Program Goals and Outcomes

Home Health Aide Goals and Outcomes

This Home Health Aide Career Diploma Program helps you learn the skills necessary to pursue a hands-on career helping others in their communities and homes.

Home Health Aide

Career Diploma 13 months As low as $59/mo

Full Program Overview

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Program Goal

To prepare students to assist clients with Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, monitor and report changes in a client’s health, and be an instrumental part of a Home Care Team in the role of a Home Health Aide working in home or community settings.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to...

Describe a direct care worker’s/home health aide’s role in a private home or community setting
Apply ethical and legal rules and regulations for direct care workers
Demonstrate oral and written communication skills for speaking with patients, family, medical personnel, and other caregivers using appropriate language and terminology
Apply standard procedures to maintain clean and safe environments for both themselves and their patients, including residential, transportation, and outside locations
Demonstrate knowledge and skills in areas of science relevant to the home health aide’s role, including anatomy and physiology
Apply standard practices to assist patients with the activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, physical movement, and mental exercises
Assess patients’ physical and mental condition, including vital signs, behavior, activity level, and mental acuity
Administer medications, prescribed treatments, and basic first aid as directed by patients’ healthcare manager (when appropriate and allowed)
React appropriately to emergency situations
Maintain accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, and change
Create meal plans according to prescribed dietary recommendations and restrictions
Develop an instructional plan to teach families how to care for patients and react to emotional, medical, and physical situations
Discuss unique practices and procedures involved with caring for special populations