This program is offered based on the number of students enrolled. Classes are held on the College of the Siskiyous campus and clinical experience is provided through Siskiyou Home Health Services. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the state exam for Home Health Aide. Home Health Aides provide personal care and home management services to allow patients to live in their own homes. Their patients may include the elderly, the convalescent, or people with mental, emotional, or physical disabilities.
Duties vary with the needs of each patient.
They work under the supervision of a Physician, Registered Nurse, or Therapist. They may give massages and assist clients with medicines. Home Health Aides help patients adapt to changes caused by their disability, frailty, or illness. They give patients psychological support and companionship. They also keep records on their patients.