California Nursing Home Administrators: qualification, exams, and education

State and national examination planning, administrator qualification, and biennial continuing education.

Review the learning pathways

Regulated credentials

Who this California guide covers

Licenses and credentials

- Nursing Home Administrator

What 101PD may provide

- NAB and California exam preparation
- NAB-approved CE
- Aging and patient-care learning

Provider qualification route

How 101PD can become authorized

CDPH no longer approves CE providers or courses; pursue NAB NCERS approval for credit-bearing education.

Non-substitution boundary

What online training cannot replace

Education cannot replace degree, experience, Administrator-in-Training, background, examination, or application requirements.

Possible learning formats

California-focused learning options

Exam prep

California NHA State and NAB Exam Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Continuing education

NHA Renewal Library

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Official sources

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The regulator controls eligibility, fees, applications, examinations, and credit. These are the sources used for this page.

Sources checked July 22, 2026. Confirm current regulator requirements before acting.