RCFE Certification
Ambulatory person
(Ans – Means a person who is capable of demonstrating the mental
competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of
any other person or without the use of any mechanical device incase of an
emergency (basic cane ok, quad cane not)
Appropriately skilled professional
(Ans – Means an individual that has training and is licensed to perform the
necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. Includes, not not
limited to: rn, lvn, pt, ot, rt. these professionals may include, but are not
limited to, those employed by a home health agency, the resident or
facilities and are currently licensed in ca.
Basic services
(Ans – Means those services required to be proved by the facility in order to
obtain and maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may
meet the needs of the residents and be applicable to the type of facility to
be operated, the following: safe and healthful living accommodations;
personal assistance and car; observation and supervision; planned
activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical
and dental care
Capacity
(Ans – Means that maximum number of persons authorized to be provided
services at any one time in any license facility
Certificate holder
(Ans – Means a person who has a current administrators certificate issued
by the dept regardless of whether the person is employed as an
administrator in a residential care facility for the elderly
Conservator
(Ans – A person appointed by the superior court to care for the person
estate or both of an adult
Control of property
(Ans – The right to enter, occupy and maintain the operation of the facility
property within regulatory requirements
Deficiency
(Ans – Any failure to comply with any provision of the RCFE and regulations
adopted by the dept pursuant of the act
Dementia
(Ans – The loss of intellectual function and other cognitive functions
sufficient to interfere with an individual’s ability to perform ADL’s or to carry
out social or occupational activities
Elderly person
(Ans – For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the
elderly, a person who is 60 yrs or older
Emergency approval to operate
(Ans – Means a temporary approval to operate a facility for no more than 60
days pending the issuance or denial of a license by the licensing agent
Exception
(Ans – A variance to a specific regulation based on the unique needs or
circumstances of a specific resident or staff persons
Exemption
(Ans – Variation to the law