Course Curriculum
Home Health Aide Training Curriculum
25 exams
1 project
1 externship (40 hours)
9 courses
Estimated completion time:
Fast track = 9 months
Average time = 11 months
Main Subjects
Starting Your Program
Succeed by learning how to use your Penn Foster program.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
Understand how to use your Student Portal.
Access the Penn Foster Community and use it to find answers.
Connect with Penn Foster on various social media sites.
Introduction to the Home Health Aide Role
Therapeutic Communication Skills
Body Systems and Medication 1
Body Systems and Medication 2
Home Care Procedures
Nutrition
Meeting Clients’ Needs
Law, Ethics, and Confidentiality
Externship
This course introduces you to the home health aide externship and discusses the externship process and requirements. This externship provides you with hands-on training. The goal of the externship is to produce a competent home health aide by developing the essential skill sets through hands-on experience. This externship consists of 40 hours of clinical experience.
Note: We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.
Career Diploma
9 - 18 months
If you're looking for a career in healthcare that allows you to help take care of patients, you can pursue that passion with our online Home Health Aide Training. Study with the support of helpful instructors and faculty, with a program that offers engaging visual learning aids and interactive assessments to help you practice as you go.
Home Health Aide classes can help prepare you to assist clients as you care for them in their homes. You will study everything from how to monitor and report changes in a client's health, to therapeutic communication skills for working in a client's home and community setting. Your classes will include:
Therapeutic Communication Skills
Body Systems and Medication
Home Care Procedures
Meeting Clients’ Needs
What you will learn
How to describe a direct care worker’s/home health aide’s role in a private home or community setting
How to apply ethical and legal rules and regulations for direct care workers
How to demonstrate oral and written communication skills for speaking with patients, family, medical personnel, and other caregivers using appropriate language and terminology
How to apply standard procedures to maintain clean and safe environments for both yourself and your patients, including residential, transportation, and outside locations
Our Proven
Learning Model
Empowering students to reach their professional goals
Flexible
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Start anytime
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No exam due dates
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Self-paced
Connected
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24/7 access to online resources
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Online student community
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Student Portal Help Center
Accessible
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Digital study guides
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Self-check quizzes
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Simulations and videos
Supportive
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Expert faculty
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Dedicated student services
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Robust learning resources