Certificate in Retirement Communities Management
Online
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Centennial College’s Certificate in Retirement Communities Management is a competency-based programme with the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) and Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA). It’s designed for candidates with academic or managerial experience in health or business and prepares you for management roles in licensed retirement homes under the Retirement Homes Act. The curriculum covers operations, regulatory compliance, resident services, leadership and senior living administration, linking theory and practice in elder care, long-term care administration and seniors’ housing.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as retirement community administrator, operations manager, resident services coordinator, or regulatory compliance officer in sector roles.
Due to the increasing demand for administrators in retirement communities, Centennial College offers the Retirement Communities Management program with the support of the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) and Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA). Retirement homes in Ontario are regulated under the Retirement Homes Act, only RHRA licenses retirement homes, and the majority of licensed homes are ORCA members.
This program is offered ideally to those candidates with an academic background or managerial experience in a related health or business discipline. The competency-based curriculum will prepare you for a challenging, dynamic management career in a recognized sector.
Mandatory Courses
- Operational Overview
- Financial Management
- Sales and Marketing
- Environmental Services
- HRM and Labour Relations
- Healthy Adult Aging
- Resident-Centered Care
- Food Nutrition and Hospitality Management
- Senior Management
- Field Placement 1
