ALF CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● AGENCY Answer: Agency for Health Care Administration
● AGING IN PLACE Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: Department of Elderly Affairs
● EXTENDED CONGREGATE CARE Answer: means acts beyond
personal services / ADL's may be performed by persons licensed under
part 1 chapter 464. TOTAL CARE
● PERSONAL SERVICES / ADL's Answer: 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 Answer: 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? Answer: 68 degrees
● When the outside temperature is 90 degrees or less, what is the
maximum inside temperature permitted? Answer: 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? Answer: 81.
● Maximum temperature allowed inside a resident space? As per EEC/
CEMP Hurricane Irma regulations. Answer: 90 degrees maximum
indoor temp allowed.
● What is the min sq ft required of living and dining space per resident if
the facility is not comprised of apartments? Answer: 35 sq ft
,● Those facilities also serving as adult day care centers must provide an
additional 35 sq ft of living space per adult day care client? true or false
Answer: True
● IF you also serve as an adult day care center how much extra space per
resident must you have? Answer: extra 35 sq ft
● When calculating the minimum square footage requirements for living
and dining space who else besides residents MUST be included?
Answer: live-in staff and family members must be included in the ratio.
● T/F ...ALF's must provide areas separate from bedrooms for activities
Answer: True
● how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should
be provided to a single occupancy? Answer: 80 sq ft
● how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should
be provided to a double occupancy? Answer: 60 sq ft per person. Total
min 120 sqft
● In an ALF, how many toilets and sinks, and bathtubs must there be per
person to accommodate all residents, live in staff and family members.
Answer: 1 sink: toilet per 6 people
1 bathtub per 8 people NEW for 2019
, ● when you have 16 or less residents, do you have to have job
descriptions. Answer: No you do not
● A resident room must have the following if provided by an ALF:
Answer: bed, no smaller than 36 inches wide and 72 inches long, a
closet/ wardrobe/place to hang clothes, dresser, a table or nightstand,
floor or table lamp, waste basket and comfortable chair if requested.
● Mandatory physical plant standards include: Answer: no standing
water; keeping all electrical mechanics in good working order; keeping a
set of master keys on the property at all times; providing adequate clean
non-stained, no rips/ tear linens/ laundry services. Must have policy on
bed bugs.
● Legacy Facilities are... Answer: communities that have received
certificate of occupancy before July 1, 2016 and comply with 1994 1995
editions of the National Fire Protection Association , Life Safety Code
NFPA 101 and NFPA 101A.
● NFPA is Answer: National Fire Protection Association
● T/ F? Every facility shall post a copy of the last inspection report of
the agency for that facility in a prominent location within the facility so
as to be accessible to all residents and the public. Upon request, the
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● AGENCY Answer: Agency for Health Care Administration
● AGING IN PLACE Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: Department of Elderly Affairs
● EXTENDED CONGREGATE CARE Answer: means acts beyond
personal services / ADL's may be performed by persons licensed under
part 1 chapter 464. TOTAL CARE
● PERSONAL SERVICES / ADL's Answer: 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 Answer: 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? Answer: 68 degrees
● When the outside temperature is 90 degrees or less, what is the
maximum inside temperature permitted? Answer: 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? Answer: 81.
● Maximum temperature allowed inside a resident space? As per EEC/
CEMP Hurricane Irma regulations. Answer: 90 degrees maximum
indoor temp allowed.
● What is the min sq ft required of living and dining space per resident if
the facility is not comprised of apartments? Answer: 35 sq ft
,● Those facilities also serving as adult day care centers must provide an
additional 35 sq ft of living space per adult day care client? true or false
Answer: True
● IF you also serve as an adult day care center how much extra space per
resident must you have? Answer: extra 35 sq ft
● When calculating the minimum square footage requirements for living
and dining space who else besides residents MUST be included?
Answer: live-in staff and family members must be included in the ratio.
● T/F ...ALF's must provide areas separate from bedrooms for activities
Answer: True
● how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should
be provided to a single occupancy? Answer: 80 sq ft
● how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should
be provided to a double occupancy? Answer: 60 sq ft per person. Total
min 120 sqft
● In an ALF, how many toilets and sinks, and bathtubs must there be per
person to accommodate all residents, live in staff and family members.
Answer: 1 sink: toilet per 6 people
1 bathtub per 8 people NEW for 2019
, ● when you have 16 or less residents, do you have to have job
descriptions. Answer: No you do not
● A resident room must have the following if provided by an ALF:
Answer: bed, no smaller than 36 inches wide and 72 inches long, a
closet/ wardrobe/place to hang clothes, dresser, a table or nightstand,
floor or table lamp, waste basket and comfortable chair if requested.
● Mandatory physical plant standards include: Answer: no standing
water; keeping all electrical mechanics in good working order; keeping a
set of master keys on the property at all times; providing adequate clean
non-stained, no rips/ tear linens/ laundry services. Must have policy on
bed bugs.
● Legacy Facilities are... Answer: communities that have received
certificate of occupancy before July 1, 2016 and comply with 1994 1995
editions of the National Fire Protection Association , Life Safety Code
NFPA 101 and NFPA 101A.
● NFPA is Answer: National Fire Protection Association
● T/ F? Every facility shall post a copy of the last inspection report of
the agency for that facility in a prominent location within the facility so
as to be accessible to all residents and the public. Upon request, the
