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Also called certified home health aide, CHHA, certified medical aide and CMA.
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Home Health Aide
Home health aide monitoring health status of individuals with disabilities or illness, addressing health needs, assisting with daily living activities, and providing emotional support and transportation to medical appointments
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Maintained detailed records of patient care and progress, ensuring care plans were followed more closely.
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Assisted patients with daily activities, including bathing and mobility, to enhance their comfort and well-being.
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Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $31,920 |
|---|---|
| Median | $35,800 |
| 75th percentile | $39,470 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $36,640 | $39,740 | $44,340 |
| AL | $26,190 | $27,840 | $30,170 |
| AR | $26,230 | $27,660 | $29,250 |
| AZ | $33,570 | $36,420 | $38,620 |
| CA | $34,320 | $34,320 | $36,550 |
| CO | $37,130 | $38,540 | $43,360 |
| CT | $35,510 | $38,990 | $44,240 |
| DC | $40,050 | $42,700 | $43,270 |
| DE | $31,200 | $34,320 | $37,350 |
| FL | $31,540 | $33,800 | $35,880 |
| GA | $27,140 | $29,270 | $34,870 |
| HI | $35,730 | $38,110 | $43,580 |
| IA | $33,570 | $36,080 | $39,630 |
| ID | $29,360 | $34,790 | $37,180 |
| IL | $36,810 | $38,060 | $38,700 |
| IN | $31,030 | $35,060 | $36,680 |
| KS | $29,240 | $31,260 | $35,250 |
| KY | $30,950 | $36,440 | $45,450 |
| LA | $20,800 | $22,520 | $27,090 |
| MA | $39,650 | $40,910 | $43,740 |
| MD | $35,490 | $38,040 | $43,150 |
| ME | $36,580 | $38,580 | $43,660 |
| MI | $30,560 | $35,000 | $37,040 |
| MN | $36,600 | $38,370 | $43,830 |
| MO | $28,600 | $33,080 | $37,060 |
| MS | $23,070 | $23,860 | $27,300 |
| MT | $31,100 | $36,630 | $43,120 |
| NC | $28,400 | $31,240 | $35,520 |
| ND | $37,110 | $39,440 | $45,800 |
| NE | $34,270 | $36,150 | $38,570 |
| NH | $36,190 | $38,760 | $45,270 |
| NJ | $34,680 | $37,090 | $44,580 |
| NM | $26,970 | $28,520 | $30,730 |
| NV | $29,050 | $33,670 | $34,880 |
| NY | $38,660 | $39,620 | $43,780 |
| OH | $30,140 | $34,460 | $36,690 |
| OK | $25,750 | $27,710 | $30,250 |
| OR | $39,400 | $44,410 | $48,360 |
| PA | $28,390 | $29,420 | $34,430 |
| PR | $21,840 | $21,840 | $22,480 |
| RI | $38,470 | $43,680 | $45,690 |
| SC | $27,960 | $30,110 | $33,960 |
| SD | $36,400 | $37,740 | $43,600 |
| TN | $29,920 | $32,130 | $35,280 |
| TX | $22,820 | $24,230 | $27,520 |
| UT | $33,850 | $35,880 | $38,830 |
| VA | $28,420 | $30,300 | $35,860 |
| VT | $36,120 | $41,600 | $46,410 |
| WA | $44,620 | $47,730 | $48,630 |
| WI | $30,550 | $36,340 | $38,450 |
| WV | $23,540 | $28,010 | $29,350 |
| WY | $30,210 | $33,190 | $37,290 |
Other names
certified home health aide, CHHA, certified medical aide, CMA, certified nurses aide, CNA, home care aide, home health preventative aide, home help aide, HHA, home hospice aide, hospice aide.
resident care aide, residential aide, care worker, caregiver, companion, day support professional, DSP, digital health caregiver, direct care counselor, direct care professional, direct care worker, direct support professional, habilitation training specialist, health care assistant, health service worker, health support specialist, HSS, healthcare associate, home attendant, home care attendant, home care giver, home care provider, home health attendant, home health care provider, home health provider, home health social worker, home provider, in home caregiver, independent living specialist, nurse's companion, resident assistant, resident care associate, resident care provider, residential assistant, residential counselor.
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