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Quick Facts
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Home Health Aides work in homes giving care and assistance. They are not nurses but are able to help people with:
  • Bathing, dressing and grooming
  • Moving from bed to chair
  • Housekeeping
  • Running errands
  • Getting to the store or to doctor's appointments
  • Remembering that it is time to take their medicine
  • Taking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, breathing

You may become a Home Health Aide by:

  • Training at a home health agency
  • Attending a community college that offers a 2-3 week program
  • There is no state exam
  • No license is required

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