Exam Study Resources for HSE

Exam Study Resources for HSE

NAB recommends the following study resources for the Resident Care/Assisted Living (RCAL) exam as well as the Home and Community Based Services exam (HCBS).

NAB Study Guide (Digital Version Only)

The new study guide encompasses information to aid examination candidates who are preparing for the national senior living and health services examinations including:

The Core of General Knowledge (CORE)
The Nursing Home Administration (NHA)
The Resident Care/Assisted Living Administration (RCAL)
The Home and Community Based Services Administration (HCBS)

NAB Practice Examinations 

NAB is pleased to offer candidates the opportunity for candidates to take national practice exams.

  • Simulate the exam experience.
  • Exposure to style and format of exam questions.
  • Exams by Line of Service available. 
  • Results provided by Domains of Practice.
  • One or two forms available for exams. 

Resident Care/Assisting Living (RCAL) Recommended Reference List.- Please review this list of references and choose those to study from that best fit your individual, unique needs. Since all the references included are used in some form to prepare the RCAL examination, candidates need to be familiar with the concepts relating to RCAL within all of the sources.

Home and Community Based Services Recommended References - Please review this list of references and choose those to study from that best fit your individual, unique needs. Since all the references included are used in some form to prepare the HCBS examination, candidates need to be familiar with the concepts relating to HCBS within all of the sources.

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