Life Choice HHA Certification

What does Life Choice offer?

LCI Offers a Home Health Aide Training Program (75 hours).
Our HHA training course is designed to enhance students skills in the practice of client care and prepare them for work in the field as a Home Health Aid.

Certifications received upon successfully completing the course:
1. Home Health Aide (HHA) State of Florida - Certification
2. In-Service Education Certifications (6)
3. CPR Training

Upon completion of this HHA course students will demonstrate skills included in basic home care such as; use of proper body mechanics, patient transfer and repositioning, performing range of motion exercise, monitoring vital signs, assisting the patient with self-medication, recording the weight and urinary output of the patient, and demonstrating how to care for the needs of patients that are bed bound or have limitations. Students will demonstrate the importance and the appropriate procedures and actions in feeding, oral care, communication, promoting patient comfort including personal hygiene and documentation.

Intro, Caregiver Job Description, Responsibilities and Protocol, Care Plan Notes for Documenting Client Activities, Employee Safety Issues, Personal and Environmental Safety, Emergency Procedures, Including Basic First Aid and Fire Preparedness Plan, Communication Skills, Clients' Rights, Assistance with Ambulation, Exercise, Transfers (Adaptive Equipment), Positioning, Fall Prevention, Back Safety: Body Mechanics, Basic Hygiene and Basic Infection Control, Personal Care, Bathing and Toileting, Medication Self-Administration, HIPAA, Hi-TECH Act, HIPAA Scenarios, Understanding Elder Abuse and Neglect, Fraud and Abuse Protection, Domestic Violence, Intro to HIV, HIV/AIDS: Prevention and Infection Control, Bloodborne Pathogens, Infectious Disease, Alzheimer's Disease and Types of Dementia and Tips, Alzheimer's Disease Communication and Behavior Mgmt., Types of Strokes, Stroke Causes, Prevention and Care

Students will learn the laws and ethical standards that govern the health care workers, enhance verbal and written communication skills and discuss patients rights. Students will also cover main protocols for patient care including education in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) and medical errors, domestic violence in the healthcare field and the healthcare profession chain of command and the importance of documentation. Additionally, students will learn professional ethics and to explain the laws governing harassment, labor and recognizing and reporting abuse, learn terms such as; malpractice, negligence and assaults and battery.

Packages Offered:

• Level 2 Fingerprinting
• HHA State Certification Course & Hands-on Training (75 Hrs)
• Tuberculosis (TB) Test
• In-service Education Certifications (6)
• CPR Training Included
• Alzheimers
• HIV/AIDS

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