Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR California

In California, assisted living settings for seniors — Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) — and adult residential facilities house vulnerable people who depend on staff for their day-to-day safety. To respond quickly to a medical emergency, these settings must keep staff trained in first aid and CPR on site at all times.

Settings concerned

Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) and adult residential facility, licensed under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations by the Department of Social Services.

The first-aid requirement

An assisted living facility (RCFE) must have a CPR-certified staff member on the premises at all times, day and night, and first-aid certification is required for care staff — able to intervene with adults and to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Certified nurse assistant (CNA) programs that staff these settings also include mandatory basic life support (BLS).

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this standard; it is in addition to the caregiver's occupational training and must be renewed periodically.

How to meet it

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate meets this requirement. It is in addition to the required training or assessment, and is renewed periodically.

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For organizations: keep your team compliant

When the certificate is an employer requirement, the real challenge is tracking. Our organization system manages a team’s training: a certification dashboard, deadline tracking, automatic renewal reminders and proof archiving. An organization keeps its whole staff current without watching every date by hand.

Training aligned with the latest emergency-care standards

Our CPR, AED and first-aid training is developed in line with the most recent international guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and first aid.

We rigorously follow the recommendations of ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation), the international body responsible for the scientific evaluation and development of global resuscitation standards. These recommendations serve as a reference for health organizations, institutions and professional orders worldwide — and are updated as scientific and clinical evidence evolves.

Keep your skills current with confidence

Every intervention can make a difference. Keeping CPR and emergency-care skills current is both a professional requirement and a responsibility toward patients, colleagues and the public.

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