ALF CORE EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027)
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• A resident can be bedridden in an ALF with a standard licence for no more then
__ days? -✓✓ 7
• Which agency is responsible for regulatory inspections of ALF's? -✓✓ ACHA
• Capacity in an ALF is the ____ of residents it is licensed to care for. -✓✓ number
• Which of the following is not considered an ADL?
a. Eating
b.Dressing
c.transferring
d.ambulation
e.toileting -✓✓ c. transferring
• Limited nursing services can only be provided by? -✓✓ LPN, RN, ARNP
• 1/2 bed rails are considered a ________ and are allowed in an ALF only if? -✓✓
Physical Restraint
they are ordered by a physician
• An event over which facility personnel could exercise control rather than as result
of the resident's condition and results in? -✓✓ Adverse Incident
• Adverse incidents are submitted on day __ and day __ to ACHA. -✓✓ 1 and 15
Initial adverse incident 1 day after incident
Full adverse incident 15 days of incident
• A fully sprinkled ALF must conduct how many fire drills annually? -✓✓
Facilities that are fully sprinklered and in compliance with other fire safety
standards are not required to conduct more than one of the required fire drill
between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. per year.
,• True or False? A limited mental health resident must receive OSS? -✓✓ True
• True or False? Facilities licensed for 16 residents must have an awake staff
person at night. -✓✓ False
• The specialty licences for an ALF are? -✓✓ LMH, LNS, ECC
• The facility must have a surety bond if it has power of attorney or is a? -✓✓
Representative payee
• If a facility decides to hold monies or property for a resident for safekeeping,a
statement must be provided to the resident and/or legal representative how often? -
✓✓ quarterly
• A facility must conduct how many elopement drills annually? -✓✓ 2
• A minimum weekly staffing hours for an ALF with four residents is? -✓✓ 168
hours
• An ALF with ___ or more residents that receive OSS must have which type of
licence? -✓✓ 3
Limited mental health licence
• What is not commonly used medication to treat symptoms of mental health
disorders?
a. anti-psychotic
b. anti-anxiety
c. psychotherapy
d. antidepressant -✓✓ C. psychotherapy
• Hospice services are allowed in an ALF and must be coordinated through the
development of a what? -✓✓ Interdiscplinary care plan
• What is not a potentially hazardous food?
a. milk
b. fruit
c. eggs
,d. poultry -✓✓ Fruit
• There are two types of diabetes. Type one does not produce enough insulin. The
primary treatment for type one involves what? -✓✓ Insulin injections
• True or False? Alzheimer disease is curable by stimulating the brain? -✓✓ False
• Any items a facility uses to advertise must contain what two things? -✓✓
Assisted living facility & Licence #
• At least one staff member who is trained in ____ & ____ must be in the facility at
all times. -✓✓ CPR & First Aid
• ALF surveys conducted by ACHA will occur how often to ensure compliance
with all regulations and rules? -✓✓ Biennial (Every 2 Years)
• Applications for a CHOW must be submitted to ACHA __ days prior to the
transaction. -✓✓ 60
• True or False? Deficiencies cited by ACHA must be corrected within 10 calendar
days of notification of inspection results unless other correction date is given. -✓✓
False 30 days
• True or False? An individual with stage 2 pressure sore can admitted to an ALF
with a standard licence. -✓✓ True
• How many days does a resident have to show documented improvement of a
stage 2 pressure sore before given a discharge notice? -✓✓ 30 days
• ADL -✓✓ Activities of Daily Living
• ACHA -✓✓ Agency Health Care Administartion
• DOEA -✓✓ Department of elderly affairs
• RN -✓✓ Registered Nurse
, • LPN -✓✓ Licensed Practical Nurse
• ARNP -✓✓ Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• RD -✓✓ Registered Diatitian
• LD -✓✓ Licensed Diatitian
• CLSP -✓✓ Community Living Support Plan
• CA -✓✓ Cooperative Agreement
• ACS -✓✓ Assisted Care Services
• LNS -✓✓ Limited Nursing Services Licence
• ECC -✓✓ Extended Congregate Care Licence
• LMH -✓✓ Limited Medical Health Licence
• AFCH -✓✓ Adult Family Care Home
• MOR -✓✓ Medication Observation Record
• DCF -✓✓ Department of Children and Families
• CNA -✓✓ Certified Nursing Assistant
• HHA -✓✓ Home Health Aide
• OSS -✓✓ Optional State supplementation
• LTCOC -✓✓ Long Term Care Ombudsman Council
• FPSS -✓✓ Florida Protective Service System
• POA -✓✓ power of attorney
Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027)
| 100% Verified Answers
• A resident can be bedridden in an ALF with a standard licence for no more then
__ days? -✓✓ 7
• Which agency is responsible for regulatory inspections of ALF's? -✓✓ ACHA
• Capacity in an ALF is the ____ of residents it is licensed to care for. -✓✓ number
• Which of the following is not considered an ADL?
a. Eating
b.Dressing
c.transferring
d.ambulation
e.toileting -✓✓ c. transferring
• Limited nursing services can only be provided by? -✓✓ LPN, RN, ARNP
• 1/2 bed rails are considered a ________ and are allowed in an ALF only if? -✓✓
Physical Restraint
they are ordered by a physician
• An event over which facility personnel could exercise control rather than as result
of the resident's condition and results in? -✓✓ Adverse Incident
• Adverse incidents are submitted on day __ and day __ to ACHA. -✓✓ 1 and 15
Initial adverse incident 1 day after incident
Full adverse incident 15 days of incident
• A fully sprinkled ALF must conduct how many fire drills annually? -✓✓
Facilities that are fully sprinklered and in compliance with other fire safety
standards are not required to conduct more than one of the required fire drill
between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. per year.
,• True or False? A limited mental health resident must receive OSS? -✓✓ True
• True or False? Facilities licensed for 16 residents must have an awake staff
person at night. -✓✓ False
• The specialty licences for an ALF are? -✓✓ LMH, LNS, ECC
• The facility must have a surety bond if it has power of attorney or is a? -✓✓
Representative payee
• If a facility decides to hold monies or property for a resident for safekeeping,a
statement must be provided to the resident and/or legal representative how often? -
✓✓ quarterly
• A facility must conduct how many elopement drills annually? -✓✓ 2
• A minimum weekly staffing hours for an ALF with four residents is? -✓✓ 168
hours
• An ALF with ___ or more residents that receive OSS must have which type of
licence? -✓✓ 3
Limited mental health licence
• What is not commonly used medication to treat symptoms of mental health
disorders?
a. anti-psychotic
b. anti-anxiety
c. psychotherapy
d. antidepressant -✓✓ C. psychotherapy
• Hospice services are allowed in an ALF and must be coordinated through the
development of a what? -✓✓ Interdiscplinary care plan
• What is not a potentially hazardous food?
a. milk
b. fruit
c. eggs
,d. poultry -✓✓ Fruit
• There are two types of diabetes. Type one does not produce enough insulin. The
primary treatment for type one involves what? -✓✓ Insulin injections
• True or False? Alzheimer disease is curable by stimulating the brain? -✓✓ False
• Any items a facility uses to advertise must contain what two things? -✓✓
Assisted living facility & Licence #
• At least one staff member who is trained in ____ & ____ must be in the facility at
all times. -✓✓ CPR & First Aid
• ALF surveys conducted by ACHA will occur how often to ensure compliance
with all regulations and rules? -✓✓ Biennial (Every 2 Years)
• Applications for a CHOW must be submitted to ACHA __ days prior to the
transaction. -✓✓ 60
• True or False? Deficiencies cited by ACHA must be corrected within 10 calendar
days of notification of inspection results unless other correction date is given. -✓✓
False 30 days
• True or False? An individual with stage 2 pressure sore can admitted to an ALF
with a standard licence. -✓✓ True
• How many days does a resident have to show documented improvement of a
stage 2 pressure sore before given a discharge notice? -✓✓ 30 days
• ADL -✓✓ Activities of Daily Living
• ACHA -✓✓ Agency Health Care Administartion
• DOEA -✓✓ Department of elderly affairs
• RN -✓✓ Registered Nurse
, • LPN -✓✓ Licensed Practical Nurse
• ARNP -✓✓ Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• RD -✓✓ Registered Diatitian
• LD -✓✓ Licensed Diatitian
• CLSP -✓✓ Community Living Support Plan
• CA -✓✓ Cooperative Agreement
• ACS -✓✓ Assisted Care Services
• LNS -✓✓ Limited Nursing Services Licence
• ECC -✓✓ Extended Congregate Care Licence
• LMH -✓✓ Limited Medical Health Licence
• AFCH -✓✓ Adult Family Care Home
• MOR -✓✓ Medication Observation Record
• DCF -✓✓ Department of Children and Families
• CNA -✓✓ Certified Nursing Assistant
• HHA -✓✓ Home Health Aide
• OSS -✓✓ Optional State supplementation
• LTCOC -✓✓ Long Term Care Ombudsman Council
• FPSS -✓✓ Florida Protective Service System
• POA -✓✓ power of attorney
