California ARF Administrator Examination
Study Guide 2026/2027 Questions and
Answers (Verified) | A+ | 100% Correct
Questions and Answers
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 6 bed facility? -
✓✓High school diploma or General Education Development (GED)
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 7-15 bed facility? -
✓✓1 year of experience in a residential care facility
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 16-49 bed facility? -
✓✓15 units of college, 3 in nutrition, human behavior or staff relations OR 1 year
of experience in a residential care facility
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 50 or more bed
facility? -✓✓60 units of college, 6 in administration or staff relations OR 3 years of
experience in residential care facility
• What is one of the requirements to be an ARF administrator? -✓✓Criminal
Record Clearance
• What are the ongoing recertification requirements? -✓✓40 hours of continued
education/recertification every two years (up to 20 hours may be taken online but
the remaining 20 hours must be in a classroom)
• What is an adult residential facility (ARF)? -✓✓Facilities of any capacity that
provide 24 hour non-medical care and supervision for adults ages 18-59, who are
unable to provide for their own daily needs
*50% of clients of the census can be over 60
• Adult Residential Facilities serve persons:
A. 18-59 years of age
B. With Developmental Disability
,C. Who need Care and Supervision
D. With Mental Disorder
E. All of the Above -✓✓*E. All of the Above
• Administrators of Adult Residential Facilities must be:
A. At least 21 years of age
B. Certified
C. College Graduate
D. At least 18 years of age
E. Both A & B -✓✓E. Both A & B
• Prior to admitting a person with a Mental Disorder the facility must obtain:
A. Approval from Community Care Licensing
B. Mental Health Assessment
C. Physician's Order
D. All of the above -✓✓*D. All of the Above
• What do the Activities of Daily Life (ADL's) include? -✓✓(Bad Dudes Talk Trash
Everyday Constantly)
Bathing
Dressing
Toileting
Transferring
Eating
Continence
• What is an Administrator? -✓✓A licensee, or the adult designated by the
licensee to act in his/her behalf in the overall management of the facility (*adult
means a person who is 18 years of age or older, duh.)
• What does Basic Rate mean? -✓✓The rate charged by a facility to provide basic
services
, • What are Basic Services? -✓✓The services required (by applicable law and
regulation) to be provided by the licensee in order to obtain and maintain a
community care facility license
• What is California Clearance mean? -✓✓When an individual has no felony or
misdemeanor convictions reported by the California Department of Justice
(however, the individual may have been arrested with no criminal conviction,
convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a juvenile)
• What does Capacity mean? -✓✓It is the maximum number of persons (clients)
authorized to be provided care and supervision at any one time in any licensed
facility
• What does Residency mean? -✓✓It is the number of clients + staff in a licensed
facility (live-ins or staying overnight)
*Anyone that resides in the home 18+ or older needs to be live scanned
• What does Control of Property mean? -✓✓The right to enter, occupy, and
maintain the operation of the facility property with regulatory requirements.
Evidence of control property may include:
A. Grant Deed showing ownership; OR
B. Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; OR
C. Court Order or similar document which shows the authority to control the
property (pending outcome of a probate proceeding or an estate settlement.)
• What is a Deficiency? -✓✓Is any failure to comply with any provision of the
Community Care Facilities Act and/or regulations adopted by the Department
pursuant to the Act
• What is a Dietitian? -✓✓A person who is the member of or registered by the
American Dietetics Association
• What is considered an Elderly Person? -✓✓Any person who is 60 years of age or
older
Study Guide 2026/2027 Questions and
Answers (Verified) | A+ | 100% Correct
Questions and Answers
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 6 bed facility? -
✓✓High school diploma or General Education Development (GED)
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 7-15 bed facility? -
✓✓1 year of experience in a residential care facility
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 16-49 bed facility? -
✓✓15 units of college, 3 in nutrition, human behavior or staff relations OR 1 year
of experience in a residential care facility
• What are the requirements to be an ARF administrator for a 50 or more bed
facility? -✓✓60 units of college, 6 in administration or staff relations OR 3 years of
experience in residential care facility
• What is one of the requirements to be an ARF administrator? -✓✓Criminal
Record Clearance
• What are the ongoing recertification requirements? -✓✓40 hours of continued
education/recertification every two years (up to 20 hours may be taken online but
the remaining 20 hours must be in a classroom)
• What is an adult residential facility (ARF)? -✓✓Facilities of any capacity that
provide 24 hour non-medical care and supervision for adults ages 18-59, who are
unable to provide for their own daily needs
*50% of clients of the census can be over 60
• Adult Residential Facilities serve persons:
A. 18-59 years of age
B. With Developmental Disability
,C. Who need Care and Supervision
D. With Mental Disorder
E. All of the Above -✓✓*E. All of the Above
• Administrators of Adult Residential Facilities must be:
A. At least 21 years of age
B. Certified
C. College Graduate
D. At least 18 years of age
E. Both A & B -✓✓E. Both A & B
• Prior to admitting a person with a Mental Disorder the facility must obtain:
A. Approval from Community Care Licensing
B. Mental Health Assessment
C. Physician's Order
D. All of the above -✓✓*D. All of the Above
• What do the Activities of Daily Life (ADL's) include? -✓✓(Bad Dudes Talk Trash
Everyday Constantly)
Bathing
Dressing
Toileting
Transferring
Eating
Continence
• What is an Administrator? -✓✓A licensee, or the adult designated by the
licensee to act in his/her behalf in the overall management of the facility (*adult
means a person who is 18 years of age or older, duh.)
• What does Basic Rate mean? -✓✓The rate charged by a facility to provide basic
services
, • What are Basic Services? -✓✓The services required (by applicable law and
regulation) to be provided by the licensee in order to obtain and maintain a
community care facility license
• What is California Clearance mean? -✓✓When an individual has no felony or
misdemeanor convictions reported by the California Department of Justice
(however, the individual may have been arrested with no criminal conviction,
convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a juvenile)
• What does Capacity mean? -✓✓It is the maximum number of persons (clients)
authorized to be provided care and supervision at any one time in any licensed
facility
• What does Residency mean? -✓✓It is the number of clients + staff in a licensed
facility (live-ins or staying overnight)
*Anyone that resides in the home 18+ or older needs to be live scanned
• What does Control of Property mean? -✓✓The right to enter, occupy, and
maintain the operation of the facility property with regulatory requirements.
Evidence of control property may include:
A. Grant Deed showing ownership; OR
B. Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; OR
C. Court Order or similar document which shows the authority to control the
property (pending outcome of a probate proceeding or an estate settlement.)
• What is a Deficiency? -✓✓Is any failure to comply with any provision of the
Community Care Facilities Act and/or regulations adopted by the Department
pursuant to the Act
• What is a Dietitian? -✓✓A person who is the member of or registered by the
American Dietetics Association
• What is considered an Elderly Person? -✓✓Any person who is 60 years of age or
older
