Home Health Aide
This program is designed to prepare the student to enter the work force as a home attendant or Home Health Aide. The program content provides instruction in services that assist in maintaining maximum independence and safety in the home environment. The student will learn purposes and functions of long-term care facilities, communication, respecting resident rights, employability skills, legal and ethical responsibilities, infection control, emergencies and accident prevention, fire safety and disaster preparedness, promoting resident’s independence, organization, observation and charting, and personal care needs.
Helping clients in the comfort of their homes
As a home health aide, you’ll engage in a variety of tasks that center around providing personal care and health-related services to patients who are unable to perform these tasks for themselves. You may also jump in to help with clients’ household chores, including laundry, light cleaning, and meal preparation. Registered nurses and/or social workers typically oversee and supervise the work of home health aides.
Although this isn’t an easy career, it can be very rewarding. Caregiving is a very demanding position, and as a home health aide, you’ll be able to lighten the workload and burden that patients and their families experience. You’ll be able to give them peace of mine and make a life-changing difference to people who need your help.
Select few Course Objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system and health occupations.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and use interpersonal skills effectively.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Home Health Aide’s legal and ethical responsibility including HIPAA.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and apply wellness and disease concepts.
- Perform home health services.
- Apply the principles of infection control OSHA.
- Recognize and practice safety and security procedures.
- Apply principles of nutrition.
- Perform personal patient care procedures
- Recognize and practice safety and security procedures.
- Provide bio-psycho-social support.
Home Health Aides Promote Independence
Home health aides are health care workers trained to provide basic care to people who are unable to care for themselves. In fact, roughly eight out of 10 people who need long-term care can get it right at home with the care of a home health aide. The role you play may help your clients stay at home and out of facilities longer. Some of the main tasks you’ll complete center around activities of daily living (ADL), which include things like eating, bathing, and dressing. You’ll also check their vital signs, and monitor their physical and psychological well-being.
The Home Health Aide program is open to all persons who meet the following requirements:
- Applicants must present evidence of a high school diploma or GED.
- Applicants who do not have a high school diploma, high school certification, or GED and are 18 years of age or older must demonstrate the ability to learn from the program of instruction.
- Provide proof of current certification by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Affiliated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) card with Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers
