CALA NJ FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Facility Licensure Renewal. Answer: The license, unless
suspended or revoked, shall be renewed annually on the original
license date, or within 30 days thereafter as of the original licensure
date. The facility will receive a request for renewal fee 30 days prior
to the expiration of the license. A renewal license will not be issued
unless the licensure fee is received by the Department.
◉ Surrender of Facility License. Answer: The facility shall notify
each resident, the resident's physician, and any guarantors of
payment at least 30 days prior to the voluntary surrender of a
license, or as directed under an order of revocation, refusal to renew,
or suspension of license. In such cases, the license shall be returned
to the Long-Term Care Licensing Program of the Department within
7 working days after the voluntary surrender, revocation, non-
renewal, or suspension of license.
◉ CALA Qualifications. Answer: 1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a
high school diploma or equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA or LNHA license.
◉ 2 Years. Answer: An applicant for certification as an assisted living
administrator shall sit for the Assisted Living Competency
,Examination within ____________ of successful completion of the
assisted living training course.
◉ 3 Years. Answer: An assisted living administrator certification
shall be valid for a period of ____________ from date of issue.
◉ 3 Years. Answer: At least once every ___________, on a schedule to be
determined by the Department, an assisted living administrator
shall file an application for renewal of current certification.
◉ 30 hours. Answer: Complete at least ____________, of continuing
education regarding assisted living concepts and related topics, as
specified and approved by the Department of Health and Senior
Services.
◉ Eligibility for Renewal. Answer: 1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.)
Criminal History Background Check
◉ Lapse of Certification. Answer: The applicant shall be required to
complete 10 hours of continuing education credit for each year in
which the certification was inactive in addition to the required 30
hours of continuing education for the last completed triennial
certification period in which the applicant's certification was active.
,◉ 40 Hours. Answer: In order to be an assisted living administrator
trainer, they must complete at least ____________ of the basic concepts
etc. of assisted living.
◉ Administrator's Responsibilites. Answer: 1.) Ensuring the
development, implementation, and enforcement of all policies and
procedures, including resident rights; 2.) Planning for, and
administration of, the managerial, operational, fiscal, and report
components of the facility; 3.) Ensuring that all personnel are
assigned duties based upon their ability and competency to perform
the job and in accordance with written job descriptions; 4.) Ensuring
the provision of staff orientation and staff education; 5.) Establishing
and maintaining liaison relationships and communication with
facility staff and services and with residents and their families; 6.)
Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships and
communications with community hospitals, social services agencies,
and mental health service agencies.
◉ Ombudsman. Answer: An advocate who is an official in charge of
representing the interests of the public by investigating and
addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.
◉ Informed Consent in Different Languaes. Answer: The resident
has a right to refuse medication and treatment after the resident has
been informed, in language that the resident understands, of the
possible consequences of this decision.
, ◉ 30 Days. Answer: The resident has the right to receive written
notice at least ___________ in advance when the facility requests the
resident's transfer or discharge, except in an emergency. This
written notice shall include the name, address, and telephone
number of the New Jersey Office of the Ombudsman for the
Institutionalized Elderly, and shall also be provided to the resident's
legally appointed guardian, if applicable, or, with the resident's
consent, to the resident's family, ___________ in advance.
◉ Types of Services for ALF. Answer: 1.) Assistance with Personal
Care; 2.) Nursing; 3.) Pharmacy; 4.) Dining; 5.) Activities; 6.)
Recreational; 7.) and Social Work services.
◉ Nursing Home Level Care Characteristics. Answer: 1.) The
resident requires 24/7 nursing supervision; 2.) The resident is
bedridden for more than 14 days; 3.) The resident is consistently
and totally dependent in four or more of the following activities of
daily living: dressing, bathing, toilet use, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating; 4.) The resident has a cognitive decline severe
enough to prevent the making of simple decisions regarding
activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating and cannot respond
appropriately to cueing and simple directions; 5.) The resident
requires treatment of a stage 3 or 4 pressure sore or multiple stage
two pressure sores; 6.) The residents requires than assistance with
transfer; 7.) The resident is a danger to self or others; 8.) The
resident has a medically unstable condition and/or has special
health problems, and a regimen of therapy cannot be appropriately
developed and implemented in the assisted living environment.
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Facility Licensure Renewal. Answer: The license, unless
suspended or revoked, shall be renewed annually on the original
license date, or within 30 days thereafter as of the original licensure
date. The facility will receive a request for renewal fee 30 days prior
to the expiration of the license. A renewal license will not be issued
unless the licensure fee is received by the Department.
◉ Surrender of Facility License. Answer: The facility shall notify
each resident, the resident's physician, and any guarantors of
payment at least 30 days prior to the voluntary surrender of a
license, or as directed under an order of revocation, refusal to renew,
or suspension of license. In such cases, the license shall be returned
to the Long-Term Care Licensing Program of the Department within
7 working days after the voluntary surrender, revocation, non-
renewal, or suspension of license.
◉ CALA Qualifications. Answer: 1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a
high school diploma or equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA or LNHA license.
◉ 2 Years. Answer: An applicant for certification as an assisted living
administrator shall sit for the Assisted Living Competency
,Examination within ____________ of successful completion of the
assisted living training course.
◉ 3 Years. Answer: An assisted living administrator certification
shall be valid for a period of ____________ from date of issue.
◉ 3 Years. Answer: At least once every ___________, on a schedule to be
determined by the Department, an assisted living administrator
shall file an application for renewal of current certification.
◉ 30 hours. Answer: Complete at least ____________, of continuing
education regarding assisted living concepts and related topics, as
specified and approved by the Department of Health and Senior
Services.
◉ Eligibility for Renewal. Answer: 1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.)
Criminal History Background Check
◉ Lapse of Certification. Answer: The applicant shall be required to
complete 10 hours of continuing education credit for each year in
which the certification was inactive in addition to the required 30
hours of continuing education for the last completed triennial
certification period in which the applicant's certification was active.
,◉ 40 Hours. Answer: In order to be an assisted living administrator
trainer, they must complete at least ____________ of the basic concepts
etc. of assisted living.
◉ Administrator's Responsibilites. Answer: 1.) Ensuring the
development, implementation, and enforcement of all policies and
procedures, including resident rights; 2.) Planning for, and
administration of, the managerial, operational, fiscal, and report
components of the facility; 3.) Ensuring that all personnel are
assigned duties based upon their ability and competency to perform
the job and in accordance with written job descriptions; 4.) Ensuring
the provision of staff orientation and staff education; 5.) Establishing
and maintaining liaison relationships and communication with
facility staff and services and with residents and their families; 6.)
Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships and
communications with community hospitals, social services agencies,
and mental health service agencies.
◉ Ombudsman. Answer: An advocate who is an official in charge of
representing the interests of the public by investigating and
addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.
◉ Informed Consent in Different Languaes. Answer: The resident
has a right to refuse medication and treatment after the resident has
been informed, in language that the resident understands, of the
possible consequences of this decision.
, ◉ 30 Days. Answer: The resident has the right to receive written
notice at least ___________ in advance when the facility requests the
resident's transfer or discharge, except in an emergency. This
written notice shall include the name, address, and telephone
number of the New Jersey Office of the Ombudsman for the
Institutionalized Elderly, and shall also be provided to the resident's
legally appointed guardian, if applicable, or, with the resident's
consent, to the resident's family, ___________ in advance.
◉ Types of Services for ALF. Answer: 1.) Assistance with Personal
Care; 2.) Nursing; 3.) Pharmacy; 4.) Dining; 5.) Activities; 6.)
Recreational; 7.) and Social Work services.
◉ Nursing Home Level Care Characteristics. Answer: 1.) The
resident requires 24/7 nursing supervision; 2.) The resident is
bedridden for more than 14 days; 3.) The resident is consistently
and totally dependent in four or more of the following activities of
daily living: dressing, bathing, toilet use, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating; 4.) The resident has a cognitive decline severe
enough to prevent the making of simple decisions regarding
activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating and cannot respond
appropriately to cueing and simple directions; 5.) The resident
requires treatment of a stage 3 or 4 pressure sore or multiple stage
two pressure sores; 6.) The residents requires than assistance with
transfer; 7.) The resident is a danger to self or others; 8.) The
resident has a medically unstable condition and/or has special
health problems, and a regimen of therapy cannot be appropriately
developed and implemented in the assisted living environment.
