Retirement Communities Management Field Placement

This course looks at how managing a Retirement Community Organization involves different factors - planning, organizing, leading and controlling of resources to achieve goals effectively and efficiently. Resources may include people, inventory, information, skills and financial capital. This course looks at emerging trends in management and how these impact the administration of Retirement Communities.

Notes:

The placement should expose you to each functional area in a typical retirement home - e.g. front reception, food services (kitchen & dining room), recreation, housekeeping, sales and marketing, nursing, building maintenance, management. Typically, at least one shift should be spent per functional area in the retirement home - this equates to approximately 70-80 hours in the home. In the student role, you are job “shadowing” and must have appropriate supervision at all times. Students in the Retirement Communities Management program are required to research and secure their placement. Placements are to be in a retirement home that is a member of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA).

Note: This course includes mandatory chats.

Field Placement Instructions

Registration for this course will appear as 'closed' on our website. Permission from the placement officer is required to register for these courses. The approval is based on the successful and timely submission of all pre-placement/observation paperwork. 

Visit our Field Placement page for more details about the deadlines, paperwork requirements, frequently asked questions, and how to get activated in DC Connect to submit your required paperwork.

All documentation requirements must be verified as complete to be granted approval to register for this course. You are encouraged to submit the required paperwork as early as possible. Registration approval will be sent only to your DC Mail email account.