Program Description
The Home Health Aide is a 75-hour hybrid program that teaches students how to help the elderly, the disabled, and people in ill health to maintain their quality of life and independence at home. Focus is on safety and universal precautions; moving and lifting patients; cleanliness and infection control; caring for children, the elderly, and the dying; and patient health, hygiene, and nutrition. Students learn how to check and report on vital signs, handle special situations, and perform emergency procedures.
Program Objectives
After completing the Home Health Aide program, students will be able to:
- Describe the role of the home health aide, outline the responsibilities involved in caring for home-bound patients, and differentiate the home health aide’s role from other care providers.
- Explain how to create a safe environment for the home health aide and the patient by identifying and describing OSHA regulations and other safe care requirements.
- Identify and describe proper communication skills with patients, families, other healthcare providers, and insurance companies.
- Describe typical duties and care responsibilities for patients of all ages and levels of health, with a focus on identifying issues and care concerns for specific populations.
- Identify credible sources of dietary information and describe how to plan, purchase, store, and serve food to patients with different dietary restrictions and health concerns.
- Identify and describe specific care regimens performed by the home health aide.
- Identify and describe exercises designed to help patients gain and maintain strength and flexibility.
- Explain how to take and record vital signs and collect bodily specimens for testing.
Upon successful completion of the Home Health Aide Training, you will obtain a certificate of completion and can practice as a HHA in MAssachusetts.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
To enroll in the 75-hour hybrid (online and in-person) Home Health Aide program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be 16 years of age
- Must have a negative result for PPD (Mantoux test and negative chest x-ray) that is valid until the course completion
- Have a high school diploma or its equivalent or comprehend on a 10th-grade level
- Pass a basic English pre-entrance exam with an 80% score
- Must have a satisfactory criminal background check through the CORI system before the 1st day of class
- Have proof of personal health insurance (requested but not required)
- Provide a valid government-issued picture ID (Passport, ID Card, Driver’s License, etc.)
- Have an American Heart Association CPR/BLS Certificate before the start of clinical rotation. This training is offered on campus by an approved American Heart Association instructor.
- Proof of a current flu shot or provide a valid exemption/declination document
- Proof of COVID vaccination or provide a valid exemption/declination document
- To attend any of our online classes, students enrolling in any hybrid program MUST have a personal computer, internet access and download Zoom.
Tuition & Fees:
Non-refundable administrative fee = $43.50
Tuition = $950.00
Total school charges = $943.50
Other expenses:
- PPD Testing $45*(estimated)
- Books: $90.00
- CORI: $25.59
- Immunizations + COVID-19 test: $20- $300
- Drug testing (if applicable) = $50.00 - $200.00
- Uniform and shoes $50-$100
- BLS/CPR - $86.50
- Masks - $10.00 - $30.00
- Laptop/Tablet = $200.00 - $400.00 (estimated)
- Non-refundable Building & Technology Fee = $100.00
Acceptable Method of Payment:
- Cash
- Cashier’s Check
- Credit Card (VISA, Mastercard, American Express) - optional (a 2.99% to 3.99% merchant fee will apply)
- School Payment Plan
- Private student loans
- Zelle
- Venmo
- Other (outside scholarship, employer sponsorship, MassHire, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, SMOC etc.)
