Assisted Living Residence Administrator Competency Test — Information & Free Practice
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Assisted Living Residence Administrator Competency Test
- Format
- Online computerized competency assessment
- Passing score
- A passing score is required under 55 Pa. Code section 2800.64(a)(3); the cited DHS material does not specify a numerical threshold.
Practice scope
The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.
Fire prevention and emergency preparedness
- Fire prevention and emergency preparedness
Medication procedures, effects, universal precautions and personal hygiene
- Medication management and resident hygiene
CPR, obstructed airway techniques and first aid
- CPR, obstructed airway techniques and first aid
Assisted living services
- Assisted living and supplemental health care services
Laws and regulations pertaining to operation
- Licensure and regulatory compliance
Nutrition, food handling and sanitation
- Nutrition, meals, food handling and sanitation
Recreation
- Activities and recreation programs
Care for residents with mental illness
- Mental and behavioral health supports
Resident rights
- Resident rights and complaint procedures
Care for residents with cognitive and neurological impairments and other special needs
- Cognitive, neurological and special-needs supports
Care for residents with an intellectual disability
- Supports for residents with intellectual disabilities
Community resources, social services and activities
- Community resources and social services
Staff supervision and training
- Staff supervision, orientation and training plans
Budgeting, financial recordkeeping and resident records
- Financial management, assessments, support plans, contracts and records
Gerontology
- Aging-related functional needs and supports
Abuse and neglect prevention and reporting
- Abuse and neglect prevention, protection and reporting
Cultural competency
- Culturally and linguistically responsive care
Infection control
- Infection control and communicable-disease precautions
Training specific to resident composition
- Training matched to resident composition and special care units
Person-centered care, informed consent and aging in place
- Person-centered care, informed consent and aging in place
Incident management and reporting
- Reportable incidents, investigation and notification
Requirements of 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2800
- Administrator responsibility for Chapter 2800 compliance
Examination sources
- DHS PCH & ALR Licensing Training
Initial Training for Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Administrators, requirements paragraph
- DHS Assisted Living Residence Regulatory Compliance Guide
Page 65, The Competency Test
- DHS 2026 ALRA Orientation Program Schedule
Important paragraph before Registration closes
- 55 Pa. Code section 2800.64. Administrator training and orientation
55 Pa. Code section 2800.64(a)(3)
- DHS Assisted Living Residence Regulatory Compliance Guide
Page 65, The Competency Test
- 55 Pa. Code section 2800.64. Administrator training and orientation
55 Pa. Code section 2800.64(a)