RCFE TEST PREPARATION CALIFORNIA EXAM WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED
Control of Property - The right to enter, occupy, and maintain the operation of the facility
property within regulatory requirements. Evidence of control of property: (A) A Grant
Deed showing ownership; (B) The Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; or (C) A
court order or similar document which shows the authority to control the property
pending outcome of probate proceeding or estate settlement.
Criminal Record Clearance - An individual has a California clearance and a FBI
clearance.
Deficiency - Any failure to comply with any provision of the Residential Care Facilities
Act for the Elderly and regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to the Act.
Continuing Care Contract - A contract that includes a continuing care promise made, in
exchange for an entrance fee, the payment of periodic charges, or both types of
payments. A continuing care contract may consist of one agreement or a series of
agreements and other writings incorporated by reference.
Delayed Egress Device - A special egress-control device of the time delay type as
specified in Health and Safety Code section 1569.699(a). (T22, pg. 11)
Dementia - The loss of intellectual function (such as thinking, remembering, reasoning,
exercising judgment and making decisions) and other cognitive functions, sufficient to
interfere with an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living or to carry out
social or occupational activities. Dementia is not a disease itself, but rather a group of
symptoms that may accompany certain conditions or diseases
"Department" - The State Department of Social Services
, Dietitician - A person who is eligible for registration by the American Dietetic
Association.
Direct Care Staff - The licensee, or those individuals employed by the licensee, who
provide direct care to the residents, including, but not limited to, assistance with
activities of daily living.
"Director" - Director of the State Department of Social Services
DNR - Do Not Resuscutate Form; alerts pre-hospital emergency medical services
personnel to the resident's wish to forego resuscitative measures in the event of the
resident's cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Egress Alert Device - A wrist band or other device which may be worn by a resident or
carried on a resident's person, which triggers a visual or auditory alarm when the
resident leaves the facility building or grounds.
Elderly Person - For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the elderly,
a person who is sixty (60) years of age or older.
EAO - Emergency Approval to Operate; a temporary approval to operate a facility for no
more than 60 days pending the issuance or denial of a license by the licensing agency.
Evaluator - Any person who is a duly authorized officer, employee or agent of the
Department including any officer, employee or agent of a county or other public agency
authorized by contract to license community care facilities.
Evidence of Licensee's Death (shall include...) - shall include, but is not limited to, a
copy of the death certificate, obituary notice, certification of death from the decedent's
mortuary, or a letter from the attending physician or coroner's office verifying the death
of the licensee
Exception - A variance to a specific regulation based on the unique needs or
circumstances of a specific resident or staff person.
Existing Facility - Any facility operating under a valid license on the date of application
for a new license
Facility Hospice Care Waiver - A waiver from the limitation on retention of residents who
require more care and supervision than other residents and residents who are
bedridden other than for a temporary illness. The Hospice Care Waiver granted by the
Department will permit the retention in a facility of a designated maximum number of
terminally ill residents who are receiving hospice services from a hospice agency.
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED
Control of Property - The right to enter, occupy, and maintain the operation of the facility
property within regulatory requirements. Evidence of control of property: (A) A Grant
Deed showing ownership; (B) The Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; or (C) A
court order or similar document which shows the authority to control the property
pending outcome of probate proceeding or estate settlement.
Criminal Record Clearance - An individual has a California clearance and a FBI
clearance.
Deficiency - Any failure to comply with any provision of the Residential Care Facilities
Act for the Elderly and regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to the Act.
Continuing Care Contract - A contract that includes a continuing care promise made, in
exchange for an entrance fee, the payment of periodic charges, or both types of
payments. A continuing care contract may consist of one agreement or a series of
agreements and other writings incorporated by reference.
Delayed Egress Device - A special egress-control device of the time delay type as
specified in Health and Safety Code section 1569.699(a). (T22, pg. 11)
Dementia - The loss of intellectual function (such as thinking, remembering, reasoning,
exercising judgment and making decisions) and other cognitive functions, sufficient to
interfere with an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living or to carry out
social or occupational activities. Dementia is not a disease itself, but rather a group of
symptoms that may accompany certain conditions or diseases
"Department" - The State Department of Social Services
, Dietitician - A person who is eligible for registration by the American Dietetic
Association.
Direct Care Staff - The licensee, or those individuals employed by the licensee, who
provide direct care to the residents, including, but not limited to, assistance with
activities of daily living.
"Director" - Director of the State Department of Social Services
DNR - Do Not Resuscutate Form; alerts pre-hospital emergency medical services
personnel to the resident's wish to forego resuscitative measures in the event of the
resident's cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Egress Alert Device - A wrist band or other device which may be worn by a resident or
carried on a resident's person, which triggers a visual or auditory alarm when the
resident leaves the facility building or grounds.
Elderly Person - For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the elderly,
a person who is sixty (60) years of age or older.
EAO - Emergency Approval to Operate; a temporary approval to operate a facility for no
more than 60 days pending the issuance or denial of a license by the licensing agency.
Evaluator - Any person who is a duly authorized officer, employee or agent of the
Department including any officer, employee or agent of a county or other public agency
authorized by contract to license community care facilities.
Evidence of Licensee's Death (shall include...) - shall include, but is not limited to, a
copy of the death certificate, obituary notice, certification of death from the decedent's
mortuary, or a letter from the attending physician or coroner's office verifying the death
of the licensee
Exception - A variance to a specific regulation based on the unique needs or
circumstances of a specific resident or staff person.
Existing Facility - Any facility operating under a valid license on the date of application
for a new license
Facility Hospice Care Waiver - A waiver from the limitation on retention of residents who
require more care and supervision than other residents and residents who are
bedridden other than for a temporary illness. The Hospice Care Waiver granted by the
Department will permit the retention in a facility of a designated maximum number of
terminally ill residents who are receiving hospice services from a hospice agency.
