ADULT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
●● how does an ARF administration apply for a hospice waiver?
Answer: licensee must request a hospice waiver in writing from the
department (CDSS- CCLD)
●● postural supports can never be used as _______ instead of a postural
support
Answer: restraints
●● what are the two examples of postural supports?
Answer: braces & casts
●● who do you contact if you plan to make alterations or start
construction on care home?
Answer: must notify the licensing agency (CDSS- CCLD)
●● define Activity of Daily Living and give some examples
Answer: ADLs mean the following 6 activities:
,1. Bathing
2. Dressing
3. Transferring
4. Continence
5. Eating
6. Toileting
●● what is the definition of a "Client Who Relies Upon Others to
Perform All Activities of Daily Living" also known as total care?
Answer: a client who is unable to perform "ALL" activities of daily
living
ex: all 6 ADLs
●● what is staffing ratio for clients that need Assistance with all ADLs?
DAY STAFF CLIENT RATIO?
Answer: as many as needed; sufficient staff & training to meet the
residents needs per an approval plan of operation demonstrating the
licensee's ability to care for these residents.
●● what should be in the first aid kit?
Answer: 1. first aid manual
2. sterile first aid dressing
,3. bandages, adhesive tape, scissors, tweezers, thermometer, antiseptic
solution,
●● can a care provider ever leave a resident locked in a room? Can the
home's doors and windows be locked?
Answer: NEVER locked in a room,
-doors and windows can be locked so people can't break in. Residents
must be able to leave the home in case of emergency.
●● what is required when caring for clients who lack hazard awareness
or impulse control (in plan of operation)
Answer: may use WRIST BANDS & OTHER EGRESS-ALERT
DEVICES with written approval of the resident/authorized
representative, FENCED YARDS, ALARMS ON DOORS TO ALERT
STAFF , SELF-CLOSE LATCHES & GATES, DELAYED EGRESS
CAN BE USED , notify department of fire clearances operation
●● what does an ARF need to have in place when they accept residents
who lack hazard awareness or impulse control?
Answer: develop a plan of operation approved by CDSS
-how the home is to be equipped w/ egress control devices.
Plan include staff training in case of egress control devices, protection of
resident's rights, description of how to manage residents lack of hazard
awareness, and impulse control
-fire emergency evac procedures,
, drills every 3 months
●● what type of detector must a residential care home have in addition
to their smoke detectors?EVERY FACILITY LICENSED OR
CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE ONE
OR MORE
Answer: carbon monoxide detector
●● what personal hygiene items DON'T NEED to be provided to
residents?
Answer: HAND SANITIZER, MOUTH WASH, BODY WASH,
---> must provide feminine napkins, non-medicated soaps, toilet paper,
toothbrush, tooth paste, and combs
●● can an administrator or licensee be a Surrogate Decision Maker or a
payee for a resident?
Answer: NO, surrogate decision maker, no PAYEE. ONLY IF
APPROVED AND APPOINTED BY SS administration (social security
administration)
●● What does dementia means?
Answer: Dementia means a deterioration of intellectual function and
other cognitive skills, leading to a decline one's ability to perform ADLs
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
●● how does an ARF administration apply for a hospice waiver?
Answer: licensee must request a hospice waiver in writing from the
department (CDSS- CCLD)
●● postural supports can never be used as _______ instead of a postural
support
Answer: restraints
●● what are the two examples of postural supports?
Answer: braces & casts
●● who do you contact if you plan to make alterations or start
construction on care home?
Answer: must notify the licensing agency (CDSS- CCLD)
●● define Activity of Daily Living and give some examples
Answer: ADLs mean the following 6 activities:
,1. Bathing
2. Dressing
3. Transferring
4. Continence
5. Eating
6. Toileting
●● what is the definition of a "Client Who Relies Upon Others to
Perform All Activities of Daily Living" also known as total care?
Answer: a client who is unable to perform "ALL" activities of daily
living
ex: all 6 ADLs
●● what is staffing ratio for clients that need Assistance with all ADLs?
DAY STAFF CLIENT RATIO?
Answer: as many as needed; sufficient staff & training to meet the
residents needs per an approval plan of operation demonstrating the
licensee's ability to care for these residents.
●● what should be in the first aid kit?
Answer: 1. first aid manual
2. sterile first aid dressing
,3. bandages, adhesive tape, scissors, tweezers, thermometer, antiseptic
solution,
●● can a care provider ever leave a resident locked in a room? Can the
home's doors and windows be locked?
Answer: NEVER locked in a room,
-doors and windows can be locked so people can't break in. Residents
must be able to leave the home in case of emergency.
●● what is required when caring for clients who lack hazard awareness
or impulse control (in plan of operation)
Answer: may use WRIST BANDS & OTHER EGRESS-ALERT
DEVICES with written approval of the resident/authorized
representative, FENCED YARDS, ALARMS ON DOORS TO ALERT
STAFF , SELF-CLOSE LATCHES & GATES, DELAYED EGRESS
CAN BE USED , notify department of fire clearances operation
●● what does an ARF need to have in place when they accept residents
who lack hazard awareness or impulse control?
Answer: develop a plan of operation approved by CDSS
-how the home is to be equipped w/ egress control devices.
Plan include staff training in case of egress control devices, protection of
resident's rights, description of how to manage residents lack of hazard
awareness, and impulse control
-fire emergency evac procedures,
, drills every 3 months
●● what type of detector must a residential care home have in addition
to their smoke detectors?EVERY FACILITY LICENSED OR
CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE ONE
OR MORE
Answer: carbon monoxide detector
●● what personal hygiene items DON'T NEED to be provided to
residents?
Answer: HAND SANITIZER, MOUTH WASH, BODY WASH,
---> must provide feminine napkins, non-medicated soaps, toilet paper,
toothbrush, tooth paste, and combs
●● can an administrator or licensee be a Surrogate Decision Maker or a
payee for a resident?
Answer: NO, surrogate decision maker, no PAYEE. ONLY IF
APPROVED AND APPOINTED BY SS administration (social security
administration)
●● What does dementia means?
Answer: Dementia means a deterioration of intellectual function and
other cognitive skills, leading to a decline one's ability to perform ADLs
