HP Chapter 34 Home, Personal, & Psychiatric Aides

Home health aides who work for agencies that receive reimbursement from Medicare & Medicaid must receive a minimum level of training. They must complete both a training program, consisting of 75 hours and a competency evaluation or state certification program. Aides may take a competency exam to become certified without taking any of the training. At a minimum, 16 hours of supervised practical training are required before an aide has direct contact with a resident. These certification requirements represent the minimum, as outlined by the federal government. Some states may require additional hours of training to become certified. https://www.brookdalecc.edu/continuinged/healthcare/cna/

• personal hygiene & infection control

• safe transfer techniques

• reading & recording vital signs

• basic nurtrition

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Training for many personal & home care aides are trained on the job by RNs or other personal care aides or directly by their employers. States vary in their requirements for formal education or training programs. Specific requirements that may be required include:

• CPR & First Aid

• competency evaluation to ensure that the aide can perform the required tasks

• infection control

• background check

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Psychiatric Aids are also known as mental health assistants or ________ ________ _______, also care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals.

Home health aides must receive formal training & pass a competency test to work for certified home health or hospice agencies that receives reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid. Also, the U.S. Department of Labor operates a Registered Apprentice Program for home health aides employed in long-term care facilities, which can help with career advancement. Personal & home care aides are NOT required to meet formal educational requirements, but must have a high school diploma. What are home health aides trained to do?

• Trained by RNs, LPNs, experienced aides or supervisor.

• instructed on how to cook for clients, including those on special diets

• trained in housekeeping tasks such as making the bed & keeping the home sanitary & safe for the client

• ALL THE ABOVE

Education & Training: Psychiatric Technicians vs Psychiatric Aides:

Psychiatric Technician?

• High school diploma (postsecondary certificate) or associate's degree, as well as supervised structured work experience. These programs are commonly offered by community colleges & technical schools.

• learn on-the-job from experience workers before they can work without direct supervision. Classroom instruction for newly hired employees OR informal-on-the-job training by LPN, or an experienced Aide

What's the difference? Mentally impaired versus emotionally disturbed:

What is the definition of mentally impaired?

• Refers to general reduction in cognitive disabilities or developmental disabilities, whereas there is a significant reduction in the ability in the areas of learning, reasoning, & problem solving

• This encompasses a broader range of mental health challenges, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, & behavioral disorders. It involves difficulties in regulating emotions, building & maintaining relationships & displaying appropriate behaviors

What's the difference? Mentally impaired versus emotionally disturbed:

What is the definition of emotionally disturbed?

• Refers to general reduction in cognitive disabilities or developmental disabilities, whereas there is a significant reduction in the ability in the areas of learning, reasoning, & problem solving

• This encompasses a broader range of mental health challenges, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, & behavioral disorders. It involves difficulties in regulating emotions, building & maintaining relationships & displaying appropriate behaviors

PART III OF III: Home health aides & personal and home care aides help people who are disabled, chronically ill or cognitively impaired. They help older adults who may need help living in their own home or in residential facilities instead of health facilities or institutions. Which of the following describes institutions?

• a type of care setting that provides housing & support services for individuals who need assistance with ADLs, (bathing, eating, dressing, & medication management) but may not require the level of care in a hospital or nursing home

• any location where healthcare is provided, ranging from small clinics to large hospitals

• refers to a type of organization, establishment, or system with a specific purpose ex; addiction treatment centers, psychiatric, & hospice

Psychiatric Aides work under a team that may including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, counselors, and therapists. As a general rule, psychiatric aids do not engage in ________ _______ with patients in the same way psychiatric technicians do.

In the state of New Jersey, both clinical hours & certification are required to become a Home health aides or personal & home health aide. Click on the link below and determine how many hours of clinicals are required to sit for certification as a Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) in a long term care facility? Remember only a high school diploma is required for this job.

https://www.brookdalecc.edu/continuinged/healthcare/cna/

• 76 HOURS

• 67 HOURS

• 90 HOURS

• 40 HOURS