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 of home health aides is projected to grow 36 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, September 2019, Home Health Aides, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/homehealth-aides.htm
What’s Required to Complete the Home Health Care Aide Program?
A certificate in home health care aid from WCCCD requires 18 credits.
As a home health care aid student at WCCCD, you’ll take only the required courses for the certification.
Some students matriculate to other medical-related programs to transfer to a four-year college or university after earning their AAS. If that’s your goal, you might choose specific courses. Talk with your advisor about a personalized plan that meets your goals.
How Long Does it Take to Earn a Home Health Care Aide Certification?
Most home health care aide students take two semesters (1 year) to complete the certification required courses.
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 sequence:
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.
Home Health Care Aide Contact Information
Phone: 313-496-2600
Email: edaffairs@wcccd.edu
