Latest NJ CALA Exam Review [100% Correct Answers]

Latest NJ CALA Exam Review [100% Correct Answers] Aging in Place *Ans* A process whereby individuals remain in their living environment despite the physical and/mental decline and growing needs for supportive services that may occur in the course of aging. ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) *Ans* The functions or tasks for self-care, which are performed either independently or with supervision or assistance, such as: dressing, bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed mobility, and eating. Assisted Living *Ans* A coordinated array of supportive personal and health services 24 hours per day, to residents who have been assessed to need these services including persons who require nursing home level care. It promotes resident self direction and participation in decisions that emphasize independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings. Bounded Choice *Ans* Limits places on a resident's choice as a result of an assessment, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18, which indicates that such resident's choices or preference place the resident or others at a risk of harm or lead to consequences which violate the norms of the facility or program or the rights of others. CPCH (Comprehensive Personal Care Home) *Ans* A facility which is licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide room and board and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed, to four or more adults unrelated to the proprietor. Residential units in this type of facility have no more than two residents and have a lockable door on the unit entrance. CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community) *Ans* A facility that has received a certificate of authority pursuant to the _________ and Financial Disclosure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-300 et seq. Customized Resident Medication Package *Ans* A unit-of-use package prepared by a pharmacist for a specific resident comprising a series of containers and containing two or more prescribed sold oral dosage forms, and so designed or labeled as to indicate the day and time, or period of time, that the contents within each container are to be taken. Guardian *Ans* A person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to handle the affairs and protect the rights of any resident of the facility who has been declared a mental incompetent. This does not include a person affiliated with the facility, its operations or personnel, unless so ordered by the court. Health Care Service *Ans* Any service provided to a resident of an assisted living or comprehensive personal care home that is ordered by a physician and required to be provided or delegated by a licensed, registered or certified health care professional. Hospice *Ans* A program of palliative and supportive services provided to terminally ill persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care. Managed Risk *Ans* The process of balancing resident choice and independence with the health and safety of the resident and other persons in the facility or program. If a resident's preference or decision places the resident or others at risk and is likely to lead to adverse consequences, such risks or consequences are discussed with the resident, and, if the resident agrees, a resident representative, and a formal plan to avoid or reduce negative or adverse outcomes is negotiated, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18. Manage Risk Agreement *Ans* The written formal plan developed in consideration of shared responsibility, bounded choice and assisted living values and negotiated between the resident and the facility or program to avoid or reduce the risk of adverse outcomes which may occur in an assisted living environment. Medication Administration *Ans* A procedure in which a prescribed medication or biological is given to a resident by an authorized individual in accordance with all l