What is a Certified Homemaker-home Health Aide (CHHA)?
A Certified Homemaker-home Health Aide (CHHA) is a professional caregiver responsible for helping individuals maintain their personal health and hygiene in their home setting. CHHAs help individuals in a variety of ways, which may include assisting with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, meal preparation, and grocery shopping. Aides can help with planning for doctor’s appointments and scheduling transportation. A Certified Home Health Aide works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The nurse develops a written care plan which the aide follows.
Where do CHHAS work?
CHHAS are employed by agencies hired to provide assistance to clients in their home settings. The agencies employing CHHAs are home health agencies, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, assisted living programs, nonprofit homemaker-home aide agencies, and health care service firms. CHHAs are an important part of our state’s “Care Economy” and help ensure that individuals can continue to live in the community, age-in-place in their homes, and avoid institutional care settings..
