Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Cuba

In Cuba, elderly homes (hogares de ancianos) and day centres for seniors (casas de abuelos) — mostly state-run through the public health system — house vulnerable older adults. For residents' safety, these settings rely on state-trained nursing auxiliaries and caregivers whose preparation includes first aid.

Settings concerned

Elderly home (hogar de ancianos) and seniors' day centre (casa de abuelos), within the state older-adult care system led by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).

The first-aid requirement

These settings are expected to ensure a rapid emergency response: staff able to provide first aid and CPR to older adults until medical help arrives. As the care market is largely state-run, nursing auxiliaries are state-trained and community caregivers receive courses that include first aid; the role of a private standalone certificate is poorly documented.

Where applicable, a recognized, up-to-date first-aid certificate complements staff's occupational preparation and must be renewed periodically; it does not replace the auxiliary's or caregiver's state training.

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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