CPR requirements for elder care personnel Being certified in these fields is crucial if you work in elder care resuscitation and the appropriate use of Automated External Defibrillators. This criterion applies to both since you never know where a senior citizen could experience cardiac arrest. Medicare and Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided in 2015 that having a certification, and caring for the elderly was crucial for healthcare professionals. Before now, the certification wasn't necessary. However, research revealed that in a nursing home context, it was largely useless. Younger residents have since moved in, which has caused CMS to change its standards. The ACLS Class Memphis , an American Heart Association affiliated unit provides the best training at 8014 Club Center Drive, Suite 8, Cordova, TN 38016. The New Criteria All employees are required, under CMS, to obtain and maintain resuscitation certification from an instructo...