Florida ALF Core Study Guide DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Assisted Living Facility - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Must be
completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days
before current license expires.
CHOW - CORRECT ANSWER Change of Ownership
Initial Licensure CHOW - CORRECT ANSWER Must be
received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership
Omitted Information Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER
Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the
agency is made.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration - CORRECT
ANSWER Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office
Length of ALF Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER Licensing
is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified.
,ALF - CORRECT ANSWER Assisted Living Facility
Activities of Daily Living - CORRECT ANSWER Functions
and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing,
dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER An individual at
least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation
and maintenance of an assisted living facility.
Standard License - CORRECT ANSWER Facilities which
are licensed to provide routine personal care services.
ECC - CORRECT ANSWER Extended Congregate Care
Extended Congregate Care License - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Limited Nursing Services
Limited Nursing Services License - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER ECC, LNS, LMH
LMH - CORRECT ANSWER Limited Mental Health
Limited Mental Health License - CORRECT ANSWER
Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more
mental health residents.
Mental Health Resident - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER
Includes supports, services, special resident needs
necessary for the Mental Health resident to live in ALF.
ALF Business Records - CORRECT ANSWER Must
identify, summarize, and classify funds received and
, expenses disbursed and shall use written accounting
procedures and a recognized accounting system.
Personnel Records - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A written
statement that must specify directions for accessing
emergency and after-hours care for the mental health
resident.
Department of Elderly Affairs - CORRECT ANSWER AKA
"Department"
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Assisted Living Facility - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Must be
completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days
before current license expires.
CHOW - CORRECT ANSWER Change of Ownership
Initial Licensure CHOW - CORRECT ANSWER Must be
received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership
Omitted Information Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER
Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the
agency is made.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration - CORRECT
ANSWER Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office
Length of ALF Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER Licensing
is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified.
,ALF - CORRECT ANSWER Assisted Living Facility
Activities of Daily Living - CORRECT ANSWER Functions
and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing,
dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER An individual at
least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation
and maintenance of an assisted living facility.
Standard License - CORRECT ANSWER Facilities which
are licensed to provide routine personal care services.
ECC - CORRECT ANSWER Extended Congregate Care
Extended Congregate Care License - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Limited Nursing Services
Limited Nursing Services License - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER ECC, LNS, LMH
LMH - CORRECT ANSWER Limited Mental Health
Limited Mental Health License - CORRECT ANSWER
Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more
mental health residents.
Mental Health Resident - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER
Includes supports, services, special resident needs
necessary for the Mental Health resident to live in ALF.
ALF Business Records - CORRECT ANSWER Must
identify, summarize, and classify funds received and
, expenses disbursed and shall use written accounting
procedures and a recognized accounting system.
Personnel Records - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A written
statement that must specify directions for accessing
emergency and after-hours care for the mental health
resident.
Department of Elderly Affairs - CORRECT ANSWER AKA
"Department"
