How To Become An Assisted Living Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is an assisted living manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

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An assisted living manager is a type of medical and health services manager. Like a nursing home administrator, individuals in the assistant living manager position are typically tasked with overseeing a facility's daily operations.

Typically, you require a variety of skills to oversee a facility properly. Leadership and management skills are necessary to supervise staff members and ensure operations run efficiently. You should also possess communication and interpersonal skills to effectively discuss objectives and goals with employees and maintain positive relationships with facility residents and family members.

With five or fewer years of experience in the administrator level, you can receive an annual net salary of $41,279 (including extra pay, tips, and bonuses), whereas, in a more senior role with 10-20 years of experience, you have a high probability to earn about $50,765.

ScoreAssisted Living ManagerUS Average

Salary

3.7

Avg. Salary $47,627

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.7

Growth rate 12%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

5.3

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88%

Asian 5.17%

Black or African American 10.95%

Hispanic or Latino 14.51%

Unknown 5.39%

White 63.10%

Gender

female 76.51%

male 23.49%

Age - 45

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 45

Stress level

9.7

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.8

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

5.0

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an assisted living manager

Explore assisted living manager education requirements

Most common assisted living manager degrees

Bachelor's

42.1 %

Associate

21.0 %

High School Diploma

16.1 %

Start to develop specific assisted living manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Quality Care	12.69%
State Regulations	9.32%
Customer Service	8.87%
Home Health	8.72%
Good Judgment	8.46%

Complete relevant assisted living manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New assisted living managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an assisted living manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real assisted living manager resumes.

Research assisted living manager duties and responsibilities

Participate in all IHP/IPP meetings; ensure group home staff helps residents achieve IHP goals and continually monitor progress make.
Provide assistance with ADL for residents of the Alzheimer's unit.
Assume a leadership role in meetings and training regarding staff education on state and institutional educational standards relate to child development.
Present at quarterly QA meetings.

Apply for assisted living manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an assisted living manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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