Home Health Aide
Introduction
Home Health Aides(HHA) are healthcare professionals, who visit the homes of the ill, disabled, elderly, socially disadvantaged who are unable to perform basic tasks and so HHAs provide a wide spectrum of personal and home making assistance. The people who receive care usually need help with basic daily tasks such as meal preparation, medication reminders, laundry, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, transportation, and companionship (Wikipedia, 2007). There are several different agencies which provide home care services the elderly but all HHAs provide the same care and have the same responsibilities towards their clients. It is therefore very important for the caregiver to perform duties with the outmost quality and professional manner along with their supervisors or nurses so that clients may feel independent, happy, and safe in their homes.
I work as a HHA at Central Coast Senior Service, Inc. (CCSS). It is a private healthcare agency that provides assistance for people over 65 years of age. The office is located in Pacific Grove, California, on 207 16th Street, Suite 300. The founder and the manager of this organization is Mrs. Mary Cwikla.
My career goal is to get my Bachelor of Science in health science (administration option) and to then apply for the nursing program to become an RN. The experiences that I have acquired as an HHA will help me get a job at the hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and thereby get me one step closer to the nursing program.
Internship Description
The CCSS agency provides 24/7 care, and one of my responsibilities is to relieve my co-worker on time to start on my 12-hr shift. My duties include helping my clients with what is called their "activities of daily livings" or (ADLs). Part of my job duties include helping clients with bathing, dressing, transforming, using the bathroom, eating, and walking. I also help out with doing the laundry, vacuuming the house, and cleaning the
Home Health Aides(HHA) are healthcare professionals, who visit the homes of the ill, disabled, elderly, socially disadvantaged who are unable to perform basic tasks and so HHAs provide a wide spectrum of personal and home making assistance. The people who receive care usually need help with basic daily tasks such as meal preparation, medication reminders, laundry, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, transportation, and companionship (Wikipedia, 2007). There are several different agencies which provide home care services the elderly but all HHAs provide the same care and have the same responsibilities towards their clients. It is therefore very important for the caregiver to perform duties with the outmost quality and professional manner along with their supervisors or nurses so that clients may feel independent, happy, and safe in their homes.
I work as a HHA at Central Coast Senior Service, Inc. (CCSS). It is a private healthcare agency that provides assistance for people over 65 years of age. The office is located in Pacific Grove, California, on 207 16th Street, Suite 300. The founder and the manager of this organization is Mrs. Mary Cwikla.
My career goal is to get my Bachelor of Science in health science (administration option) and to then apply for the nursing program to become an RN. The experiences that I have acquired as an HHA will help me get a job at the hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and thereby get me one step closer to the nursing program.
Internship Description
The CCSS agency provides 24/7 care, and one of my responsibilities is to relieve my co-worker on time to start on my 12-hr shift. My duties include helping my clients with what is called their "activities of daily livings" or (ADLs). Part of my job duties include helping clients with bathing, dressing, transforming, using the bathroom, eating, and walking. I also help out with doing the laundry, vacuuming the house, and cleaning the
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