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| Duties and Responsibilities: | |
| Home health aides usually work for companies that provide in-home assistance to ill, injured, elderly, or disabled customers. Their duties include taking the blood pressure, temperature, and pulse of patients. They help patients get in and out of bed, take baths, and dress. They also prepare and serve meals as well as perform housekeeping chores like making beds and cleaning rooms. | |
| Average Salary: $8,000 - $18,000 | |
| Educational Requirements: | |
| Most employers prefer that nursing assistants and aides have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some vocational schools and community colleges offer training programs. | |
| For More Information: | |
| American Nursing Assistants Association
Box 165 Ottawa, KS 66067 |
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