NJ CALA Exam Study Guide| 350 Questions with Verified Solutions| 100% Correct Answers| Latest 2026/2027 Update.

NJ CALA Exam Study Guide| 350 Questions
with Verified Solutions| 100% Correct
Answers| Latest 2026/2027 Update.

Question:

Aging in Place? i,- i,-




Answer:

A process whereby individuals remain in their living environment despite
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the physical and/mental decline and growing needs for supportive
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services that may occur in the course of aging.
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Question:

ADLs (Activity of Daily Living)?
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Answer:

The functions or tasks for self-care, which are performed either
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independently or with supervision or assistance, such as: dressing,
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bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed mobility, and eating.
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Question:
Assisted Living? i,-

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A coordinated array of supportive personal and health services 24 hours
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per day, to residents who have been assessed to need these services
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including persons who require nursing home level care. It promotes
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resident self direction and participation in decisions that emphasize
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independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings.
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Question:

Bounded Choice? i,-




Answer:

Limits places on a resident's choice as a result of an assessment, in
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accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18, which indicates that such resident's
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choices or preference place the resident or others at a risk of harm or lead
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to consequences which violate the norms of the facility or program or the
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rights of others.i,- i,-




Question:

CPCH (Comprehensive Personal Care Home)?
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Answer:

A facility which is licensed by the Department of Health and Senior
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Services to provide room and board and to assure that assisted living
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services are available when needed, to four or more adults unrelated to
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the proprietor. Residential units in this type of facility have no more than
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two residents and have a lockable door on the unit entrance.
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,Question:

CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community)?
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Answer:

A facility that has received a certificate of authority pursuant to the
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_________ and Financial Disclosure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-300 et seq.
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Question:

Customized Resident Medication Package? i,- i,- i,-




Answer:

A unit-of-use package prepared by a pharmacist for a specific resident
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comprising a series of containers and containing two or more prescribed
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sold oral dosage forms, and so designed or labeled as to indicate the day
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and time, or period of time, that the contents within each container are to
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be taken.
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Question:

Guardian?

Answer:

A person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to handle the
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affairs and protect the rights of any resident of the facility who has been
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declared a mental incompetent. This does not include a person affiliated
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, with the facility, its operations or personnel, unless so ordered by the
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court.




Question:

Health Care Service?
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Answer:

Any service provided to a resident of an assisted living or comprehensive
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personal care home that is ordered by a physician and required to be
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provided or delegated by a licensed, registered or certified health care
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professional.




Question:

Hospice?

Answer:

A program of palliative and supportive services provided to terminally ill
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persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social,
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and spiritual care.
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Question:

Managed Risk? i,-




Answer: