How to help a client transfer from bed to wheelchair
Transfers are when most client falls and aide back injuries happen. A consistent method protects you both.
7 steps →How-to guides
Home Health Aide How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common home health aide tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common home health aide tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks home health aides perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to give a bed bath
Clients who cannot get to the shower still need daily hygiene, done in a way that protects their warmth and privacy.
7 steps →How to take and record a client’s blood pressure
Many care plans ask aides to check blood pressure so the nurse can spot problems early.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Home Health Aide training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.