NJ Certified Assisted Living
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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. - ANSWERS-Aging in Place
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. - ANSWERS-Nursing
Home-Level Care
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. - ANSWERS-Pain Management
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. - ANSWERS-Privacy
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. - ANSWERS-Shared Responsibility
Another term for resident census. - ANSWERS-Total Bed Complement
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. - ANSWERS-Unit Dose
Drug Distribution System
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. - ANSWERS-Unit-of-Use
,An assisted living facility shall indicate within 36 months of after licensure, at least
______________ of the facility's residents shall be individuals with nursing home-level
care. This percentage shall be computed based upon the number of residents days per
calendar year and may include direct admissions as well as maintained residents with
nursing home-level of care needs. - ANSWERS-20 percent
Each assisted living, comprehensive personal care home, and assisted living program
will be assessed and inspected __________________. - ANSWERS-Biennially
This may be made to a facility at any time by authorized staff of the Department . Such
may include, but not limited to, the review of all facility documents and resident records
and conferences with residents. - ANSWERS-Survey Visits
A licensure shall be granted for a period of one year or less as determined by the
Department. - ANSWERS-Facility Licensure
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. - ANSWERS-Facility Licensure Renewal
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. - ANSWERS-Surrender of Facility License
1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a high school diploma or equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA
or LNHA license. - ANSWERS-CALA Qualifications
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. - ANSWERS-2 Years
, An assisted living administrator certification shall be valid for a period of ____________
from date of issue. - ANSWERS-3 Years
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. - ANSWERS-3 Years
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. - ANSWERS-30 hours
1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.) Criminal History Background Check - ANSWERS-
Eligibility for Renewal
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. - ANSWERS-Lapse of Certification
In order to be an assisted living administrator trainer, they must complete at least
____________ of the basic concepts etc. of assisted living. - ANSWERS-40 Hours
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.
- ANSWERS-Administrator's Responsibilites
Administrator (CALA) || Exam 2026
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Questions (2026) WITH Recent Newest
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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. - ANSWERS-Aging in Place
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. - ANSWERS-Nursing
Home-Level Care
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. - ANSWERS-Pain Management
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. - ANSWERS-Privacy
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. - ANSWERS-Shared Responsibility
Another term for resident census. - ANSWERS-Total Bed Complement
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. - ANSWERS-Unit Dose
Drug Distribution System
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. - ANSWERS-Unit-of-Use
,An assisted living facility shall indicate within 36 months of after licensure, at least
______________ of the facility's residents shall be individuals with nursing home-level
care. This percentage shall be computed based upon the number of residents days per
calendar year and may include direct admissions as well as maintained residents with
nursing home-level of care needs. - ANSWERS-20 percent
Each assisted living, comprehensive personal care home, and assisted living program
will be assessed and inspected __________________. - ANSWERS-Biennially
This may be made to a facility at any time by authorized staff of the Department . Such
may include, but not limited to, the review of all facility documents and resident records
and conferences with residents. - ANSWERS-Survey Visits
A licensure shall be granted for a period of one year or less as determined by the
Department. - ANSWERS-Facility Licensure
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. - ANSWERS-Facility Licensure Renewal
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. - ANSWERS-Surrender of Facility License
1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a high school diploma or equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA
or LNHA license. - ANSWERS-CALA Qualifications
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. - ANSWERS-2 Years
, An assisted living administrator certification shall be valid for a period of ____________
from date of issue. - ANSWERS-3 Years
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. - ANSWERS-3 Years
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. - ANSWERS-30 hours
1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.) Criminal History Background Check - ANSWERS-
Eligibility for Renewal
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. - ANSWERS-Lapse of Certification
In order to be an assisted living administrator trainer, they must complete at least
____________ of the basic concepts etc. of assisted living. - ANSWERS-40 Hours
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.
- ANSWERS-Administrator's Responsibilites
