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WELCOME TO CAHSAH'S NEW VIRTUAL TRAINING CENTER

Welcome to the California Association for Health Services at Home's online training for Home Care Workers. Using the California Uniform Standards for Home Care Aide Paraprofessionals (CUSHCAP) model approved by the CAHSAH Board, CAHSAH is offering two different levels of training for the non-medical home care workers.

These non-medical home care services are defined as assistance with the activities of daily living which require no medical intervention and are non-invasive. These activities include but are not limited to, companionship, baby-sitting or environmental type services which provide care, understanding, protections, supervision and assistance with feeding, dressing or bathing for a child or adult who by reason of advanced age, physical disability or mental deficiency, needs supervision.

The following chart summarizes the job description, duties and qualifications for home care aides performing at three different levels of assistance.

Title:

Home Care Aide I (HCA I)/
Homemaker

Home Care Aide II (HCA II)/
Personal Care Assistance

Home Care Aide III (HCA III)/ Certified Home Health Aide

Description:

The HCA I assists with environmental services such as housekeeping and homemaking services to preserve a safe, sanitary home and to enhance family life. The HCA I encourages client and family to assume as much responsibility as possible for their own care and environment in accordance with the agency plan of care. The HCA I does not provide any personal care.

The HCA II assists the client and family with home management activities, non-medically directed personal care and supportive services in accordance with the agency plan of care.

The HCA III may work under a medically supervised plan of care or with appropriate supervision to assist the client and his or her family with household management and personal care.

Duties:

Examples include:

  • basic meal preparation and meal planning for regular diets
  • escort and/or transportation services
  • laundry
  • light housekeeping
  • maintaining a safe environment
  • observing, monitoring and reporting on a client's condition
  • respite/companion care
  • shopping
  • teaching and cueing to activities that will increase/sustain client independence and that the HCA I is quaIified to teach

Examples include:
All HCA I duties AND support with activities of daily living such as:

  • ambulation and/or transfers
  • appropriate client teaching consistent with training
  • assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, and hair care
  • meal planning and preparation of special diets
  • monitoring skin integrity
  • observing/reporting intake of foods and fluids and frequency of elimination
  • observing/reminding to take medications
  • taking and recording vital signs
  • toileting

Examples include:
All HCA I and HCA II duties AND appropriate client instruction consistent with training

  • assistance with medications which are ordinary self-administered
  • assistance with prescribed exercises and rehabilitation activities
  • emptying a catheter or ostomy bag
  • help with specialized assistive devices
  • non-sterile dressing changes
  • simple procedures
  • specific duties as delineated under a medically supervised plan of care

 

Prerequisites:

None.  The HCA I training consists of 40 hours of online training.

Completion of HCA I plus 20 hours of online training.

Requires a total of 75 hours of training including 16 hours of hands-on practicum.

Work Environment:

Home Care Aide Organization

Home Care Aide Organization

Home Health Agency

 

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