Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards
First Aid & CPR Prince Edward Island
In Prince Edward Island, community care facilities provide housing and personal care to seniors and vulnerable adults. To keep residents safe, these facilities are staffed by resident care workers who can respond to a medical emergency with first aid and CPR.
Settings concerned
Community care facilities, staffed by Resident Care Workers (RCW) certified in first aid and CPR.
The first-aid requirement
Prince Edward Island's Resident Care Worker program requires a Standard First Aid and CPR Level C certificate from a recognized first-aid provider, and these workers staff community care facilities, where they can respond to residents in an emergency and use an AED.
A recognized, up-to-date first-aid/CPR certificate is the way to meet this requirement; it is in addition to the worker'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.
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.
See the recognized first-aid courses in your regionReferences
- Holland College — Resident Care Worker program
- Job Bank — Nurse aides/orderlies requirements (PE)
- ILCOR — International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
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