Home Health Care Aide
The Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) home health care aide faculty prepares students to perform the basic skills necessary to provide personal care services and activities to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
Our program equips students with the knowledge to care for patients holistically, respectfully, and professionally. As a program graduate, you will demonstrate the ability to follow directions/care plans, respect client privacy properly, and provide emotional comfort and support to diverse clients and their families. Graduates can assist in client observation, ambulation, transfer, transport, personal grooming, and hygiene safely and effectively.
A certificate from WCCCD prepares you for work as a home health care aide.
What’s the Job Outlook for Home Health Care Aides?
Employment for home health and personal care aides is projected to grow 22% from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.
What Will I Learn as a Home Health Care Aide Student?
WCCCD home health care aide students learn to demonstrate basic nursing care and the skills required to promote patient health and healing, as well as implement nursing care that decreases risks and follows safety procedures. Courses cover various topics, including medical ethics and first aid.
Recommended course sequencing
Semester 1 Total: 9 Credits
- ALH 110 - Medical Terminology 3 Credit(s)
- ALH 230 - Medical Ethics 3 Credit(s)
- SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
Semester 2 Total: 9 Credits
- EMT 101 - First Aid 2 Credit(s)
- HHA 200 - Home Health Aide Skills 4 Credit(s)
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology 3 Credit(s)
Where is WCCCD’s Home Health Care Aide Program Offered?
The Home Health Care Aide program is offered at our Ted Scott Campus. The campus also offers classes for other medical-related certificates and degrees.
As a WCCCD student, you can take courses, use facilities, and get involved at any of our six locations.
It is the policy of WCCCD that no person, based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, disability, or political affiliation or belief, shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in employment or in any program or activity for which it is responsible or for which it receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.
