CNA Home Care

Assists with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) which may include mobility, transfer, ambulation, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, eating, housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping/errands transportation, and medication reminders per state/program scope of practice. shopping/errands transportation, and medication reminders per state/program scope of practice as indicated on the aide assignment.

• Reports any unusual circumstance in client’s condition or home environment to supervisor timely.
• Utilizes Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) program as applicable including documenting all client related activities and tasks timely.
• Maintains client confidentiality, adheres to agency policies and procedures, and participates on agency performance improvement activities, performs all other duties as assigned.
• Drives safely, complies with traffic regulations, and wears a seat belt when business travel is required.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

• Six months experience in home care preferred.
• Successful completion of a competency evaluation
• If assigned to provide care under a Medicare Certified Provider, the aide must meet the Home Health Aide qualifications for training and competency as required by the Medicare Conditions of Participation and their state of practice.
• Access to public transportation OR dependable vehicle with a current driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
• CPR certification as required.

State Specific Requirements 

• Category I and II- Home Health Aide- Medicare Certified Home Health Provider
• CT: Home Health Aides must have completed a training program approved by the state of Connecticut of not less than seventy-five (75)hours.
• KY: Must successfully complete an aide training and competency evaluation.
• LA: Current CNA certification or successful completion of a training program. Current First Aide Certification.
• NY: Successful completion of a basic training program in home health aide services or an equivalent exam approved by the Department with written evidence of completion.
• TN: Successful completion of a total of seventy-five (75) hours of training which include sixteen (16) hours of clinical training prior to or during the first three (3) months of employment and who is qualified to provide basic services, including simple procedures as extension of therapy services, personal care regarding nutritional needs, ambulation and exercise, and household services essential to health care at home.
• WI: Must be listed on the Home Health Aide registry.
• OH: No Additional Requirements.

Category III and IV:

• FL: Successful completion of at least forty (40) hours of training in areas required by Agency for Health Care Administration or successfully passing the Home Health Aide competency test (Form AHCA 3110-1007 created by AHCA).
• KY: Current CPR Certification.
• MO: Must have at least six (6) months paid work experience as an agency homemaker, nurse aide, maid or household worker, or at least one (1) year of experience in caring for children or for sick or aged individuals. Successful completion of formal training in the nursing arts, such as a nursing aide or home health aide, may be substituted for the qualifying experience. To qualify as an Advanced Personal Care Aide must be a competency evaluated home health aide having completed both written demonstration portions of the test required by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and 42 CFR 484.36.; or have successfully worked for the provider for a minimum of three consecutive months while working at least fifteen hours per week as an in-home aide that has received personal care training.
• NC: For in-home aides not listed on the nurse aide registry, must have verification of core competencies by a registered nurse.
• NY: Successful completion of a basic training program in home health aide services or an equivalent exam approved by the Department with written evidence of completion.
• OH: Must have successfully completed an approved Ohio Department of Health State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) training program and competency, OR meet the qualifications to be Medicare Certified Home Health Aide, OR have at least one (1) year supervised employment experience as a Home Health Aide or Nurse Aide and has successfully completed a competency evaluation, OR has successfully completed a Council on Aging Learning Advantages (COALA) Home Health training program, a certified vocational or other sixty (60) hour training and competency evaluation program that meets the requirements listed in rule 173-39- 02.11(C)(3)(a)(v)(b).
• PA: Successfully complete one of the following: a competency OR training program developed by the agency that meets the requirements identified in 28 Pa. Code § 611.55 OR A home health aide training program meeting the requirements of 42 CFR 484.36 OR A training program meeting the training standards imposed on the agency as a provider in a Medicaid Waiver or other publicly funded program providing PCS services.
• TX: Home Health Aide-Must have a minimum of one-(1) year full-time experience in direct client care in hospital or nursing facility, OR one (1) year full- time experience within last five (5) years in direct client care in agency setting, OR documented completion of training and competency evaluation program with home health experience within the last twenty-four (24) months, OR documented completion of competency evaluation program with home health experience within the last twenty-four (24) months, OR nursing student with documentation from director of programs or the dean of a school of nursing that states that the individual is a nursing student who has demonstrated competency in basic nursing skills aligned with the school's curriculum, OR be on Texas Department of Human Services (DHS's) Nurse Aide Registry with no findings of client abuse or neglect or misappropriation of client property. Must NOT be listed on the Employee Misconduct Registry.
• WI: Must have forty (40) hours training or six (6) months of equivalent experience.
• VA: Successful completion of a competency evaluation and in-service training.

• Ability to work flexible hours as required to meet identified client's needs.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.
• Able to work independently and multitask with good time management skills.
• Good communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Able to react to change productively and adapt to changing organizational needs.
• Must possess a strong commitment to the goals, mission, and philosophy of the organization.