NJ CALA CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
>> CALA
Answer: Certified Assisted Living Administrator — NJ professional
certification
>> NJ CALA
Answer: New Jersey Certified Assisted Living Administrator credential
>> Assisted Living Residence (ALR)
Answer: Residential care facility providing personal and health services
>> CCRC
Answer: Continuing Care Retirement Community — full continuum of
senior care on one campus
>> Memory care unit
Answer: Specialized secured unit for residents with dementia or cognitive
impairment
>> Comprehensive Personal Care Home
Answer: Higher level of assisted living care in NJ
>> New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH)
Answer: State agency licensing and regulating assisted living
, >> NJ Administrative Code Title 8
Answer: Regulations governing health care facilities including ALRs
>> N.J.A.C. 8:36
Answer: Specific NJ regulations for assisted living residences
>> NJ Office of Licensing
Answer: Division overseeing licensure of ALRs in New Jersey
>> License renewal
Answer: NJ ALR licenses renewed every two years
>> Survey
Answer: Inspection conducted by NJDOH to evaluate regulatory
compliance
>> Deficiency
Answer: Area of non-compliance identified during survey
>> Plan of Correction (POC)
Answer: Written response to deficiencies — submitted within 10 days
>> Immediate jeopardy
Answer: Situation posing serious risk of harm requiring immediate
correction
>> Civil monetary penalty
Answer: Financial fine imposed for regulatory violations
>> Revocation
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
>> CALA
Answer: Certified Assisted Living Administrator — NJ professional
certification
>> NJ CALA
Answer: New Jersey Certified Assisted Living Administrator credential
>> Assisted Living Residence (ALR)
Answer: Residential care facility providing personal and health services
>> CCRC
Answer: Continuing Care Retirement Community — full continuum of
senior care on one campus
>> Memory care unit
Answer: Specialized secured unit for residents with dementia or cognitive
impairment
>> Comprehensive Personal Care Home
Answer: Higher level of assisted living care in NJ
>> New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH)
Answer: State agency licensing and regulating assisted living
, >> NJ Administrative Code Title 8
Answer: Regulations governing health care facilities including ALRs
>> N.J.A.C. 8:36
Answer: Specific NJ regulations for assisted living residences
>> NJ Office of Licensing
Answer: Division overseeing licensure of ALRs in New Jersey
>> License renewal
Answer: NJ ALR licenses renewed every two years
>> Survey
Answer: Inspection conducted by NJDOH to evaluate regulatory
compliance
>> Deficiency
Answer: Area of non-compliance identified during survey
>> Plan of Correction (POC)
Answer: Written response to deficiencies — submitted within 10 days
>> Immediate jeopardy
Answer: Situation posing serious risk of harm requiring immediate
correction
>> Civil monetary penalty
Answer: Financial fine imposed for regulatory violations
>> Revocation