ALF Core Test Questions And
Answers.
Comprehensive emergency management plans are reviewed by - Verified ANS ✔✔ - ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
the county emergency management agency
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Assisted Living facilities are licensed by - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the Agency for Health
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Care Administration (AHCA)
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Allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation are investigated by - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
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representatives of the Department of Children and Families
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Assisted Living facilities should be operated as - Verified ANS ✔✔ - residential
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environments with supportive services
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"Agency" as used in chapter 429, F.S. means - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the Agency for
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Health Care Administration
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To be eligible to receive a limited nursing services license - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a facility
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must not have been subject to administrative sanctions affecting the health, safety or
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welfare of residents in the past 24 months
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Providing "personal services" includes providing direct physical assistance with or
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supervision of - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the self-administration of medication (NOT
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medication administration)
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The Department of Health is responsible for - Verified ANS ✔✔ - sanitation inspections
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Representatives from the local health departments are responsible for - Verified ANS ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
✔✔ - inspections related to food hygiene
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Facilities with extended congregate care licenses - Verified ANS ✔✔ - may provide any
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service under the scope of the nurse's license
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Assisted living facilities with a standard license may - Verified ANS ✔✔ - employ
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nurses to administer medications to residents
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Any entity that provides housing, meals and one or more personal services to more than
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2 persons who are not relatives for a period exceeding 24 hours must have an assisted
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living license unless - Verified ANS ✔✔ - licensed as an Adult Family Care Home
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, When a representative of the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for
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Health Care or the Long Term Care Ombudsman comes to your ALF - Verified ANS ✔✔
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- you may ask to see identification
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Assisted living services should be provided - Verified ANS ✔✔ - in a manner that
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promotes the dignity and individuality of residents
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Operating an unlicensed assisted living facility is - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a third-degree
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felony
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Facilities seeking to obtain an extended congregate care license - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
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must develop policies and procedures and residency criteria specifically for extended
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congregate care
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Perimeter or egress control devices and equipment must - Verified ANS ✔✔ - comply
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with all life safety requirements
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Residents sleeping rooms designed for double occupancy must have a minimum square
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footage of ___ usable floor space per occupant - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 60 square feet
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Temperatures must be maintained at ___ when residents are normally awake - Verified ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
ANS ✔✔ - at least 72 degrees
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There must be at least one bathroom with at least one toilet and sink for every - Verified
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ANS ✔✔ - 6 persons
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Resident bathrooms must have - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a working door
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In order to license a room as a resident sleeping room - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the room
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must be at least 80 square feet
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Legacy facilities that are fully sprinklered must conduct - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 6 fire drills
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per year
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The shower or tub ratio to residents is - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 1 to 8
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An assisted living facility that receives its certificate of occupancy on or after July 1,
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2016 must comply with - Verified ANS ✔✔ - NFPA 101 and NFPA 101A current
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editions
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Assisted living facilities must provide - Verified ANS ✔✔ - areas separate from
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bedrooms for activities
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When calculating the minimum square footage requirement for living and dining space -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - live-in staff and family members must be included in the ratio
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Answers.
Comprehensive emergency management plans are reviewed by - Verified ANS ✔✔ - ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
the county emergency management agency
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Assisted Living facilities are licensed by - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the Agency for Health
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Care Administration (AHCA)
‘p ‘p ‘p
Allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation are investigated by - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
representatives of the Department of Children and Families
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Assisted Living facilities should be operated as - Verified ANS ✔✔ - residential
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
environments with supportive services
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
"Agency" as used in chapter 429, F.S. means - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the Agency for
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Health Care Administration
‘p ‘p ‘p
To be eligible to receive a limited nursing services license - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a facility
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
must not have been subject to administrative sanctions affecting the health, safety or
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
welfare of residents in the past 24 months
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Providing "personal services" includes providing direct physical assistance with or
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
supervision of - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the self-administration of medication (NOT
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
medication administration)
‘p ‘p
The Department of Health is responsible for - Verified ANS ✔✔ - sanitation inspections
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Representatives from the local health departments are responsible for - Verified ANS ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
✔✔ - inspections related to food hygiene
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Facilities with extended congregate care licenses - Verified ANS ✔✔ - may provide any
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
service under the scope of the nurse's license
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Assisted living facilities with a standard license may - Verified ANS ✔✔ - employ
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
nurses to administer medications to residents
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Any entity that provides housing, meals and one or more personal services to more than
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2 persons who are not relatives for a period exceeding 24 hours must have an assisted
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
living license unless - Verified ANS ✔✔ - licensed as an Adult Family Care Home
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
, When a representative of the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for
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Health Care or the Long Term Care Ombudsman comes to your ALF - Verified ANS ✔✔
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
- you may ask to see identification
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Assisted living services should be provided - Verified ANS ✔✔ - in a manner that
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
promotes the dignity and individuality of residents
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Operating an unlicensed assisted living facility is - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a third-degree
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
felony
‘p
Facilities seeking to obtain an extended congregate care license - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
must develop policies and procedures and residency criteria specifically for extended
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
congregate care
‘p ‘p
Perimeter or egress control devices and equipment must - Verified ANS ✔✔ - comply
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
with all life safety requirements
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Residents sleeping rooms designed for double occupancy must have a minimum square
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
footage of ___ usable floor space per occupant - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 60 square feet
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Temperatures must be maintained at ___ when residents are normally awake - Verified ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
ANS ✔✔ - at least 72 degrees
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
There must be at least one bathroom with at least one toilet and sink for every - Verified
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
ANS ✔✔ - 6 persons
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Resident bathrooms must have - Verified ANS ✔✔ - a working door
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
In order to license a room as a resident sleeping room - Verified ANS ✔✔ - the room
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must be at least 80 square feet
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Legacy facilities that are fully sprinklered must conduct - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 6 fire drills
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
per year
‘p ‘p
The shower or tub ratio to residents is - Verified ANS ✔✔ - 1 to 8
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
An assisted living facility that receives its certificate of occupancy on or after July 1,
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
2016 must comply with - Verified ANS ✔✔ - NFPA 101 and NFPA 101A current
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
editions
‘p
Assisted living facilities must provide - Verified ANS ✔✔ - areas separate from
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
bedrooms for activities
‘p ‘p ‘p
When calculating the minimum square footage requirement for living and dining space -
‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p ‘p
Verified ANS ✔✔ - live-in staff and family members must be included in the ratio
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