RCFE Administrator Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024 Graded A

Administrator - manages the facility on behalf of the licensee. (may be the licensee) Advanced Health Care Directive - written instruction on the provision of the resident if they're incapacitated Ambulatory Person - resident is mentally competent and can leave a building in an emergency without help or medical aid Basic Services - must provide the following basic services: safe and healthy living place, personal assistance and care, observation and supervision, planned activities, food service, arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care California Clearance - can't have felony or misdemeanor conviction Capacity - max limit # of people allowed in care of a facility care and supervision - includes assisting in dressing, bathing, medicines, transportation, storing/ distributing medicin, house rule maintenance, supervision of schedules and activities, supervision of resident's property and food intake/diet certicate holder - a person who has a current administrator's certificate regardless if they're actually employed as an administrator in a facility or not. DIFFERENT FROM CERTIFIED ADMINSTRATOR certified administrator - administrator who has a current RCFE Certificate and is employed in a facility as an administrator Close Friend - attached to another by feeling of personal regard as indicated by both parties involved community care facility - any facility/place/building providing nonmedica care and supervision Conservator - appointed by the superior court to care for the person or estate or person and estate of adult COnsultant - person qualified to provide expert info on a subject Control Of property - right to enter occupy and maintain the operation of the facility Criminal Record Clearance - individual has BOTH California clearance and FBI Clearance Deficieny - failure to comply with department regulations Serious Deficiencies - -fire clearance, #/type of residents, telephone service, residents with prohibited health conditions, non ambulatory residents, restraints, safety, food storage, preparation and service, medicine storage/dispensing, hot water temperature, bathroom, storage of needles and waste, night supervision, Delayed Egress Device - egress control divide of time delay used for alzheimer or dementia residents Dementia - Loss of intellectual function (thinking, remembering, reading, exercising judgement and making decisions) and other cognitive functions. Dementia is not a disease itself but a group of symptoms that may accompany certain conditions or diseases including alzheimer's disease. Symptoms may include changes in personality, mood and or behavior. it is irreversible when caused by disease or injury but may be reversible when caused by depression drug alcohol or hormone imbalance Department - refers to the California State Department of Social Services Direct Care staff - provide direct care to residents Director - refers to the Director of the State Department of Social Services Do Not Resuscitate DNR form - completed by the resident or (in some instances) a resident's Health Care Surrogate Decision Maker and by a physician, alert pre-hospital emergency medical services personal to the resident's wishes to forego resuscitative measures in the event of the resident's cardiac or respiratory arrest Documentation - supportive info including but not limited to the Licensing Report Egress Alert Device - device worn by a resident that triggers alarm when resident leaves the building Eldery Person - over 60 years of age Evaluator - department agent that is authorized by contract to license community care facilities Exception - Variance to a specific regulation based on unique needs or circumstances of a specific resident or staff person. involves on person ( can't be applied to other individuals)