ALF Core Exam Prep (mock Exam 2)
Questions with Correct Answers 2026/2027
Newly hired facility administrators, managers, direct care staff and staff involved in resident ad
missions must receive at least one hour of training in the facilities policy and procedures regar
ding DNROs within 30 days of employment.
True or false - < ANSWER>True
When handling raw or prepared meats, room temperature is within the danger zone.
Select one:
True
False - < ANSWER>True
You hire a new facility administrator. They have not taken the required 26 hour Core Training o
r the State Competency Exam. How many days does this employee have to complete the traini
ng and test requirements?
a. None. Requirements must be completed before hire date.
b. 30 days from the date of hire
c. 60 days from the date of hire
d. 90 days from the date of hire - < ANSWER>D. 90 days from the date of hire
Personnel records for each staff members must contain, at a minimum:
a. Employment application with references & a level 2 background screening
b. Documentation verifying freedom of communicable disease
,c. Copies of licenses and staff training requirements
d. All of the above - < ANSWER>D. All of the above
Staff who provide direct care to residents must receive a minimum of 1 hour in-
service training within 30 days of employment that covers the following subjects:
a. reporting major incidents
b. reporting adverse incidents
c. facility emergency procedures
d. abuse, neglect, and exploitation AND all of the above. - < ANSWER>
D. Abuse, neglect, and exploitation and all of the above.
The health assessment form (1823) must include the date of the examination, and the name,
signature, address, phone number, and license number of the examining licensed health care
provider.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
How many days notice do you have to give a resident when you are discharging them from th
e facility?
a. 45
b. 3
c. 30
d. 60 - < ANSWER>A. 45
,Assisted living facilities must keep an up-to-
date admission and discharge log listing the names of all residents and each resident's:
a. Date of admission, the place from which the resident was admitted, and if applicable, a not
ation the resident was admitted with a stage 2 pressure sore
b. Date of discharge, the reason for discharge, and the identification of the facility to which th
e resident is discharged or home address, or if the person is deceased, the date of death. Rea
dmission of a resident to the facility after discharge requires a new entry. Discharge of a resid
ent is not required if the facility is holding a bed for a resident who is out of the facility but in
tends to return
c. A log listing the names of all temporary emergency placement and respite care residents if
not included on the log
d. All the above - < ANSWER>d. All the above
There are special advertising requirements for facilities that advertise that they provide special
care for persons with ADRD, or who maintain secured areas
True
False - < ANSWER>True
Advanced directives include living wills and durable powers of attorney for healthcare. Often, t
hese directives document the expressed wishes of the patient, and this provides a framework
to guide family members and health care professionals in decision making when the patient is
incapacitated.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
, An assisted living facility may not accept additional supplementation from third parties on beh
alf of residents receiving (OSS) optional state supplementation.
True
False - < ANSWER>False
Documents required to be in the admission package shall be in English. If the resident is not a
ble to read, or does not understand English and translated documents are not available, the fa
cility must explain its policies to a family member or friend of the resident or another individu
al who can communicate the information to the resident.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
After a resident is discharged from your facility, how many days until unclaimed medication ar
e considered abandoned?
a. Immediately
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 14 days or 2 weeks - < ANSWER>C. 15 days
A facility that has a change of administrator must complete form 3180-
1006 and notify the agency within how many days?
a. 90 days
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
Questions with Correct Answers 2026/2027
Newly hired facility administrators, managers, direct care staff and staff involved in resident ad
missions must receive at least one hour of training in the facilities policy and procedures regar
ding DNROs within 30 days of employment.
True or false - < ANSWER>True
When handling raw or prepared meats, room temperature is within the danger zone.
Select one:
True
False - < ANSWER>True
You hire a new facility administrator. They have not taken the required 26 hour Core Training o
r the State Competency Exam. How many days does this employee have to complete the traini
ng and test requirements?
a. None. Requirements must be completed before hire date.
b. 30 days from the date of hire
c. 60 days from the date of hire
d. 90 days from the date of hire - < ANSWER>D. 90 days from the date of hire
Personnel records for each staff members must contain, at a minimum:
a. Employment application with references & a level 2 background screening
b. Documentation verifying freedom of communicable disease
,c. Copies of licenses and staff training requirements
d. All of the above - < ANSWER>D. All of the above
Staff who provide direct care to residents must receive a minimum of 1 hour in-
service training within 30 days of employment that covers the following subjects:
a. reporting major incidents
b. reporting adverse incidents
c. facility emergency procedures
d. abuse, neglect, and exploitation AND all of the above. - < ANSWER>
D. Abuse, neglect, and exploitation and all of the above.
The health assessment form (1823) must include the date of the examination, and the name,
signature, address, phone number, and license number of the examining licensed health care
provider.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
How many days notice do you have to give a resident when you are discharging them from th
e facility?
a. 45
b. 3
c. 30
d. 60 - < ANSWER>A. 45
,Assisted living facilities must keep an up-to-
date admission and discharge log listing the names of all residents and each resident's:
a. Date of admission, the place from which the resident was admitted, and if applicable, a not
ation the resident was admitted with a stage 2 pressure sore
b. Date of discharge, the reason for discharge, and the identification of the facility to which th
e resident is discharged or home address, or if the person is deceased, the date of death. Rea
dmission of a resident to the facility after discharge requires a new entry. Discharge of a resid
ent is not required if the facility is holding a bed for a resident who is out of the facility but in
tends to return
c. A log listing the names of all temporary emergency placement and respite care residents if
not included on the log
d. All the above - < ANSWER>d. All the above
There are special advertising requirements for facilities that advertise that they provide special
care for persons with ADRD, or who maintain secured areas
True
False - < ANSWER>True
Advanced directives include living wills and durable powers of attorney for healthcare. Often, t
hese directives document the expressed wishes of the patient, and this provides a framework
to guide family members and health care professionals in decision making when the patient is
incapacitated.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
, An assisted living facility may not accept additional supplementation from third parties on beh
alf of residents receiving (OSS) optional state supplementation.
True
False - < ANSWER>False
Documents required to be in the admission package shall be in English. If the resident is not a
ble to read, or does not understand English and translated documents are not available, the fa
cility must explain its policies to a family member or friend of the resident or another individu
al who can communicate the information to the resident.
True
False - < ANSWER>True
After a resident is discharged from your facility, how many days until unclaimed medication ar
e considered abandoned?
a. Immediately
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 14 days or 2 weeks - < ANSWER>C. 15 days
A facility that has a change of administrator must complete form 3180-
1006 and notify the agency within how many days?
a. 90 days
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
