Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Washington

In Washington, residential settings for vulnerable adults and seniors — assisted living facilities, nursing homes and home-care services — depend on certified nursing assistants who can respond to a medical emergency. To keep residents safe, these settings expect their care staff to be trained in first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Assisted living facilities, nursing homes (long-term care) and home-care services; the Nursing Assistant-Certified (NAC) credential is overseen by the Washington State Board of Nursing.

The first-aid requirement

Care staff working with residents are expected to be prepared for a cardiac or choking emergency. In Washington, candidates must complete a CPR course before applying for Nursing Assistant-Certified (NAC) certification; CPR is a core competency and the specific type (BLS/Healthcare Provider) is defined by facility rules.

A recognized, up-to-date CPR and first-aid certificate is the way to meet this requirement; it is in addition to the aide'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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