Course Description

The assisted living facility core training requirements are established by the department of Elder Affairs pursuant to Section 429.52, F.S., this training consist of a minimum of 26 hours of training plus a competency test.

Upon successful completion of this course, the leaner will be eligible to take the core competency test though the MacDonald Research Institute (https://alfmacdonald-research.com/registration.html) .  The test contains 100 multiple-choice questions with four possible choices.  Examinees have a total of 2 hours to complete the test.  The passing score is 75%. 

For more information, contact April. 


Instructor

April McCormick

April is a native Floridian. She received a master’ degree in nursing with a concentration in advanced practice nursing from South University from Savannah, Georgia in 2012. Over the past 17 years her passion as a Nurse educator and preceptor has employed her the provided enjoyment of empowering patients, families, students, and the community at large in various of health topics. In 2016 she attended St Petersburg College in Florida and completed her Funeral Arts Certificate. April is currently interning with Fuller’ Brother Funeral Home as a Funeral Director Intern. With the amassed skills and knowledge it has allowed April to educate her students in multiple areas of studies. Her love for learning has afforded her the ability to create an environment for learning and design an institution for training former and new nurses in care practices inside the Healthcare Center she directs. She enjoys mentoring up and coming nurses who share the same passion for advancing knowledge and promoting quality of life in the healthcare arena.For over 13 years April has championed the cause of raising awareness of advance assessment and disease management, among multicultural adults with multiple health disparities. April has worked in the demanding capacity of a Utilization Review Liaison in Broward County hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities in the areas of acute rehabilitation for over 20 years. This level of experience and love for healthcare has extended itself to writing training manuals and instructing group and private educational training in healthcare administration, nurse care, geriatric, parish nurse, and etcetera for the last 15 + years. April was instrumental for addressing and educating ecumenical personal and parishioners first hand on nutritional and medical assessments that prolongs life and advances quality care for over 16 years. The Parish Nurse community news which provides healthcare facts, tidbits and scientific based research promoting quality care, continues to thrive as it continues to promote medical care advocacy in high-at-risk communities of color.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Administrator 26 Hours Core Training

    • Introduction

    • Need to know...
  • 2

    Table of Contents

    • Contents
  • 3

    ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

    • Laws and Rules

    • Most Frequently Seen
  • 4

    Agencies

    • Most Commonly Seen Agencies
  • 5

    Definitions

    • Common Definition 429.02
  • 6

    MODULE 1

    • GENERAL LICENSE ACTIVITY PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module One
  • 7

    MODULE 2

    • ADMINISTRATION OF AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Two

  • 8

    MODULE 3

    • RECORDS PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Three
  • 9

    MODULE 4

    • RESIDENCY CYCLE PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Four
  • 10

    MODULE 5

    • FOOD SERVICE PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Five
  • 11

    MODULE 6

    • MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PURPOSE

    • Module Quiz Six

  • 12

    MODULE 7

    • PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICES PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Seven

  • 13

    MODULE 8

    • SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION (ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, MENTAL HEALTH, HOSPICE)

    • Quiz Module Eight
  • 14

    MODULE 9

    • RESIDENT RIGHTS PURPOSE

    • Quiz Module Nine
  • 15

    MODULE 10

    • ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES PURPOSE
  • 16

    MODULE 11

    • PREVENTION PRESSURE WOUNDS; END OF LIFE
  • 17

    Definitions Additional

    • Continue Definitions
  • 18

    REFERENCES

    • References

    • Health Assessment 1823
  • 19

    Resources

    • Attestation of Compliance

    • ALF Application

    • Change of Administrator

    • Incident Reporting Form

    • Health Assessment 1823 Form

    • DNRO DH 1896

    • Manual 5/2018