Caregivers
They’re still lumped in the same category as teenage babysitters when it comes to how much they make...That’s just wrong. In this country, it’s inexcusable - Barack Obama
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Home health aides care for the elderly. Who will care for them?
When the alarm clock went off at 7 am, Angelica Rios had barely gotten four hours of sleep. She rolled out of bed anyway and slipped into her Winnie the Pooh scrubs.
“I have a lot of trouble sleeping,” Angelica said as she combed mousse through her thick brown curls. She picked up two silver hoop earrings and clasped one onto each ear. Then she laced up her sneakers and grabbed a bottle of Gatorade on her way out the door.
Angelica has a lot to keep her awake at night. As a 25-year-old single mom, she worries about how she will afford day care when her 4-year-old son, Elijah, returns from spending the summer with his father. She worries about coming up with $680 to…
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Home Health Aide Schools and Colleges
While the minimum educational requirement for a home health aide is only a high school diploma, those working for organizations that are reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid must meet federal and state education requirements, and they need to be certified.
Administration revives wage and overtime fight for home-care workers
"It’s fundamentally an issue of respect,” Ward said, arguing that direct care aides reflect a vital part of the healthcare industry. “It’s being treated as something less than real work.”
Home Care Workers and the Minimum Wage Controversy
Our Congress got a few things wrong in allowing these workers to be exempt from minimum wage laws. Home care workers got lumped into a category with “companions” who do not do physical labor. They mainly visit and provide social contact for someone.
What the Battle Over Home Health Care Worker Pay Is Really About
Should the aides who provide home care for frail elders and younger people with disabilities receive a living wage and decent benefits? If they do, how can families, who often are unable to afford care today, be expected to pay those higher wages and benefits?
Home health aides care for the elderly. Who will care for them?
One of the fastest-growing jobs in America is also one of the hardest.
Home Health Care News
Home Health Care News covers business and industry news affecting the senior care, private duty and home hospice industries.
RCTCLearn,net
RCTCLEARN.NET is the leader in Internet based training for Home Health Care and Hospice. We are an academic based learning company specializing in leading edge training solutions for the home care provider.
CityTownInfo.com
A Home Health Aide (HHA) may also be known as a Home Caregiver, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Patient Care Technician or Residential Assistant (RA). An HHA provides basic, personal care and health-related services to a variety of individuals (patients) who require more assistance than family and/or friends are able to provide. HHAs are part of a category of occupations that is commonly referred to as "direct care workers." The services/care that a Home Health Aide provides depends upon their specialty area.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
There are no formal education requirements for home health and personal care aides. Home health aides working in certified home health or hospice agencies must get formal training and pass a standardized test.
Demand for Home Caregiver Jobs Continues to Surge
Even though direct and home care workers are and will be highly sought after moving forward, they’re still often undervalued and underpaid. That needs to change to avoid serious shortage troubles in the industry in the near future...
ExploreHealthCareers.org
In many cases, neither a high school diploma nor previous work experience is necessary for a job as a home care aide, but online training is available for practitioners who want to be the best home health aide they can be. Certification is not required, but there is a requirement to demonstrate competency prior to performing services. Search for schools that provide training for this career. In addition, home care aides who work for Medicare-certified home health agencies must complete a competency evaluation program that meets certain Federal regulation standards. This generally involves passing a competency test covering 12 areas.
Learn 4 Good
There is no formal educational required for a Home Care Assistant or Home Health Aide. Courses are available online, in local community colleges and in hospitals. Formal qualifications allow a Home Care Aide to progress in their career and even apply for more senior positions. Programs cover subjects such as: gerontology, philosophy of long-term care, dementia management strategies, promoting independence, psychology and personal care.
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