Exam Prep Session Congratulations and Post-work NAB RCAL Residential Care Health Facility Administrator Licensure Exam Prep [2026]
Exam Prep Session Congratulations and Post-work NAB/RCAL Residential
Care / Health Facility Administrator Licensure Exam Prep
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1. Medicaid A government program that provides medical assistance to low-income individuals
and families through federal funds granted to states.
2. Attitude A mental state or disposition that influences behavior and actions without con-
scious thought.
3. Sunset A legal term referring to the closure of a state agency by the government.
4. Kerr-Mills Act Legislation passed by Congress that allocated federal funds to states for providing
healthcare to the needy.
5. ALA Abbreviation for Assisted Living Administrator.
6. Stereotyping The act of forming a simplified and standardized perception or attitude towards a
group of people, assuming they share common characteristics and lack individu-
ality.
7. Hill-Burton Act The primary legislation that led to the development of the nursing home industry.
8. SSA Acronym for Social Security Act, which was amended in 1965 to establish Medicare
and Medicaid.
9. NAB Acronym for National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards, an
organization that oversees the licensing of long-term care administrators.
10. ECHO Abbreviation for Elders Cottage Housing Opportunity, a service that provides tem-
porary modular homes for the elderly on single-family properties.
11. Abnormal A significant memory loss that prevents an individual from remembering important
psychological aspects of their life.
change
12. The most crucial aspect of providing care to residents.
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Resident Care
Practices
13. Urinary inconti- A condition characterized by the inability to control urination, with five recognized
nence types: stress, urge or reflex, overflow, functional, and mixed.
14. Discharge plan A plan that begins at admission and outlines the steps for a resident's discharge
from a facility.
15. Range of motion The extent to which a joint can be moved in various directions.
16. Validation In validation theory, the process of reassuring and reaffirming a person's feelings
and thoughts by a staff member.
17. Medical records For residents of legal age, federal law requires that medical records be retained
for a minimum of 5 years from the date of discharge.
18. Medical records For minor residents, federal law requires that medical records be retained for a
minimum of 3 years after they reach legal age, but not less than 5 years from the
date of discharge.
19. Food and Nutri- The administrator should receive weekly reports from the dietary manager, includ-
tional Services ing the number of meals served, total raw food cost, and raw food cost per resident
day.
20. Recruitment Acceptable questions to ask on an application include length of residence,
Process anti-kickback laws, budget, trial balance, number of actual occupied-bed days
divided by the total number of available beds, number of employees leaving
voluntarily or non-voluntarily divided by the number of positions employed, assets,
ANSI American National Standards Institute, and Life Safety Code.
21. Increment Pay Four plans for granting pay increases include seniority, merit, mixed, and
Plans job-based.
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Exam Prep Session Congratulations and Post-work NAB/RCAL Residential
Care / Health Facility Administrator Licensure Exam Prep
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_efodhx
1. Medicaid A government program that provides medical assistance to low-income individuals
and families through federal funds granted to states.
2. Attitude A mental state or disposition that influences behavior and actions without con-
scious thought.
3. Sunset A legal term referring to the closure of a state agency by the government.
4. Kerr-Mills Act Legislation passed by Congress that allocated federal funds to states for providing
healthcare to the needy.
5. ALA Abbreviation for Assisted Living Administrator.
6. Stereotyping The act of forming a simplified and standardized perception or attitude towards a
group of people, assuming they share common characteristics and lack individu-
ality.
7. Hill-Burton Act The primary legislation that led to the development of the nursing home industry.
8. SSA Acronym for Social Security Act, which was amended in 1965 to establish Medicare
and Medicaid.
9. NAB Acronym for National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards, an
organization that oversees the licensing of long-term care administrators.
10. ECHO Abbreviation for Elders Cottage Housing Opportunity, a service that provides tem-
porary modular homes for the elderly on single-family properties.
11. Abnormal A significant memory loss that prevents an individual from remembering important
psychological aspects of their life.
change
12. The most crucial aspect of providing care to residents.
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, Exam Prep Session Congratulations and Post-work NAB RCAL Residential Care Health Facility Administrator Licensure Exam Prep [2026]
Exam Prep Session Congratulations and Post-work NAB/RCAL Residential
Care / Health Facility Administrator Licensure Exam Prep
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_efodhx
Resident Care
Practices
13. Urinary inconti- A condition characterized by the inability to control urination, with five recognized
nence types: stress, urge or reflex, overflow, functional, and mixed.
14. Discharge plan A plan that begins at admission and outlines the steps for a resident's discharge
from a facility.
15. Range of motion The extent to which a joint can be moved in various directions.
16. Validation In validation theory, the process of reassuring and reaffirming a person's feelings
and thoughts by a staff member.
17. Medical records For residents of legal age, federal law requires that medical records be retained
for a minimum of 5 years from the date of discharge.
18. Medical records For minor residents, federal law requires that medical records be retained for a
minimum of 3 years after they reach legal age, but not less than 5 years from the
date of discharge.
19. Food and Nutri- The administrator should receive weekly reports from the dietary manager, includ-
tional Services ing the number of meals served, total raw food cost, and raw food cost per resident
day.
20. Recruitment Acceptable questions to ask on an application include length of residence,
Process anti-kickback laws, budget, trial balance, number of actual occupied-bed days
divided by the total number of available beds, number of employees leaving
voluntarily or non-voluntarily divided by the number of positions employed, assets,
ANSI American National Standards Institute, and Life Safety Code.
21. Increment Pay Four plans for granting pay increases include seniority, merit, mixed, and
Plans job-based.
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