Tri-Med was established in order to provide expert training in the Home Health Aide (HHA) Care field within both Individual or Group Settings. This includes:
Our instructors on average, have over 10 years of experience assisting with:
Our Home Health Aide Training Program Will Teach You How To:
Home Health Aides deliver health care to the elderly, ill or disabled by going to a patient’s home, or work in a residential facility. Home Health Aides generally work with patients who need more medical care than their family can provide. Individuals looking for careers as home health aides work under the supervision of licensed nurse.
| Course/ Unit Title | Hours |
|---|---|
| Module I. Introduction to Home Care | 1.5 |
| Home Care, the home care worker, and the client | |
| What is a Home Care Worker? | |
| Providing Home Care | |
| Module II. Working Effectively w/ Homecare Clients | 3 |
| Understanding Basic Human Needs | |
| The Individuals, the Family and Home Care | |
| Effective Communication | |
| Observing, Recording and Reporting | |
| Module III. Working with the Elderly | 2 |
| What is Aging? | |
| Aging and the Body | |
| Aging and the Mind | |
| Module IV. Working with Children | 1 |
| Family Situations Where Children May Need Home Care Workers | |
| How Children Develop and How You Can Work with Them | |
| Problems That Affect the Family and How Children React | |
| How You Can Strengthen Families through Your Work with Patients | |
| Module V. Working w/People who are Mentally Ill | 1 |
| What is Mental Health? | |
| What is Mental Illness? | |
| Mental Health, Mental Illness and the Health Care Worker | |
| Module VI. Working with People w/Develop. Disab. | 1 |
| What is Mental Illness? | |
| Mental Illness and the Family | |
| Module VII. Working w/ People w/ Physical Disab. | 1 |
| What is Physical Disability? | |
| How the Home Care Worker Can Help the Physically Disabled | |
| Module VIII. Food, Nutrition & Meal Preparation | 4 |
| The Basics of Nutrition | |
| Meal Planning | |
| Food Preparation and Serving | |
| Food Shopping, Storage and Handling | |
| Simple Modified Diets | |
| Module IX. Family Spending & Budgeting | 0.5 |
| Role of the Home Care Worker in Family Spending and Budgeting | |
| Ways to Make the Most Effective Use of the Family’s Finances | |
| Module X. Care of the Home & Personal Belongings | 1.5 |
| The Importance of Housekeeping in Home Care | |
| Performing Housekeeping Tasks in the Client’s Home | |
| Ways to Save Energy and Time | |
| How to Get the Job Done | |
| Module XI. Safety & Injury Prevention | 1.5 |
| Safety at Home | |
| What To Do When Accidents and Emergencies Happen (State Policy, Simple First Aid, Prevent Home Fires, What To Do IF Home Fire or Accidents Occur) | |
| Module XII. Personal Care Skills (End PCA part) | 22 |
| Defining Personal Care | |
| Personal Care Skills: Hand Washing, Body Mechanics, Skin Care, Bathing, Turning in Bed, Hair Care, Back Rub, Nail Care, Shaving, Mouth Hygiene & Care, Assist with Eating, Assist with Dressing, Assist with Elastic Support Stockings, Assist with Walking, Assist with Clean Dressing Change, Assist with Condom Catheter, Assist with Indwelling and Straight Catheter, Positioning in Bed and Chair, Positioning to Sitting Position Wheelchair or Chair Weighing, Measuring Intake and Output, Making the Bed, Toilet. | |
| Unit A. Orientation to Health Related Tasks | 1 |
| Practicum: Proper Hand washing-removes jewelry, lowers hands to rinse, rinse the soap (bar), lathers twice, turns off water before drying hands, allows air drying | |
| Unit B. Performing Simple Measurements & Tests 6.5 Practicum’s: | |
| Clean Glass Thermometer | |
| Measuring Oral Temp. with Glass Thermometer (rectal optional) | |
| Measuring Pulse and Respiration | |
| Measuring Blood Pressure | |
| Demo: Testing Urine | |
| *6 optional procedures: | |
| Unit C. Complex Modified Diets | 4.5 |
| Unit D. Assisting w/ Prescribed Exercise Program | 3.5 |
| Practicum: | |
| Transferring to the Sitting Position or Helping Client to Sit at the Side of the Bed or Helping the Client Stand | |
| Assisting with Passive ROM | |
| Demo: Assisting with Postural Drainage | |
| Unit E. Assisting w/ use of Prescribed Medical | |
| Equipment, Supplies & Devices Practicum’s: | 8 |
| Assisting with the use of the oxygen tank and liquid oxygen reservoir -assisting with the use of the medication nebulizer and air compressor | |
| Demo: assisting with the use of the oxygen concentrator | |
| 3 review procedures: | |
| assist with use of condom catheter | |
| cleaning the skin and catheter tubing | |
| emptying the urinary drainage bag | |
| 6 optional procedures: | |
| assist with the use of ace bandage | |
| Commercially prepared enema | |
| Soap solution enema | |
| Douche | |
| Commercially prepared douche | |
| CPAP machine | |
| Unit F. Assisting w/ Special Skin Care Practicum: | 2 |
| positioning on the back or positioning on the side | |
| Unit G. Assisting w/ a Dressing Change | 1.5 |
| assisting with changing a clean dressing | |
| Unit H. Assisting w/ Ostomy Care 8 Practicum’s: | |
| assisting with changing an ileostomy or colostomy pouch | |
| assisting with routine tracheostomy care | |
| 3 optional procedures: | |
| assisting with emptying an open-ended ileostomy or colostomy pouch - | |
| cleaning a reusable pouch | |
| Colostomy irrigation | |
Don’t hesitate to contact us by email at: info@trimedtraining.com or give us a call at: (347) 619-9300 or (347) 926-4601. Remember. If you’re looking to get started towards a new and exciting career in the Home Health Aide (HHA) field? Don’t wait. Give the expert trainers at Tri-Med a call today!
