ALF Core Exam Questions With All Correct and Verified Answers

When outside temperatures are 65 0F (18 0 C) or below, you must maintain a temperature of at least XX when residents are AWAKE. - an indoor temperature of at least 72 OF (22 0 C) shall be maintained AGENCY - Agency for Health Care Administration AGING IN PLACE - process of providing increased or adjusted services to a person to compensate for physical or mental decline that may occur with the aging process in order to maximize a person's dignity and independence and permit them to remain in a familiar, non institutional resident environment for as long as possible. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - any building or residential facility provides housing, meals and one or more personal services for a period exceeding 24 hours to one or more adults who are not relatives of the owner or administrator. Residents do not require the 24-hour nursing. DEPARTMENT - Department of Elderly Affairs EXTENDED CONGREGATE CARE - means acts beyond personal services / ADL's may be performed by persons licensed under part 1 chapter 464. TOTAL CARE PERSONAL SERVICES / ADL's - direct physical assistance or supervision of the activities of daily living, the self-administration of medication. Does not include transferring, medical, nursing, dental or mental health services. LIMITED NURSING SERVICES - for ALF residents who meet admissions criteria but do NOT require 24 hour nursing supervision. May include routine dressings, care of casts, braces and splints. When residents are asleep, what is the min inside temperature at night? - 68 degrees When the outside temperature is 90 degrees or less, what is the maximum inside temperature permitted? - Maximum indoor temperature is 85 degrees with mechanical cooling devices When it is hotter than 90 degrees outside- what temp must remain inside at night and day? - 81. Maximum temperature allowed inside a resident space? As per EEC/ CEMP Hurricane Irma regulations. - 90 degrees maximum indoor temp allowed. What is the min sq ft requ