Home Health Aide (HHA) Training Program
Train to become a Home Health Aide in Just 75 Hours
Learn essential caregiving skills and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families.
Program Overview
The Home Health Aide Training program (75 hours) trains students to assist clients in their private residences by providing patient care, basic medical care, emergency response, and housekeeping duties. The program consists of classroom and lab instruction. There is no clinical component and no state certification is required for employment as an HHA.
Students who hold a Nursing Assistant certificate can also function as an HHA; however, HHAs cannot practice as Nursing Assistants. Upon successful completion, students receive a Certificate of Completion.
HHA Schedule
- Day session: Monday–Thursday, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
- Evening session: Monday–Friday, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
HHA Program Topics
- Orientation for Home Care Aide
- Human Growth & Development: Understanding People
- Infection Prevention and Control Procedures
- Nutrition and Fluid Intake: Sources of Nutrients, Importance of Fluid Intake, Hydration, Dehydration, and Fluid Balance
- Healthy Environment: Safety and Cleanliness
- Emergencies and Procedures: Identification and Response
- Observation, Reporting, Documentation of Client Status and Care of Services Rendered
HHA Grading Policies
- Students are expected to come prepared to class with all homework assignments completed.
- Students are required to pass written exams (quizzes and a final exam) with a minimum of 75%.
- Students will have the opportunity to retake quizzes up to two times and may retake the final exam one time. There is no fee to retake quizzes and exams.
- If a student does not successfully pass on their last attempt of a quiz or the final exam, they will be dismissed from the program.
- Students are required to demonstrate competency of all skills required in the program. Skills are graded as Pass/Fail.
- All skills listed in the Home Health Aide Training Student Handbook must be performed by a student with 100% accuracy.
- On the Final Exam, students must score 75% or better.
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