Please note:
Speak with your employer in the long-term care or retirement sector to see if there is a sponsorship opportunity to take this program.
About the program
Course topics include effective leadership approaches and living the mission, vision and values, the customer experience and changing the organizational culture to support aging well, evidence-informed decision making and analyzing contributing factors and expected outcomes, leading teams and fostering individual performance and healthy team dynamics, and quality improvement and sustaining individual, team and organizational success.
Learners who complete this program will benefit from an engaging online learning experience with the latest best practices in leadership for senior living. The program offers a flexible schedule with learners typically completing the program within 12 months and committing approximately 3 hours a week. Coursework includes individual and group assignments, including case studies, written assignments and reflections.
The program meets Ontario requirements for a program of instruction for Administrators in the Regulations under the Long-Term Care Homes Act.
The Leadership in Senior Living program was co-developed by Conestoga College and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging.
Program information
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older
- Students must be able to receive instruction, respond and research in the English language.
Admission procedures
- Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form.
- Attach proof of Admission Requirements.
- Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.
Graduate opportunities
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Program outcomes
- Select appropriate leadership strategies to effectively lead teams, support organizational change for aging well and provide high quality person-centred care.
- Formulate evidence-informed person-centred recommendations that encompass internal and external factors including ethics, values and professional resources.
- Analyze organization operations in order to support strategic and operational decision-making and guide continuous quality improvement.
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Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.
Spring registration: Opens March 17, 2025
Disclaimer
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.