Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities

Home Health Aides are people that aid the ill, injured, elderly, or disabled people.

They have to

·         Take the blood pressure.

·         Take the temperature.

·         Take the pulse of patients.

·         Help patients get out of bed.

·         Help patients take baths.

·         Help patients dress.

·         Prepare and serve meals.

·         Perform housekeeping chores.

Average Salary:  $8,000- $18,000

Educational Requirements:

They have to have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some community colleges offer training programs.

Reflection: I would not like to be a home health aide because I don’t like the salary.