Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Maryland

In Maryland, assisted living programs care for seniors and vulnerable adults who may face a sudden medical emergency. State regulations require managers and staff in these settings to hold current CPR and first-aid certification so a trained responder is always available.

Settings concerned

Assisted living programs, governed by Maryland COMAR assisted living regulations (10.07.14), which set CPR and first-aid certification standards for managers and staff.

The first-aid requirement

Assisted living managers and staff must hold basic CPR (with a hands-on component) and basic first aid certification from a nationally recognized organization, so someone on site can act at once in a resident emergency involving adults and seniors.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this standard; it is required 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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