Home Health Aide Class Curriculum

A 75 hour program conducted by our professional instructors is all you need to become a Certified Home Health Aide. Our training course satisfies all federal and state requirements and will allow you to work at any skilled or non-skilled home care agency as a Certified Home Health Aide. The course outline is as follows:

1. Program Orientation 3 hours
2. Human Growth and Development 3 hours
3. The older Adult in Society 3 hours
4. Communication 3 hours
5. Individuals and Families 3 hours
6. Special Problems/Abuse 4 hours
7. Death and Dying 3 hours
8. Nutrition 3 hours
9. Home Management 3 hours
10. Home Safety 3 hours
11. Blood Borne Diseases and Universal Precautions 4 hours
12. Client Health Part I 4 hours
13. Client Health Part II 4 hours

Home Maker Exam

14. Intro to Personal Care (Hygiene, Grooming, Appliances) 4 hours
15. Personal Care (Elimination, ROM, Pressure Sores, Bed making) 4 hours
16. Personal Care (Ostomy care, Elastic Stockings, Dressings, Vital Signs) 4 hours
17. Rehabilitation Procedures/Process 4 hours
18. HHA’s role in Nutrition, Meds, O2, Confidentiality, Reporting, Medical Abbreviations 4 hours
19. Hospice 3 hours

Home Health Aid Exam & Skills Check Off

 

4hr. "Med Tech" Medication Assistance Certification

Obtain certification to assist residents with self-administered medications in Florida.  When residents can no longer manage their own medicatons in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and Home Care settings, they rely on "Med Techs" to assist them.  This training course covers all material necessary to allow you to obtain your certification!  Open to everyone (no pre-requisites or experience required). The cost for this program is $100.  Home Care and Residential Care is one of the fastest growing industries in the nation.  Our 4 hour Medication Assistance Course is taught by a Registered Nurse and will give you the skills and certification to obtain an entry level position in healthcare, allowing you to safely care for residents while they remain in the comfort of their home or a residential facility.  

Medication aides typically do the following:

Help clients manage their medications by storing, opening, preparing and documenting medications. Orders refills for regularly scheduled medications. Monitors for side effects or adverse events. Communicates observations to healthcare providers.
Medication aides, also known as personal care aides or Home Health Aides typically work for certified home care agencies or residential facilities (ALFs). They may work under the direct supervision of medical professionals, usually registered nurses. These aides keep records of services performed and of clients’ conditions and progress. They report changes in clients’ conditions to supervisors or case managers.

**Courses are offered every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month (5pm to 9pm) Seats are limited to 10 students and certificates are issued the same day pending successfully passing a course competency exam. Please text Course Facilitator to register and to obtain site information.  813-488-6574.