ALF Administrators CORE Exam
Questions and Answers
What iilevel iiof iibackground iiscreening iimust iibe iiconducted? iiWhen? ii- iiAnswers ii-Level
iiII; iiupon iihire, iievery ii5 iiyears, iiand iiupon iirehire iiif iiemployee iihas iia iibreak iiin iiservice
iiof iimore iithan ii90 iidays
What iipaperwork iishould iibe iiin iiemployee iifiles iiregarding iibackground iiscreenings? ii-
iiAnswers ii-eligibility iistatement, iiaffidavit iiof iicompliance, iiprivacy iinotice
Class iiI iiViolation ii- iiAnswers ii-Conditions iior iioccurrences iirelated iito iithe iioperation
iiand iimaintenance iiof iia iiprovider iior iito iithe iicare iiof iiclients iithat iipresent iian ii*imminent
iidanger* iito iithe iiclients iior iia iisubstantial iiprobability iithat iideath iior iiserious iiphysical iior
iiemotional iiharm iiwould iiresult. ii*A iifine iiwill iibe iiimposed iiregardless iiof iicorrection.*
When iimust iia iiClass iiI iiviolation iibe iiresolved? ii- iiAnswers ii-Within ii24 iihrs iiunless iia
iifixed iiperiod iiis iirequired
Class iiII iiViolation ii- iiAnswers ii-Conditions iior iioccurrences iithat ii*directly iithreaten* iithe
iiphysical iior iiemotional iihealth, iisafety, iior iisecurity iiof iiclients, iiother iithan iiclass iiI
iiviolations. ii*A iifine iishall iibe iiimposed iiregardless iiof iicorrection.*
Class iiIII iiViolation ii- iiAnswers ii-Conditions iior iioccurrences iithat ii*potentially iithreaten*
iithe iiphysical iior iiemotional iihealth, iisafety, iior iisecurity iiof iiclients. iiA iifine ii*may* iinot iibe
iiimposed iiif iiviolation iiis iicorrected iiwithin iitime iispecified iion iithe iicitation.
Class iiIV iiViolation ii- iiAnswers ii-Conditions iior iioccurrences iior iirequired iireports, iiforms,
iior iidocuments iithat ii*do iinot iihave iithe iipotential iiof iinegatively iiaffecting iiclients; iido iinot
iithreaten iithe iihealth, iisafety, iior iisecurity iiof iiclients.* iiA iifine ii*may* iinot iibe iiimposed iiif
iiviolation iiis iicorrected iiwithin iitime iispecified iion iithe iicitation.
Unclassified iiviolations ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiviolation iithat iiis iinot iia iiclass iiI, iiII, iiIII, iior iiIV
iiviolation iithat iiholds iian iiadministrative iifine iiof iiup iito ii$500. iiExamples: iiexceeding
iilicensed iicapacity, iiproviding iiservices iibeyond iiscope iiof iilicense, iiviolating iimoratorium
Moratorium ii- iiAnswers ii-Emergency iisuspension, iifacility iimay iinot iiadmit iiany iinew
iiresidents
When iiare iimoratoriums iiimposed? ii- iiAnswers ii-When iiAHCA iidetermines iiany
iicondition iithat iipresents iia iithreat iito iithe iihealth, iisafety, iior iiwelfare iiof iiclient.
,When iia iimoratorium iiis iiimposed, iithe iiprovider iiof iilicensee iimust iido iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Post iia iivisible iinotice iiof iithe iimoratorium iiuntil iithe iiaction iiis iilifted
Why iimay iia iilicense iibe iidenied iior iirevoked? ii- iiAnswers ii-False iiinformation iiin
iiapplication, iinegligent iiact iiaffecting iihealth iiand iisafety iiof iiclient, iiviolation iiof iistatues
iior iirules, iipattern iiof iideficient iiperformance, iior iiif iiapplicant, iilicensee, iior iicontrolling
iiinterest iihas iibeen iiexcluded, iisuspended, iior iiterminated iifrom iiparticipating iiin
iiMedicaid iiand/or iiMedicare iiprograms
Activities iiof iiDaily iiLiving ii- iiAnswers ii-Functions iiand iitasks iifor iiself-care, iiincluding
iiambulation, iibathing, iidressing, iieating, iigrooming, iiand iitoileting
An iiadministrator iimust iibe iihow iiold? ii- iiAnswers ii-21 iiyears
Can iian iiALF iibe iimore iithan iione iibuilding? ii- iiAnswers ii-Yes
Service iiplan ii- iiAnswers ii-Written iiplan, iideveloped iiand iiagreed iiupon iiby iiresident,
iithat iiaddresses iithe iineeds iiand iipreferences iiof iia iiresident iireceiving iiextended
iicongregate iicare iiservices. iiIncludes iiwhat iiservices iishall iibe iiprovided, iiwho iishall
iiprovide iithem, iiwhen iithey iiwill iibe iirendered, iiand iithe iipurpose iiof iithe iiservice.
An iiALF iiwith iione iior iimore iimental iihealth iiresident iimust iiobtain iiwhat iilicense? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Limited iiMental iiHealth
A iimental iihealth iiresident iireceives iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-OSS
What iiphysical iirestraint iican iibe iiused iiat iia iistandard iilicensed iiALF iiif iiattained iiall
iinecessary iidocuments? ii- iiAnswers ii-Half iibed iirails
What iimust iiyou iihave iifor iia iiresident iito iiuse iia iiphysical iirestraint? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Physician's iiorder, iiresident's iiconsent, iiorder iirenewed iiannually
What iican iiCNA's iido iibeyond iiunlicensed iicaretakers iiunder iia iistandard iilicense? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Take iivital iisigns iiunder iithe iidirection iiof iia iinurse
Under iiwhat iilicenses iican iia iiCNA iido iieverything iithey iiare iicertified iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-
ECC ii& iiLNS
Liability iiReport ii- iiAnswers ii-ALFs iimust iireport iiany iinew iilawsuits iifiled iiagainst iithem
iimonthly iito iiAHCA
What iifour iidocuments iishould iiyou iialways iihave iion iifile iiwith iiACHA? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Surety iibonds, iiliability iiinsurance, iihealth iiinspections ii(within ii30 iidays iiof iiinspection),
iifire iiinspection ii(within ii30 iidays iiof iiinspection)
, Under iia iistandard iior iiLMH iilicense, iiwhat iiservices iican iia iiresident iibe iiassisted iiwith
iiby iia iinurse? ii- iiAnswers ii-Oxygen, iiTED iihose, iiand iicolonoscopy iibag
When iishould iia iiHealth iiAssessment iibe iicompleted? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiWithin ii60 iidays
iibefore iiadmission iior ii30 iidays iiafter iiand ii2) iievery ii3 iiyears iiafter ii(annually iifor
iiresidents iiattaining iiassistive iicare iiservices) iior iiwhenever iithe iiresident iiexperiences iia
iisignificant iichange iiin iicondition
True iior iifalse, iiALFs iimust iialways iihave iiliability iiinsurance. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
What iiforms iishould iia iiresident iihave iiin iian iiALF iiwith iiLMH? ii- iiAnswers ii-Community
iiLiving iiSupport iiPlan ii& iicooperative iiagreement
Adverse iiincident ii- iiAnswers ii-An iievent iiover iiwhich iia iifacility iicould iiexercise iicontrol
iiover iirather iithan iias iia iiresult iiof iithe iiresident's iicondition
What iiare iiexamples iiof iiadverse iiincidents? ii- iiAnswers ii-Death, iibrain iior iispinal
iidamage, iipermanent iidisfigurement, iifracture iior iidislocation iiof iibones, iimedical
iicondition iithat iiresident iihas iinot iigiven iitheir iiconsent iifor, iiany iicondition iithat iirequires
iiresident iibe iitransferred iito iiunit iithat iiprovide iimore iiacute iicare, iior iiresident
iielopement.
When iimust iithe iipreliminary iireport iiof iian iiadverse iiincident iibe iifiled? iiWhat iishould iiit
iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-One iibusiness iiday; iiincludes iiidentity iiof iiresident, iitype iiof
iiincident, iiand iistatus iiof iiinvestigation
When iimust iithe iifull iireport iiof iian iiadverse iiincident iibe iifiled iiwith iiACHA? iiWhat
iishould iiit iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-15 iidays ii; iiresults iiof iithe iiinvestigation
What iiis iithe iitermination iidate iifor iia iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iidate iithat iiunit iiis
iivacated iiby iithe iiresident iiand iicleared iiof iiall iipersonal iibelongings.
Resident iimust iinot iibe iirequired iito iigive iimore iithan ii__ iidays iinotice iiof iitermination ii-
iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
How iilong iimust iiALFs iiwait iibefore iidisposing iiof iiunclaimed iipossessions? ii- iiAnswers ii-
45 iidays
How iilong iidoes iiALFs iihave iito iirefund iimoney iiafter iitermination? ii- iiAnswers ii-45 iidays
Provided iia ii__ iiday iinotice iiis iigiven, iifacility iimay iiclear iiroom iiof iipersonal iibelongings
iiand iicharge iiresident iifor iithe iimoving iiand iistoring iiof iiitems, iinot iito iiexceed ii__% iiof
iiregular iirate iiof iiunit. ii- iiAnswers ii-14; ii20%