Home Health Aide
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 9/16/2025
Program Description
This comprehensive program prepares students for a position as a Home Health Aide. Emphasis is on giving personal care in a client's home, communications, working with ill persons, basic human needs, eldercare, nutrition, special diets, and home management. Many different types of individuals require assistance in daily tasks, assistance with minor medical tasks, and companionship because they are ill, elderly, or disabled in some way, may be of any age, and live at home or in a home-like residential facility. Home Health Aides provide this assistance entirely or provide some of the care to allow family caregivers a respite. This program will ensure students are prepared to provide a variety of essential services for their clients including health care management and monitoring, assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) ranging from bathing, dressing, eating, using the bathroom, housekeeping and laundry to medication reminders and/or management, recreational activities and companionship, security and transportation.
Established in 2025
CIP: 51-2602 Home Health Aide/Home Attendant.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Local Information
| converted from NIU | Y |
Provider Information
Chicago State University
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
- (311121 )
- (311131 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Chicago State University
Quality Assurance
- Industry Standard: College Certificate
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
16 Weeks ( 80.00 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $2,000.00 |
| Total Cost | $2,000.00 |
Financial Aid
- WIOA Scholarships and Grants
Application Procedure
Students can apply for the WIOA grant at their local social service agency or contact Chicago State University office of Continuing Education. Maximum tuition and fees for this occupation is $3000
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
- Math - Basic
- Reading - Basic
- Writing - Basic
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
- Other(Specify)
Performance Data
Program: Home Health Aide
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 9/16/2025
Program Description
This comprehensive program prepares students for a position as a Home Health Aide. Emphasis is on giving personal care in a client's home, communications, working with ill persons, basic human needs, eldercare, nutrition, special diets, and home management. Many different types of individuals require assistance in daily tasks, assistance with minor medical tasks, and companionship because they are ill, elderly, or disabled in some way, may be of any age, and live at home or in a home-like residential facility. Home Health Aides provide this assistance entirely or provide some of the care to allow family caregivers a respite. This program will ensure students are prepared to provide a variety of essential services for their clients including health care management and monitoring, assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) ranging from bathing, dressing, eating, using the bathroom, housekeeping and laundry to medication reminders and/or management, recreational activities and companionship, security and transportation.
Established in 2025
CIP: 51-2602 Home Health Aide/Home Attendant.
Local Information
| converted from NIU | Y |
Provider Information
Chicago State University
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
- (311121 )
- (311131 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Chicago State University
Quality Assurance
- Industry Standard: College Certificate
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
16 Weeks ( 80.00 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $2,000.00 |
| Total Cost | $2,000.00 |
Financial Aid
- WIOA Scholarships and Grants
Application Procedure
Students can apply for the WIOA grant at their local social service agency or contact Chicago State University office of Continuing Education. Maximum tuition and fees for this occupation is $3000
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
- Math - Basic
- Reading - Basic
- Writing - Basic
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
- Other(Specify)