Personal Care Home Administrator Competency Exam Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 320 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
a home intending to serve those with mobility needs requires a COO stating... -
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. PA construction code
- previously commonweatlh panic and fire law
a home's description of services includes... - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. scope and
general description of services
- criteria for admission and discharge
- specific services that home does not provide, but will arrange and coordinate
all direct care staff should be awake at all times there are - CORRECT ANSWER: 16 or more residents
at least one direct care staff person should be awake.. - CORRECT ANSWER: in home with less than 16 residents with mobility needs
can a staff person be 16/17? - CORRECT ANSWER: may not perform tasks related to
med admin, nor may they provide incontinence care, bathing, or dressing of residents without supervision
can PCH provide hospice services? - CORRECT ANSWER: yes, the home shall provide
PCH services, as well as needs directed by hospice agency
can third party payments be made and what can they be used for? - CORRECT
ANSWER: yes, they can be paid directly to the home, but cannot be used to food,
clothing or shelter because that would reduce SSI payments
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complaint procedures and information of rights should... - CORRECT ANSWER: be
communicated in easily understood manner, and right to lodge complaints without retailiation
criminal background checks can be done - CORRECT ANSWER: upon hire
DSP should be available to each resident... - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. mobile: 1 hour of personal services per day
2. mobility needs: at least 2 hr of personal care services per resident per day
home should provide assistance with assistance of what persoanal hygeine measures?
- CORRECT ANSWER: bathing, oral hygiene, grooming hair, clothes, shaving, nails,
foot, skin care
how frequently does department review waivers? - CORRECT ANSWER: annually, to
determine compliance
how long does resident have to rescind contract? - CORRECT ANSWER: 72 hours;
must be addressed in writing to home
how much of personal care service hours should be available during awake hours? -
CORRECT ANSWER: 75%
how often does administrator have to be in home? - CORRECT ANSWER: at least 20
hours a week
how should you modify or eliminate a behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER: positive
interventions including improving communication, reinforcing approprate behavior, ppraise, redirection, conflict resolution, violence prevention etc.
if a building is altered, how many days do you have to get new fire saftey approval? -
CORRECT ANSWER: 15 days 2 / 4
if a home provides assistance with financial transactions, they should... - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. keep record of transactions
- disimburse funds within 24 of request
- obtain written reciept
- funds can only be used for resident benefit
- cannot blend home and resident funds
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- legal entity admin or staff cannot be POA or guardian of resident estate
- itemized account given quarterly
- keep itemized account in resident record
- provide ability to resident to view at any time
if home elects to serve residents on hospice, they are not required to evacuate a resident who is actively dying, during a fire drill, or if... - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.physicial certified that resident may suffer bodily injury or hastened death
- resident POA, legal guardian, or heatlh care provider has provided informed consent
- if home can locate bedroom to ground level or near exit
- during fire drill, one designated person can notify not to evacuate
- informed staff peroson is to practice evacuation with modre, stimulated effort
- if this doesnt happen, the resident has to be ecavuated
- home should maintain sufficent staff to provide for evac of residents
- time to evac may not exceed time alloted
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if RESIDENT gives notice of intent to leave and moves out before the 30 days... -
CORRECT ANSWER: resident owes the home charges for rent and personal care
services
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if the home is holding more than ___, they should... - CORRECT ANSWER: more than 200$ for more than 2 months, they should notfiy resident and offer assistance in establishing an interest building account.
if the HOMEgives notice of discharge or transfer and the resident moves out befre the 30 days are over, should refund be given? - CORRECT ANSWER: yes, home shall give resident refund qeual to the previously paid charges for rent and personal care services for the remainder of the 30 day time period
in home with multiple buildings regardless of distance, - CORRECT ANSWER: 2 way
communication sustem should be available at all times
indoor temperature should be between - CORRECT ANSWER: 70-80 degrees
medication records shouold include for each resident... - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. name
- drug allergies
- name of med
- strength
- dosage form
- dose
- route of admin
- frequency of admin
- admin times
- duration of therapy
- precautions
- iagnosis or purpose
- date and time of admin
- name and initials of staff person
Medication Self Administration - CORRECT ANSWER: home shall provide residents as needed with meds prescribed for self admin
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