Activity Director UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Main Focus of Activity Director - CORRECT ANSWER increase and maintain leisure
interest of residents
8 Activity Categories - CORRECT ANSWER Physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, and democratic activities.
Data Collection - CORRECT ANSWER is completed by a structured questionnaire or
interest inventory list
Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care - CORRECT ANSWER A federally
mandated standard assessment form that Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities
must use to collect demographic and clinical data on nursing home residents; includes screening,
clinical, and functional status elements
functional age - CORRECT ANSWER Determined by ability to carry out ADLs and live
independently
Livable community - CORRECT ANSWER A community with such features as
reasonably priced housing, access to public transportation, easy navigation, and supportive
services to help residents remain independent and engaged, civically and socially
feminazation of poverty - CORRECT ANSWER
functional limitation - CORRECT ANSWER inability to perform tasks due to decreased
mental or physical abilities Ex: unable to open kitchen cabinet
maintenance rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER to preserve existing function and
prevent further decline
, tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER actions taken to contain damage once a disease
or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
aimed at limiting functional impairment
Requirements for long term care facilities MN - CORRECT ANSWER Must provide an
organized activity and recreation program based on each individual as determined by assessment.
Residents must participate in planning. Must be scheduled every day. Must be posted.
Penalty for activity director mishap - CORRECT ANSWER $300: Not giving required
assessments, Activity Director not trained, charging money for activities
$100: not regularly scheduled, insufficient staff, inadequate space, equipment, or materials
Non SNF (Assisted Living and Assisted Living Plus - CORRECT ANSWER Must have
periodic opportunities for socialization, but do not have to offer full activity program
policies and procedures - CORRECT ANSWER subject, purpose, policy, responsibilities,
procedure
Usually one policy followed by 4 procedures
Documentation Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Records might be required by:
Licensing Agency/State Regulations, Facility Policies. AD must keep good records of attendance
and involvement
Documentation Type: Resident Care Plans - CORRECT ANSWER Required for every
resident
Documentation Type: Attendance Participation - CORRECT ANSWER Checklist
Documentation Type: Initial Note or Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Could use
COPM or COTE
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Main Focus of Activity Director - CORRECT ANSWER increase and maintain leisure
interest of residents
8 Activity Categories - CORRECT ANSWER Physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, and democratic activities.
Data Collection - CORRECT ANSWER is completed by a structured questionnaire or
interest inventory list
Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care - CORRECT ANSWER A federally
mandated standard assessment form that Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities
must use to collect demographic and clinical data on nursing home residents; includes screening,
clinical, and functional status elements
functional age - CORRECT ANSWER Determined by ability to carry out ADLs and live
independently
Livable community - CORRECT ANSWER A community with such features as
reasonably priced housing, access to public transportation, easy navigation, and supportive
services to help residents remain independent and engaged, civically and socially
feminazation of poverty - CORRECT ANSWER
functional limitation - CORRECT ANSWER inability to perform tasks due to decreased
mental or physical abilities Ex: unable to open kitchen cabinet
maintenance rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER to preserve existing function and
prevent further decline
, tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER actions taken to contain damage once a disease
or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
aimed at limiting functional impairment
Requirements for long term care facilities MN - CORRECT ANSWER Must provide an
organized activity and recreation program based on each individual as determined by assessment.
Residents must participate in planning. Must be scheduled every day. Must be posted.
Penalty for activity director mishap - CORRECT ANSWER $300: Not giving required
assessments, Activity Director not trained, charging money for activities
$100: not regularly scheduled, insufficient staff, inadequate space, equipment, or materials
Non SNF (Assisted Living and Assisted Living Plus - CORRECT ANSWER Must have
periodic opportunities for socialization, but do not have to offer full activity program
policies and procedures - CORRECT ANSWER subject, purpose, policy, responsibilities,
procedure
Usually one policy followed by 4 procedures
Documentation Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Records might be required by:
Licensing Agency/State Regulations, Facility Policies. AD must keep good records of attendance
and involvement
Documentation Type: Resident Care Plans - CORRECT ANSWER Required for every
resident
Documentation Type: Attendance Participation - CORRECT ANSWER Checklist
Documentation Type: Initial Note or Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Could use
COPM or COTE
