ALF Core Training Florida Exam Questions with Verified Answers

Assisted Living Facility - Answer- A facility that is operated and regulated as a residential environment not medical that 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. Renewal License - Answer- Must be completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days before current license expires. CHOW - Answer- Change of Ownership Initial Licensure CHOW - Answer- Must be received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership Omitted Information Licensure - Answer- Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the agency is made. The Agency for Healthcare Administration - Answer- Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office Length of ALF Licensure - Answer- Licensing is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified. ALF - Answer- Assisted Living Facility Activities of Daily Living - Answer- Functions and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting ADL - Answer- Activities of Daily Living Administrator - Answer- An individual at least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation and maintenance of an assisted living facility. Standard License - Answer- Facilities which are licensed to provide routine personal care services. ECC - Answer- Extended Congregate Care Extended Congregate Care License - Answer- Can be requested by a facility that has been licensed as an assisted living facility for 2 or more years and that provides services, directly or through contract, beyond the standard license and LNS license including being able to provide total catheter care, all oxygen services, and any type of tube feedings. LNS - Answer- Limited Nursing Services Limited Nursing Services License - Answer- Provide services beyond standard including conducting passive range of motion exercises, apply ice caps and collars, apply heat, performing ear and eye irrigations, conduct urine dipstick test, and cutting toenails of diabetic residents when approved by their healthcare provider. Residents can also receive licensed nursing assistance with replacement of a indwelling urinary catheter or the performance of intermittent urinary catheterizations can be performed by licensed personnel, perform digital stool removal, and the applying and changing of routine dressings that do not require packing or irrigation but are abrasions, skin tears, and closed surgical wounds. Specialty Licenses - Answer- ECC, LNS, LMH LMH - Answer- Limited Mental Health Limited Mental Health License - Answer- Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more mental health residents. Mental Health Resident - Answer- An individual who receives social security disability income (SSDI) due to a mental disorder or supplemental security income (SSI) due to a mental disorder, and receives optional state supplementation (OSS). Community Living Support Plan - Answer- Includes supports, services, special resident needs necessary for the Mental Health resident to live in ALF. ALF Business Records - Answer- Must identify, summarize, and classify funds received and expenses disbursed and shall use written accounting procedures and a recognized accounting system. Personnel Records - Answer- Must contain, at a minimum, documentation of background screening, if applicable, documentation of compliance with all training requirements of this part or applicable rule, and a copy of all licenses or certification held by each staff who performs services for which licensure or certification is required under this part or rule. Aging in place - Answer- The process of providing increased or adjusted services to a person to compensate for the physical or mental decline that may occur with the aging process while permitting them to remain in a familiar, residential environment for as long as possible. Chemical Restraint - Answer- A pharmacologic drug that physically limits, restricts an individual of movement and is used for discipline or convenience and not required for the treatment of medical symptoms. Cooperative Agreement - Answer- A written statement that must specify directions for accessing emergency and after-hours care for the mental health resident. Department of Elderly Affairs - Answer- AKA "Department" Personal Services - Answer- Direct physical assistance with or supervision of the activities of daily living and the self-administration of medication and other similar non-medical services. Capacity - Answer- The number of residents for which a facility has been licensed to provide residential care. Physical Restraint - Answer- A device which physically limits, restricts, or deprives an individual of movement or mobility. Amount of residents per 1 bathroom with 1 sink and 1 toilet - Answer- 6 Square feet of single occupancy sleeping room - Answer- 80 Number of residents in facility that require facility to maintain an accessible telephone in each building where residents reside, maintain written staff job descriptions, have awake night staff or maintain standardized recipes. - Answer- 16 Amount of residents per 1 bathroom with 1 sink and 1 toilet with an ECC license - Answer- 4 Pre-Service Orientation - Answer- 2 hours in duration and cover topics that help the employee provide responsible care and respond to the needs of facility residents. How often does someone need a level 2 background check? - Answer- Every 5 years Class "I" Violation - Answer- Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to the care of clients which the agency determines present an imminent danger to the clients of the provider or a substantial probability that death or serious physical or emotional harm would result therefrom. How long to eliminate a class "I" violation? - Answer- 24 hours Class "I" fine - Answer- Not less than $5,000 and not exceeding $10,000 per violation. Class "II" Violation - Answer- Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to the care of clients which the agency determines directly threaten the physical or emotional health, safety, or security of the clients, other than class I violations. Class "II" fine - Answer- Not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000 for each violation. Class "III" Violation - Answer- Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to the care of clients which the agency determines indirectly or potentially threaten the physical or emotional health, safety, or security of clients, other than class I or class II violations. Class "III" fine - Answer- Not less than $500 and not exceeding $1,000 for each violation. Class "IV" Violation - Answer- Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to required reports, forms, or documents that do not have the potential of negatively affecting clients. Class "IV" fine - Answer- Not less than $100 and not exceeding $200 for each violation. Fine for non-compliance with background screening - Answer- $500 Direct Care Staff - Answer- Staff in Regular Contact or Staff in Direct Contact with residents that provide personal or nursing services to residents, including administrators and managers providing such services. Elopement - Answer- An occurrence in which a resident leaves a facility without following facility policy and procedures. Health Care Provider - Answer- A licensed physician or physician's assistant or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner LTCOP - Answer- Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Registered Dietitian - Answer- An individual registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration Respite Care - Answer- Facility-based supervision of an impaired adult for the purpose of relieving the primary caregiver. Significant Change - Answer- A sudden or major shift in behavior or mood inconsistent with the resident's diagnosis, or a deterioration in health status. Universal Precautions - Answer- A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other blood borne pathogens when providing first aid or health care. Contiguous Property - Answer- Property under the same ownership separated by no more than a two-lane street that traverses the property. Admission Package - Answer- 1. admission and continued residency criteria, 2. the charge to reside in the facility and the services, supplies, and accommodations provided by the facility for that rate, 3. personal care services that the facility is prepared to provide to residents and additional costs, 4. nursing services that the facility is prepared to provide to residents and additional costs to the resident, 5. food service and the ability of the facility to accommodate special diets, 6. availability of transportation and additional costs to the resident, 7. any other special services that are provided by the facility and additional cost, 8. social and leisure activities generally offered by the facility, 9. any services that the facility does not provide but will arrange for the resident and additional cost, 10. facility rules and regulations that residents must follow 11. facility policy concerning Do Not Resuscitate Orders and Advance Directives 12. facility's residency criteria for residents receiving extended congregate care services 13. written description of special services provided for individuals with Alzheimer's 14. facility's resident elopement response policies and procedures. Documents provided to resident or responsible party - Answer- 1. A copy of the resident's contract that meets 2. A copy of the facility statement 3. A copy of the resident's bill of rights 4. A Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program brochure that includes the telephone number and address of the district office.