FLORIDA ALF CORE EXAM STUDY GUIDE

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FLORIDA ALF CORE EXAM STUDY GUIDE

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• Comprehensive emergency management plans are reviewed by

Ans>> the county emergency management agency

• Assisted Living facilities are licensed by

Ans>> the Agency for Health Care Admin- istration (AHCA)

• Allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation are investigated by

Ans>> represen- tatives of the Department of Children and Families

• Assisted Living facilities should be operated as

Ans>> residential environments with supportive services

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• "Agency" as used in chapter 429, F.S. means

Ans>> the Agency for Health Care Administration

• To be eligible to receive a limited nursing services license

Ans>> a facility must not have been subject to administrative sanctions affecting the health, safety or welfare of residents in the past 24 months

• Providing "personal services" includes providing direct physical assistance with or

supervision of Ans>> the self-administration of medication (NOT medication administration)

• The Department of Health is responsible for

Ans>> sanitation inspections

• Representatives from the local health departments are responsible for

Ans>> in- spections related to food hygiene

• Facilities with extended congregate care licenses 2 / 4

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Ans>> may provide any service under the scope of the nurse's license

• Assisted living facilities with a standard license may

Ans>> employ nurses to administer medications to residents

• Any entity that provides housing, meals and one or more personal services to more

than 2 persons who are not relatives for a period exceeding 24 hours must have an assisted living license unless Ans>> licensed as an Adult Family Care Home

• When a representative of the Department of Children and Families or the Agency

for Health Care or the Long Term Care Ombudsman comes to your ALF Ans>> you may ask to see identification

• Assisted living services should be provided

Ans>> in a manner that promotes the dignity and individuality of residents

• Operating an unlicensed assisted living facility is

Ans>> a third-degree felony 3 / 4

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• Facilities seeking to obtain an extended congregate care license

Ans>> must develop policies and procedures and residency criteria specifically for extended congregate care

• Perimeter or egress control devices and equipment must

Ans>> comply with all life safety requirements

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