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New Jersey Certified Assisted Living
Administrator (CALA) Exam 2025/2026|
Complete Practice Guide with Verified Answers
30 days - CORRECT ANSWER - Discontinued or expired medications
shall be destroyed within in the facility, or, if unopened and
properly labeled, returned to the pharmacy for credit, if allowable, and in
conformance with N.J.A.C. 13:39 and other State and Federal laws, codes,
and regulations.
Medication Destruction - CORRECT ANSWER - All
in the facility shall be witnessed
and documented by two individuals, each of whom shall either be the
administrator, the registered professional nurse, the licensed practical
nurse, or the provider or consultant pharmacist.
Resident Council - CORRECT ANSWER - Residents shall have the
opportunity to organize and participate in a that presents the
resident's concerns to the administrator of the facility.
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Social Worker - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall arrange for the
provision of social work services to residents who require them, by social
workers licensed. Each social worker shall be licensed or certified by the
New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 13:44G and N.J.S.A. 45:15BB.
Emergency Medical Services - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency medical
services shall be available to or arranged for residents requiring these
services. The facility shall develop a written plan for arranging for
emergency transportation of residents for medical care and returning them
to the assisted living residence.
One - CORRECT ANSWER - At least employee trained in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver shall be
available in the facility at all times. The facility shall have an automatic
external defibrillator (AED) on site. At least employee trained in
the use of the AED shall be available in the facility at all times.
Emergency Plan and Procedures - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall
develop written emergency plans, policies, and procedures which shall
include plans and procedures to be followed in case of medical
emergencies, power failures, fire, and natural disasters. The emergency
plan shall be filed with the Department and the Department shall be notified
when the plans are changed. Copies of the emergency plans shall also be
forwarded to other agencies in accordance with State and municipal laws.
Nothing in these rule shall supersede or imply non-compliance with the
Uniform Fire Act or Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, or NFPA 101.
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Month - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall conduct at least one
drill of the emergency plans every .
4 - CORRECT ANSWER - The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating
basis, to ensure that drills occur during each working shift on an
annual basis.
Year - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall maintain documentation of
all drills, including the date, hour, description of the drill, participating staff,
and signature of the person in charge. In addition to the drills for
emergencies due to fire, the facility shall conduct at least one drill per for
emergencies due to a disaster other than fire, such as storm, flood, other
natural disaster, bomb threat, or nuclear accident (a total of 12 drills).
Annually - CORRECT ANSWER - All staff shall participate in at least one drill
, and select residents may participate in drills.
Annually - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall request of the local
fire department that at least one joint fire drill shall be conducted
. Upon scheduling a joint fire drill, the facility shall notify
first aid and civil defense agencies of this drill and shall participate in
community-wide disaster drills.
Manual Pull Alarm - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall test at least one
each month of the year and maintain documentation of
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test dates, location of each tested, persons testing the alarms, and its
condition.
Fire Extinguishers - CORRECT ANSWER - These shall be hung
conspicuously, kept easily accessible, shall be visually examined monthly
and shall be recorded on a tag which is attached to it. It shall also be
inspected and maintained in accordance with manufacturers' and
applicable NFPA requirements and N.J.A.C. 5:70. Each shall be labeled to
show the date of such inspection and maintenance.
10 years - CORRECT ANSWER - All resident records shall be
maintained for a period of after the discharge of a resident from the
assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, or assisted
living.
48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - The register shall be kept up-to-
date at all times. Admissions, discharges and discharge destination,
and other changes shall be recorded within .
Residents' Individual Records - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.) The resident's
completed admission application and all records forwarded to the facility;
2.) The resident's name, last name, date of birth, name and address of
sponsor or interested agency, date of admission, date of discharge (and
discharge destination) or death, the name, address and telephone number
of physician to be called, and the name, address and of nearest relative,
guardian, responsible person, or interested agency, together with any other
information the resident wishes to have recorded;
New Jersey Certified Assisted Living
Administrator (CALA) Exam 2025/2026|
Complete Practice Guide with Verified Answers
30 days - CORRECT ANSWER - Discontinued or expired medications
shall be destroyed within in the facility, or, if unopened and
properly labeled, returned to the pharmacy for credit, if allowable, and in
conformance with N.J.A.C. 13:39 and other State and Federal laws, codes,
and regulations.
Medication Destruction - CORRECT ANSWER - All
in the facility shall be witnessed
and documented by two individuals, each of whom shall either be the
administrator, the registered professional nurse, the licensed practical
nurse, or the provider or consultant pharmacist.
Resident Council - CORRECT ANSWER - Residents shall have the
opportunity to organize and participate in a that presents the
resident's concerns to the administrator of the facility.
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Social Worker - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall arrange for the
provision of social work services to residents who require them, by social
workers licensed. Each social worker shall be licensed or certified by the
New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 13:44G and N.J.S.A. 45:15BB.
Emergency Medical Services - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency medical
services shall be available to or arranged for residents requiring these
services. The facility shall develop a written plan for arranging for
emergency transportation of residents for medical care and returning them
to the assisted living residence.
One - CORRECT ANSWER - At least employee trained in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver shall be
available in the facility at all times. The facility shall have an automatic
external defibrillator (AED) on site. At least employee trained in
the use of the AED shall be available in the facility at all times.
Emergency Plan and Procedures - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall
develop written emergency plans, policies, and procedures which shall
include plans and procedures to be followed in case of medical
emergencies, power failures, fire, and natural disasters. The emergency
plan shall be filed with the Department and the Department shall be notified
when the plans are changed. Copies of the emergency plans shall also be
forwarded to other agencies in accordance with State and municipal laws.
Nothing in these rule shall supersede or imply non-compliance with the
Uniform Fire Act or Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, or NFPA 101.
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Month - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall conduct at least one
drill of the emergency plans every .
4 - CORRECT ANSWER - The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating
basis, to ensure that drills occur during each working shift on an
annual basis.
Year - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall maintain documentation of
all drills, including the date, hour, description of the drill, participating staff,
and signature of the person in charge. In addition to the drills for
emergencies due to fire, the facility shall conduct at least one drill per for
emergencies due to a disaster other than fire, such as storm, flood, other
natural disaster, bomb threat, or nuclear accident (a total of 12 drills).
Annually - CORRECT ANSWER - All staff shall participate in at least one drill
, and select residents may participate in drills.
Annually - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall request of the local
fire department that at least one joint fire drill shall be conducted
. Upon scheduling a joint fire drill, the facility shall notify
first aid and civil defense agencies of this drill and shall participate in
community-wide disaster drills.
Manual Pull Alarm - CORRECT ANSWER - The facility shall test at least one
each month of the year and maintain documentation of
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test dates, location of each tested, persons testing the alarms, and its
condition.
Fire Extinguishers - CORRECT ANSWER - These shall be hung
conspicuously, kept easily accessible, shall be visually examined monthly
and shall be recorded on a tag which is attached to it. It shall also be
inspected and maintained in accordance with manufacturers' and
applicable NFPA requirements and N.J.A.C. 5:70. Each shall be labeled to
show the date of such inspection and maintenance.
10 years - CORRECT ANSWER - All resident records shall be
maintained for a period of after the discharge of a resident from the
assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, or assisted
living.
48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - The register shall be kept up-to-
date at all times. Admissions, discharges and discharge destination,
and other changes shall be recorded within .
Residents' Individual Records - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.) The resident's
completed admission application and all records forwarded to the facility;
2.) The resident's name, last name, date of birth, name and address of
sponsor or interested agency, date of admission, date of discharge (and
discharge destination) or death, the name, address and telephone number
of physician to be called, and the name, address and of nearest relative,
guardian, responsible person, or interested agency, together with any other
information the resident wishes to have recorded;
