Become a home health aide
Nurse aide
Description
Home health aides monitor the condition of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and help them with daily living activities. Help patients with personal hygiene, dressing, bathing, and other daily tasks. Perform basic health care services for patients including; light housekeeping, errands, meals. Home health aides are important members of the health care team in home care. They help people facing a variety of health care challenges such as disabilities, long-term chronic conditions, or cognitive impairments.
Home health aides are at the heart of home health care. Home health aides help people stay independent and in their homes. Home care aides are being paid from $16 to $30 an hour depending on your location. And there is a shortage right now. Therefore, companies are offing sign up bonus.
According to the United States Census Bureau, by 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65, expanding the size of the older population so that 1 in every 5 residents will be retirement age. As the population ages, there will be even greater demand for healthcare professionals of all stripes, including nurses. And unlike many other fast growing “jobs of the future,” the doors of a nursing career are open to those without a college degree—and the salaries are relatively high.
What You Will Learn!
- How to take care of the elderly
- How to take Vitals
- How to prevent falls in the home
- How to care for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
- How to care for Parkinson patient
- How to take I & O's
- How to Chart
- And Much More
Who Should Attend!
- People who want to become a home health aide
- People who are looking for a career change