2026 NJ CALA EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔30 days - ✔✔Within ____________ prior to admission to the assisted living
residence, comprehensive personal care home, or assisted living program, a physician,
advanced practice nurse or physician assistant shall specify in writing that the resident
is appropriate for this level of care to have a health service plan.
✔✔Physician and Dentist - ✔✔At the time of admission, arrangements shall be made
between the administrator and the resident, guardian, or responsible person regarding
the _______________and ______________ to be called in case of illness, or the
individual to be called for a resident who, because of religious affiliation, is opposed to
medical treatment.
✔✔14 days - ✔✔If the initial assessment of N.J.A.CC. 8:36-7.1(a) indicates that the
resident requires health care services, a health care assessment shall be completed
within __________ of admission by RN using an assessment instrument available from
the Department, or an assessment instrument adopted by the facility or program,
equivalent to the instrument available from the Department, and which meets the
requirements.
✔✔Health Care Assessment - ✔✔1.) Need for assistance with ADLs.
2.) Cognitive patterns.
3.) Communication/hearing patterns.
4.) Vision Patterns.
5.) Physical functioning and structural problems.
6.) Continence.
7.) Psychosocial well-being.
8.) Mood and behavior problems.
9.) Activity pursuit patterns.
10.) Disease diagnoses.
11.) Health conditions and preventative health measures, including, but limited to, pain,
falls, and lifestyle.
,12.) Oral/nutritional status.
13.) Oral/dental status.
14.) Skill conditions.
15.) Medication Use*
16.) Special treatment and procedures.
17.) Restraint use.
18.) Outside service utilization.
✔✔Health Service Plan - ✔✔1.) Orders to treatment or services, medications, and diet,
if needed.
2.) The resident's needs and preferences for himself or herself.
3.) The specific goals of treatment or services, if appropriate.
4.) The time intervals at which the resident's response to treatment will be reviewed.
5.) The measures to be used to assess the effects of treatment.
✔✔Semi-annually - ✔✔The resident general service plan shall be reviewed and, if
necessary, revised _______________, and more frequently as needed based upon the
resident's response to the care provided and any changes in the resident's physical or
cognitive status.
✔✔Quarterly - ✔✔The resident health service plan shall be reviewed, and if necessary,
revised ________________, and as needed, based upon the resident's response to the
care provided and any changes in the resident's physical or cognitive status.
✔✔Annually - ✔✔The facility shall be responsible for reassessing residents who have
neither a general service or health service plan in response to changes in the resident's
functional and/or cognitive status at least ______________ and more frequently if such
reassessment is predicted to change in the resident's functional and/or cognitive status.
✔✔14 days or less - ✔✔If a resident who has not been receiving a health care service
requires a health care service on a temporary basis (meaning a period of time
reasonably expected to be _____________________ and not involving a significant
change in condition or a life-threatening illness), neither a health care assessment nor a
health service plan be required. The administrator shall develop a system to identify the
residents receiving a health care service on a temporary basis.
✔✔Annual, Annually - ✔✔Each resident shall have an ____________ physical
examination by a physician, advanced practical nurse or physician assistant which shall
be documented in the resident's record. The physician advanced practical nurse or
physician assistant shall certify _________________ that the resident does not have
any needs which exceed the are of that facility or program is capable of providing.
✔✔7 day - ✔✔If it is determined that there is a medical need for a transfer of a resident
to another health care facility because of the assisted living residence, comprehensive
personal care home, or assisted living program cannot meet the resident's needs, such
, transfers shall be initiated promptly. The RN shall be notified to ensure that the resident
is receiving appropriate care during the transfer period. If the resident is not transferred
within _____________, the Department shall be notified and assistance shall be
requested from the Department to arrange for transfer of the resident.
✔✔Nursing Staff Requirments - ✔✔A facility shall have a least one registered
professional nurse available at all times.
✔✔CNA - ✔✔A nurse aide training course approved by the New Jersey State
Department of Health and Senior Services in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:39-43, and
shall have passed the New Jersey Nurse Aide Certification Examination.
✔✔CHHA - ✔✔A homemaker-home health aide training program approved by the New
Jersey Board of Nursing and shall be certified by the Board in accordance with N.J.A.C.
13:37-14.
✔✔PCA - ✔✔A personal care assistant training course approved by the New Jersey
Department of Health and Senior Services and the competency evaluation program
approved by the Department result in personal care assistant certification.
✔✔Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔Must be a CNA, CHHA,
PCA. No individual shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA
and each direct caregiver shall receive orientation prior to or upon employment and on-
going in-service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
✔✔2 years - ✔✔Personal care assistant certification shall be valid for a period of
__________ from the date of issue. At least once every ____________, on a schedule
to be determined by the Department, a certified personal care assistant shall file an
application for renewal of current certification and shall complete an updated criminal
history background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
✔✔20 hours - ✔✔In order to be eligible to renew a current certification, the certified
personal care assistant shall complete at least ____________ every two years of
continuing education in assisted living concepts, and related topics, including cognitive
and physical impairment and dementia.
✔✔CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA;
Successfully completion of medication administration training coursed approved by the
Department; Successful completion of a Department of Health and Senior Services
approved standardized examination regarding medication administration for PCAs. An
oral examination shall not substitute for the written component of this examination.
✔✔2 years - ✔✔Medication aide certification shall be valid for a period of ___________
from the date of issue. At least once every __________, on a schedule to be
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔30 days - ✔✔Within ____________ prior to admission to the assisted living
residence, comprehensive personal care home, or assisted living program, a physician,
advanced practice nurse or physician assistant shall specify in writing that the resident
is appropriate for this level of care to have a health service plan.
✔✔Physician and Dentist - ✔✔At the time of admission, arrangements shall be made
between the administrator and the resident, guardian, or responsible person regarding
the _______________and ______________ to be called in case of illness, or the
individual to be called for a resident who, because of religious affiliation, is opposed to
medical treatment.
✔✔14 days - ✔✔If the initial assessment of N.J.A.CC. 8:36-7.1(a) indicates that the
resident requires health care services, a health care assessment shall be completed
within __________ of admission by RN using an assessment instrument available from
the Department, or an assessment instrument adopted by the facility or program,
equivalent to the instrument available from the Department, and which meets the
requirements.
✔✔Health Care Assessment - ✔✔1.) Need for assistance with ADLs.
2.) Cognitive patterns.
3.) Communication/hearing patterns.
4.) Vision Patterns.
5.) Physical functioning and structural problems.
6.) Continence.
7.) Psychosocial well-being.
8.) Mood and behavior problems.
9.) Activity pursuit patterns.
10.) Disease diagnoses.
11.) Health conditions and preventative health measures, including, but limited to, pain,
falls, and lifestyle.
,12.) Oral/nutritional status.
13.) Oral/dental status.
14.) Skill conditions.
15.) Medication Use*
16.) Special treatment and procedures.
17.) Restraint use.
18.) Outside service utilization.
✔✔Health Service Plan - ✔✔1.) Orders to treatment or services, medications, and diet,
if needed.
2.) The resident's needs and preferences for himself or herself.
3.) The specific goals of treatment or services, if appropriate.
4.) The time intervals at which the resident's response to treatment will be reviewed.
5.) The measures to be used to assess the effects of treatment.
✔✔Semi-annually - ✔✔The resident general service plan shall be reviewed and, if
necessary, revised _______________, and more frequently as needed based upon the
resident's response to the care provided and any changes in the resident's physical or
cognitive status.
✔✔Quarterly - ✔✔The resident health service plan shall be reviewed, and if necessary,
revised ________________, and as needed, based upon the resident's response to the
care provided and any changes in the resident's physical or cognitive status.
✔✔Annually - ✔✔The facility shall be responsible for reassessing residents who have
neither a general service or health service plan in response to changes in the resident's
functional and/or cognitive status at least ______________ and more frequently if such
reassessment is predicted to change in the resident's functional and/or cognitive status.
✔✔14 days or less - ✔✔If a resident who has not been receiving a health care service
requires a health care service on a temporary basis (meaning a period of time
reasonably expected to be _____________________ and not involving a significant
change in condition or a life-threatening illness), neither a health care assessment nor a
health service plan be required. The administrator shall develop a system to identify the
residents receiving a health care service on a temporary basis.
✔✔Annual, Annually - ✔✔Each resident shall have an ____________ physical
examination by a physician, advanced practical nurse or physician assistant which shall
be documented in the resident's record. The physician advanced practical nurse or
physician assistant shall certify _________________ that the resident does not have
any needs which exceed the are of that facility or program is capable of providing.
✔✔7 day - ✔✔If it is determined that there is a medical need for a transfer of a resident
to another health care facility because of the assisted living residence, comprehensive
personal care home, or assisted living program cannot meet the resident's needs, such
, transfers shall be initiated promptly. The RN shall be notified to ensure that the resident
is receiving appropriate care during the transfer period. If the resident is not transferred
within _____________, the Department shall be notified and assistance shall be
requested from the Department to arrange for transfer of the resident.
✔✔Nursing Staff Requirments - ✔✔A facility shall have a least one registered
professional nurse available at all times.
✔✔CNA - ✔✔A nurse aide training course approved by the New Jersey State
Department of Health and Senior Services in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:39-43, and
shall have passed the New Jersey Nurse Aide Certification Examination.
✔✔CHHA - ✔✔A homemaker-home health aide training program approved by the New
Jersey Board of Nursing and shall be certified by the Board in accordance with N.J.A.C.
13:37-14.
✔✔PCA - ✔✔A personal care assistant training course approved by the New Jersey
Department of Health and Senior Services and the competency evaluation program
approved by the Department result in personal care assistant certification.
✔✔Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔Must be a CNA, CHHA,
PCA. No individual shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA
and each direct caregiver shall receive orientation prior to or upon employment and on-
going in-service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
✔✔2 years - ✔✔Personal care assistant certification shall be valid for a period of
__________ from the date of issue. At least once every ____________, on a schedule
to be determined by the Department, a certified personal care assistant shall file an
application for renewal of current certification and shall complete an updated criminal
history background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
✔✔20 hours - ✔✔In order to be eligible to renew a current certification, the certified
personal care assistant shall complete at least ____________ every two years of
continuing education in assisted living concepts, and related topics, including cognitive
and physical impairment and dementia.
✔✔CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA;
Successfully completion of medication administration training coursed approved by the
Department; Successful completion of a Department of Health and Senior Services
approved standardized examination regarding medication administration for PCAs. An
oral examination shall not substitute for the written component of this examination.
✔✔2 years - ✔✔Medication aide certification shall be valid for a period of ___________
from the date of issue. At least once every __________, on a schedule to be
