ALF CORE TRAINING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
(GRADED A+)
Which agency is responsible for licensing all Assisted Living Facilities in
Florida?
✔✔ The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
What legal standards and rules guide the licensing procedures for ALFs
in Florida?
✔✔ Chapter 429, Part I, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-36 of the Florida
Administrative Code
Top Care ALF has seen a rise in residents and is hiring new staff. The
administrator, trained in CORE, is giving the 2-hour orientation because
the new hires haven't yet completed what required training?
✔✔ ALF 26-Hour Core Training
After receiving a third uncorrected Class III medication deficiency in one
year, what type of consultant must the ALF administrator bring in to
comply with the agency’s corrective action plan?
✔✔ A Registered Nurse or a Pharmacist
A fire occurred at Long Wind ALF at 3 a.m. when everyone was asleep.
Staff responded quickly due to the alarm, and the facility avoided citation
for staff sleeping. What was the facility’s licensed capacity?
✔✔ Fewer than 17 residents
The administrator received an announced visit from the Agency on May 12,
2018 at 9:03am. When they arrived, they found her husband with the residents
and no staff was on duty as her husband was acting administrator and staff.
When the agency asked for him to provide his employee folder, his response
was, "I am her husband and I am 50 percent owner, I gave her the money to
,open the business." The agency agent repeated the request for an employee
file. The husband needed at least the following to have direct contact with the
residents. - ANSWERS✔✔Eligible Level II, Application on file and free of
TB and Communicable disease
Barbara is the administrator of Barbara's Loving Home ALF; it is time to
renew her license. The application must be received by the Agency for Health
Care Administration (AHCA) within how many days? - ANSWERS✔✔60
days prior to license expiration
The facility was visited by AHCA and during their unannounced visit the
surveyor found that one of three staff members did not complete the HIV /
AIDS training course. Which class violation did the facility receive? -
ANSWERS✔✔Class 3
Which class violation may not result in a financial penalty if corrected during
the survey? - ANSWERS✔✔Class 4
As Ms. Jones is allowed to age in place, she developed a stage II before and
was given a prescription order that the sore had up to ___days to heal or she
would have to be discharged. The administrator then monitored the care given
to the residents by the Registered Nurse who visited the facility to attend the
wound. - ANSWERS✔✔30 days
Beverly Hills Assisted Living Facility 39 residents. How many on duty staff
members must always be trained and on duty in CPR and First Aid? -
ANSWERS✔✔1 staff
Clara Jones decided that she did not want to pursue an Assisted Living Facility
license because of the many requirements. Therefore, she elected to operate an
Adult Family Care Home license where she is required to live on the premises
and not to exceed ____ resident capacity and having at least _____ bed
reserved for Optional State Supplementation. - ANSWERS✔✔5, 1
When a duty designated officer or employee of the department, the
Department of Children and Families, the Medicated Fraud Control Unit of the
Office of the Attorney General, the state or local Fire Marshall or
representative of the long term care ombudsman council shows up to the
, facility, the owner or administrator cannot refuse the visit because they have
the: - ANSWERS✔✔Right of entry and inspection
Barbara was appointed as a new administrator because of the relative dying
unexpected. Her relative was the administrator and now Barbara finds herself
as an acting administrator, carrying out the
duties that she learned from her relative. She now has ______________ days
to take the ALF CORE and pass the exam. - ANSWERS✔✔90 days
Bob and Mary's ALF received an unannounced bi-ennial survey visit. The
facility has an Limited Nursing Service specialty license. The inspectors were
an unlicensed agent and a nurse. The nurse requested to see the resident's
progress notes that should have been done on a ______ basis. She also asked
to see the nurse _____________ with the facility since they had the LNS
license. - ANSWERS✔✔monthly, license
A standard license includes - ANSWERS✔✔The facility must provide
housing, meals and one or more personal services for a period
exceeding 24 hours
An Emergency Management Plan includes - ANSWERS✔✔Separate plans
prepared for each emergency
Any emergency internal or external to the facility
A plan for fire, tornadoes, hurricane, flood, and electrical failures
All of the following activities can be counted toward social and leisure
activities EXCEPT - ANSWERS✔✔Watching television
The facility did not have any food in the fridge when AHCA arrived to
conduct an unannounced inspection. When the agent was conducting the exit
interview, she stated that the facility will be receiving a Class I violation,
resulting in a fine of: - ANSWERS✔✔$10,000.00
The administrator received a call from the local hospital regarding a potential
referral. When asked what is the admission age, the administrator responded? -
ANSWERS✔✔18 years old
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
(GRADED A+)
Which agency is responsible for licensing all Assisted Living Facilities in
Florida?
✔✔ The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
What legal standards and rules guide the licensing procedures for ALFs
in Florida?
✔✔ Chapter 429, Part I, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-36 of the Florida
Administrative Code
Top Care ALF has seen a rise in residents and is hiring new staff. The
administrator, trained in CORE, is giving the 2-hour orientation because
the new hires haven't yet completed what required training?
✔✔ ALF 26-Hour Core Training
After receiving a third uncorrected Class III medication deficiency in one
year, what type of consultant must the ALF administrator bring in to
comply with the agency’s corrective action plan?
✔✔ A Registered Nurse or a Pharmacist
A fire occurred at Long Wind ALF at 3 a.m. when everyone was asleep.
Staff responded quickly due to the alarm, and the facility avoided citation
for staff sleeping. What was the facility’s licensed capacity?
✔✔ Fewer than 17 residents
The administrator received an announced visit from the Agency on May 12,
2018 at 9:03am. When they arrived, they found her husband with the residents
and no staff was on duty as her husband was acting administrator and staff.
When the agency asked for him to provide his employee folder, his response
was, "I am her husband and I am 50 percent owner, I gave her the money to
,open the business." The agency agent repeated the request for an employee
file. The husband needed at least the following to have direct contact with the
residents. - ANSWERS✔✔Eligible Level II, Application on file and free of
TB and Communicable disease
Barbara is the administrator of Barbara's Loving Home ALF; it is time to
renew her license. The application must be received by the Agency for Health
Care Administration (AHCA) within how many days? - ANSWERS✔✔60
days prior to license expiration
The facility was visited by AHCA and during their unannounced visit the
surveyor found that one of three staff members did not complete the HIV /
AIDS training course. Which class violation did the facility receive? -
ANSWERS✔✔Class 3
Which class violation may not result in a financial penalty if corrected during
the survey? - ANSWERS✔✔Class 4
As Ms. Jones is allowed to age in place, she developed a stage II before and
was given a prescription order that the sore had up to ___days to heal or she
would have to be discharged. The administrator then monitored the care given
to the residents by the Registered Nurse who visited the facility to attend the
wound. - ANSWERS✔✔30 days
Beverly Hills Assisted Living Facility 39 residents. How many on duty staff
members must always be trained and on duty in CPR and First Aid? -
ANSWERS✔✔1 staff
Clara Jones decided that she did not want to pursue an Assisted Living Facility
license because of the many requirements. Therefore, she elected to operate an
Adult Family Care Home license where she is required to live on the premises
and not to exceed ____ resident capacity and having at least _____ bed
reserved for Optional State Supplementation. - ANSWERS✔✔5, 1
When a duty designated officer or employee of the department, the
Department of Children and Families, the Medicated Fraud Control Unit of the
Office of the Attorney General, the state or local Fire Marshall or
representative of the long term care ombudsman council shows up to the
, facility, the owner or administrator cannot refuse the visit because they have
the: - ANSWERS✔✔Right of entry and inspection
Barbara was appointed as a new administrator because of the relative dying
unexpected. Her relative was the administrator and now Barbara finds herself
as an acting administrator, carrying out the
duties that she learned from her relative. She now has ______________ days
to take the ALF CORE and pass the exam. - ANSWERS✔✔90 days
Bob and Mary's ALF received an unannounced bi-ennial survey visit. The
facility has an Limited Nursing Service specialty license. The inspectors were
an unlicensed agent and a nurse. The nurse requested to see the resident's
progress notes that should have been done on a ______ basis. She also asked
to see the nurse _____________ with the facility since they had the LNS
license. - ANSWERS✔✔monthly, license
A standard license includes - ANSWERS✔✔The facility must provide
housing, meals and one or more personal services for a period
exceeding 24 hours
An Emergency Management Plan includes - ANSWERS✔✔Separate plans
prepared for each emergency
Any emergency internal or external to the facility
A plan for fire, tornadoes, hurricane, flood, and electrical failures
All of the following activities can be counted toward social and leisure
activities EXCEPT - ANSWERS✔✔Watching television
The facility did not have any food in the fridge when AHCA arrived to
conduct an unannounced inspection. When the agent was conducting the exit
interview, she stated that the facility will be receiving a Class I violation,
resulting in a fine of: - ANSWERS✔✔$10,000.00
The administrator received a call from the local hospital regarding a potential
referral. When asked what is the admission age, the administrator responded? -
ANSWERS✔✔18 years old
