Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Malaysia

In Malaysia, elderly-care centres and home-based elderly care look after vulnerable adults and seniors who may face a sudden medical emergency. Operators and families are expected to have carers trained in first aid and CPR who can act immediately.

Settings concerned

Elderly-care centres regulated under the Care Centre Act 1993 (Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993), plus home-based elderly care where SKM-3 is not legally required.

The first-aid requirement

For care centres, SKM-3 (Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia Level 3) in elderly care is mandatory under the Care Centre Act 1993. For home-based care where SKM-3 is not legally required, standalone CPR and first-aid certificates become the expected credentials, letting carers respond in an emergency while help arrives.

A recognised, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this expectation; it supports the worker's care training and must be renewed periodically, typically every 2 years.

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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