ALF CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When outside temperatures are 65°F (18°C) or below, you must maintain a temperature
of at least:- when they are awake - Answers- 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? - Answers- 68 degrees
72 degrees
When it is hotter than 90 degrees- what temp must remain inside at night and day? -
Answers- 81.
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 ? - Answers- No you
do not
If we furnish an apartment, it must have the following: - Answers- 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 - Answers- 2
Staff that provide direct care or regular contact with reisdents residing in secured areas
must complete what level of training? - Answers- 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? - Answers- NO
When should the initial fire safety evac capability be completed? - Answers- with in 6
months after the date of licensure
How often must the drill be done by the local fire marshal or authority? - Answers- once
a year
How many fire drills on site must be done if you have fire sprinklers ? - Answers- 4
times a year
What level back ground screening must the key members of the team have? -
Answers- level 2
Who are the key people: - Answers- 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 ? - Answers- yes
What is a conditional license? - Answers- 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? - Answers- 45
days in writing
Are facilities allowed to go over their resident capacity for a RESPITE care? - Answers-
NO , they are counted on the census
What exception is there to this rule of not going over capacity? - Answers- 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 ? - Answers- NO
What is contiguous property - Answers- 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? - Answers- annually, no later than 30
calendar days
What agency is responsible for inspecting, food hygiene and sanitary practices ? -
Answers- County health department
Who is responsible for fire safety? - Answers- 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? - Answers- the agency
How many days notice must a license give AHCA if they will be selling their facility ? -
Answers- 60 days prior to transfer
For advertising purposes what must be on the advertisement? - Answers- Assisted
living facility #55512
How often must a license be renewed? - Answers- every two years
, 58 A refers to what? - Answers- 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 ? - Answers- yes
What grade felony is to operate without a license? - Answers- 3rd degree
In order for existing facilities to receive an ECC they must have no class ____
violations? - Answers- 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. - Answers- false
Can residents trust funds be held in one account? - Answers- Yes
Can one surety bond be given for two communities in the same state? - Answers- yes
If the facility provides safekeeping for money or property; holds resident money or
property in a trust fund; or if the facility owner, administrator, or staff, or representative
thereof, acts as a representative payee; how often must the facility must provide a
statement detailing the income and expense records? - Answers- quartley
If the facility owner, administrator, or staff, or representative thereof, serves as a
resident's attorney-in-fact, the resident shall be given, on an annual basis, a written
statement of any transaction made on behalf of the resident. - Answers- false-
statement provided monthly
If serving as representative payee:
The minimum bond proceeds must: - Answers- a. Equal twice the average monthly
aggregate income or personal funds correctcorrect.
How often must a facility submit a copy of the bond with the AHCA central office? -
Answers- Upon the annual issuance of a new bond or continuation bond
How much money/personal belongings can be kept on behalf of the resident? -
Answers- 200 personal funds /500 in personal property
What is the min sq ft required of living and dining space per resident if the facility is not
comprised of apartments? - Answers- 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 - Answers- True
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