ALF CORE EXAM WITH CORRECT
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QUESTIONS
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AND ANSWERS
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When coutside ctemperatures care c65°F c(18°C) cor cbelow, cyou cmust
cmaintain ca ctemperature cof cat cleast cXX cwhen cresidents care
cAWAKE. c- ccorrect canswer.an cindoor ctemperature cof cat cleast
c72°F c(22°C) cshall cbe cmaintained
AGENCY c- ccorrect canswer.Agency cfor cHealth cCare cAdministration
cAGING cIN cPLACE c- ccorrect canswer.process cof cproviding
cincreased cor cadjusted cservices cto ca cperson cto ccompensate cfor
cphysical cor cmental cdecline cthat cmay coccur cwith cthe caging
cprocess cin corder cto cmaximize ca cperson's cdignity cand
cindependence cand cpermit cthem cto cremain cin ca cfamiliar, cnon
cinstitutional cresident cenvironment cfor cas clong cas cpossible.
ASSISTED cLIVING cFACILITY c- ccorrect canswer.any cbuilding cor
cresidential cfacility cprovides chousing, cmeals cand cone cor cmore
cpersonal cservices cfor ca cperiod cexceeding c24 chours cto cone cor
cmore cadults cwho care cnot crelatives cof cthe cowner cor
cadministrator.
Residents cdo cnot crequire cthe c24-hour cnursing.
DEPARTMENT c- ccorrect canswer.Department cof cElderly cAffairs
EXTENDED cCONGREGATE cCARE c- ccorrect canswer.means cacts
cbeyond cpersonal cservices c/ cADL's cmay cbe cperformed cby cpersons
PERSONAL SERVICES / ADL's - correct answer.direct physical
clicensed cunder cpart c1 cchapter c464. cTOTAL cCARE
assistance or supervision of the activities of daily living, the self-
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,administration of medication. Does not include transferring,
medical, nursing, dental or mental health services.
LIMITED cNURSING cSERVICES c- ccorrect canswer.for cALF cresidents
cwho cmeet cadmissions ccriteria cbut cdo cNOT crequire c24 chour
cnursing csupervision. cMay cinclude croutine cdressings, ccare cof
ccasts, cbraces cand csplints.
When cresidents care casleep, cwhat cis cthe cmin cinside ctemperature
cat cnight? c- ccorrect canswer.68 cdegrees
When cthe coutside ctemperature cis c90 cdegrees cor cless, cwhat cis
cthe cmaximum cinside ctemperature cpermitted? c- ccorrect
canswer.Maximum cindoor ctemperature cis c85 cdegrees cwith
cmechanical ccooling cdevices
When cit cis chotter cthan c90 cdegrees coutside- cwhat ctemp cmust
cremain cinside cat cnight cand cday? c- ccorrect canswer.81.
Maximum ctemperature callowed cinside ca cresident cspace? cAs cper
cEEC/ cCEMP cHurricane cIrma cregulations. c- ccorrect canswer.90
cdegrees cmaximum cindoor ctemp callowed.
What cis cthe cmin csq cft crequired cof cliving cand cdining cspace cper
cresident cif cthe cfacility cis cnot ccomprised cof capartments? c-
ccorrect canswer.35 csq cft
Those cfacilities calso cserving cas cadult cday ccare ccenters cmust
cprovide can cadditional c35 csq cft cof cliving cspace cper cadult cday
ccare cclient? ctrue cor cfalse c- ccorrect canswer.True
IF cyou calso cserve cas can cadult cday ccare ccenter chow cmuch cextra
cspace cper cresident cmust cyou chave? c- ccorrect canswer.extra c35
csq cft
When ccalculating cthe cminimum csquare cfootage crequirements cfor
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,living cand cdining cspace cwho celse cbesides cresidents cMUST cbe
cincluded? c- ccorrect canswer.live-in cstaff cand cfamily cmembers cmust
cbe cincluded cin cthe cratio.
T/F c...ALF's cmust cprovide careas cseparate cfrom cbedrooms cfor
cactivities c- ccorrect canswer.True
how cmuch cusable cfloor cspace c, cnot cincluding ccloset cor cbathroom
cshould cbe cprovided cto ca csingle coccupancy? c- ccorrect canswer.80
csq cft
how cmuch cusable cfloor cspace c, cnot cincluding ccloset cor cbathroom
cshould cbe cprovided cto ca cdouble coccupancy? c- ccorrect canswer.60
csq cft cper cperson. cTotal cmin c120 csqft
In can cALF, chow cmany ctoilets cand csinks, cand cbathtubs cmust
cthere cbe cper cperson cto caccommodate call cresidents, clive cin cstaff
cand cfamily cmembers. c- ccorrect canswer.1 csink: ctoilet cper c6
cpeople
1 cbathtub cper c8 cpeople cNEW cfor c2019
when cyou chave c16 cor cless cresidents, cdo cyou chave cto chave cjob
cdescriptions. c- ccorrect canswer.No cyou cdo cnot
A cresident croom cmust chave cthe cfollowing cif cprovided cby can cALF:
c- ccorrect canswer.bed, cno csmaller cthan c36 cinches cwide cand c72
cinches clong, ca ccloset/ cwardrobe/place cto chang cclothes, cdresser,
ca ctable cor cnightstand, cfloor cor ctable clamp, cwaste cbasket cand
ccomfortable cchair cif crequested.
Mandatory cphysical cplant cstandards cinclude: c- ccorrect canswer.no
cstanding cwater; ckeeping call celectrical cmechanics cin cgood
cworking corder; ckeeping ca cset cof cmaster ckeys con cthe cproperty
cat call ctimes; cproviding cadequate cclean cnon-stained, cno crips/ ctear
clinens/ claundry cservices. cMust chave cpolicy con cbed cbugs.
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, Legacy cFacilities care... c- ccorrect canswer.communities cthat chave
creceived ccertificate cof coccupancy cbefore cJuly c1, c2016 cand
ccomply cwith c1994 c1995 ceditions cof cthe cNational cFire cProtection
cAssociation c, cLife cSafety cCode cNFPA c101 cand cNFPA c101A.
NFPA cis c- ccorrect canswer.National cFire cProtection cAssociation
T/ cF? cEvery cfacility cshall cpost ca ccopy cof cthe clast cinspection
creport cof cthe cagency cfor cthat cfacility cin ca cprominent clocation
cwithin cthe cfacility cso cas cto cbe caccessible cto call cresidents cand
cthe cpublic. cUpon crequest, cthe cfacility cshall calso cprovide ca ccopy
cof cthe creport cto cany cresident cor cto can capplicant cto cthe cfacility. c-
ccorrect canswer.TRUE- c429.35 c(3)
Fire cevacuation ccapability cdetermination cmust cbe ccompleted cwhen?
- ccorrect canswer.Within c6 cmonths cof cbecoming clicensed cas can cALF.
Resident cbathrooms cMUST chave c- ccorrect canswer.a cworking cdoor
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T/ cF cCooking coperations cin csmall clegacy cfacilities c(16 cbeds cor
cless) cmust ccomply cwith cventilation cstandards clike cbigger c(17 cor
cmore cbeds)? c- ccorrect canswer.FALSE
Legacy cfacilities cthat care cfully csprinklered cmust cconduct chow
cmay cfire cdrills cper cyear? c- ccorrect canswer.6 cdrills cper cyear;
cNEW cFOR c2019; cif clegacy cfacility cis csprinklered cand cin cfull
ccompliance cwith cAHJ- cAuthority chaving cjurisdiction- cusually
cthe cfire cmarshall- cthen conly cneed c1 cdrill cb/w c11p-7am cand
ccan cconduct cthe csecond cmandatory covernight cdrill cbefore
c11pm.
Legacy cfacilities cthat care cNOT csprinklered cmust cconduct chow
cmay cfire cdrills cper cyear? c- ccorrect canswer.12 cper cyear ctotal
cwith cone cmonthly cand cat cleast c4 cdrills con ceach cshift.
NEW cFOR c2019
A csprinklered cALF cthat creceives ca ccertificate cof coccupancy con cor
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QUESTIONS
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AND ANSWERS
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When coutside ctemperatures care c65°F c(18°C) cor cbelow, cyou cmust
cmaintain ca ctemperature cof cat cleast cXX cwhen cresidents care
cAWAKE. c- ccorrect canswer.an cindoor ctemperature cof cat cleast
c72°F c(22°C) cshall cbe cmaintained
AGENCY c- ccorrect canswer.Agency cfor cHealth cCare cAdministration
cAGING cIN cPLACE c- ccorrect canswer.process cof cproviding
cincreased cor cadjusted cservices cto ca cperson cto ccompensate cfor
cphysical cor cmental cdecline cthat cmay coccur cwith cthe caging
cprocess cin corder cto cmaximize ca cperson's cdignity cand
cindependence cand cpermit cthem cto cremain cin ca cfamiliar, cnon
cinstitutional cresident cenvironment cfor cas clong cas cpossible.
ASSISTED cLIVING cFACILITY c- ccorrect canswer.any cbuilding cor
cresidential cfacility cprovides chousing, cmeals cand cone cor cmore
cpersonal cservices cfor ca cperiod cexceeding c24 chours cto cone cor
cmore cadults cwho care cnot crelatives cof cthe cowner cor
cadministrator.
Residents cdo cnot crequire cthe c24-hour cnursing.
DEPARTMENT c- ccorrect canswer.Department cof cElderly cAffairs
EXTENDED cCONGREGATE cCARE c- ccorrect canswer.means cacts
cbeyond cpersonal cservices c/ cADL's cmay cbe cperformed cby cpersons
PERSONAL SERVICES / ADL's - correct answer.direct physical
clicensed cunder cpart c1 cchapter c464. cTOTAL cCARE
assistance or supervision of the activities of daily living, the self-
messages.downloaded_by
,administration of medication. Does not include transferring,
medical, nursing, dental or mental health services.
LIMITED cNURSING cSERVICES c- ccorrect canswer.for cALF cresidents
cwho cmeet cadmissions ccriteria cbut cdo cNOT crequire c24 chour
cnursing csupervision. cMay cinclude croutine cdressings, ccare cof
ccasts, cbraces cand csplints.
When cresidents care casleep, cwhat cis cthe cmin cinside ctemperature
cat cnight? c- ccorrect canswer.68 cdegrees
When cthe coutside ctemperature cis c90 cdegrees cor cless, cwhat cis
cthe cmaximum cinside ctemperature cpermitted? c- ccorrect
canswer.Maximum cindoor ctemperature cis c85 cdegrees cwith
cmechanical ccooling cdevices
When cit cis chotter cthan c90 cdegrees coutside- cwhat ctemp cmust
cremain cinside cat cnight cand cday? c- ccorrect canswer.81.
Maximum ctemperature callowed cinside ca cresident cspace? cAs cper
cEEC/ cCEMP cHurricane cIrma cregulations. c- ccorrect canswer.90
cdegrees cmaximum cindoor ctemp callowed.
What cis cthe cmin csq cft crequired cof cliving cand cdining cspace cper
cresident cif cthe cfacility cis cnot ccomprised cof capartments? c-
ccorrect canswer.35 csq cft
Those cfacilities calso cserving cas cadult cday ccare ccenters cmust
cprovide can cadditional c35 csq cft cof cliving cspace cper cadult cday
ccare cclient? ctrue cor cfalse c- ccorrect canswer.True
IF cyou calso cserve cas can cadult cday ccare ccenter chow cmuch cextra
cspace cper cresident cmust cyou chave? c- ccorrect canswer.extra c35
csq cft
When ccalculating cthe cminimum csquare cfootage crequirements cfor
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,living cand cdining cspace cwho celse cbesides cresidents cMUST cbe
cincluded? c- ccorrect canswer.live-in cstaff cand cfamily cmembers cmust
cbe cincluded cin cthe cratio.
T/F c...ALF's cmust cprovide careas cseparate cfrom cbedrooms cfor
cactivities c- ccorrect canswer.True
how cmuch cusable cfloor cspace c, cnot cincluding ccloset cor cbathroom
cshould cbe cprovided cto ca csingle coccupancy? c- ccorrect canswer.80
csq cft
how cmuch cusable cfloor cspace c, cnot cincluding ccloset cor cbathroom
cshould cbe cprovided cto ca cdouble coccupancy? c- ccorrect canswer.60
csq cft cper cperson. cTotal cmin c120 csqft
In can cALF, chow cmany ctoilets cand csinks, cand cbathtubs cmust
cthere cbe cper cperson cto caccommodate call cresidents, clive cin cstaff
cand cfamily cmembers. c- ccorrect canswer.1 csink: ctoilet cper c6
cpeople
1 cbathtub cper c8 cpeople cNEW cfor c2019
when cyou chave c16 cor cless cresidents, cdo cyou chave cto chave cjob
cdescriptions. c- ccorrect canswer.No cyou cdo cnot
A cresident croom cmust chave cthe cfollowing cif cprovided cby can cALF:
c- ccorrect canswer.bed, cno csmaller cthan c36 cinches cwide cand c72
cinches clong, ca ccloset/ cwardrobe/place cto chang cclothes, cdresser,
ca ctable cor cnightstand, cfloor cor ctable clamp, cwaste cbasket cand
ccomfortable cchair cif crequested.
Mandatory cphysical cplant cstandards cinclude: c- ccorrect canswer.no
cstanding cwater; ckeeping call celectrical cmechanics cin cgood
cworking corder; ckeeping ca cset cof cmaster ckeys con cthe cproperty
cat call ctimes; cproviding cadequate cclean cnon-stained, cno crips/ ctear
clinens/ claundry cservices. cMust chave cpolicy con cbed cbugs.
messages.downloaded_by
, Legacy cFacilities care... c- ccorrect canswer.communities cthat chave
creceived ccertificate cof coccupancy cbefore cJuly c1, c2016 cand
ccomply cwith c1994 c1995 ceditions cof cthe cNational cFire cProtection
cAssociation c, cLife cSafety cCode cNFPA c101 cand cNFPA c101A.
NFPA cis c- ccorrect canswer.National cFire cProtection cAssociation
T/ cF? cEvery cfacility cshall cpost ca ccopy cof cthe clast cinspection
creport cof cthe cagency cfor cthat cfacility cin ca cprominent clocation
cwithin cthe cfacility cso cas cto cbe caccessible cto call cresidents cand
cthe cpublic. cUpon crequest, cthe cfacility cshall calso cprovide ca ccopy
cof cthe creport cto cany cresident cor cto can capplicant cto cthe cfacility. c-
ccorrect canswer.TRUE- c429.35 c(3)
Fire cevacuation ccapability cdetermination cmust cbe ccompleted cwhen?
- ccorrect canswer.Within c6 cmonths cof cbecoming clicensed cas can cALF.
Resident cbathrooms cMUST chave c- ccorrect canswer.a cworking cdoor
c
T/ cF cCooking coperations cin csmall clegacy cfacilities c(16 cbeds cor
cless) cmust ccomply cwith cventilation cstandards clike cbigger c(17 cor
cmore cbeds)? c- ccorrect canswer.FALSE
Legacy cfacilities cthat care cfully csprinklered cmust cconduct chow
cmay cfire cdrills cper cyear? c- ccorrect canswer.6 cdrills cper cyear;
cNEW cFOR c2019; cif clegacy cfacility cis csprinklered cand cin cfull
ccompliance cwith cAHJ- cAuthority chaving cjurisdiction- cusually
cthe cfire cmarshall- cthen conly cneed c1 cdrill cb/w c11p-7am cand
ccan cconduct cthe csecond cmandatory covernight cdrill cbefore
c11pm.
Legacy cfacilities cthat care cNOT csprinklered cmust cconduct chow
cmay cfire cdrills cper cyear? c- ccorrect canswer.12 cper cyear ctotal
cwith cone cmonthly cand cat cleast c4 cdrills con ceach cshift.
NEW cFOR c2019
A csprinklered cALF cthat creceives ca ccertificate cof coccupancy con cor
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