Home Health Aides
Comprehensive Sites
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Personal and Home Care AidesFind out about job opportunities available as a home care aide, as well as the kind of work you would do and the different types of agencies and employers that you could work with. Education and personal qualities needed for this type of work are talked about, with links available to job outlook and wage information.
CareerOneStop: Home Health AideYou will find an occupational profile at this page, and you can create state-specific information directly from this site. A career video, occupational trends, and employment data are offered.
Occupational Titles
Certified Nursing Assistants Health Care Assistant Home Attendant Home Care Attendant Home Care Provider Home Health Aide Home Health Care Provider Home Health Nurse Home Help Aide Independent Living Specialist Licensed Nursing Assistant Nurse's Companion Nursing Aide Orderly Patient Service Representative Resident Care Aide Residential Aide Residential Assistant Stna (State Tested Nursing Assistant)
Accredited Academic Programs
CNA TrainingA state-by-state directory of certified nursing assistant training and certification programs is offered at this site. Choose your state to be taken to a list of contacts and web sites for that location.
Salary Levels
PayScale: Certified Nursing AssistantThe median hourly rate you could earn as a certified nursing assistant is shown at the graph at this site. If you scroll down, you will see additional information on pay according to experience or by the city in the U.S. employed in.
PayScale: Home Health AideThe hourly rate of a home health aide is displayed here, as well as the median hourly rate by city or state in the U.S.
Professional Organizations
National Association of Health Care AssistantsThis organization is run by former nursing assistants and seeks to improve the quality of care by creating standards for nursing assistants and elevating their professional status. Nationwide membership includes more than 30,000 certified nursing assistants.
National Network of Career Nursing AssistantsMembers of the Career Nursing Assistants Program (CNAP) are known as the National Network of Career Nursing Assistants. CNAP’s goal is to provide education and peer support development for nursing assistants in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. In addition, it sponsors Career Nursing Assistants Day and Week, which are celebrated each year in June. The association, made up of nursing assistants and other direct-care workers, was established in 1977.
Nursing Association for Home Care and HospiceThis organization is the nation’s largest organization representing home health aides, nursing assistants, home care agencies, and related employees and employers. The educational opportunities link talks about conferences and brings you information on online learning. Certification information is also provided.
Licensing & Certification
Certification by Career: Nursing AidesThe directory at this page links to you several certifications in home health aide care and nursing assisting. Sponsoring organization links and contacts are provided to more than 20 different certifications.
Certifications by Career: Home Health AideThere are more than 20 certification links related to the home health aide career available at this site, including the National Association for Home Care and other organizations that certify home health aide and nursing assistants.
Job Opportunity Sources
Indeed.com: Home Health AideLook at thousands of postings nationwide for home health aides from this site, or do another search on a similar job title, such as nursing assistant, to find numerous opportunities collected from several job databases and private employers.
Publications
4CNAs Online Magazine for Nursing AssistantsIf you are interested in a career as a certified nursing assistant, look at this site, which was created to provide a vast database of resources. Answers to frequently asked questions, a message board, information on training, links to uniform web sites, state registration, a bookstore, and financial aid are offered.
Online Forums & Blogs
4CNAs.comFrom an online magazine for nursing assistants, these discussion threads include forums for geriatric care, home health aides, psychiatric aides, education, and job finding.
Career Videos
ISeek: Home Health AideThe career video at this page is offered by the State of Minnesota and includes information on the typical daily activities of a home health aide. Look at other titles for this career or view information on certification, wages, skills, and abilities.
ISeek: Nursing AssistantThe personal care given to patients by nursing assistants is explained at this video, provided by the State of Minnesota. Their relationship to nurses and other roles of the nursing assistant are explored for students interested in this career. Find out about certification, wages, and needed skills, too.
