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Train Online to Become a Home Health Aide

Take the first steps towards a rewarding career of helping others with Penn Foster College’s Home Health Aide program. Penn Foster College’s home health care training can teach you the knowledge and skills to help you on your journey - whether it’s working for a certified home attendant or hospice agency, private home, or in a community setting. Our Home Health Aide program aligns to and exceeds the minimum Federal requirements for Home Health Aide training, including a required externship which allows students to gain supervised practical experience in the Home Health Care field.

Why become a Home Health Aide?

With a projected 38% increase in home health aide jobs over the next few years, now is a great time to learn how to become a home health aide with Penn Foster College.¹ Take the first steps in your direct care training as you learn how to assist clients with activities of daily living, monitoring and reporting changes in a client’s health, and serving as an instrumental part of a Home Care team.
Why Penn Foster’s Home Health Aide Program
Self-Paced
Start and study when you want
Our mobile friendly, custom designed student portal is easy and intuitive to use at-home or on-the-go.
Accredited
Dedicated Success Coaches
Our Success Center is made up of Certified instructors and Success Coaches, Teaching Assistants and Student Help Staff all working to help you succeed.
Hands-on training
Hands-on training in your
community
Gain hands-on, real-world experience during your externship, which you can add to your resume or job applications!
Supported
Set your goals and pace
With our progress-tracking and goal-setting tools, you can customize your study and exam schedule to help meet your personal goals.
Mobile
Proven reputation
With over 40,000 graduates in 2018 from our regionally and nationally accredited High School and Career School and nationally accredited College, you're in good hands!
Personalized
Connect with other students
Connect in real-time with your peers in your career area in our discussion boards.
A Customized Learning Experience
With interactive, mobile-friendly courses, progress-tracking and goal setting, and personal coaches to help you succeed, the Penn Foster Experience (PFx) is an online learning experience like no other.
Home Health Aide Curriculum
Our online home health curriculum consists of nine courses designed to help set you on the right path towards your career goals, as well as an externship to help you gain valuable hands-on experience working in the home health care field.
Curriculum
Penn Foster Curriculum

Important State Requirements: Be sure to check here for the requirements in your state.

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It’s easy to keep track of your materials and learn at your own speed. How it works for you is how you make it work.
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Boost your resume or prepare to take the next steps in your healthcare career with our partner school, Ashworth College’s, online sterile processing technician program. You’ll learn approved practices for decontamination and sterilization of medical supplies and equipment that play a vital role in a medical setting. Once you graduate, you can prepare to sit for the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Certification Exam, the cost of which is included in your Ashworth tuition.

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¹ Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition, Home Health Aides, on the Internet here. Statistics found in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook are based on national data, so job growth in your area may be different.