Home Health Aide
A home health aide is a trained and certified health-care worker who provides assistance to a patient in the home with personal care (as hygiene and exercise) and light household duties (as meal preparation) and who monitors the patient's condition—abbreviation HHA.
- Eligibility:- X th Pass
- Duration:- 6 Months
Why join IPHI
- High academic quality
- Innovative teaching
- State of the art facilities
- Experienced faculties
- On job training
- Placement Assistance
- Best institute
- Managed by doctors
Career prospects
A HHA after successful completion of the course usually works in hospitals or household for the care of the sick patients at home. They also get job opportunities from home care agencies
Salary
The average salary of a HHA ranges from 1.4 lk to 2.7 lk per annum
Who should take the course
Candidates who are 10 th pass can join this course to join healthcare industry and thereby make a successful career as a healthcare professional.
Module 1 |
Broad functions of home health aide |
Module 2 |
Introduction to human anatomy and physiology |
Module 3 |
Personal hygiene |
Module 4 |
Bathing, grooming and dressing up a patient |
Module 5 |
Nutrition and hydration |
Module 6 |
Elimination |
Module 7 |
Therapeutic communication with patient at home |
Module 8 |
Principles of body mechanics |
Module 9 |
Patient positioning and ambulation at home |
Module 10 |
Consent, observing, reporting and documentation |
Module 11 |
Care plan implementation and fall prevention |
Module 12 |
Sanitation, Safety & First Aid |
Module 13 |
Infection control and prevention |
Module 14 |
Bio Medical Waste Management |
Module 15 |
Soft skills and communication |
