Don't lose sight as to why we are in this business.  I am a highly effective administrator in the assisted living home I manage.  I have over 40 years of experience in health care.  I have proven myself in this field and my experience should speak for itself.  Ongoing training is important and welcomed, but don't tell me I am incapable just because I don't have a degree.  Exceptional  personal care of the elderly is a hands on learning experience, you don't get it from a book.  Please give us credit for what we have done over the years.  "Grandfather" us for our life experience, keep training us also, but allow us to do our "caring" as we should.  Don't run your small homes out of business if they can't afford an MBA candidate-give the small home owners the credit they deserve for trying to take care of your parents and maybe some day they will  have to care for you.  That care should come from the heart.