Home Health Aide Training
As the District of Columbia faces a home health aide shortage, Community Care Training Services seeks to answer the shortage by training and hiring or assisting those trained to find gainful employment.
The Community Care Training Services faculty and staff would like to welcome you and thank you for choosing Community Care Training Services. The journey is challenging but the opportunities for your career are rewarding. We are here to provide you with the resources and academic support to be successful in your chosen career.
CCTS is new but managed and staffed with experienced health care professionals. As we continue to offer a home health aide course to interested and eligible individuals, we aspire to develop lasting relationships and an evolving curriculum that reflective of local regulations as well as our purpose, mission, and philosophy. Our program is directed toward practical knowledge and professional training. The curriculum is designed to train the student to utilize effective communication skills, interact with clients, family members and other members of the health care team. This program will provide students with the basic skills and knowledge as well as the tools necessary to enter the health care field as a Home Health Aide.
“We are confident that upon completion of our program, new home health aide will go on to provide confident, competent care to medically fragile DC residents.” Margaret Collins, RN BSN President, CEO
Community Care Training Services teaches a DC Board of Nursing Approved Home Health Aide Training. Upon completion of our program, students will be able to take written exam and skills evaluation examinations at Pearson View to gain home health aide certification.
Home health aides provide personal and homemaking services to elderly, convalescent, and disabled persons. They perform services in the patients’ home. They are required to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of services provided and the progress of their patient. Home health aides are often called upon to assist with activities of daily living, which includes helping patients in and out of bed, getting them dressed and undressed, assisting with personal hygiene, purchasing and preparing meals, changing bed linens, and other household chores. Most home health aides provide services to the elderly and disabled patients, who require more help than family and friends can provide. Specific assignments and duties are usually given by the home health agency, a registered nurse, physical therapist, or social worker. Some home health aides may work with one patient for months to years. Individuals in this profession often perform unpleasant duties, such as emptying bedpans and changing soiled linens, but most aides gain a great deal of satisfaction from helping people in need.
Community Care Training Services provides the theory and clinical training to those aspiring to begin a career as a home health aide.