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True or False? An ALF can be only one building? - ✔✔False 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? - ✔✔AHCA 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
A fully sprinkled ALF must conduct how many fire drills annually? - ✔✔ 5 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
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 SSI - ✔✔Supplemental Security Income CHOW - ✔✔change ownership CARES - ✔✔Comprehensive Assessment and review for long term care services CPR - ✔✔CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION RDA - ✔✔recommended daily allowance
True or False? In Adult family care homes, care must be provided in the person providing cares own home. - ✔✔True What does the "Long Term Care Ombudsman Council" Do? - ✔✔respond and resolve problems for residents in long term care facilities How many days can a resident be bed ridden in a standard licence ALF? - ✔✔7 days An ALF owner must be how old? - ✔✔ 18 An ALF administrator must be how old? - ✔✔ 21 How many days must be given to a resident for notice of discharge? - ✔✔ 45 How many days does a resident need to provide for notice of termination? - ✔✔30 days How many months does an administrator have to complete all CORE training requirements? - ✔✔ 3 months What is the minimum square feet need per resident in an ALF for common living areas? - ✔✔ 35 What is the minimum square footage for a private room in an ALF? - ✔✔ 80 Is an ALF required to carry liability insurance at all times? - ✔✔Yes What is the maximum number of residents per bedroom? - ✔✔ 2 What is the Toilet to sink ratio in an ALF? - ✔✔ 1 - 6
In how many days must the "Health Assessment(1823)" prior to the move-in be completed? - ✔✔ 60 days How many days after Admission must a "health assessment (1823) be completed for a resident? - ✔✔ 30 days True or False? Residents that store medication may do so in their rooms if the medications are kept locked. - ✔✔True What is a Moratorium? - ✔✔the prohibition on the acceptance of new clients What is the minimum time frame allotted to inform ACHA of a CHOW? - ✔✔60 days Every ___ Years of employment a new background screening must be done. - ✔✔ 5 How many days prior must an ALF inform ACHA the discontinuance of operation? - ✔✔ 30 True or False A deficiency must be corrected within 10 days after the provider is notified of inspection results. - ✔✔False 30 days How many years must copies of ACHA inspections be kept on file? - ✔✔ 5 True or False ACHA shall require an licencee to submit a plan of correction for deficiencies. - ✔✔False The may require one If a plan of correction is required by ACHA for deficiencies, in how many days must it be submitted? - ✔✔10 days unless alternative time frame is required A deficiency affecting one, or a very limited number of clients or staff would be considered a what? - ✔✔Isolated Deficiency
Exceeding your licensed capacity, violating a moratorium, providing services beyond the scope of your licence, or violating any terms of your licence are considered what type of violation? - ✔✔Unclassified Violation How many days may ACHA extend a denied, revoked or set to terminate licence for the sole purpose of allowing safe and orderly discharge of clients - ✔✔30 days How many months does an ALF have to comply when ACHA is authorized to adopt a new rule? - ✔✔ 6 months In the case of an emergency and ALF may exceed its licensed capacity for how many days? - ✔✔15 days The process of providing increased or adjusted services to a person to compensate for the physical or mental decline thaw may occur with aging is called what? - ✔✔Aging in place A building that provides housing, meals,one or more personal services exceeding 24 hours to one or more adults is considered a what? - ✔✔Assisted Living Facility A drug that physically limits, restricts or deprives an individual of movement of mobility is a what? - ✔✔Chemical Restraint A guardian is a person the law has entrusted what? - ✔✔the custody and control of a person or property, or both True or False you can provide 24-hour nursing care under a LNS licence. - ✔✔False An individual who receives social security disability due to a mental disorder is a what? - ✔✔Mental Health Resident A device that physically limits, restricts or deprives movement or mobility is a what? - ✔✔Physical Restraint
A service plan is required for each resident admitted under what licence? - ✔✔ECC True or False A resident under 24-hour-nursing care can be admitted to a ALF. - ✔✔False Can a resident under Hospice have 24-hour-nursing if already admitted to an ALF? - ✔✔yes True or False A home approved by the department of veteran affairs that provides care exclusively to 3 or less veterans is exempt from aquraring a licence - ✔✔True True or False A facility with an ECC licence may serve a resident requiring 24-hour-nursing service. - ✔✔False An unlicensed ALF commits a felony of the __ Degree. - ✔✔Third During a CHOW you have how many days to notify residents in writing? - ✔✔7 days True or False ACHA can deny or revoke a licence if the ALF has two or more class "I" violations that are similar or identical within the past 2 years - ✔✔True When does a LNS, ECC & LMH licence expire? - ✔✔Same time as standard licence regardless of when issued A conditional licence can not exceed how many months? - ✔✔6 months How soon must an owner of an ALF notify ACHA of a change in administration? - ✔✔10 days If a facility has __ or more residents they must have an awake staff member on duty at all times. - ✔✔ 17 If a facility has fewer that 17 residents they must have and awake staff member on at all times or what? - ✔✔Have mechanisms in place to monitor and ensure safety of all residents.
Under what circumstance can facility staff withhold or withdraw from CPR or the use of an AED? - ✔✔When presented with a "do not resuscitate order" When assisting a resident with self-administration of medication can you remove the prescribed amount while not in the presence of the resident? - ✔✔No, medicine must be opened and removed in residents presence True or False Mixing, compounding, converting or calculating medication doses is allowed with assisting in self-medication. - ✔✔False Unless you are measuring the prescribed amount, breaking a scored tablet or crushing a tablet as prescribed. True or False You may assist the resident with medication by lifting the hand, holding the container of medicine to the residents mouth. - ✔✔True You may not however place the medicine directly in their mouth. A facility must notify who and how soon when they acknowledge that a resident is exhibiting signs of dementia or cognitive impairment? - ✔✔A licensed physician with in 30 days Can a resident use their own belongings as space permits in an ALF? - ✔✔Yes, unless they are adjudicated incompetent or incapacitated under state law. True or False A resident does not have the right to choose their own roommate. - ✔✔False Upon mutual consent how much cash can a facility keep in safekeeping for a resident? - ✔✔$ Can an ALF employee barrow money from a resident? - ✔✔No What are the minimum records kept on file for all staff members? - ✔✔Background screening, compliance with all training and all licenses or certifications.
Under what circumstance may a resident give a notice of relocation or termination of residency in less than 45 days? - ✔✔Medical reasons certified my physician to require emergency relocation, or the resident has a pattern of harmful or offensive conduct towards other residents Does a resident have the right to share a room with their spouse? - ✔✔Yes, if they are both residents of the facility Can an ALF require residents to wear uniforms? - ✔✔No Can ACHA have private conversations with residents during a survey? - ✔✔Yes The evacuation evaluation for initial licensure shall be conducted within how many months? - ✔✔ 6 Months A facility without a automatic sprinkler system must conduct evacuation capability's how often? - ✔✔At least Aunnualy What is the maximum time allotted for an evacuation drill in an unsprinkled facility? - ✔✔3 minutes True or False All new facilities must be equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system. - ✔✔True, unless the facility houses 8 or fewer residents How many elopement drills must a facility conduct minimum per year? - ✔✔ 2 True or False A facility is not required to document the implement of elopement drills. - ✔✔False A deficiency cited during a survey for medication must be corrected how soon? - ✔✔48 hours True or False A facility associated with a religious organization shall include it in their advertising. - ✔✔True
A resident must have a face to face medical examination how often to maintain continued residency? - ✔✔Every 3 years or after any significant change how many days a week shall activities be available? - ✔✔6 days what is the minimum hours of activities required for an ALF per week? - ✔✔12 hours True or False A one-time special event television program can be counted as an activity? - ✔✔True Can a facility require a resident to see a specific health care provider? - ✔✔No A written order for a half-bed rail must be reviewed by the physician how often? - ✔✔every 6 months How often should staff asses the risk of elopement in residents? - ✔✔at a minimum, Daily True or False A MOR sheet does not need to list known allergies of a resident. - ✔✔False How soon must an abandoned or expired medication be disposed of? - ✔✔within 30 days True or False A stock supply of over the counter products for multiple residents is permitted. - ✔✔False How many separate ALF's can a administrator supervise? - ✔✔ 3 True or False an Administrator supervising more than one ALF must appoint a separate manager for each facility. - ✔✔True How often does freedom from tuberculosis need to be documented for staff members? - ✔✔annually
How many days does a newly hired staff member have to submit they are free of communicable diseases in the last 6 months? - ✔✔30 days A facility that is equipped with a fully sprinkled system and in compliance with other fire safety standards are required to have, how many required fire drills between the hours of 11pm and 7am per year? - ✔✔ 2 True or False The criteria for continued residency in any licensed facility shall be the same as the criteria for admission. - ✔✔True In continued residency criteria, how often must a resident have a face to face medical exam by a licensed health care provider? - ✔✔at least every 3 years after initial assessment, or after a significant change. Residents my be bedridden for up to how many days? - ✔✔7 days True or False A resident requiring care of a stage 2 pressure sore may be retained providing that:
- facility has a LNS licence, home health or nurse
- the condition is documented in the resident record
- the condition has shown improvement with in 40 days - ✔✔False, must show improvement with in 30 days True of False a terminally ill resident that no longer meets the criteria for continued residency may continue to reside in the facility if the following conditions are met:
- resident has hospice
- continued residency is agreeable to the resident and faculty
- An ICP is developed and implemented by a licensed Hospice
- faculty staff may provide an nursing services permitted under the facility licence
- documentation of the requirements of this are in the residents file - ✔✔True True or False the administrator of a facility is responsible for monitoring the continued appropriateness of placement of the resident in the facility. - ✔✔True
Menu substitutions and a copy of them are to be kept on file for ____ - ✔✔6 months ALF surveys for the purpose of relicensure are conducted by ACHA on a _____ basis. - ✔✔Biennial A deficiency must be corrected with in ___ calendar days unless otherwise notified. - ✔✔ 30 A facility must provide ____ gallons of water per resident per day in an emergency. - ✔✔5 Gallons An emergency management plan must be approved annually by the? - ✔✔County emergency management agency How long does a facility keep resident contracts? - ✔✔5 years How long does a facility keep employee work schedules? - ✔✔6 months How long does a facility keep major incident reports? - ✔✔2 years How long does a facility keep fire inspections? - ✔✔2 years How long does a facility keep health inspections? - ✔✔2 years All ACHA health inspection reports are at a facility for how long? - ✔✔5 years Resident records are kept at a facility for how long? - ✔✔2 years Adverse incident reports are kept at a facility for how long? - ✔✔2 years An application for CHOW must be submitted to ACHA ___ days prior to the transaction. - ✔✔60 days
ACHA shall notify the licencee by mail or electronically at least ___ days before the expiration of a licence for renewal. - ✔✔90 days True of False A standard licence may be issued to an applicant at the time of initial licensure, renewed, or CHOW. As long as when issued, applicant is in compliance with all statutory requirements and agency rules. - ✔✔True A standard licence expires ___ years after date of issue. - ✔✔2 years True or False Provisional licence can be issued to an applicant against whom a proceeding, denying or revoking a licence is pending at the time of licence renewal. - ✔✔True True of False a provisional licence may be issued to an applicant applying for a CHOW. - ✔✔True Does a Financial officer of the company need to have a level 2 background screening? - ✔✔Yes Does any person having controlling interest in a facility need a level 2 background screening? - ✔✔Yes Do Not Resuscitate - ✔✔DNR AHCA - ✔✔Agency for Health Care Administration When outside temperatures are 65F or below at Minimum, the same tempertaures shall be maintained - ✔✔False Unlicensed persons who will be providing assistance with self-administered medications must take the requested training - ✔✔Training must be done prior to assuming responsibilities
