HOME HEALTH AIDE
Brief Course Description
Trainees from this skill cares for the aged, they bathe, sponge and dress patient, deal with body and oral hygiene, administer medication, check records, and keep patient’s quarters in clean and tidy condition.
Job Title
Geriatric Assistant
Where are the jobs?
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Own your own business
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Service industry, e.g. Alleyne’s Nursing & Convalescence Home
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Hospice Care, e.g. Living Water Community Hospice
Training Centres
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Beetham
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Chaguanas
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Forres Park
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St. Andrews
Training Period
Three (3) Terms
Advanced Training
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NIHERST
Certification
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Servol
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NEC
Literacy Level
3 - 5
Working Conditions
Mainly Indoors
Physical Requirement
Above average body strength
No allergies