68035 Perform a variety of tasks at places of residence. Duties include keeping house and advising families having problems with such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities. Exclude Nursing Aides and Home Health Aides. Full-time certified health aides normally visit five or six patients per day and spend about one to two hours with each patient per visit. Other agencies hire aides on a full time or part time basis with a regular benefit package and a guaranteed minimum number of hours.
Some employers also pay for vision, life insurance, and retirement plans.
High hospital and nursing home care costs have underlined the need for alternative, less expensive ways to deliver care to the elderly sick who do not require continuous institutional care. Many people with chronic illnesses can be adequately cared for in a home setting if some type of nursing care and supportive services are available. Home care agencies are filling this void. There aren't many opportunities for promotion in this job. With more training, aides can become Medical Assistants, Licensed Vocational Nurses or Registered Nurses.