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ALF Core Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
When outside temperatures are 65°F (18°C) or below, you must maintain a temperature of at
least:- when they are awake - answer✔an indoor temperature of at least 72°F (22°C) shall be
maintained
During night hours when it is 65 degrees or cooler what temp must it be inside?
During the day? - answer✔68 degrees
72 degrees
When it is hotter than 90 degrees- what temp must remain inside at night and day? -
answer✔81.
What is the min sq ft required of living and dining space per resident if the facility is not
comprised of apartments? - answer✔35 sq ft
Those facilities also serving as adult day care centers must provide an additional 35 sq ft of
living space per adult day care client? true or false - answer✔True
IF you also serve as an adult day care center how much extra space per resident must you
have? - answer✔extra 35 sq ft
how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should be provided to a single
occupancy? - answer✔80sq ft
how much usable floor space , not including closet or bathroom should be provided to a double
occupancy? - answer✔60 sq ft per person
how many toilets,sinks, and bathtubs must there be per person must there be for all residents,
live in staff and family members. FOR A ALF and ECC - answer✔1 per 6 people
1 per 4 people
when you have 16 or less residents, do you have to maintain an accessible telephone in each
building, have job descriptions or have staff awake at night ? - answer✔No you do not
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if we furnish an apartment, it must have the following: - answer✔bed, no smaller than 36
inches wide and 72 inches long, a closet or place to hang clothes, a table or nightstand, lamp,
waste basket and comfortable chair if requested.
how many elopement drills per year must ALF's do - answer✔2
Staff that provide direct care or regular contact with reisdents residing in secured areas must
complete what level of training? - answer✔Level 1 Alzheimer's training
If you have 16 or less residents, do you have to have a accessible phone, job descriptions or
staff up at night? - answer✔NO
when should the initial fire safety evac capability be completed? - answer✔with in 6 months
after the date of licensure
how often must the drill be done by the local fire marshal or authority? - answer✔once a year
how many fire drills on site must be done if you have fire sprinklers ? - answer✔4 times a year
What level back ground screening must the key members of the team have? - answer✔level 2
who are the key people: - answer✔The licensee holder, if an individual
The administrator for day to day operation
The financial officer
Anyone who is a controlling interest
any person who has a license that will be working with clients
change of ownership- all funds on deposit, resident trust funds must be transferred to the
applicant ? - answer✔yes
what is a conditional license? - answer✔if the facility is found to have uncorrected violations
that the community has not had a chance to correct
If transfer or relocation is needed due to NON emergency reasons such as: adjudicated
mentally incapacitated. how many days must the guardian be given? - answer✔45 days in
writing
Are facilities allowed to go over their resident capacity for a RESPITE care? - answer✔NO , they
are counted on the census
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what exception is there to this rule of not going over capacity? - answer✔emergency shelter as
long as it will not jeopardize the safety of any individual , needs can be met, facitliy reports it to
the agency with 48 hours. maintains a log
Advertising: is a telephone directory considered advertising ? - answer✔NO
what is contiguous property - answer✔facility that consists of more than one building under
one license must be on contiguous property- separated by no more than a two-lane street that
traverses the property.
A copy of the annual fire safety and sanitation inspection must be submitted how ofter to the
central office and within how much time? - answer✔annually, no later than 30 calendar days
what agency is responsible for inspecting, food hygiene and sanitary practices ? -
answer✔County health department
who is responsible for fire safety? - answer✔state fire marshal or local authority having
jurisdiction
who is responsible for inspection all license applicants and licensed facilities in all other matters
regulated by this rule chapter? - answer✔the agency
how many days notice must a license give AHCA if they will be selling their facility ? -
answer✔60 days prior to transfer
For advertising purposes what must be on the advertisement? - answer✔Assisted living facility
#55512
how often must a license be renewed? - answer✔every two years
58 A refers to what? - answer✔Florida Building code and uniform fire safety standards for ALF"s
physical standards
if you have more than 2 people being cared for on a 24 hour basis, do you have to have a
license ? - answer✔yes
what grade felony is to operate without a license? - answer✔3rd degree
in order for existing facilities to receive an ECC they must have no class ____ violations? -
answer✔class one or class 2
true or false, with a resident's permission, a facility whose owner, administrator, or staff, or
representative thereof, serves as the representative payee or attorney-in-fact for facility
residents, does not need to maintain a surety bond. - answer✔false