Home Health Aide Training set for Independence

News Release
September 8, 2010
Home Health Aide Training set for Independence

Independence Community College’s Home Health Aide course will be offered in Independence this month. The one-credit hour Home Health Aide Class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning September 16 and continuing through September 30. Gayle L. Barnes, RN, BSN, will teach the evening class from 5:00-9:30 p.m. at ICC West, 2615 W. Main, in room W103.

To meet public demand, a second Home Health Aide course has been scheduled to meet weekends. Beginning September 25, and continuing through October 16, Home Health will be offered on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ICC West in room W103.

The Home Health Aide course is built upon the basics of CNA training, and acquaints the student with the home care environment. Students will perform specialized skills needed when caring for the patient living at home. This course is built upon the Kansas Certified 20-Hour Home Health Aide Curriculum Guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Prerequisite: Kansas certified nurse aide certification and successful passing of the CASAS reading test (8th grade level). Successful completion of this class will allow the student to take the Kansas State Examination to become certified by the State Department of Health and Environment.

Class sizes are limited and interested persons are encouraged to enroll now to guarantee placement.

The Home Health Aide course is one element of ICC’s Long Term Care Certification program. Long term care is an ever needed and ever changing field with job and career advancement opportunities. The full program training provides the student with everything they’ll need to excel in the long-term care field and is perfect for the candidate who wants to prove that they are heads above the competition for the in-demand jobs.

Required training for full certification includes classes in CNA, CMA, Home Health Aide, Social Services Designee, and Activity Director. Students who have already successfully completed one or more of these courses are invited to enroll in the program and start with their next required class.

For more information about these course offerings, southeast Kansas’ only operating EMT program, or any of the other Allied Health classes offered through Independence Community College, call Denise Clark, Allied Health Coordinator, at (620) 332-5498.