The Home Health Aide is an 83-hour program designed to prepare students for work in caring for individual within the confinement of their home. This program is taught with a combination through lecture, DVDs, role-playing, and classroom lab practice; students learn procedural skills such as vital signs, bathing, dressing and positioning. The classroom is equipped with hospital beds and medical equipment to practice skills prior to the 8-hour clinical externship rotation.
- Provides health care tasks, personal hygiene services, housekeeping tasks and other related support services essential to the consumer’s health.
- Observes, records and reports all changes to supervisor. All HHA’s must demonstrate competence in performing the necessary skills and only perform those skills on the plan of care.
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If you would like to set up an advising appointment, or for additional program information and questions please contact us at 631-450-4949.