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ALFs must keep record of ✔✔changes in a resident's condition which resulted in the
provision of additional services
Pro-rated refunds must be calculated based on ✔✔the termination date
Requested information omitted from an application for licensure must be filed with the agency
within how many days after the agency's request? ✔✔21
All residents must be assessed for risk of elopement... ✔✔within 30 days of admission
Mr. Bently was found lying on the floor next to his bed complaining of pain in his right hip. He
was sent to the hospital and has a broken hip. Last month he was found lying on the ground
in the bathroom at 2am. The month before that, he was found lying on the floor in his room
at 2:30am. ✔✔An adverse incident report must be filed with AHCA within 1 business day.
,Your dinner entree is chicken noodle soup, a garden salad, 3 ounces of lemon broiled tilapia,
cauliflower Au Gratin, mashed potatoes and a roll. Your new resident, Mrs. Sandallwood,
does not like fish. What do you do? ✔✔Offer Mrs. Smallwood 4 ounces of baked chicken in
place of the tilapia.
Controlling interest means an applicant or licensee that serves as an officer, is on the board of
directors OR ✔✔has a 5% ownership interest
Security deposits must be ✔✔kept in a Florida banking institution
The recommended way to thaw food is ✔✔under refrigeration
Relicensure surveys are conducted by AHCA how often? ✔✔Biennially
The times between meals for facilities serving 3 meals per day must be ✔✔not more than
6 hours and no less than 2 hours between meals
You provide personal care in your home for your Aunt Mary, and your former neighbors Mr.
Dixby, Mr. Timmons, and now Miss Port. ✔✔You are considered an ALF and must have a
license unless you are licensed as an Adult Family Care Home
Resident sleeping rooms must be a minimum of ✔✔80sqft
,A "mental health resident" must be assessed to determine ✔✔whether or not the person is
appropriate to reside in an ALF
When a licensee discontinues operations, the agency must be notified when? ✔✔30 days prior
to the discontinuance
You operate 3 ALFs licensed for 25 beds, all located within a 15 mile radius of each other. You
must/,may ✔✔must appoint 3 managers, one for each ALF, if you serve as the administrator
of all three.
PRN or "as needed" medications may be administered by ✔✔a licensed nurse
Residents who are capable of self-administering their medications may be required: ✔✔to
store their medications centrally.
Your new staff member, Sarah, started on October 29th. She is a CNA. You do not use
perimeter controls or have alarms on the doors. Which is true of this scenario? ✔✔Sarah
must receive a copy of your elopement policies and procedures and this must be documented
in her personnel file.
Staffing schedules must be kept on file for a period of ✔✔6 months
, A facility whose owner, administrator or staff serves as the attorney-in-fact (power of attorney)
for a resident, must ✔✔maintain a surety bond equal to twice the average monthly income of
the resident, plus the value of resident property.
For every 20 total conbined residents, respite care residents and day care participants over 05,
how many additional staff hours per week must be included to meet minimum staff hours per
week? ✔✔42
Staff assisting with the self-administration of medications must have_____ hours of training
✔✔6 hours, prior to providing assistance.
You received a class II deficiency related to unsafe medication practices. What do you need to
do? ✔✔Contract with a licensed consultant pharmacist within 7 days of receiving the
violation to consult regarding how to correct the unsafe practices.
In an ALF with a standard license, nurses are allowed to ✔✔administer medications, give
pre-packaged enemas and supervisor the taking of vital signs
Third party providers must ✔✔follow the facility's policies and coordinate with the
facility regarding the resident's condition
Resident sleeping rooms designed for double occupancy must have a minimum square footage
of _____ usable floor space per occupant ✔✔60 square feet
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