CAD Community Resources and Volunteer Management 2

Question 1

A community business wishes to donate supplies to your activity program. What should the activity director do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Verify the donation aligns with residents' needs and facility policies

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Accept the donation and store the supplies immediately

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Ask the business to provide a monetary donation instead

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Decline the offer to avoid any appearance of favoritism

Question 2

Which of the following is the BEST example of an intergenerational community partnership for a long-term care facility?

Accepted Answer

A university student mentorship program pairing students with residents

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A visiting geriatric physician conducting health screenings

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A commercial cleaning service offering discounted facility rates

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A medical supply company providing adaptive equipment loans

Question 3

When screening volunteers who will work directly with cognitively impaired residents, what is ESSENTIAL?

Accepted Answer

Conducting criminal background checks and providing dementia-specific training

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Requiring volunteers to hold professional healthcare licenses

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Limiting volunteer visits to supervised group settings only

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Having volunteers sign a HIPAA release acknowledging resident privacy

Question 4

The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) primarily serves which function for activity directors in long-term care?

Accepted Answer

Connects facilities with community resources and funding opportunities

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Inspects facilities for regulatory compliance on behalf of the state

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Manages Medicare billing and reimbursement for activity services

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Provides direct clinical care coordination for individual residents

Question 5

What is the BEST approach for orienting new volunteers to resident needs and facility expectations?

Accepted Answer

Providing a structured orientation covering resident rights, confidentiality, and program goals

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Having new volunteers shadow existing volunteers informally without structured instruction

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Allowing residents to orient volunteers based on their individual preferences

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Distributing a written manual only without any hands-on or interactive training

Question 6

A volunteer consistently arrives late and disrupts planned activity sessions. The activity director should:

Accepted Answer

Document the pattern and hold a private conversation to address the issue

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Dismiss the volunteer immediately and without prior discussion

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Ask residents to adjust the activity schedule to accommodate the volunteer

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Reassign the volunteer only to tasks that have no fixed start time

Question 7

Which federal legislation most significantly shaped activity programming requirements in certified nursing facilities?

Accepted Answer

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996

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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993