STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
ABST Care Elements
The required individual care elements that must be addressed and documented in
a resident's ABST evaluation as outlined in <phone>(3).
Acute Sexual Assault
Any non-consensual or unwanted sexual contact that warrants medical treatment
or forensic collection.
Administrator
The person who is designated by the licensee that is responsible for the daily
operation and maintenance of the facility as described in OAR.
Advance Directive
A document that contains a health care instruction or a power of attorney for
health care.
Abuse
Abuse as defined in OAR (Adult Protective Services).
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Personal functional activities required by an individual for continued well-being,
which are essential for health and safety. Activities include eating, dressing and
grooming, bathing and personal hygiene, mobility, elimination, and cognition.
Aging and People with Disabilities (APD)
,The program area of Aging and People with Disabilities, within the Department of
Human Services.
Applicant
The individual, individuals, or entity, required to complete a facility application for
license.
Approved Dementia Training
A dementia training curriculum approved by an entity selected by the Department
to be an approving entity pursuant to a Request for Application (RFA) process.
Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST)
The tool described in ORS 443.432 or an acuity-based staffing tool adopted by a
facility that meets requirements established by the Department in OAR. An ABST
is used by a facility to assess the acuity of each resident and determine the
amount of staff time necessary to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled
needs of each resident.
Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
The Department designated agency charged with the responsibility to provide a
comprehensive and coordinated system of services to seniors or individuals with
disabilities in a planning and service area.
Area Agency on Aging
Inclusive of both Type A and B Area Agencies on Aging that contract with the
Department to perform specific activities in relation to residential care and
assisted living facilities.
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
A building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting of fully, self-contained,
individual living units where six or more seniors and adult individuals with
disabilities may reside in homelike surroundings.
Building Codes
,Comprised of the set of specialty codes, including the Oregon Structural Specialty
Code (OSSC), Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code (OMSC), Oregon Electrical
Specialty Code (OESC), Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code (OPSC), and their
reference codes and standards.
Caregiver
A facility employee who is either direct care staff or a universal worker, who is
trained in accordance with OAR <phone> to provide personal care services to
residents.
Change in Use
Altering the purpose of an existing room, within the facility, that requires
structural changes.
Change of Condition - Short-Term
A change in the resident's health or functioning, that is expected to resolve or be
reversed with minimal intervention, or is an established, predictable, cyclical
pattern associated with a previously diagnosed condition.
Change of Condition - Significant
A major deviation from the most recent evaluation, that may affect multiple areas
of functioning or health, that is not expected to be short-term, and imposes
significant risk to the resident.
Choice
A resident has viable options that enable the resident to exercise greater control
over their life, supported by sufficient private and common space within the
facility.
CMS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
Competency
, To possess specific knowledge, technical skill, and the ability to perform tasks
related to the role and responsibilities of direct care staff.
Competency Assessment
An evaluation of knowledge, technical skill and ability to carry out care pursuant
to the requirements in OAR <phone>, including verification and documentation
through observation, written testing or verbal testing.
Condition
A provision attached to a new or existing license that limits or restricts the scope
of the license or imposes additional requirements on the licensee.
Consistently
Regularly and typically, occurring steadily and with regularity over a period of
time.
Consumer Summary
A summary of services provided by the facility, including a summary of services
not provided, which must be provided to potential residents before move-in.
Conversion Facility (CF)
A nursing facility that has followed the requirements in these rules to become a
residential care facility through the conversion facility process.
Department
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).
Designated Representative
Any adult, such as a parent, family member, guardian, advocate, or other person,
who is chosen by the individual or, as applicable, the legal representative; not a
paid provider for the individual; and authorized by the individual, or as applicable
the legal representative, to serve as the representative of the individual.
Dignity
FACILITIES EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
ABST Care Elements
The required individual care elements that must be addressed and documented in
a resident's ABST evaluation as outlined in <phone>(3).
Acute Sexual Assault
Any non-consensual or unwanted sexual contact that warrants medical treatment
or forensic collection.
Administrator
The person who is designated by the licensee that is responsible for the daily
operation and maintenance of the facility as described in OAR.
Advance Directive
A document that contains a health care instruction or a power of attorney for
health care.
Abuse
Abuse as defined in OAR (Adult Protective Services).
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Personal functional activities required by an individual for continued well-being,
which are essential for health and safety. Activities include eating, dressing and
grooming, bathing and personal hygiene, mobility, elimination, and cognition.
Aging and People with Disabilities (APD)
,The program area of Aging and People with Disabilities, within the Department of
Human Services.
Applicant
The individual, individuals, or entity, required to complete a facility application for
license.
Approved Dementia Training
A dementia training curriculum approved by an entity selected by the Department
to be an approving entity pursuant to a Request for Application (RFA) process.
Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST)
The tool described in ORS 443.432 or an acuity-based staffing tool adopted by a
facility that meets requirements established by the Department in OAR. An ABST
is used by a facility to assess the acuity of each resident and determine the
amount of staff time necessary to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled
needs of each resident.
Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
The Department designated agency charged with the responsibility to provide a
comprehensive and coordinated system of services to seniors or individuals with
disabilities in a planning and service area.
Area Agency on Aging
Inclusive of both Type A and B Area Agencies on Aging that contract with the
Department to perform specific activities in relation to residential care and
assisted living facilities.
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
A building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting of fully, self-contained,
individual living units where six or more seniors and adult individuals with
disabilities may reside in homelike surroundings.
Building Codes
,Comprised of the set of specialty codes, including the Oregon Structural Specialty
Code (OSSC), Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code (OMSC), Oregon Electrical
Specialty Code (OESC), Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code (OPSC), and their
reference codes and standards.
Caregiver
A facility employee who is either direct care staff or a universal worker, who is
trained in accordance with OAR <phone> to provide personal care services to
residents.
Change in Use
Altering the purpose of an existing room, within the facility, that requires
structural changes.
Change of Condition - Short-Term
A change in the resident's health or functioning, that is expected to resolve or be
reversed with minimal intervention, or is an established, predictable, cyclical
pattern associated with a previously diagnosed condition.
Change of Condition - Significant
A major deviation from the most recent evaluation, that may affect multiple areas
of functioning or health, that is not expected to be short-term, and imposes
significant risk to the resident.
Choice
A resident has viable options that enable the resident to exercise greater control
over their life, supported by sufficient private and common space within the
facility.
CMS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
Competency
, To possess specific knowledge, technical skill, and the ability to perform tasks
related to the role and responsibilities of direct care staff.
Competency Assessment
An evaluation of knowledge, technical skill and ability to carry out care pursuant
to the requirements in OAR <phone>, including verification and documentation
through observation, written testing or verbal testing.
Condition
A provision attached to a new or existing license that limits or restricts the scope
of the license or imposes additional requirements on the licensee.
Consistently
Regularly and typically, occurring steadily and with regularity over a period of
time.
Consumer Summary
A summary of services provided by the facility, including a summary of services
not provided, which must be provided to potential residents before move-in.
Conversion Facility (CF)
A nursing facility that has followed the requirements in these rules to become a
residential care facility through the conversion facility process.
Department
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).
Designated Representative
Any adult, such as a parent, family member, guardian, advocate, or other person,
who is chosen by the individual or, as applicable, the legal representative; not a
paid provider for the individual; and authorized by the individual, or as applicable
the legal representative, to serve as the representative of the individual.
Dignity
