Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, homes for the elderly, day centres and social-welfare establishments care for vulnerable older adults. To keep them safe, staff are commonly required to be trained in first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Home for the elderly, day centre and social-welfare establishment for older adults, under Ley 7935 (Comprehensive Law for the Older Person) and the oversight of CONAPAM.

The first-aid requirement

Caregivers must hold an elder-care course from a recognized institution (INA, CCSS, National Geriatrics Hospital), and these settings expect staff able to provide first aid and CPR in an emergency. The exact requirements vary by establishment and by the population served.

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