BIOD 121 MODULE 5 CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ESSENTIALS IN
NUTRITION COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ 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
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ESSENTIALS IN
NUTRITION COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ 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
