course and pass your state test there should be a Grandfather Clause that that is all you need to maintain your license and your reqierd C.E.U.. If you enroll in the class after July of 2006 this new regulation would apply . I have been working in Long Term Care for twenty years in various positions. I have learned that it is not the education that makes you who you are, it's the experience. I have seen many administrators come and go in my time, some with a Masters degree that were the worst! So you trying to say that because he had his degree he would be a better administrator is appantly because you all sit at your desk too long and do not see the real world . I think someone who has worked their way up from the bottom would be the better candidate. Most administrators have never done hands on care for a resident and Assisted Living is suppose to be a social invironment not medical . If you are really concerned about the care and process, maybe you need to look at the survey process not how the person got the license. Consider making the license like a nurses license where any problems are reported to the Licensing Board and can be reviewed online.

JOHN ALLEN DIRECTOR OF  ENVIRIONMENTAL SERVICES