CPR, First Aid & AED Training

Limitations

Requesting a class does not reserve a seat, set a price, or issue a certificate. Certification follows successful completion of an authorized course and skills assessment. Eden educational resources are not a substitute for official Medicaid, waiver, or health-plan determinations. Rules vary by program, assessment, authorization, and plan. Confirm current details with DMAS, your MCO, and Eden intake.

Plain-English summary

Hands-on emergency preparedness training in Northern Virginia. Learn what CPR, First Aid, and AED training involve, how in-person skills practice works, and how to request a class. This page promotes training; it is not a substitute for a certified course.

In-person CPR training

Eden offers in-person CPR, First Aid, and AED training in Northern Virginia. Sessions are instructor-led, with hands-on skills practice and skills assessment where the course requires it. Request a training date when a public calendar is not posted.

Courses described on this page

This public page describes First Aid, CPR, AED, adult CPR, child CPR, infant CPR, and combined First Aid/CPR/AED education. BLS, ALS, PALS, NALS, and lifeguarding are not advertised here because Eden's authorization to teach those Red Cross programs has not been verified in this project.

What training covers — without replacing the course

Training typically helps people recognize an emergency, call for help, and practice CPR, AED, and first-aid skills in a classroom. Do not treat these website cards as step-by-step emergency instructions.

• Recognize an emergency
• Call for help
• CPR skills practice
• AED awareness
• First Aid awareness

Certification and renewal

Official American Red Cross information currently states that CPR certification lasts 2 years after you successfully complete your training. Online-only formats generally do not qualify for workplace certification needs; an in-person skills session is needed for workplace-eligible CPR certification. Digital certificates can be viewed through official Red Cross certificate tools.

Who may attend

Individuals, caregivers, and organizations may request training. Bring identification if the instructor asks for it. Accessibility or communication needs can be noted on the request form. Do not send health information or Social Security numbers through this website.

What we do not invent

Class length, price, maximum class size, and specific dates are not listed until they are scheduled. Use View Available Classes / Request a Training Date.

PCA connection

Emergency preparedness is part of professional development. It is not published here as a universal legal CPR mandate for Virginia home attendants. See the qualifications page for 12VAC5-381-290 pathways.

Eligibility and applicability

Program rules, assessments, and payer authorization decide what can start. Medicaid enrollment, waiver enrollment, service eligibility, service authorization, and authorized hours are not the same status.

Assessment and documentation

Depending on the program and service, an assessment and supporting documentation may be required. A nurse does not automatically visit first for every request.

Authorization and approval

When authorization is required, the payer or MCO reviews the requested service and hours. Outcomes can include approval, partial approval, a request for more information, or denial. Eden does not approve the benefit.

Hours and limits

Requested, assessed, authorized, scheduled, and EVV-verified hours can all differ. This site does not invent a universal hour number.

How services can interact

Personal care, respite, companion, adult day, and transportation follow separate rules. A plan may authorize one, more than one, or none.

Family caregiver implications

A parent or spouse is not automatically a paid caregiver. Virginia LRI rules apply only in defined relationships and only when the current official policy and authorization allow it.

Agency-directed vs consumer-directed

Agency-directed: a licensed agency is the employer. Consumer-directed: the member or representative is the employer of record, with services-facilitator support where the waiver allows. Eden's typical public role is agency-directed care.

Insurance and MCO implications

Managed-care members usually follow their plan's authorization and appeal process. Fee-for-service members follow DMAS processes. A plan existing on the official roster does not mean Eden is in-network.