top of page

Professor Frank King, NHA


On Monday, September 9th, our very own faculty/staff member Professor Frank King came to speak at our meeting. Professor King is a licensed NHA and has spent a great deal of time in senior living homes in Pennsylvania. He talked about his experience in the post-acute care world and why it is so important.

One of his main points was that long-term care is responsible for a person, not just their diagnosis and treatment. The average stay in an acute care facility is three and a half days, while it is much longer in long-term care. He explains that if you want to make a difference in patient lives, without doing that clinically, long-term care is the place to be.

In order to become an NHA, there are certain qualifications and licensing required. To begin the process all you need is a high school diploma, but typically a bachelor's degree is preferred. The next step is a 120-hour course, which is offered here are Penn State worth three credits. There is a lot of valuable information used all over the health care industry in this course that isn't in our HPA curriculum. The NHA course is available as HPA 443 in LionPath. The class is held primarily on Friday's, sometimes on Saturday if there is a conflict in scheduling. Many very talented people are included in this course and desire for this licensure, we are very lucky to have this option. There is 1000 hours experience required, however, internship hours and independent study hours may count in this case.

Professor King then went to talk about the salary of NHA's. Their starting salary is typically over $100,000, something that is not common in the acute care world. We have the opportunity to make a difference in patients lives. With Penn State's program, we may be able to graduate and sit for licensure. His main point in speaking to us is to emphasize the importance of long-term care and the benefits of going into it.

We thank Professor King for his time at our meeting and hope he provided every member with valuable long-term care insight!

Featured Posts
Check back soon
Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.
Recent Posts
Archive
Search By Tags
No tags yet.
Follow Us
  • Facebook Basic Square
  • Twitter Basic Square
  • Google+ Basic Square
bottom of page