ALF CORE TRAINING EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.True or False? An ALF can be only one building?
Answer False
2.A resident can be bedridden in an ALF with a standard license for no
more then days?
Answer 7
3.Which agency is responsible for regulatory inspections of ALF's?
Answer ACHA
4.Capacity in an ALF is the of residents it is licensed to care for.
Answer number
5.Which of the following is not considered an ADL?
a. Eating
b. Dressing
c. transferring
d. ambulation
e. toileting
Answer c. transferring
,6.Limited nursing services can only be provided by?
Answer LPN, RN, ARNP
7.1/2 bed rails are considered a and are allowed in an ALF
only if?
Answer Physical Restraint
they are ordered by a physician
8.An event over which facility personnel could exercise control rather than
as result of the resident's condition and results in?
Answer Adverse Incident
9.Adverse incidents are submitted on day and day to ACHA.
Answer 1 and 15
Initial adverse incident 1 day after incident
Full adverse incident 15 days of incident
10.A fully sprinkled ALF must conduct how many fire drills annually?
Answer Facilities that are fully sprinklered and in compliance with other
fire safety standards are not required to conduct more than one of the
required fire drill between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. per year.
11.True or False? A limited mental health resident must receive OSS?
, Answer True
12.True or False? Facilities licensed for 16 residents must have an awake
staff person at night.
Answer False
13.The specialty licenses for an ALF are?
Answer LMH, LNS, ECC
14.The facility must have a surety bond if it has power of attorney or
is a?
Answer Representative payee
15.If a facility decides to hold monies or property for a resident for
safekeep- ing,a statement must be provided to the resident and/or legal
representative how often?
Answer quarterly
16.A facility must conduct how many elopement drills annually?
Answer 2
17.A minimum weekly staffing hours for an ALF with four residents is?
Answer 168 hours
18.An ALF with or more residents that receive OSS must have which
, type of licence?
Answer 3
Limited mental health license
19.What is not commonly used medication to treat symptoms of mental
health disorders?
a. anti-psychotic
b. anti-anxiety
c. psychotherapy
d. antidepressant
Answer C. psychotherapy
20.Hospice services are allowed in an ALF and must be coordinated
through the development of a what?
Answer Interdiscplinary care plan
21.What is not a potentially hazardous food?
a. milk
b. fruit
c. eggs
d. poultry
Answer Fruit
22.There are two types of diabetes. Type one does not produce enough
insulin. The primary treatment for type one involves what?
Questions and Answers
1.True or False? An ALF can be only one building?
Answer False
2.A resident can be bedridden in an ALF with a standard license for no
more then days?
Answer 7
3.Which agency is responsible for regulatory inspections of ALF's?
Answer ACHA
4.Capacity in an ALF is the of residents it is licensed to care for.
Answer number
5.Which of the following is not considered an ADL?
a. Eating
b. Dressing
c. transferring
d. ambulation
e. toileting
Answer c. transferring
,6.Limited nursing services can only be provided by?
Answer LPN, RN, ARNP
7.1/2 bed rails are considered a and are allowed in an ALF
only if?
Answer Physical Restraint
they are ordered by a physician
8.An event over which facility personnel could exercise control rather than
as result of the resident's condition and results in?
Answer Adverse Incident
9.Adverse incidents are submitted on day and day to ACHA.
Answer 1 and 15
Initial adverse incident 1 day after incident
Full adverse incident 15 days of incident
10.A fully sprinkled ALF must conduct how many fire drills annually?
Answer Facilities that are fully sprinklered and in compliance with other
fire safety standards are not required to conduct more than one of the
required fire drill between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. per year.
11.True or False? A limited mental health resident must receive OSS?
, Answer True
12.True or False? Facilities licensed for 16 residents must have an awake
staff person at night.
Answer False
13.The specialty licenses for an ALF are?
Answer LMH, LNS, ECC
14.The facility must have a surety bond if it has power of attorney or
is a?
Answer Representative payee
15.If a facility decides to hold monies or property for a resident for
safekeep- ing,a statement must be provided to the resident and/or legal
representative how often?
Answer quarterly
16.A facility must conduct how many elopement drills annually?
Answer 2
17.A minimum weekly staffing hours for an ALF with four residents is?
Answer 168 hours
18.An ALF with or more residents that receive OSS must have which
, type of licence?
Answer 3
Limited mental health license
19.What is not commonly used medication to treat symptoms of mental
health disorders?
a. anti-psychotic
b. anti-anxiety
c. psychotherapy
d. antidepressant
Answer C. psychotherapy
20.Hospice services are allowed in an ALF and must be coordinated
through the development of a what?
Answer Interdiscplinary care plan
21.What is not a potentially hazardous food?
a. milk
b. fruit
c. eggs
d. poultry
Answer Fruit
22.There are two types of diabetes. Type one does not produce enough
insulin. The primary treatment for type one involves what?
