Question about Assisted Living

[jaelpn]

Does anyone here work in Assisted Living? We specialize in alzheimers/dementia. I was just wondering if any of you have a crash cart... or if it's legal to get away with not having any sort of AED?

[Jivane]

I used to work with at an ALF where it was AGAINST policy to do CPR. I don't know how they got away with this or how it was legal to make a policy banning their nurses from providing CPR, but it was there.

WHOA!! I have never heard of that before.. I just don't see how that's legal, with the whole "Duty to Act" thing.. I work in an ALF, and we have to be current on ALL med certifications, CPR/AED, etc., or we are automatically suspended.