Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Quebec

In Québec, family-type and intermediate residential settings — family-type residences (RTF), intermediate resources (RI) and intermediate host-home resources (RIMA) — house vulnerable people: seniors, people with disabilities or living with a mental-health condition. To keep residents safe, these settings must rely on staff trained in first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Family-type residence (RTF), intermediate resource (RI) and intermediate host-home resource (RIMA), governed by the Act respecting health services and social services (LSSSS).

The first-aid requirement

These settings must meet first-aid standards aimed at a rapid emergency response: staff trained in first aid and CPR, able to act with adults, children and infants and to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). The exact requirements vary by resource type and by the residents served.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid certificate is the way to meet these standards; it is in addition to the staff's 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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