# Home Health Aide (Certificate of Proficiency)

Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Allied Health

Source: https://gavilan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/4089/4092/4179

Completion of the course below will qualify students for state certification as a Home Health Aide. Students receiving the certificate will have job entry skills for Home Health Aide.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Use good Body Mechanics
2.  Respect Resident's Rights
3.  Interpret Medical & Social Needs of Clients
4.  Report Emergency Procedures and Prevent Catastrophic reactions in Home Environment
5.  Demonstrate Patient Care Skills/Activities of Daily Living
6.  Explain and demonstrate Cleaning & Care Tasks in the Home and relation to Therapeutic Environment
7.  Operate and Interpret Vital Signs/Temperature, Pulse, Respiration & Blood Pressure
8.  Calculate and measure client's weight, height, intake & output
9.  Identify and apply nutrition - Types of diets, feeding, food safety, meal preparation, budgeting, shopping
10.  Report Observation, record Documentation, and use of Care Planning

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AH 280 | Fundamentals of Nursing--Convalescent | 8.5 |
| AH 182 | Home Health Care | 3 |
| **Total** | | **** |