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Post by account_disabled on Jul 26, 2022 5:42:27 GMT -8
How do you get your home health aide certification?
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Post by account_disabled on Jul 26, 2022 23:33:40 GMT -8
Hi, I know for sure that once you have worked as a home health aide for several years, you can consider advancing your career through further training and becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and then perhaps later even a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). CNAs require at least a high school diploma or GED plus training. I recommend to read about home health aide certificate myallamericancare.com/blog/2019/11/15/how-to-get-licensed-as-a-healthcare-aide/ on that resource and get a free quote there. |
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Post by Crowseon on Jul 27, 2022 0:53:41 GMT -8
If you can get a position privately- not through any kind of agency- you can probably get decent hours/salary, but it is difficult to get this kind of position. You have to have experience, usually you will need to invest in fingerprint clearance, and being bonded doesn’t hurt, and then you’re going to need impeccable references.
But, what usually happens is, you get hired by an agency, and are first sent out to sub- fill in for clients who have an agency-assigned caregiver who is sick or on vacation. The agency charges the clients upwards of $25.00 an hour- and the agency pays you minimum wage, maybe a quarter or so more an hour. You will rarely get 40 hours, might possibly get 30 hours, and most likely get about 20 hours a week.
If you enjoy seniors, as I do, you’ll do well; if you prefer your phone and are not invested in the job, you will be like the average HHA. If you think this job is just something to keep you off the streets until you find something better, you’ll not last long, at all.
The work itself is not onerous, not even all that physical. It is light housekeeping, helping with personal care, maybe making a meal- again, nothing much- and keeping the person company. You might be asked to take the client shopping or go yourself; money policies are individualized per the agency. You might see three clients for a couple hours each every day, you might have two clients you see once a day every other day- it’s all according to the clients’ needs- and ability to pay.
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