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Assisted Living Facility - ANSWER - A facility that is operated and regulated as a residential environment not medical that provides housing, meals, and one or more personal services for a period exceeding 24 hours to one or more adults who are not relatives of the owner or administrator. Renewal License - ANSWER - Must be completed at least 60 days and no more than 120 days before current license expires. CHOW - ANSWER - Change of Ownership Initial Licensure CHOW - ANSWER - Must be received at least 60 days prior to the change of ownership Omitted Information Licensure - ANSWER - Must be submitted within 21 days after the request from the agency is made. The Agency for Healthcare Administration - ANSWER - Also, "the agency", AHCA, Agency Central Office Length of ALF Licensure - ANSWER - Licensing is biennial unless a shorter license period is specified. ALF - ANSWER - Assisted Living Facility Activities of Daily Living - ANSWER - Functions and tasks for self care such as ambulation, bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting ADL - ANSWER - Activities of Daily Living Administrator - ANSWER - An individual at least 21 years of age who is responsible for the operation and maintenance of an assisted living facility. Standard License - ANSWER - Facilities which are licensed to provide routine personal care services. ECC - ANSWER - Extended Congregate Care Extended Congregate Care License - ANSWER - Can be requested by a facility that has been licensed as an assisted living facility for 2 or more years and that provides services, directly or through contract, beyond the standard license and LNS license
including being able to provide total catheter care, all oxygen services, and any type of tube feedings. LNS - ANSWER - Limited Nursing Services Limited Nursing Services License - ANSWER - Provide services beyond standard including conducting passive range of motion exercises, apply ice caps and collars, apply heat, performing ear and eye irrigations, conduct urine dipstick test, and cutting toenails of diabetic residents when approved by their healthcare provider. Residents can also receive licensed nursing assistance with replacement of a indwelling urinary catheter or the performance of intermittent urinary catheterizations can be performed by licensed personnel, perform digital stool removal, and the applying and changing of routine dressings that do not require packing or irrigation but are abrasions, skin tears, and closed surgical wounds. Specialty Licenses - ANSWER - ECC, LNS, LMH LMH - ANSWER - Limited Mental Health Limited Mental Health License - ANSWER - Must be obtained by a facility that serves one or more mental health residents. Mental Health Resident - ANSWER - An individual who receives social security disability income (SSDI) due to a mental disorder or supplemental security income (SSI) due to a mental disorder, and receives optional state supplementation (OSS). Community Living Support Plan - ANSWER - Includes supports, services, special resident needs necessary for the Mental Health resident to live in ALF. ALF Business Records - ANSWER - Must identify, summarize, and classify funds received and expenses disbursed and shall use written accounting procedures and a recognized accounting system. Personnel Records - ANSWER - Must contain, at a minimum, documentation of background screening, if applicable, documentation of compliance with all training requirements of this part or applicable rule, and a copy of all licenses or certification held by each staff who performs services for which licensure or certification is required under this part or rule. Aging in place - ANSWER - The process of providing increased or adjusted services to a person to compensate for the physical or mental decline that may occur with the aging process while permitting them to remain in a familiar, residential environment for as long as possible.
Class "II" Violation - ANSWER - Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to the care of clients which the agency determines directly threaten the physical or emotional health, safety, or security of the clients, other than class I violations. Class "II" fine - ANSWER - Not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000 for each violation. Class "III" Violation - ANSWER - Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to the care of clients which the agency determines indirectly or potentially threaten the physical or emotional health, safety, or security of clients, other than class I or class II violations. Class "III" fine - ANSWER - Not less than $500 and not exceeding $1,000 for each violation. Class "IV" Violation - ANSWER - Are those conditions or occurrences related to the operation and maintenance of a provider or to required reports, forms, or documents that do not have the potential of negatively affecting clients. Class "IV" fine - ANSWER - Not less than $100 and not exceeding $200 for each violation. Fine for non-compliance with background screening - ANSWER - $ Direct Care Staff - ANSWER - Staff in Regular Contact or Staff in Direct Contact with residents that provide personal or nursing services to residents, including administrators and managers providing such services. Elopement - ANSWER - An occurrence in which a resident leaves a facility without following facility policy and procedures. Health Care Provider - ANSWER - A licensed physician or physician's assistant or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner LTCOP - ANSWER - Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Registered Dietitian - ANSWER - An individual registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration Respite Care - ANSWER - Facility-based supervision of an impaired adult for the purpose of relieving the primary caregiver. Significant Change - ANSWER - A sudden or major shift in behavior or mood inconsistent with the resident's diagnosis, or a deterioration in health status.
Universal Precautions - ANSWER - A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other blood borne pathogens when providing first aid or health care. Contiguous Property - ANSWER - Property under the same ownership separated by no more than a two-lane street that traverses the property. Admission Package - ANSWER - 1. admission and continued residency criteria,
- the charge to reside in the facility and the services, supplies, and accommodations provided by the facility for that rate,
- personal care services that the facility is prepared to provide to residents and additional costs, 4. nursing services that the facility is prepared to provide to residents and additional costs to the resident, 5. food service and the ability of the facility to accommodate special diets, 6. availability of transportation and additional costs to the resident, 7. any other special services that are provided by the facility and additional cost, 8. social and leisure activities generally offered by the facility, 9. any services that the facility does not provide but will arrange for the resident and additional cost, 10. facility rules and regulations that residents must follow 11. facility policy concerning Do Not Resuscitate Orders and Advance Directives 12. facility's residency criteria for residents receiving extended congregate care services 13. written description of special services provided for individuals with Alzheimer's 14. facility's resident elopement response policies and procedures. Documents provided to resident or responsible party - ANSWER - 1. A copy of the resident's contract that meets 2. A copy of the facility statement 3. A copy of the resident's bill of rights 4. A Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program brochure that includes the telephone number and address of the district office. The facility, Upon resident request, may provide for the safekeeping in the facility of up to: - ANSWER - 4hrs . How often must facilities have elopement drills? - ANSWER - a minimum of two resident elopement prevention and response drills per year Successful completion of the assisted living facility core training is not a prerequisite for the initial 4 hour ECC training: - ANSWER - False All Direct care staff in a ECC must complete at least 2hrs? or 4hrs?of in service training, provided by the admin or ECC supervisor, within 6 months? or 30 days? of employment:
- ANSWER - 2hrs within 6 months Staff who have regular contact or direct care for resident with ADRD shall obtain 2hrs of initial training with in 3 months of employment: - ANSWER - False: 4hrs of initial training
c. at least 12 hours of contining education every 2 years or before license renewal whichever is first d. at minimum of 6 hours every year: - ANSWER - a. a minimum of 3 hours of continuing education Not including closet or bathroom space, residents bedrooms designated for multiple occupancy shall provide a minimum inside measurement of .: - ANSWER - 60 sq ft per room occupant occupant
- If the resident's possessions are not claimed within (????) days after notification, the facility may dispose of them. : - ANSWER - 45 days Staff who prepare or serve food must receive a minimum of 1 hour training on safe food handling 90 days from employment. - ANSWER - False: 30 days Facilities must offer 2-4 or more servings of fruit per week. - ANSWER - False: Per day The administrator, managers and staff, who have direct contact with mental health residents in a licensed limited mental health facility, must receive how many hours of continuing education? - ANSWER - a minimum of 3 hours of continuing education Medical examinations of residents placed by the department, by the Department of Children and Family Services, or by an agency under contract with either department must be conducted within how many days before placement in the facility and recorded on AHCA Form 1823? - ANSWER - 30 days How often must an existing, unsprinklered ALF conduct fire exit drills? - ANSWER - Every month Unlicensed persons, who provide assistance with self-administered medications and have successfully completed the initial 6 hour training, must annually obtain. - ANSWER
- a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education training on the subject every year When changing ownership, the transferee shall notify the agency in writing, at least 30 days prior to the date of transfer of ownership : - ANSWER - False: 60 days What is the continuing education requirement for the administrator and the extended congregate care supervisor, if different from the administrator? - ANSWER - a minimum of 4 hours of continuing education every two years in topics relating to the physical, psychological, or social needs of frail elderly and disabled persons, or persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. A resident requiring care of a stage 2 pressure sore in a facility with a standard license may be retained in the assisted living facility provided that:
They contract directly with a home health agency or a nurse to provide the care - ANSWER - True Facility staff, who have regular contact with or provide direct care to residents with ADRD, shall obtain 2 hours of initial training within 3 months of employment : - ANSWER - False: Such staff must have 4 hours of initial training within 3 months of employment If class I, II or uncorrected III related to medication you must employ or contract pharmacist or RN initial onsite consultant visit must be in how many working days of notice of a class I or II? - ANSWER - 7 working days How many days An action plan must be available for review after the onsite consultant?
- ANSWER - no later than 10 days How often Corrective plan updates must be provider to the agency until written notification. - ANSWER - quarterly How many hours from dinner to breakfast containing protein must a resident be feed - ANSWER - 14 hours No less than 2hr no more than 6hrs between meals. - ANSWER - True Except for_________ , which must be retained for 5 years, all resident records must be retained for 2 years following the departure of a resident from the facility unless it is required by contract to retain the records for a longer period of time. Upon request, residents must be provided with a copy of their records upon departure from the facility.
- ANSWER - resident contracts Must complete form and notify agency within_________ of administrator change - ANSWER - 10 days For every 20 total combine residents, daycare participants and respite care over 95 add _______ staff hours per week. - ANSWER - 42 New and ownership changed facility must submit emergency management plan within_________after obtaining a license. - ANSWER - 30 days An existing, unsprinklered ALF shall conduct fire exit drills monthly and at least twelve fire drills (_____________ per year on each new shift). - ANSWER - four times Report evacuation to local office of Emergency Management or designee and Agency within________of evacuation order, if it takes longer report when completed. - ANSWER - 6hrs
