Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Home Care Aide training course at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, May 27 through June 24. Classes are set to be held Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
This marks the first time that the course has been offered by VGCC. Home Care Aide is a relatively new specialty designation created as part of a revision to the state’s Nurse Aide training programs.
To register for the Home Care Aide course, a student must be currently listed on the N.C. Nurse Aide Registry (Level 1) and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. The course offers advanced training for a Nurse Aide (CNA) focused on enhancing specific skills needed when providing care in a home setting, rather than in a nursing facility. Topics include person-centered care, nutrition/hydration, patient and personal safety, mental health, dementia, behavioral challenges, pain management, palliative care and stress management.
According to the N.C. Division of Employment Security, Personal/Home Care Aide is the fastest-growing occupation in North Carolina, with 75.8% more job openings projected in 2016 than there were in 2006.
The cost of the Home Care Aide course is $184. Prospective students can now register and pay for this course online (www.vgcc.edu/ohp).
VGCC’s other Occupational Healthcare Programs include two levels of Nurse Aide training as well as Refresher courses, Geriatric Aide, Medication Aide and Phlebotomy.
The college is also continually introducing new training courses related to health-care administration, including Health Unit Secretary and Electronic Health Records in June, as well as the Medical Coding ICD-10 course in July.
For more information, contact VGCC at (252) 738-3300 or ohp@vgcc.edu.