PA Personal Care Home (PCH) Administrator Examination
2026–2027, Pennsylvania Personal Care Home
Administrator Certification, 2026–2027 – Questions with
Answers and Expert Rationales
Introduction
This document provides practice examination questions and
answers with expert rationales for the Pennsylvania Personal
Care Home (PCH) Administrator Examination. It covers
regulatory requirements, resident assessments and support
plans, medication administration, fire safety procedures,
ethics, cultural competence, mental health, staffing standards,
and long-term care concepts. The material aligns with key
topics relevant to Personal Care Home administration and
includes definitions, time frames, and compliance-related
content. It serves as a comprehensive study resource for exam
preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
72.Schizophrenia--- correct precise answer --- A psychotic
disorder - attected persons experience some form of loss of
reality. • Consid-
,ered a life-long disorder as attected persons rarely recover.
73.DSM IV Subtypes--- correct precise answer --- Paranoid -
Positive symptoms without the negative.
•Disorganized - Disorganized speech & behavior with attect
disturbance.
•Catatonic - Catatonia, extreme negativism or mutism,
echolalia
•Unditterentiated - Not meeting criteria of other subtypes.
•Residual - No gross symptoms but not well
74.Treatment for Schizophrenia--- correct precise answer ---
Major tranquilizers.
•Psychotherapy in conjunction with medication.
•Symptoms can sometimes be controlled but not cured.
•Onset of illness is usually early and develop into chronic
problems of moderate to high severity.
75.30 days--- correct precise answer --- . If the home initiates
a discharge of the resident or if the legal entity chooses to
close the home,
the administrator will provide at least prior written
notice to the resident, the designated person and the referral
agent citing the reason for the discharge
76.2 days--- correct precise answer --- After a facility recieves
written complaint the facility has how long to give a report it
must indicate the
steps that the home is taking to investigate and address the
complaint
, 77.7 days--- correct precise answer --- within how many days
after a written complaint does the facility have to provide a
written decision
explaining the home's investigation findings and the action
the home plans to take to resolve the complaint.
78.activities--- correct precise answer --- The home shall
provide a weekly program of activities designed to promote
the resident's active involvement with other residents, family
and the community. The program shall provide social, physical,
intellectual and recreational activities in a planned,
coordinated and structured manner.
79.30 days--- correct precise answer --- how many days must
a resident give notice prior to leaving facility
80.30 days--- correct precise answer --- the home has how
many days to refund monies due after discharge or transfer
and 2 days to return PNA after discharge
81.Personal Needs Allowance (PNA)--- correct precise answer
--- the monthly sum of money that residents who receive
Medicaid may retain from their personal income.
82.what is cultural--- correct precise answer --- Culture is
often described as the combination of a body of knowledge, a
body of belief and a body of behavior. It
involves several elements, including personal identification,
language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs,
values, and institutions that are often specific to ethnic, racial,
religious, geographic, or social groups.
83.what is cultural competence--- correct precise answer ---
having an awareness of one's own
2026–2027, Pennsylvania Personal Care Home
Administrator Certification, 2026–2027 – Questions with
Answers and Expert Rationales
Introduction
This document provides practice examination questions and
answers with expert rationales for the Pennsylvania Personal
Care Home (PCH) Administrator Examination. It covers
regulatory requirements, resident assessments and support
plans, medication administration, fire safety procedures,
ethics, cultural competence, mental health, staffing standards,
and long-term care concepts. The material aligns with key
topics relevant to Personal Care Home administration and
includes definitions, time frames, and compliance-related
content. It serves as a comprehensive study resource for exam
preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
72.Schizophrenia--- correct precise answer --- A psychotic
disorder - attected persons experience some form of loss of
reality. • Consid-
,ered a life-long disorder as attected persons rarely recover.
73.DSM IV Subtypes--- correct precise answer --- Paranoid -
Positive symptoms without the negative.
•Disorganized - Disorganized speech & behavior with attect
disturbance.
•Catatonic - Catatonia, extreme negativism or mutism,
echolalia
•Unditterentiated - Not meeting criteria of other subtypes.
•Residual - No gross symptoms but not well
74.Treatment for Schizophrenia--- correct precise answer ---
Major tranquilizers.
•Psychotherapy in conjunction with medication.
•Symptoms can sometimes be controlled but not cured.
•Onset of illness is usually early and develop into chronic
problems of moderate to high severity.
75.30 days--- correct precise answer --- . If the home initiates
a discharge of the resident or if the legal entity chooses to
close the home,
the administrator will provide at least prior written
notice to the resident, the designated person and the referral
agent citing the reason for the discharge
76.2 days--- correct precise answer --- After a facility recieves
written complaint the facility has how long to give a report it
must indicate the
steps that the home is taking to investigate and address the
complaint
, 77.7 days--- correct precise answer --- within how many days
after a written complaint does the facility have to provide a
written decision
explaining the home's investigation findings and the action
the home plans to take to resolve the complaint.
78.activities--- correct precise answer --- The home shall
provide a weekly program of activities designed to promote
the resident's active involvement with other residents, family
and the community. The program shall provide social, physical,
intellectual and recreational activities in a planned,
coordinated and structured manner.
79.30 days--- correct precise answer --- how many days must
a resident give notice prior to leaving facility
80.30 days--- correct precise answer --- the home has how
many days to refund monies due after discharge or transfer
and 2 days to return PNA after discharge
81.Personal Needs Allowance (PNA)--- correct precise answer
--- the monthly sum of money that residents who receive
Medicaid may retain from their personal income.
82.what is cultural--- correct precise answer --- Culture is
often described as the combination of a body of knowledge, a
body of belief and a body of behavior. It
involves several elements, including personal identification,
language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs,
values, and institutions that are often specific to ethnic, racial,
religious, geographic, or social groups.
83.what is cultural competence--- correct precise answer ---
having an awareness of one's own
