Home Health Aide Training in Florida

Gain the knowledge, hands-on skills, clinical reasoning, and professional preparation needed to provide safe, ethical, and compassionate care to patients in home-based healthcare settings.

HCP0330 Home Health Aide course number.
75 Hours Total required program clock hours.
11–14 Weeks Normal program completion time.
Certificate Certificate of Completion awarded to graduates.
Program Overview

Build the knowledge and practical skills needed for home healthcare

The Home Health Aide program provides learners with relevant knowledge and skills necessary to successfully pursue a career in home healthcare. The program develops both cognitive and psychomotor skills using clinical reasoning for the safe and effective delivery of care.

Course content includes fundamental healthcare concepts, caring, comfort, developmental processes, nutritional needs, independent living support, regulatory standards, professionalism, communication, basic human needs, safety precautions, household management, emergency care, rehabilitation needs, and recordkeeping. Graduates are prepared to deliver individualized care, respond to emergencies, maintain a sanitary and organized living environment, and support rehabilitation and emotional well-being.
75 Total program clock hours
30 Theory instruction hours
30 Supervised laboratory hours
15 Clinical and externship hours
11–14 Weeks normal completion time
Program Breakdown by Course

One focused course combining theory, lab, and clinical training

The Home Health Aide Certificate Program is delivered through HCP0330. The course combines classroom instruction, supervised laboratory practice, and clinical experience for a total of 75 clock hours.

Course Number HCP0330 Home Health Aide
75 Hours Total required course hours

Home Health Aide course breakdown

This course prepares students to provide safe, ethical, and compassionate care in private homes, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies. Instruction includes personal care, infection control, communication, documentation, emergency response, household management, mobility support, nutrition, and professional behavior.

30 Theory hours
30 Laboratory hours
15 Clinical and externship hours
75 Total clock hours
No course prerequisites
English-only instruction
Onsite skills check-off required
Certificate of Completion

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Program Objectives

Prepare students to provide safe and compassionate home healthcare

Upon completion of the Home Health Aide Certificate Program, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, practical skills, and professional behaviors required to support patients in home-based care environments.

Individualized Care

Deliver safe, respectful, ethical, and compassionate care based on each patient’s physical, emotional, cultural, and personal needs.

Daily Living Support

Assist patients with personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, nutrition, mobility, comfort, and other activities of daily living.

Safety and Infection Control

Apply standard precautions, infection-control practices, home-safety procedures, and sanitary household-management techniques.

Health and Independence

Support nutrition, mobility, rehabilitation activities, comfort, and independent living while remaining within the Home Health Aide scope.

Effective Communication

Communicate respectfully and effectively with patients, family members, supervisors, and other members of the healthcare team.

Documentation

Record and report observations accurately while protecting patient privacy, confidentiality, and personal health information.

Emergency Response

Recognize changes in a patient’s condition and follow appropriate reporting, safety, and emergency-response procedures.

Professional Behavior

Demonstrate accountability and follow legal, ethical, regulatory, and professional standards while performing Home Health Aide duties.

Course Learning Outcomes

What students should be able to do after completion

Upon successful completion of HCP0330, students should be able to demonstrate the following essential home healthcare competencies.

1 Demonstrate safe and effective personal care techniques.
2 Apply infection control and standard precautions.
3 Assist clients with mobility, comfort, and basic health monitoring.
4 Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive home environment.
5 Use appropriate communication techniques with clients, families, and healthcare teams.
6 Perform documentation and recordkeeping according to agency standards.
7 Respond appropriately to emergencies and client changes in condition.
Graduate Outcomes

Prepare for entry-level employment in home healthcare

Graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and are prepared to pursue entry-level Home Health Aide opportunities in home and residential care settings.

Private Homes

Support clients with personal care, household management, safety, comfort, mobility, nutrition, and daily living needs.

Assisted Living Facilities

Provide assigned personal care and support services within a residential care environment.

Home Health Agencies

Deliver assigned home healthcare services under appropriate supervision and according to agency standards.

Credential awarded: Certificate of Completion. Employment decisions, job titles, and additional employer requirements are determined by individual employers.
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