Assist clients in moving from bed and bath. The home health aide's daily routine may vary. Aides may go to the same home every day for months or even years. More commonly, however, aides work with a number of different clients. Each assignment lasts a few hours, days or weeks.
Aides often have four to five clients on the same day.
Home health aides should like to help people and should not mind hard work. They should have a sense of responsibility, compassion and a cheerful disposition. Aides should be tactful and honest. The federal law requires home health aides to pass a competency test covering over 12 areas. Employers prefer applicants who have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.