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Home Health Aide

Citrus College

  • A program that prepares individuals to provide routine care and support services for homebound disabled, recovering, or elderly people. Includes instruction in basic nutrition, home sanitation, infection control, first aid, taking vital signs, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication skills, supervised home management, emergency recognition and referral, geriatric care, and legal and ethical responsibilities. Find Colleges Offering Home Health Aide Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Provide routine, personal healthcare, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
      Salary and Wages

      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 12,000
      • Average Annual Salary: $22,590
      • Average Hourly Rate: $10.86

      Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,630
      • Average Annual Salary: $23,070
      • Average Hourly Rate: $11.09
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 787,315
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 1,170,935
      • Percent Job Growth: 48.73%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Assist elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home or in a daytime non-residential facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide meals and supervised activities at non-residential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, and disabled on such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
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