660110 Home Health Aides care for elderly, convalescent, or handicapped person in home of patient. Includes Certified Home Health Aides, Certified Nurse Assistants, caring for patients in their homes, and uncertified Home Health Care Workers. 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.
The employment outlook for experienced aides is very good. There are a lot of opportunities for job seekers who want only part time or temporary jobs. The employment outlook for experienced aides is very good. Home Health Aides is one of the fastest growing occupation in the State. This above-average rate of growth is expected to continue because the elderly population continues to get bigger and live longer, and home care is less expensive than hospital care.