Home Health Aide

Description: 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 conditionï¿½abbreviation HHA.
Eligiblity: 10+2/BA/BSc.
Scope of work :
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 1.7 lakh to 3.0 lakh per annum

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