NJ CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATOR
(CALA) LATEST EXAM 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
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Organs have a fixed amount of energy available and they wear out. Residual damage resulting
from stress accumulates, and the body no longer is able to resist the stress and dies. Slow virus or
ordinary virus is present in the body and may play a part in the aging process. - Answer>>>
Stress and Viral Theories
An individual who has been determined as satisfying the financial eligibility criteria for medical
assistance under the Medicaid program, and has been assessed as being in need of nursing home-
level care, and has been approved by the Department for participation in a Federally approved
waiver program for assisted living services. - Answer>>> Medicaid-Eligible Person
At the time of admission, arrangements shall be made between the administrator and the resident,
guardian, or responsible person regarding the _______________and ______________ to be
called in case of illness, or the individual to be called for a resident who, because of religious
affiliation, is opposed to medical treatment. - Answer>>> Physician and Dentist
According to OSHA standards, the Hepatitis B vaccination must be made available to all
employees who have reasonably anticipated occupation blood exposure within ______________
of assignment. - Answer>>> 10 working days
In accordance with assisted living regulations related to ____________________ operation, each
assisted living residence and CPCH must establish and implement a written work plan that
includes scheduled assignment, frequency of cleaning specific area, and frequency of cleaning
and maintain equipment. - Answer>>> Housekeeping
The written formal plan developed in consideration of shared responsibility, bounded choice and
assisted living values and negotiated between the resident and the facility or program to avoid or
reduce the risk of adverse outcomes which may occur in an assisted living environment. -
Answer>>> Manage Risk Agreement
,These shall be provided in all residents' bedrooms, living rooms, and "studio apartment" units,
whether or not the facility contains a comprehensive automatic fire suppression system
throughout. - Answer>>> Smoke Detectors
Residential units occupied by one person shall have minimum of ______________ of clear and
usable floor area. This excludes closets, bathroom, kitchenette, hallways, corridors, vestibules,
alcoves, and foyers (unless the Department grants such a request). - Answer>>> 150 square feet
A procedure in which a prescribed medication or biological is given to a resident by an
authorized individual in accordance with all laws and regulations governing such procedures. -
Answer>>> Medication Administration
1.) Removing an individual dose from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container
(including a unit dose or unit-of-use container).
2.) Verifying it with the prescriber's orders.
3.) Giving the individual dose to the resident.
4.) Seeing that the resident takes it (if oral).
5.) Recording the required information, including but not limited to the method of
administration, time administered, initials of individuals who administered the medication, and
effect of the medication when "PRN" or as-needed medications are administered. - Answer>>>
Process of Medication Administration
The self-worth of a resident. - Answer>>> Dignity
A situation characterized by long standing vacancies in that portion of the facility's master
staffing plan applicable to the work unit of an employee who files a complaint where such
vacancies are the result of open positions that continually remain unfilled over a period of 90
days or more despite active recruitment efforts. - Answer>>> Chronic Short Staffing
Time spent by an employee who is not currently working on the premises of the place of
employment, but who is compensated for availability, or as a condition of employment has
agreed to be available, to return to the premises of the place of employment on shore notice if the
need arises. - Answer>>> On-call Time
,An employer shall not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee
because such employee has made any complaint to his or her employer, including the employer's
representative; to the Comissioner of Labor; or to the State agency that licenses the facility
where the employee works that the employee has been required to work overtime in
contravention to the provisions in the in N.J.A.C. 8:43E. - Answer>>> Employee Complaint
A written plan which includes in-services programs and on the job training. - Answer>>> Staff
Education Plan
A physician specializing in treatment of diseases of aging. - Answer>>> Geriatrician
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. -
Answer>>> Independence
Each resident's unique needs, capabilities, personalities, backgrounds and preferences. -
Answer>>> Individuality
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. - Answer>>> MAR (Medication Administration
Record)
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. - Answer>>> 30-hour
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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> Shared Responsibility
Another term for resident census. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> Unit Dose Drug Distribution
System
(CALA) LATEST EXAM 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
100% GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
Organs have a fixed amount of energy available and they wear out. Residual damage resulting
from stress accumulates, and the body no longer is able to resist the stress and dies. Slow virus or
ordinary virus is present in the body and may play a part in the aging process. - Answer>>>
Stress and Viral Theories
An individual who has been determined as satisfying the financial eligibility criteria for medical
assistance under the Medicaid program, and has been assessed as being in need of nursing home-
level care, and has been approved by the Department for participation in a Federally approved
waiver program for assisted living services. - Answer>>> Medicaid-Eligible Person
At the time of admission, arrangements shall be made between the administrator and the resident,
guardian, or responsible person regarding the _______________and ______________ to be
called in case of illness, or the individual to be called for a resident who, because of religious
affiliation, is opposed to medical treatment. - Answer>>> Physician and Dentist
According to OSHA standards, the Hepatitis B vaccination must be made available to all
employees who have reasonably anticipated occupation blood exposure within ______________
of assignment. - Answer>>> 10 working days
In accordance with assisted living regulations related to ____________________ operation, each
assisted living residence and CPCH must establish and implement a written work plan that
includes scheduled assignment, frequency of cleaning specific area, and frequency of cleaning
and maintain equipment. - Answer>>> Housekeeping
The written formal plan developed in consideration of shared responsibility, bounded choice and
assisted living values and negotiated between the resident and the facility or program to avoid or
reduce the risk of adverse outcomes which may occur in an assisted living environment. -
Answer>>> Manage Risk Agreement
,These shall be provided in all residents' bedrooms, living rooms, and "studio apartment" units,
whether or not the facility contains a comprehensive automatic fire suppression system
throughout. - Answer>>> Smoke Detectors
Residential units occupied by one person shall have minimum of ______________ of clear and
usable floor area. This excludes closets, bathroom, kitchenette, hallways, corridors, vestibules,
alcoves, and foyers (unless the Department grants such a request). - Answer>>> 150 square feet
A procedure in which a prescribed medication or biological is given to a resident by an
authorized individual in accordance with all laws and regulations governing such procedures. -
Answer>>> Medication Administration
1.) Removing an individual dose from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container
(including a unit dose or unit-of-use container).
2.) Verifying it with the prescriber's orders.
3.) Giving the individual dose to the resident.
4.) Seeing that the resident takes it (if oral).
5.) Recording the required information, including but not limited to the method of
administration, time administered, initials of individuals who administered the medication, and
effect of the medication when "PRN" or as-needed medications are administered. - Answer>>>
Process of Medication Administration
The self-worth of a resident. - Answer>>> Dignity
A situation characterized by long standing vacancies in that portion of the facility's master
staffing plan applicable to the work unit of an employee who files a complaint where such
vacancies are the result of open positions that continually remain unfilled over a period of 90
days or more despite active recruitment efforts. - Answer>>> Chronic Short Staffing
Time spent by an employee who is not currently working on the premises of the place of
employment, but who is compensated for availability, or as a condition of employment has
agreed to be available, to return to the premises of the place of employment on shore notice if the
need arises. - Answer>>> On-call Time
,An employer shall not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee
because such employee has made any complaint to his or her employer, including the employer's
representative; to the Comissioner of Labor; or to the State agency that licenses the facility
where the employee works that the employee has been required to work overtime in
contravention to the provisions in the in N.J.A.C. 8:43E. - Answer>>> Employee Complaint
A written plan which includes in-services programs and on the job training. - Answer>>> Staff
Education Plan
A physician specializing in treatment of diseases of aging. - Answer>>> Geriatrician
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. -
Answer>>> Independence
Each resident's unique needs, capabilities, personalities, backgrounds and preferences. -
Answer>>> Individuality
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. - Answer>>> MAR (Medication Administration
Record)
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. - Answer>>> 30-hour
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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> Shared Responsibility
Another term for resident census. - Answer>>> 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. - Answer>>> Unit Dose Drug Distribution
System
