RCFE California State Exam (2026/2027) –
Review Questions and Correct Answers
Study Guide|| LATEST UPDATE!!!
Admission Agreement -CORRECTANSWER Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive -CORRECTANSWER A written instruction that relates
to the provision of health care when the individual is incapacitated. Advance directives
include, but are not limited to, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an
Individual Health Care Instruction, a Request to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a
Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition -CORRECTANSWER Any health condition that the licensee
is allowed to care for either in accordance with a specific regulation, or with an
exception approved by the licensing agency. This includes restricted health conditions
as specified in Section 87612, Restricted Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person -CORRECTANSWER A person who is capable of demonstrating
the mental competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any
other person or without the use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
,AED -CORRECTANSWER Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic
device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps
the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
ASP -CORRECTANSWER Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has
training and is licensed to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a
physician. This includes but is not limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN),
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT)
and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate -CORRECTANSWER as defined in Health and Safety Code section
1569.312, means those services required (that meet the needs of residents) to be
provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living
accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned
activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental
care.
Basic Services -CORRECTANSWER Services required to be provided by the facility in
order to obtain and maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet
the needs of the residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the
following: safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care;
observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for
obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
, California Clearance -CORRECTANSWER Individual has no felony or misdemeanor
convictions reported by the California Department of Justice. However, the individual
may have been arrested with no criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense
or adjudicated as a juvenile.
Capacity -CORRECTANSWER Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided
services at any one time in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision -CORRECTANSWER Activities which if provided shall require the
facility to be licensed. (A) Assistance in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal
hygiene; (B) Assistance with taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of
medications & Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and
assistance with medical and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of
house rules for the protection of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and
activities; (G) Maintenance and supervision of resident monies or property; (H)
Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder -CORRECTANSWER A person who has a current administrator's
certificate issued by the Department regardless of whether the person is employed as
an administrator in a residential care facility for the elderly.
Review Questions and Correct Answers
Study Guide|| LATEST UPDATE!!!
Admission Agreement -CORRECTANSWER Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive -CORRECTANSWER A written instruction that relates
to the provision of health care when the individual is incapacitated. Advance directives
include, but are not limited to, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an
Individual Health Care Instruction, a Request to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a
Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition -CORRECTANSWER Any health condition that the licensee
is allowed to care for either in accordance with a specific regulation, or with an
exception approved by the licensing agency. This includes restricted health conditions
as specified in Section 87612, Restricted Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person -CORRECTANSWER A person who is capable of demonstrating
the mental competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any
other person or without the use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
,AED -CORRECTANSWER Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic
device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps
the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
ASP -CORRECTANSWER Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has
training and is licensed to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a
physician. This includes but is not limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN),
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT)
and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate -CORRECTANSWER as defined in Health and Safety Code section
1569.312, means those services required (that meet the needs of residents) to be
provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living
accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned
activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental
care.
Basic Services -CORRECTANSWER Services required to be provided by the facility in
order to obtain and maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet
the needs of the residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the
following: safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care;
observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for
obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
, California Clearance -CORRECTANSWER Individual has no felony or misdemeanor
convictions reported by the California Department of Justice. However, the individual
may have been arrested with no criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense
or adjudicated as a juvenile.
Capacity -CORRECTANSWER Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided
services at any one time in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision -CORRECTANSWER Activities which if provided shall require the
facility to be licensed. (A) Assistance in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal
hygiene; (B) Assistance with taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of
medications & Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and
assistance with medical and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of
house rules for the protection of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and
activities; (G) Maintenance and supervision of resident monies or property; (H)
Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder -CORRECTANSWER A person who has a current administrator's
certificate issued by the Department regardless of whether the person is employed as
an administrator in a residential care facility for the elderly.
