ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CLASS FINAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED 2026
◉ 8 Activity Categories. Answer: Physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, and democratic activities.
◉ Data Collection. Answer: is completed by a structured questionnaire
or interest inventory list
◉ Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care. Answer: A federally
mandated standard assessment form that Medicare- and Medicaid-
certified nursing facilities must use to collect demographic and clinical
data on nursing home residents; includes screening, clinical, and
functional status elements
◉ functional age. Answer: Determined by ability to carry out ADLs and
live independently
◉ Livable community. Answer: A community with such features as
reasonably priced housing, access to public transportation, easy
navigation, and supportive services to help residents remain independent
and engaged, civically and socially
, ◉ feminazation of poverty. Answer:
◉ functional limitation. Answer: inability to perform tasks due to
decreased mental or physical abilities Ex: unable to open kitchen cabinet
◉ maintenance rehabilitation. Answer: to preserve existing function and
prevent further decline
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: actions taken to contain damage once a
disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
aimed at limiting functional impairment
◉ Requirements for long term care facilities MN. Answer: Must provide
an organized activity and recreation program based on each individual as
determined by assessment. Residents must participate in planning. Must
be scheduled every day. Must be posted.
◉ Penalty for activity director mishap. Answer: $300: Not giving
required assessments, Activity Director not trained, charging money for
activities
$100: not regularly scheduled, insufficient staff, inadequate space,
equipment, or materials
SCRIPT 2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED 2026
◉ 8 Activity Categories. Answer: Physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, and democratic activities.
◉ Data Collection. Answer: is completed by a structured questionnaire
or interest inventory list
◉ Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care. Answer: A federally
mandated standard assessment form that Medicare- and Medicaid-
certified nursing facilities must use to collect demographic and clinical
data on nursing home residents; includes screening, clinical, and
functional status elements
◉ functional age. Answer: Determined by ability to carry out ADLs and
live independently
◉ Livable community. Answer: A community with such features as
reasonably priced housing, access to public transportation, easy
navigation, and supportive services to help residents remain independent
and engaged, civically and socially
, ◉ feminazation of poverty. Answer:
◉ functional limitation. Answer: inability to perform tasks due to
decreased mental or physical abilities Ex: unable to open kitchen cabinet
◉ maintenance rehabilitation. Answer: to preserve existing function and
prevent further decline
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: actions taken to contain damage once a
disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
aimed at limiting functional impairment
◉ Requirements for long term care facilities MN. Answer: Must provide
an organized activity and recreation program based on each individual as
determined by assessment. Residents must participate in planning. Must
be scheduled every day. Must be posted.
◉ Penalty for activity director mishap. Answer: $300: Not giving
required assessments, Activity Director not trained, charging money for
activities
$100: not regularly scheduled, insufficient staff, inadequate space,
equipment, or materials
