Adult Residential Facility (ARF) Practice Test, California ARF
Administrator Study Guide Exam 2026|2027 Advanced
Practice Questions and Answers with Complete A+ Solutions
100% Correct!!!
The licensee shall meet the following food supply and storage requirement:
a. maintain on the premises supplies of staples, non perishable foods for a minimum of one
week
b. freezers and refrigerators shall be kept clean
c. Maintain on the premises supplies of perishable foods for a minimum of two days.
d. all of the above - correct answer -d. all of the above
(T/F) Unless otherwise provided, a certified administrator may administer more than one
licensed Adult Residential Facility. - correct answer -True
(T/F) An individual shall be a certificate holder prior to being employed as an administrator.
- correct answer -False
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,(T/F) Adult Residential Care Facilities may not accept and retain clients whose primary need
is acute psychiatric care due to mental disorder. - correct answer -True
(T/F) The licensee may evict a client by serving the client with a 30 day written notice to quit
for non payment of the rate for basic services, within ten days of the due date. - correct
answer -True
(T/F) Clients who wish to eat alone in their rooms shall be encouraged to have meals with
other clients. - correct answer -False
(T/F) The licensing agency does not have authority to restrict care to specific individuals. -
correct answer -False
(T/F) Certificates shall be valid for a period of two years and expire on either the
anniversary date of initial issuance or on the individual's birthday during the second
calendar year following recertification. - correct answer -True
(T/F) Certificates not renewed within four years of their expiration date shall not be
renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated - correct answer -True
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,(T/F) Within six months of becoming an administrator, the individual shall receive training on
HIV or TB - correct answer -True
(T/F) Unlicensed care provider staff may provide a manual removal of fecal impaction,
provided they are trained to do so by a licensed care professional. - correct answer -False
(T/F) The Department may revoke the certificate of any administrator who knowingly made
or gave false statements or information in conjunction with the application for a certificate.
- correct answer -True
(T/F) In facilities providing care and supervision for 16 to 100 clients, there shall be at least
five persons on duty, on the premises, and awake. - correct answer -True
(T/F) Certificates renewed after the expiration date, but within four years of the certificate
expiration date, are not subject to a $300 deficiency fee. - correct answer -False
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, (T/F) Full-length bed rails are prohibited for use in a community care facility. - correct
answer -True
(T/F) Initial Certification Training Program vendors do not have to be approved by the
Department - correct answer -False
(T/F) Space and equipment for washing and ironing and mending of personal clothing is
requires in laundry areas - correct answer -True
(T/F) Supplies of staple, non perishable foods shall be maintained on the premises for a
minimum of two days. - correct answer -False
(T/F) In cases where the individual is both the licensee and the administrator of an Adult
Residential Facility, the individual shall comply with all licensee and certified administrator
requirements. - correct answer -True
(T/F) A client suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease shall be isolated, and a
physician contacted, to determine suitability of the client's retention in the facility. - correct
answer -True
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Administrator Study Guide Exam 2026|2027 Advanced
Practice Questions and Answers with Complete A+ Solutions
100% Correct!!!
The licensee shall meet the following food supply and storage requirement:
a. maintain on the premises supplies of staples, non perishable foods for a minimum of one
week
b. freezers and refrigerators shall be kept clean
c. Maintain on the premises supplies of perishable foods for a minimum of two days.
d. all of the above - correct answer -d. all of the above
(T/F) Unless otherwise provided, a certified administrator may administer more than one
licensed Adult Residential Facility. - correct answer -True
(T/F) An individual shall be a certificate holder prior to being employed as an administrator.
- correct answer -False
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,(T/F) Adult Residential Care Facilities may not accept and retain clients whose primary need
is acute psychiatric care due to mental disorder. - correct answer -True
(T/F) The licensee may evict a client by serving the client with a 30 day written notice to quit
for non payment of the rate for basic services, within ten days of the due date. - correct
answer -True
(T/F) Clients who wish to eat alone in their rooms shall be encouraged to have meals with
other clients. - correct answer -False
(T/F) The licensing agency does not have authority to restrict care to specific individuals. -
correct answer -False
(T/F) Certificates shall be valid for a period of two years and expire on either the
anniversary date of initial issuance or on the individual's birthday during the second
calendar year following recertification. - correct answer -True
(T/F) Certificates not renewed within four years of their expiration date shall not be
renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated - correct answer -True
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,(T/F) Within six months of becoming an administrator, the individual shall receive training on
HIV or TB - correct answer -True
(T/F) Unlicensed care provider staff may provide a manual removal of fecal impaction,
provided they are trained to do so by a licensed care professional. - correct answer -False
(T/F) The Department may revoke the certificate of any administrator who knowingly made
or gave false statements or information in conjunction with the application for a certificate.
- correct answer -True
(T/F) In facilities providing care and supervision for 16 to 100 clients, there shall be at least
five persons on duty, on the premises, and awake. - correct answer -True
(T/F) Certificates renewed after the expiration date, but within four years of the certificate
expiration date, are not subject to a $300 deficiency fee. - correct answer -False
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, (T/F) Full-length bed rails are prohibited for use in a community care facility. - correct
answer -True
(T/F) Initial Certification Training Program vendors do not have to be approved by the
Department - correct answer -False
(T/F) Space and equipment for washing and ironing and mending of personal clothing is
requires in laundry areas - correct answer -True
(T/F) Supplies of staple, non perishable foods shall be maintained on the premises for a
minimum of two days. - correct answer -False
(T/F) In cases where the individual is both the licensee and the administrator of an Adult
Residential Facility, the individual shall comply with all licensee and certified administrator
requirements. - correct answer -True
(T/F) A client suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease shall be isolated, and a
physician contacted, to determine suitability of the client's retention in the facility. - correct
answer -True
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