Introduction to Home Heath Care
Introduction
Many health care and support services may be provided outside of the traditional health care environment such as a hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center, or long-term care environment. Receiving care within the home allows individuals to remain in the comfort of their residence, surrounded by loved ones, while their health care and daily living needs are managed. Patients who receive home health care services have a team of health care workers who work together to help patients and their families manage their needs.
As part of this team, the Home Health Aide (HHA)/Personal Care Aide (PCA) plays a vital role. Home health aides and personal care aides often spend more time with patients than any other team member. Being a home health aide/personal care aide is a very rewarding career with the opportunity to play a very important role in the home care team. You will meet many different people and work in a variety of settings and have the chance to work with the same patients and families for a long period of time. You will have the chance to get to know your patients and families in a very personal and special way as you work with them to meet their health care and daily living needs.
Home Health Aide and Personal Care Aide are two of the fastest growing occupations. There is high demand for home health aide and personal care aide workers, with many opportunities for employment. This course will provide you with the background necessary to begin working toward a career as a home health aide/personal care aide. Please note, Personal Care Aides may not perform any type of medical service or task, as a Home Health Aide may.
Module 1 consists of 6 separate units, with a corresponding break out activity. These activities are meant to help you review the material from that unit. You can repeat the activity as many times as you want as they do not count toward your overall grade.
When you are ready, complete the Post-Test at the end of the module. This is a graded activity and will be factored into your overall grade.