Providing the Best Services Possible
What is a Home Health Care Aid?
Home Health Care Aids provide the following services for patients & clients.
Personal care: This includes helping clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility. HHAs may also aid in transferring clients from beds to wheelchairs or assisting with ambulation.
Medical assistance: Some Home Health Aides may be responsible for administering medications, checking vital signs, changing dressings, and assisting with basic medical procedures as prescribed by healthcare professionals.
Housekeeping and meal preparation: In addition to personal care, HHAs may provide light housekeeping services, such as doing laundry, making beds, and cleaning living spaces. They may also prepare meals according to specific dietary needs and provide feeding assistance when necessary.
Emotional support: Home Health Aides often serve as companions and confidants to their clients, offering emotional support and encouragement. They may engage clients in recreational activities or provide a listening ear to ease feelings of isolation or loneliness.
HHAs typically work in private residences, but their services may also extend to assisted living facilities, hospices, or adult day care centers. The work schedule can be varied, with some Home Health Aides working full-time, part-time, or on an as-needed basis.
What is a Skilled Home Health Care Aid?
Skilled Home Health Care Aids provide the following services for patients & clients, however, undergo specified training as opposed to un-skilled aids.
Personal care: This includes helping clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility. HHAs may also aid in transferring clients from beds to wheelchairs or assisting with ambulation.
Medical assistance: Some Home Health Aides may be responsible for administering medications, checking vital signs, changing dressings, and assisting with basic medical procedures as prescribed by healthcare professionals.
Housekeeping and meal preparation: In addition to personal care, HHAs may provide light housekeeping services, such as doing laundry, making beds, and cleaning living spaces. They may also prepare meals according to specific dietary needs and provide feeding assistance when necessary.
Emotional support: Home Health Aides often serve as companions and confidants to their clients, offering emotional support and encouragement. They may engage clients in recreational activities or provide a listening ear to ease feelings of isolation or loneliness.
HHAs typically work in private residences, but their services may also extend to assisted living facilities, hospices, or adult day care centers. The work schedule can be varied, with some Home Health Aides working full-time, part-time, or on an as-needed basis.