HOSA HOME HEALTH AIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Whats the main purpose of the first homemaker service agency? correct answer: Child care Home health aides are expected to work under direct supervision of who? correct answer: Nursing Minimum training and competency requirements for home health aides were established by what? correct answer: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) In the earlier years of our country the elderly and people with disabilities were cared for by who? correct answer: Family members One of the main reason for the growth of home care is the growth in what group of people? correct answer: The elderly Once an individual completes the home health aide training program and passes the competency test they are placed on what? correct answer: State Nurse aide registry. Many people prefer to live where than move where when they become ill or frail? correct answer: Homes. Nursing home Home care services for people who prefer to remain at home to die are? correct answer: Hospice Two main categories of duties of home care workers are care of the what? correct answer: Person and home Activities of daily living(ADLs) include correct answer: Bathing, dressing, toileting, and simple nursing tasks Care of the home includes correct answer: Light housekeeping, cooking, shopping, and other home duties Each home care client has a separate care plan that is designed by the workers? correct answer: Case manager The home health aide is a member of the health care? correct answer: The health care team A federally and state funded program that pays for health care services for people whose income is below a certain amount is? correct answer: Medicaid The first homemaker service in the US started in correct answer: 1903 Homemaking services to families with children, chronically ill, and elderly correct answer: 1959