Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, homes for special care — including nursing homes and residential care facilities — provide housing and personal care to seniors and vulnerable adults. To protect residents, these homes rely on care staff who can respond to a medical emergency with first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Homes for special care (nursing homes and residential care facilities), staffed by Continuing Care Assistants (CCA).

The first-aid requirement

Nova Scotia's Continuing Care Assistant credential is based on an approved program and provincial exam, but CCA programs commonly certify learners in Standard First Aid with CPR Level C, and homes for special care and employers require it of care staff so they can respond to residents in an emergency.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid/CPR certificate is the way to meet this expectation; it is in addition to the assistant'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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References

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