Is it a good time to become a Home Health Aide and/or CNA?

Becoming a Home Health Aide and a CNA is a choice in a professional field that requires short term training in the State of Florida. The lecture and hands on training style at Center for Career Training will allow students to learn the required skills and knowledge in a growing sector of the medical field.

South Florida is the unofficial retirement capital of the country, and the elderly healthcare sector continues to grow every year. There are more elderly people moving to South Florida and living in South Florida on a continuous basis. How will they be taken care of in their twilight years?

According to Learn.org, Home Health Aides and certified nursing assistant jobs are projected to grow 48% and 21% respectively through 2022.

Essentially, the elderly will require home health aides and certified nursing assistants for daily living assistance and care. Most HHA’s will work inside the home while performing private care duty. Meanwhile, many CNA’s will work in Nursing homes or Assisting living facilities, perform home care duty, and many can take additional classes to learn how to work in a hospital as a Patient care. This would require adding on Phlebotomy and EKG. Center for Career Training will provide a glimpse of these options to all students. In addition, a high school diploma or GED is not required to participate in these classes and more importantly, work can be obtained in a nursing home and a private care setting.

Furthermore, many people do not have months or years to spend in school. A potential student can learn all of the required skills and earn specific certifications within 3 to 7 weeks. It normally depends on whether a student is attend class in the morning or the evening. However, there is a state board exam that must be passed in order to become a state certified nursing assistant. This is separate from the school training.

Hence, there are many different agencies which assist students in potentially locating jobs. Opportunity is there for many people to gain access to the medical field in a relatively short amount of time. This particular training can be accomplished efficiently at Center for Career Training. The real world knowledge and experience from the faculty and staff can ease concerns about the kind of opportunities that are available for Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants.