The Home Health Aide training program is for students that possess an active or current nurse assistant certification. This program is designed to expand the role of a Nurse Assistant to provide quality care to the client in a home-care setting, home health aide agencies and other private entities.
The training consists of 40 clock hours (5-day) course. Under supervision by a Registered Nurse, Home Health Aide Program provides 40 hours of intensive and enhanced training covering such topics as: Elder Abuse, Chain of Command, Communication, Home Safety, Infection Control in the home setting, Cultural Diversity, Food Prep and Handling and Safe Home maintenance procedures. Upon successfully completing this course and passing of the competency exam given by the school. The student will receive a certificate of completion.
Requirements:
This course requires the following:
• Active CNA Certification or have completed 160 hours of the Nurse Assistant Training Program
• Live Scan Fingerprints
• Good understanding of the English Language
Fee and Schedule:
Program fee: $500.
Schedule: 10 days, Mon – Fri, 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Certified Home Health Aide Certificates must be renewed every two (2) years with forty-eight (48) hours of In-service offered by the employer or Continuing Education Unit (CEU) that can be taken in a school, university or college.