Home Health Aides / Home Care Assistant Careers
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What
a Home Health Aides / Home Care Assistant does:
Home Health Aides or
Home Care Assistants provide healthcare
to ill or injured individuals in the patient’s
home or in a residential care facility. Often
patients are confined to their homes and need
assistance to perform basic daily tasks e.g.
eating, toileting, maintaining hygiene etc. The
Home Care Aide assists the patient in performing
such tasks.
The main duties of a Home Care
Assistant/Aide include:
- Observing residents/patients
- Working in shifts to assist the patient in
performing daily tasks
- Reporting to a Registered Nurse in a
Residential Care Facility
- Working to promote the patients independence
as much as possible
- Bathing, Shaving and Toileting patients
- Documenting food and fluid intake
- Making beds and keeping patients area tidy
- Transporting patients
- Turning bedridden patients
Education & Qualifications:
There is no formal educational required for a
Home Care Assistant or Home Health Aide. Courses are
available online, in local community colleges
and in hospitals. Formal qualifications allow a
Home Care Aide to progress in their career and
even apply for more senior positions. Programs
cover subjects such as: gerontology, philosophy
of long-term care, dementia management
strategies, promoting independence, psychology
and personal care.
Salary & Job Prospects:
Salaries range from $15,000 - $30,000 depending
on position held, location and qualifications.
Home Health Aides are in the top ten occupations
in the US, and have the largest predicted job
growth of all Allied Healthcare Positions.
Find an Allied Health School:
Use the red search box above, to find Allied
Health schools and colleges in your area that
offer Home Health Aide programs.
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