RCFE Operations and Management 4

Question 1

An RCFE that provides care to six or fewer residents in the licensee's own home is classified as which type of facility?

Accepted Answer

A Residential Care Facility for the Elderly — Small (RCFE-S)

Answer

A large RCFE

Answer

A Family Home Agency

Answer

An Adult Day Program

Question 2

According to RCFE regulations, what is the minimum age for a resident to be admitted to an RCFE?

Accepted Answer

60 years old

Answer

55 years old

Answer

62 years old

Answer

65 years old

Question 3

A prospective resident has a current diagnosis requiring skilled nursing care on an ongoing basis. What must the RCFE administrator do?

Accepted Answer

Decline admission, as ongoing skilled nursing care is outside an RCFE's scope

Answer

Admit the resident and arrange nursing visits from a home health agency

Answer

Request a waiver from the resident's physician

Answer

Hire a licensed vocational nurse on staff before admitting

Question 4

What is the purpose of the RCFE Pre-Admission Appraisal?

Accepted Answer

To assess whether the facility can meet the prospective resident's needs before admission

Answer

To determine the resident's financial eligibility for Medi-Cal

Answer

To set the monthly rate charged to the resident

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To satisfy Medicare documentation requirements

Question 5

If an RCFE resident's condition changes significantly, the administrator must update the resident's Individual Service Plan (ISP) within how many days of identifying the change?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

7 days

Answer

14 days

Answer

60 days

Question 6

An RCFE serving residents with dementia must ensure that all direct-care staff who work with those residents complete dementia-specific training of at least how many hours?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

4 hours

Answer

16 hours

Answer

24 hours

Question 7

Under RCFE regulations, residents must be provided the opportunity to participate in outside activities and community life. Who has final authority over a resident's decision to leave the facility temporarily?

Accepted Answer

The resident, unless a conservator or legal authority restricts it

Answer

The facility administrator

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The attending physician

Answer

The resident's family