Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, residential care homes for the elderly and home-based elderly-care arrangements support vulnerable adults and seniors who may face a sudden medical emergency. Operators and families are expected to have carers on hand who are trained in first aid and CPR to respond right away.

Settings concerned

Residential care homes for the elderly (RCHE) and home-based elderly-care carers, with government-recognised first-aid training supported by the Social Welfare Department (SWD).

The first-aid requirement

For residential and home elderly-care settings, employers and families frequently require carers to hold a recognised standalone first-aid certificate with CPR, such as the HKSAR-recognised Standard First Aid Certificate or the dedicated Domestic Helper First Aid course. Carers should be able to respond to an emergency involving an older adult while emergency services are called.

A recognised, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this expectation; it is in addition to the carer's elderly-care skills 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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