ALF Core Training Florida UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Assisted Living Facility 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 Must be completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days before current
license expires.
CHOW Change of Ownership
Initial Licensure CHOW Must be received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership
Omitted Information Licensure Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the agency is made.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office
Length of ALF Licensure Licensing is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified.
ALF Assisted Living Facility
Activities of Daily Living Functions and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing, dressing, eating,
grooming, and toileting
ADL Activities of Daily Living
Administrator An individual at least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation and
maintenance of an assisted living facility.
Standard License Facilities which are licensed to provide routine personal care services.
ECC Extended Congregate Care
Extended Congregate Care License 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 Limited Nursing Services
Limited Nursing Services License 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 ECC, LNS, LMH
LMH Limited Mental Health
Limited Mental Health License Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more mental health residents.
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Assisted Living Facility 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 Must be completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days before current
license expires.
CHOW Change of Ownership
Initial Licensure CHOW Must be received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership
Omitted Information Licensure Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the agency is made.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office
Length of ALF Licensure Licensing is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified.
ALF Assisted Living Facility
Activities of Daily Living Functions and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing, dressing, eating,
grooming, and toileting
ADL Activities of Daily Living
Administrator An individual at least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation and
maintenance of an assisted living facility.
Standard License Facilities which are licensed to provide routine personal care services.
ECC Extended Congregate Care
Extended Congregate Care License 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 Limited Nursing Services
Limited Nursing Services License 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 ECC, LNS, LMH
LMH Limited Mental Health
Limited Mental Health License Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more mental health residents.
