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The CAEd exam has 100 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free CAEd questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Alzheimer Educator blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An older man with Alzheimer's disease usually follows short conversations and joins familiar activities. Over several hours, he becomes unusually quiet, drifts to sleep, briefly rouses, and repeatedly loses track of simple questions. His family describes this as a striking change from yesterday. He has neither fever nor agitation. What is the most likely explanation for this new pattern?
Correct answer: D - Hypoactive delirium superimposed on dementia
A family describes 18 months of cognitive decline marked by striking variations in alertness. Early in the illness, their father began seeing fully formed people who were not there. Slowed movement and stiffness appeared before he received any antipsychotic medication. Which dementia type best fits this combination?
Correct answer: B - Dementia with Lewy bodies
Mrs. Alvarez repeatedly asks when her mother is coming to collect her. Her mother died many years ago. Each reminder of the death leads to fresh crying, and the explanation is soon forgotten. She can still enjoy talking about childhood. Choose the response that acknowledges her concern without making a false promise.
Correct answer: A - You miss your mother. What did you enjoy doing together?
At a U.S. outpatient clinic covered by HIPAA, a woman with early-stage Alzheimer's disease has capacity to decide who joins her care discussion. She asks the educator to explain her meal plan to a close friend who prepares her food. She gives permission in front of the educator. The friend is neither a relative nor a health-care proxy. Under HIPAA, which statement is accurate?
Correct answer: B - Meal-related information may be shared with the friend with the patient's agreement.
For three days, a resident has pushed his lunch away and shouted when the meal-service trolley rattles past his table. Each time, he settles and resumes eating when staff move him to a quieter table. He eats the same food without difficulty at breakfast. Which preventive change has the strongest support from these observations?
Correct answer: B - Seat him away from the trolley route before lunch begins.
During a music session, a resident smiles and waves at children he says are standing by the door, although no children are present. This familiar experience has already been clinically evaluated; there is no new change in health, medication, or functioning. He remains relaxed and participates in the music. An aide wants the hallucination eliminated. What is appropriate now?
Correct answer: C - Continue the activity and monitor for distress or unsafe responses.
Mr. Lee no longer uses a knife and fork reliably, but he picks up toast and cut fruit and eats them without help. A recent swallowing assessment permits regular food in manageable pieces. His weight is stable, and he says he wants to feed himself. The lunch plan should now emphasize:
Correct answer: C - Suitable finger foods that he can pick up and eat himself.
A woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease cannot give a consistent verbal pain report. During the same type of assisted transfer, her Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) score is 7 before a prescribed analgesic and 3 afterward. Her alertness and breathing remain unchanged. Which interpretation of the scores is justified?
Correct answer: A - Fewer observed pain behaviors support a beneficial treatment response.
While eating at an adult day center, a man suddenly cannot speak, breathe, or cough effectively. He is conscious and nods when asked whether he is choking. Another staff member is calling 911. A trained rescuer can reach around his abdomen. According to the 2025 American Heart Association guidance, which action should the rescuer take?
Correct answer: D - Give 5 back blows, then 5 abdominal thrusts if needed; repeat until relieved or unresponsive.
Experienced home-care aides are learning alternatives to insisting that every care task follow a fixed schedule. Several say that their previous training emphasized completing tasks on time. The educator wants them to examine that experience and practice a more individualized response to refusal. Which session design best uses experiential learning?
Correct answer: D - Re-enact a familiar encounter, reflect on its effects, develop an alternative, and try it.
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