Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Iowa

In Iowa, certified nurse aides and home health aides deliver hands-on care to seniors and vulnerable adults in residential facilities and private homes. Because these workers are often first on the scene in an emergency, their training equips them to respond in first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Residential care and home care settings staffed by certified nurse aides (CNA) and home health aides, whose 75-hour training curricula are approved by the state.

The first-aid requirement

CPR is taught as part of the 75-hour CNA and home health aide training curricula that qualify workers for the aide market, so staff serving residents in these settings are expected to be trained to respond to a cardiac or breathing emergency.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to keep this competency current; 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.

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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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