Program Description
The Certified Home Health program at Always health Institute is a focused training program designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide care and support to patients unable to perform daily tasks independently due to illness, injury, or disability. Our Program consists of 76 hours, where our instructor focused on the theory necessary to be a board-certified Home Health aide. Our curriculum of a Home Health Aide course covers various topics related to patient care, including:
Personal care: bathing, grooming, and dressing patients assisting with mobility and exercise, and helping with toileting and incontinence care.
Vital signs monitoring: measuring and recording patients’ blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate.
Nutrition and hydration: preparing and serving meals, assisting with feeding, and monitoring patients’ fluid and food intake.
Infection control: following standard precautions to prevent the spread of infections, such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and proper disposal of contaminated materials.
Communication skills: interacting with patients, family members, and healthcare professionals, and providing emotional support and encouragement.
Safety and emergency procedures: recognizing and responding to emergencies, such as falls, choking, and cardiac arrest, and performing CPR and first aid.
Upon completion of the Home Health Aide course, students must pass a competency exam and meet New Jersey’s requirements to become certified. Certified Home Health Aides (CHHAs) can work in various settings, including patients’ homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospices.
COURSE KEY DETAILS
DURATION
5 WEEKS
START DATES
CONTACT INSTITUTE
REGISTRATION
ONSITE
DURATION
ONSITE
CLASS SIZE
SMALL CLASSES
LANGUAGE
BILINGUAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Enables patients to stay in their homes by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families.
- Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
- Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements, preparing and serving meals and snacks, and running errands.
- Assists patients by providing personal services, such as, bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Helps patients care for themselves by teaching use of cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
- Helps family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient.
- Advises on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
- Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal and notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
- Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures, maintaining security precautions, and following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
SALARY EXPECTATIONS
Years of Experience
- Less Than 1 Year
- 1 to 4 Years
- 4 to 5 Years
HOURLY RATE
- $ 11.92
- $ 12.46
- $ 13.46
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