NJ Certified Assisted Living Administrator (CALA) Exam
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Dignity - CORRECT ANSWER-The self-worth of a resident.
Independence - CORRECT ANSWER-The support and enhancement of resident
capabilities and facilitation of resident abilities so that the resident's preferences
and choices may be implemented within a barrier-free environment.
Individuality - CORRECT ANSWER-Each resident's unique needs, capabilities,
personalities, backgrounds and preferences.
MAR (Medication Administration Record) - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual
resident record that contains, but is not limited to: resident name, date of birth,
diagnosis(es), age, physician, name and medication strength, dosage form, route
of administration, frequency, date and time of administration, initials of individual
administering the medication, a section containing the full signature and title of
each individual who initials it, date medication ordered, stop date if appliacable,
allergies, and all other professionally acceptable information that is appropriate.
,30-hour - CORRECT ANSWER-A MATCEP or Medication Aide Training
Competency and Evaluation Program is a department approved minimum
____________ training course conducted by a Department approved registered
professional nurse and registered pharmacist, to instruct CNA, CHHA, or PCAs, in
the administration of medications to residents, within assisted living residences,
comprehensive personal care homes and assisted living programs.
Nursing Home-Level Care - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual requires this as
defined by N.J.A.C. 8:85-2.1. It is provided to individuals who have chronic
medical condition(s) resulting in moderate to severe impairments in physical,
behavioral, cognitive, and/or psychosocial functioning. It is determined by a
registered professional nurse and identified in a plan of care.
Pain Management - CORRECT ANSWER-In accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-6,
means the assessment of pain and, if appropriate, treatment in order to assure
the needs of patients or residents of health care facilities who experience
problems with pain are met. Treatment of pain may include the use of medication
or application of other modalities and medical devices such as, but not limited to,
heat or cold, massage, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS),
acupuncture, and neurolytic techniques such as radiofrequency coagulation and
cryotherapy.
,Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER-A resident's degree of control over a specific
physical area and/or time; levels of intimacy with family and others; and
communication and contact with others outside the facility or program
environment.
Shared Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Residents (and if the resident
wishes the resident's family) and providers of assisted living services share
responsibility for planning and decision making affecting residents. To participate
fully in this, residents shaw be provided with clear and understandable
information about the possible consequences of their decision-making, in
accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:35-5.18(a)2.
Total Bed Complement - CORRECT ANSWER-Another term for resident census.
Unit Dose Drug Distribution System - CORRECT ANSWER-A system in which
medications are delivered to the residents areas in single unit packaging, and
which meets the following criteria:
1.) Each medication shall be individually wrapped and labeled with the generic or
trade (brand) name and strength of medication, lot number or reference code,
expiration date, and manufacturer's name, and shall be ready for administration
to the resident.
2.) Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, and the system shall include provisions for noting additional
, information, including but no limited to, special times or routes of administration
and storage conditions.
3.) Commercial repackages shall comply with 21 CFR 201.1, incorporated herein
by reference, as amended and supplemented, and N.J.A.C. 8:39.
Unit-of-Use - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of in which medications are
delivered to the resident areas either in single unity packaging, bingo or punch
cards, blister or strip packs, or other system where each medication is physically
separate. Individually labeled unit dose medications may be combined in a "bingo
or punch card" to create a unit-of-dose drug distribution system.
Aging in Place - CORRECT ANSWER-A process whereby individuals remain in
their living environment despite the physical and/mental decline and growing
needs for supportive services that may occur in the course of aging.
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) - CORRECT ANSWER-The functions or tasks for
self-care, which are performed either independently or with supervision or
assistance, such as: dressing, bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating.
Assisted Living - CORRECT ANSWER-A coordinated array of supportive
personal and health services 24 hours per day, to residents who have been
Newest 2026 Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
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Dignity - CORRECT ANSWER-The self-worth of a resident.
Independence - CORRECT ANSWER-The support and enhancement of resident
capabilities and facilitation of resident abilities so that the resident's preferences
and choices may be implemented within a barrier-free environment.
Individuality - CORRECT ANSWER-Each resident's unique needs, capabilities,
personalities, backgrounds and preferences.
MAR (Medication Administration Record) - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual
resident record that contains, but is not limited to: resident name, date of birth,
diagnosis(es), age, physician, name and medication strength, dosage form, route
of administration, frequency, date and time of administration, initials of individual
administering the medication, a section containing the full signature and title of
each individual who initials it, date medication ordered, stop date if appliacable,
allergies, and all other professionally acceptable information that is appropriate.
,30-hour - CORRECT ANSWER-A MATCEP or Medication Aide Training
Competency and Evaluation Program is a department approved minimum
____________ training course conducted by a Department approved registered
professional nurse and registered pharmacist, to instruct CNA, CHHA, or PCAs, in
the administration of medications to residents, within assisted living residences,
comprehensive personal care homes and assisted living programs.
Nursing Home-Level Care - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual requires this as
defined by N.J.A.C. 8:85-2.1. It is provided to individuals who have chronic
medical condition(s) resulting in moderate to severe impairments in physical,
behavioral, cognitive, and/or psychosocial functioning. It is determined by a
registered professional nurse and identified in a plan of care.
Pain Management - CORRECT ANSWER-In accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-6,
means the assessment of pain and, if appropriate, treatment in order to assure
the needs of patients or residents of health care facilities who experience
problems with pain are met. Treatment of pain may include the use of medication
or application of other modalities and medical devices such as, but not limited to,
heat or cold, massage, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS),
acupuncture, and neurolytic techniques such as radiofrequency coagulation and
cryotherapy.
,Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER-A resident's degree of control over a specific
physical area and/or time; levels of intimacy with family and others; and
communication and contact with others outside the facility or program
environment.
Shared Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Residents (and if the resident
wishes the resident's family) and providers of assisted living services share
responsibility for planning and decision making affecting residents. To participate
fully in this, residents shaw be provided with clear and understandable
information about the possible consequences of their decision-making, in
accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:35-5.18(a)2.
Total Bed Complement - CORRECT ANSWER-Another term for resident census.
Unit Dose Drug Distribution System - CORRECT ANSWER-A system in which
medications are delivered to the residents areas in single unit packaging, and
which meets the following criteria:
1.) Each medication shall be individually wrapped and labeled with the generic or
trade (brand) name and strength of medication, lot number or reference code,
expiration date, and manufacturer's name, and shall be ready for administration
to the resident.
2.) Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, and the system shall include provisions for noting additional
, information, including but no limited to, special times or routes of administration
and storage conditions.
3.) Commercial repackages shall comply with 21 CFR 201.1, incorporated herein
by reference, as amended and supplemented, and N.J.A.C. 8:39.
Unit-of-Use - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of in which medications are
delivered to the resident areas either in single unity packaging, bingo or punch
cards, blister or strip packs, or other system where each medication is physically
separate. Individually labeled unit dose medications may be combined in a "bingo
or punch card" to create a unit-of-dose drug distribution system.
Aging in Place - CORRECT ANSWER-A process whereby individuals remain in
their living environment despite the physical and/mental decline and growing
needs for supportive services that may occur in the course of aging.
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) - CORRECT ANSWER-The functions or tasks for
self-care, which are performed either independently or with supervision or
assistance, such as: dressing, bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating.
Assisted Living - CORRECT ANSWER-A coordinated array of supportive
personal and health services 24 hours per day, to residents who have been
