HOSA HOME HEALTH AIDE
2025/26 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Who do Home Health Aids provide assistants too? - ANSWERSThe chronically ill,
elderly and family caregivers who need relief from the stress of caregiving
Agencies pay HHA's from payments they recieve from these payers -
ANSWERSInsurance companies, government programs like medicare and medicaid,
health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, individual clients
or family members
Medicare pays agencies a fixed fee for a _____ day period of care basrd on a clients
condition - ANSWERS60
If the cost of providing care exceeds the payment- - ANSWERSthe agency loses
money
If the care provided costs less than the payment- - ANSWERSthe agency makes
money
CMS' payment system for home care is called the- - ANSWERShome health
prospective payment system
Purpose of home health care - ANSWERSpeople who are ill feel more comfortable
at home
Clients who need care are referred to a home health agency by- - ANSWERStheir
doctor
Small agencies provide- - ANSWERSbasic nursing care, personal care, and
housekeeping services
Large agencies provide- - ANSWERSspeech, physical and occupational therapy,
and medical social work.
Common Services include- - ANSWERSmedical surgical nursing care, medical;
management, wound care, care of tubes, care for different diseases, IV infusion
therapy, maternal, pediatric and newborn nursing care, nutrition care, personal care,
hospice services
All HHA's are under the supervision of a licensed professional- - ANSWERSa nurse,
a physical therapist, a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist
, Aspects of working in a home- - ANSWERSHousekeeping, safety, flexibility, family
contact, communication, working environment, clients home, client comfort
Are clients and their family considered part of the health professional team? -
ANSWERSTrue
Care Team- - ANSWERShealthcare professionals with different kinds of education
and experience
Members of the care team- - ANSWERSHHA, Case manager, RN, MD, PT, OT,
SLP, RDT, MSW, Client and Clients family,
HHA - ANSWERSHome Health Aid
ADL's - ANSWERSActivities of daily living
RN - ANSWERSRegistered Nurse
MD - ANSWERSDoctor
PT - ANSWERSPhysical Therapist
OT - ANSWERSOccupational Therapist
SLP - ANSWERSSpeech-language pathologist
RDT - ANSWERSRegistered Dietitian
MSW - ANSWERSMedical social worker
The Care Plan is- - ANSWERSindividualized for each client.
Why is the care plan developed? - ANSWERSto help achieve goals of care
What does the care plan list? - ANSWERSlists the tasks that the care team,
including home health aids, must perform, how often the tasks should be done and
how they must be carried out
Activities not listed in the care plan should not be performed - ANSWERSTrue
Care planning should involve input from the client and family and health
professionals - ANSWERSTrue
Care plans must be updated as the patients condition - ANSWERSchanges
A home health aid carries out instructions given by a- - ANSWERSNurse
Chain of command - ANSWERSis the line of authority and helps to make sure the
client gets proper care, protects the employees and employer from liability
2025/26 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Who do Home Health Aids provide assistants too? - ANSWERSThe chronically ill,
elderly and family caregivers who need relief from the stress of caregiving
Agencies pay HHA's from payments they recieve from these payers -
ANSWERSInsurance companies, government programs like medicare and medicaid,
health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, individual clients
or family members
Medicare pays agencies a fixed fee for a _____ day period of care basrd on a clients
condition - ANSWERS60
If the cost of providing care exceeds the payment- - ANSWERSthe agency loses
money
If the care provided costs less than the payment- - ANSWERSthe agency makes
money
CMS' payment system for home care is called the- - ANSWERShome health
prospective payment system
Purpose of home health care - ANSWERSpeople who are ill feel more comfortable
at home
Clients who need care are referred to a home health agency by- - ANSWERStheir
doctor
Small agencies provide- - ANSWERSbasic nursing care, personal care, and
housekeeping services
Large agencies provide- - ANSWERSspeech, physical and occupational therapy,
and medical social work.
Common Services include- - ANSWERSmedical surgical nursing care, medical;
management, wound care, care of tubes, care for different diseases, IV infusion
therapy, maternal, pediatric and newborn nursing care, nutrition care, personal care,
hospice services
All HHA's are under the supervision of a licensed professional- - ANSWERSa nurse,
a physical therapist, a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist
, Aspects of working in a home- - ANSWERSHousekeeping, safety, flexibility, family
contact, communication, working environment, clients home, client comfort
Are clients and their family considered part of the health professional team? -
ANSWERSTrue
Care Team- - ANSWERShealthcare professionals with different kinds of education
and experience
Members of the care team- - ANSWERSHHA, Case manager, RN, MD, PT, OT,
SLP, RDT, MSW, Client and Clients family,
HHA - ANSWERSHome Health Aid
ADL's - ANSWERSActivities of daily living
RN - ANSWERSRegistered Nurse
MD - ANSWERSDoctor
PT - ANSWERSPhysical Therapist
OT - ANSWERSOccupational Therapist
SLP - ANSWERSSpeech-language pathologist
RDT - ANSWERSRegistered Dietitian
MSW - ANSWERSMedical social worker
The Care Plan is- - ANSWERSindividualized for each client.
Why is the care plan developed? - ANSWERSto help achieve goals of care
What does the care plan list? - ANSWERSlists the tasks that the care team,
including home health aids, must perform, how often the tasks should be done and
how they must be carried out
Activities not listed in the care plan should not be performed - ANSWERSTrue
Care planning should involve input from the client and family and health
professionals - ANSWERSTrue
Care plans must be updated as the patients condition - ANSWERSchanges
A home health aid carries out instructions given by a- - ANSWERSNurse
Chain of command - ANSWERSis the line of authority and helps to make sure the
client gets proper care, protects the employees and employer from liability
