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15c/bedc/facility?c/-c/correctc/answer✔ ✔
1c/yearc/ofc/experiencec/inc/ac/residentialc/carec/facility
Whatc/arec/thec/requirementsc/toc/bec/anc/ARFc/administratorc/forc/ac/16-
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whoc/isc/18c/yearsc/ofc/agec/orc/older,c/duh.)
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15c/bedc/facility?c/-c/correctc/answer✔ ✔
1c/yearc/ofc/experiencec/inc/ac/residentialc/carec/facility
Whatc/arec/thec/requirementsc/toc/bec/anc/ARFc/administratorc/forc/ac/16-
49c/bedc/facility?c/-c/correctc/answer✔ ✔
15c/unitsc/ofc/college,c/3c/inc/nutrition,c/humanc/behaviorc/orc/staffc/relationsc/
ORc/1c/yearc/ofc/experiencec/inc/ac/residentialc/carec/facility
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40c/hoursc/ofc/continuedc/education/recertificationc/everyc/twoc/yearsc/(upc/t
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ac/classroom)
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Facilitiesc/ofc/anyc/capacityc/thatc/providec/24c/hourc/non-
medicalc/carec/andc/supervisionc/forc/adultsc/agesc/18-
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Adultc/Residentialc/Facilitiesc/servec/persons:c/
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C.c/Whoc/needc/Carec/andc/Supervision
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A.c/Atc/leastc/21c/yearsc/ofc/age
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D.c/Atc/leastc/18c/yearsc/ofc/age
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A.c/Approvalc/fromc/Communityc/Carec/Licensingc/
B.c/Mentalc/Healthc/Assessment
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Dressing
Toileting
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Continence
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halfc/inc/thec/overallc/managementc/ofc/thec/facilityc/(*adultc/meansc/ac/personc/
whoc/isc/18c/yearsc/ofc/agec/orc/older,c/duh.)
Whatc/doesc/Basicc/Ratec/mean?c/-c/correctc/answer✔ ✔
Thec/ratec/chargedc/byc/ac/facilityc/toc/providec/basicc/services
Whatc/arec/Basicc/Services?c/-c/correctc/answer✔ ✔
Thec/servicesc/requiredc/(byc/applicablec/lawc/andc/regulation)c/toc/bec/provid
edc/byc/thec/licenseec/inc/orderc/toc/obtainc/andc/maintainc/ac/communityc/carec/fa
cilityc/license
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Whenc/anc/individualc/hasc/noc/felonyc/orc/misdemeanorc/convictionsc/report
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