2026 NJ CALA REVIEW SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔customized resident medication package - ✔✔a unit -of-use package prepared by a
pharmacist for a specific resident comprising a series of containers and containing 2 or
more prescribed solid oral dosage forms, and labeled for day time, period and contents
w/in each container
✔✔dignity - ✔✔self-worth. enhanced when the facility and staff demonstrate courtesy,
respect to make decisons, and allow personal assistance and care in privacy
✔✔documented - ✔✔written, signed, and dated
✔✔drug regimen review - ✔✔resident review by the consultant or provider pharmacist
✔✔health care service - ✔✔any service provided to a resident that is ordered by a
physician and required to be provided by a licensed, registered or certified health care
professional
✔✔hospice - ✔✔program of palliative and supportive services provided to terminally ill
persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual
care
✔✔medication administration - ✔✔a procedure in which a prescribed medication is
given to a resident. the process includes:
removing an individual does from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container
verifying it with the prescribers orders
giving the dose to the resident
seeing that the resident takes it
recording method of admin, time given, initials of who administered it, and effect when
"prn" or as needed meds are administered.
, ✔✔privacy - ✔✔a residents degree of control over a specific physical area and/or time;
levels of intimacy with family and others, and communication and contact with other
outside the facility
✔✔self administration - ✔✔a procedure in which any medication is taken orally,
injected, inserted, or topically or otherwise administered by a resident to herself
✔✔shared responsibility - ✔✔the residents (and family) and providers of assisted living
services share responsibility for planning and decision making affecting the residents
✔✔signature - ✔✔at a minimum, the first initial and full surname and title, legibly written
with his or her own hand. an electronic signature is acceptable.
✔✔specialized long term care - ✔✔care of individuals who must use a respirator or
ventilator, and the care of individuals with severe behavior problems
✔✔total bed complement - ✔✔the resident census
✔✔unit dose drug distribution system - ✔✔medications are delivered to the resident
areas in single unit packaging, and which meets the following criteria:
individually wrapped and labeled generic or brand and strength, lot number or reference
code, expiration date, manufacturers name, and shall be ready for administration to the
resident
2. Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, including special times or routes of administration and storage
✔✔unit of use - ✔✔a system in which meds are delivered in single unit packaging,
bingo or punch cards, blister or strip packs or other system where each medication is
physically separate
✔✔fees for licensure - ✔✔the department charges $1500 plus $15.00 per bed for
assisted living facility, $750 for an assisted living program
✔✔2 years - ✔✔within what period of time must an assisted living administrator sit for
the exam after completing the certification?
✔✔every 3 years - ✔✔how often does the cala certification need to be renewed
✔✔30 hours over 3 years - ✔✔what are the continuing education requirements for a
cala
✔✔1.the right to receive personalized services and care as defined by the general and
or health service plan
2. the right to receive services that address changing physical psychosocial status
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔customized resident medication package - ✔✔a unit -of-use package prepared by a
pharmacist for a specific resident comprising a series of containers and containing 2 or
more prescribed solid oral dosage forms, and labeled for day time, period and contents
w/in each container
✔✔dignity - ✔✔self-worth. enhanced when the facility and staff demonstrate courtesy,
respect to make decisons, and allow personal assistance and care in privacy
✔✔documented - ✔✔written, signed, and dated
✔✔drug regimen review - ✔✔resident review by the consultant or provider pharmacist
✔✔health care service - ✔✔any service provided to a resident that is ordered by a
physician and required to be provided by a licensed, registered or certified health care
professional
✔✔hospice - ✔✔program of palliative and supportive services provided to terminally ill
persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual
care
✔✔medication administration - ✔✔a procedure in which a prescribed medication is
given to a resident. the process includes:
removing an individual does from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container
verifying it with the prescribers orders
giving the dose to the resident
seeing that the resident takes it
recording method of admin, time given, initials of who administered it, and effect when
"prn" or as needed meds are administered.
, ✔✔privacy - ✔✔a residents degree of control over a specific physical area and/or time;
levels of intimacy with family and others, and communication and contact with other
outside the facility
✔✔self administration - ✔✔a procedure in which any medication is taken orally,
injected, inserted, or topically or otherwise administered by a resident to herself
✔✔shared responsibility - ✔✔the residents (and family) and providers of assisted living
services share responsibility for planning and decision making affecting the residents
✔✔signature - ✔✔at a minimum, the first initial and full surname and title, legibly written
with his or her own hand. an electronic signature is acceptable.
✔✔specialized long term care - ✔✔care of individuals who must use a respirator or
ventilator, and the care of individuals with severe behavior problems
✔✔total bed complement - ✔✔the resident census
✔✔unit dose drug distribution system - ✔✔medications are delivered to the resident
areas in single unit packaging, and which meets the following criteria:
individually wrapped and labeled generic or brand and strength, lot number or reference
code, expiration date, manufacturers name, and shall be ready for administration to the
resident
2. Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, including special times or routes of administration and storage
✔✔unit of use - ✔✔a system in which meds are delivered in single unit packaging,
bingo or punch cards, blister or strip packs or other system where each medication is
physically separate
✔✔fees for licensure - ✔✔the department charges $1500 plus $15.00 per bed for
assisted living facility, $750 for an assisted living program
✔✔2 years - ✔✔within what period of time must an assisted living administrator sit for
the exam after completing the certification?
✔✔every 3 years - ✔✔how often does the cala certification need to be renewed
✔✔30 hours over 3 years - ✔✔what are the continuing education requirements for a
cala
✔✔1.the right to receive personalized services and care as defined by the general and
or health service plan
2. the right to receive services that address changing physical psychosocial status
