Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Ecuador

In Ecuador, residential and day gerontological centres house and care for vulnerable older adults. Resident safety requires staff trained in first aid and CPR, ready to respond in an emergency.

Settings concerned

Residential gerontological centre and day gerontological centre, regulated by the Technical Norm of MIES (Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion).

The first-aid requirement

The nursing-assistant certification (endorsed by SETEC/MSP) includes mandatory first-aid, CPR and geriatric-care modules, and in formal institutions first-aid/CPR certification is mandatory for staff. The exact requirements vary by centre type and by the level of dependency served.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this requirement; 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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