RCFE - Residential Care Facility for the Elderly Facility Management 1

Question 1

What is the minimum frequency required for a facility manager to conduct a formal review of the RCFE's emergency disaster plan?

Accepted Answer

Annually

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Every 6 months

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Every 2 years

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Only when regulations change

Question 2

An RCFE facility manager discovers that a required posted notice about residents' rights has been removed from the common area. What is the appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Immediately repost the notice and document the corrective action

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File an incident report with the state

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Notify all residents verbally as a substitute

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Wait until the next staff meeting to address it

Question 3

Which of the following is the facility manager's primary responsibility when a new staff member is hired at an RCFE?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring the staff member undergoes a criminal background check before working with residents

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Ensuring the staff member completes a resident satisfaction survey

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Verifying the staff member has a valid California Food Handler card

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Scheduling the staff member for a facility tour within 30 days

Question 4

A facility manager at an RCFE wants to add a new storage room that was not part of the original licensed floor plan. What must occur before the space is used?

Accepted Answer

Approval from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS)

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Approval from the facility's insurance carrier

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A vote by the residents' council

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Written consent from all current residents

Question 5

How should a facility manager document a change in a resident's admission agreement that both parties have agreed upon?

Accepted Answer

An addendum signed by both the resident and the facility representative must be added to the file

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Verbal confirmation between the manager and the resident is sufficient

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The change should be noted only in the resident's care plan

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The original agreement can be crossed out and initialed by the manager

Question 6

Which action best demonstrates a facility manager's proactive approach to maintaining adequate staffing ratios at an RCFE?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining an on-call staff list and reviewing resident-to-staff ratios at each shift change

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Hiring additional staff only after receiving a citation from a state inspector

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Relying on residents' family members to fill temporary staffing gaps

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Posting an open position notice after a staff vacancy has gone unfilled for two weeks