HOME HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Program Hours: 40 hours
Program duration: 2 weeks
Program delivery mode: Residential
The program prepares the Home health Aide student to be able to competently meet the needs of patients across the life span in a home care setting. The course introduces the student to concepts of communication skills, infection control, patient rights, safety, personal care skills and basic home care skills. The program includes hands – on learning experience to prepare the student for an entry level job. Upon completion, graduates are awarded Home Health Aide certificate of completion and eligible to work in home care settings caring for the elderly and clients with disability. No certification exams or credentialing required. Classes are conducted with a maximum of 10 students in a class.
HOME HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the Home Health Aide Program, the student should be able to:
- Understand roles and responsibilities of the Home Health Aide
- Apply acquired knowledge and basic care skills to competently care for clients in a home care setting
- Understand the needs of clients and the family of caregivers while giving care in the home
- Apply knowledge of infection control measures to safely provide basic nursing care
- Demonstrate an understanding of client’s rights, privacy, and confidentiality
- Demonstrate knowledge in prevention of client abuse, neglect, and abandonment including the recognition, intervention, and reporting of abuse to the nurse.
- Communicate (verbally and nonverbally) effectively and appropriately in the workplace.
We’d be happy to answer your inquiries concerning our Home Health Aide Program. Please contact 703-490-8402 or check out our Tuition & Finance page for tuition details.