What training does Altus Healthcare offer?
Altus Healthcare delivers on-site training for care homes, care groups, NHS teams and schools. There are four courses: Fall Safe, our CPD-accredited full-day falls prevention programme; Basic Life Support (BLS) and AED; First Aid at Work; and Benedict’s Law allergy and anaphylaxis training, adapted for care. Every course is delivered at your premises, so your team learns in its own environment.
Fall Safe
Understand why residents fall, predict risk earlier and build a learning culture that reduces repeat falls.
Basic Life Support & AED
CPR, defibrillator use, choking and the recovery position, practised on manikins until it is automatic.
First Aid at Work
HSE-compliant Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work, with requalification. Certificates from an FAIB-registered training centre.
Benedict’s Law
The allergy safety standard now required in schools, applied to your residents as good duty of care.
Accredited CPD Provider
Altus Healthcare is an Accredited CPD Provider with the CPD Standards Board (provider ID Q7BO2DHAXKFRH). Every Fall Safe participant receives a CPD certificate of attendance and a workbook to support ongoing learning.
Fall Safe: CPD-accredited falls prevention training
Fall Safe is a one-day, CPD-accredited falls prevention course for care home managers, nurses, senior carers and falls champions. It teaches teams to recognise risk early, respond confidently after a fall and replace blame with learning, so that fewer residents fall and fewer falls repeat.
Around one in three people over 65 fall each year, and falls are one of the most common causes of harm in care homes. Fall Safe connects the evidence with everyday practice. It draws on NICE guideline CG161, the CQC Safe key question and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
What your team will learn
- Identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors and act on them
- Use FRAT and multifactorial falls risk assessments properly
- Use technology and data, including room-wide fall detection, to prevent falls rather than only report them
- Run supportive post-fall debriefs aligned with PSIRF
- Build a BRAVE culture of Belief, Resilience, Action, Values and Endurance
- Write care plans that genuinely reduce repeat falls
The six modules
| Module | Focus |
|---|---|
| 1. Setting the Scene | The scale, cost and human impact of falls |
| 2. Cracking the Code | Risk factors, FRAT and assessment |
| 3. Smart Safety | Fall detection technology and data |
| 4. From Blame to BRAVE | Culture, debriefs and PSIRF |
| 5. Practice Makes Permanent | Scenarios, role play and care planning |
| 6. Learning That Lasts | Knowledge check, action plan and certificate |
09:30 to 16:30 on site. Includes workbook, knowledge check and CPD certificate of attendance.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and AED training
Basic Life Support training teaches staff to recognise cardiac arrest, call for help, give high-quality CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) without hesitation. In a care home, the first few minutes decide the outcome, and confident staff make the difference.
The session is hands-on, with most of the time spent practising on adult manikins and training defibrillators. It also covers decisions that matter in care settings, such as checking for DNACPR and ReSPECT documentation during an emergency.
Course covers
- Recognising cardiac arrest and calling 999
- Chest compressions and rescue breaths
- Using an AED safely
- Choking in adults
- Recovery position
- DNACPR and ReSPECT in practice
Half day on site. Recommended refresher every 12 months.
First Aid at Work training
Our first aid courses are HSE-compliant, meeting the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, with certificates from an FAIB-registered training centre. They are delivered on site for groups of 6 to 12. Your HSE first aid needs assessment tells you which course you need.
| Course | Length | Best for | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) | 1 day | Lower-risk workplaces and smaller teams | 3 years |
| First Aid at Work (FAW) | 3 days | Higher-risk settings and larger teams | 3 years |
| FAW requalification | 2 days | Staff whose FAW certificate is due to expire | 3 years |
Courses cover CPR and AED use, choking, severe bleeding, wounds, unconsciousness, anaphylaxis, stroke, heart attack and seizures, with scenarios drawn from your own workplace.
Benedict’s Law allergy and anaphylaxis training for care teams
Benedict’s Law is named after Benedict Blythe, a five-year-old who died from anaphylaxis at school in 2021. From September 2026 it makes allergy safety a legal duty for schools in England, including annual allergy and anaphylaxis training for every member of staff.
The law does not apply to care homes. We think the standard should. Many residents live with food or medication allergies, some develop new allergies later in life, and a severe reaction can become life-threatening within minutes. When the first person to notice is a night carer or a kitchen assistant, what happens next depends on the training they have had.
Our half-day, whole-team session brings the Benedict’s Law standard into your home as part of your duty of care. It is not a legal requirement for care providers. It is a practical way to show residents, families and inspectors that allergy safety is taken seriously. It can be combined with BLS and AED training in the same visit.
Applying the standard in a care home
- An allergy record in every resident’s care plan, shared with the kitchen
- Allergy and anaphylaxis training for all staff, refreshed every year
- Prescribed adrenaline auto-injectors kept in date and within reach in seconds, never locked away
- Clear allergen information for every meal, snack and activity
- A named lead who checks it all happens
Training covers
- Recognising mild, moderate and severe reactions, including in residents who cannot say how they feel
- Using adrenaline auto-injectors, with practice devices
- Emergency response and calling 999
- Reducing allergen exposure in the kitchen, at mealtimes and during activities
Training questions answered
Is Fall Safe CPD accredited?
Yes. Altus Healthcare is an Accredited CPD Provider with the CPD Standards Board (provider ID Q7BO2DHAXKFRH). Each Fall Safe participant receives a CPD certificate of attendance.
Who should attend Fall Safe?
Care home managers, deputy managers, nurses, senior carers and anyone appointed as a falls champion. It also works for whole teams who want a shared approach to falls.
Where is the training delivered?
At your premises. On-site delivery means staff learn in the environment where they actually work, and it avoids travel and cover costs.
How often should staff repeat Basic Life Support training?
We recommend a BLS refresher every 12 months, because CPR skills fade quickly without practice. First Aid at Work certificates last three years.
What is Benedict’s Law?
Benedict’s Law is the name for new allergy safety duties on schools in England. It is named after Benedict Blythe. From September 2026, schools must have a published allergy policy, spare adrenaline auto-injectors, individual healthcare plans and annual allergy training for all staff. For care homes it is a benchmark of good practice rather than a legal duty.
Does Benedict’s Law apply to care homes?
Not legally. The duty applies to schools in England. Care homes owe their residents a duty of care, and many choose to meet the same standard: an allergy record for every resident, annual whole-team anaphylaxis training and a clear emergency response. Our half-day session is built for exactly that.
How do I book training?
Call 0333 305 0866 or use the contact form to tell us your setting, team size and preferred dates. We will confirm the right course and a quote based on group size.
Training That Changes Practice, Not Just Paperwork.
Tell us your setting, team size and preferred dates. We will recommend the right course, confirm the certification, and deliver it at your premises.