Free State ALD Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1An assisted living director in residence and mentor are setting the total field-experience duration. What is the minimum total number of hours allowed under Minnesota's ALDIR rule?

   1. A. 20 hours
   2. B. 320 hours
   3. C. 480 hours
   4. D. 1,000 hours

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule specifies "a minimum of 320 hours required and a maximum of 1,000 hours allowed." The 480-hour figure is recommended, 1,000 is the ceiling, and 20 hours is the average weekly residency measure, so the minimum total is 320.

   Reference: Minnesota Rules, chapter 6400 — Minn. R. 6400.7030, subps. 1 and 3

2. 2A facility reviews assessment findings to decide which assisted-living-services recipients must be covered by its missing-resident plan. Which finding alone triggers that plan's applicability?

   1. A. A resident assessed as needing help with weekly housekeeping
   2. B. A resident assessed as needing transportation to medical visits
   3. C. A resident assessed as at risk for wandering or elopement
   4. D. A resident assessed as preferring a specialized meal plan

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Minn. R. 4659.0110 covers a service recipient "who is identified as at risk for wandering or elopement according to the resident's most recent assessment or review." Housekeeping, transportation, and meal preferences concern other services but do not establish this missing-resident-plan trigger.

   Reference: Minnesota Rules, chapter 4659 — Minn. R. 4659.0110, subp. 1(A)(2)

3. 3A Minnesota assisted living facility is onboarding a resident. What document must the facility distribute to that resident?

   1. A. The assisted living bill of rights
   2. B. The facility's most recent tax return
   3. C. The director's employment contract
   4. D. The state surveyor's personnel file

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minn. Stat. § 144G.41 states that all assisted living facilities shall "distribute to residents the assisted living bill of rights." Therefore the bill of rights is the required document.

   Reference: Mn Statutes 144G — Minn. Stat. § 144G.41, subd. 1(1)

4. 4A licensed assisted living director reviews the continuing education needed to maintain professional qualification under Minnesota law. What minimum number of hours is required in each two-year period?

   1. A. Eight hours in each two-year period
   2. B. Ten hours in each two-year period
   3. C. Thirty hours in each two-year period
   4. D. Forty hours in each two-year period

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Minn. Stat. 144A.20 states, "An assisted living director must receive at least 30 hours of continuing education every two years." Eight annual hours govern direct-service staff, and ten annual dementia hours govern a dementia-care director's topic allocation; neither is the director's general two-year minimum.

   Reference: Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A — Minn. Stat. 144A.20, subd. 4(c)

5. 5A mandated reporter at an assisted living facility has reason to believe a vulnerable adult has been maltreated. Which external report is required by Minnesota's vulnerable-adult reporting statute?

   1. A. Report immediately to the common entry point
   2. B. Report immediately to local law enforcement
   3. C. Report immediately to the Department of Health
   4. D. Report immediately to the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minn. Stat. 626.557 directs that a mandated reporter who has reason to believe maltreatment occurred "shall immediately report the information to the common entry point." Law enforcement may also receive a report, but it does not replace the required common-entry-point report. The other agencies likewise are not the required recipient under this subdivision.

   Reference: Minnesota Statutes, section 626.557 — Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 3(a)

6. 6During an assisted living food-service shift, a food employee reports active vomiting. Which Food Code personnel action must the person in charge take?

   1. A. Restrict the employee from exposed food while allowing work in the establishment
   2. B. Restrict the employee from clean equipment while allowing packaged-food work
   3. C. Exclude the employee from the food establishment while the vomiting illness continues
   4. D. Assign the employee to cleaning duties away from the food-preparation counter

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Minn. R. 4626.0045 directs the person in charge to "exclude a food employee from a food establishment if the food employee is ill with vomiting or diarrhea." Restrictions on particular tasks or reassignment within the establishment do not meet that exclusion requirement.

   Reference: Minnesota Rules, chapter 4626 — Minn. R. 4626.0045(A)

7. 7An older resident and family ask which Minnesota service can help them compare long-term care choices through options counseling. Which named service performs that role under section 256.975, subdivision 7?

   1. A. The Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
   2. B. The Senior LinkAge Line
   3. C. The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center
   4. D. The Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Minn. Stat. 256.975 identifies "The service, known as Senior LinkAge Line" and assigns it long-term care options counseling for older adults, caregivers, and providers. The other entities address advocacy, abuse reporting, or professional licensing rather than this named consumer-counseling function.

   Reference: Minnesota Statutes, section 256.975 — Minn. Stat. 256.975, subd. 7(a)–(b)

8. 8A facility prepares its NETStudy 2.0 roster under Minnesota's background-study law. Which employee in a covered category qualifies for the section 144.057 exception from a Department of Human Services study?

   1. A. A board-licensed nurse who completed the criminal check required by section 214.075
   2. B. A board-licensed nurse whose section 214.075 criminal check has not been completed
   3. C. An unlicensed care worker who completed the facility's direct-service orientation
   4. D. A formerly board-licensed nurse whose license has expired after a completed criminal check

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 144.057 says, "The commissioner of human services shall not conduct a background study on any individual identified in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), if the individual has a valid license issued by a health-related licensing board as defined in section 214.01, subdivision 2, and has completed the criminal background check as required in section 214.075." The covered nurse in A has both conditions; B lacks the check, C lacks a board license, and D lacks a currently valid license.

   Reference: Minnesota Statutes, section 144.057 — Minn. Stat. 144.057, subd. 1(b)

9. 9A licensed assisted living director changes employment to a different Minnesota assisted living facility. What is the latest board-notification deadline specified by the rule?

   1. A. Within five working days of the employment change
   2. B. Within ten working days of the employment change
   3. C. Within fifteen working days of the employment change
   4. D. Within thirty working days of the employment change

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Minn. R. 6400.7050 requires the director to "provide notice to the board within five working days of any change in employment as an assisted living director for an assisted living facility." Ten, fifteen, and thirty working days exceed that latest deadline.

   Reference: Minnesota Rules, chapter 6400 — Minn. R. 6400.7050(C)

10. 10Staff promptly search the building, premises, and nearby neighborhood after a resident is suspected missing. They do not find the resident. Which agency must the facility immediately notify?

    1. A. The Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports
    2. B. The Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
    3. C. The Minnesota Department of Health licensing division
    4. D. The local law enforcement agency

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The missing-resident rule says staff must "immediately notify local law enforcement when a facility determines, under subitem (5) or otherwise, that a resident is missing." Completion of the unsuccessful search establishes that determination. The other bodies have different oversight roles and do not replace this immediate notification.

    Reference: Minnesota Rules, chapter 4659 — Minn. R. 4659.0110, subp. 2(A)(4)–(7)