140 Continued Care Assistant
Textbooks
Foundations for Assisting in Home Care by Erin O’Hara-Leslie, Amdra C. Wade, Kimberly B. McLain, SUNY Broome (CC-BY)
Home health services are those which are provided within the comforts of the home
setting to help people avoid hospitalization or skilled nursing facility placement while they recover from illness, injury, or
disability. Home health care may also be provided to people who suffer from chronic illnesses, those who have cognitive or physical disabilities or those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Home Health Aide and Personal Care Aide are two of the fastest growing occupations. This text will provide you with the background necessary to begin working toward a career in the home care field.
Personal Care Skills for Health Care Assistants by Tracy M. Christianson, and Kimberley Morris (CC-BY -NC-SA)
The OER is founded on best-practices related to the competencies and skills for health care assistant (HCA) students, specifically in HCA programs following the British Columbia Provincial curriculum – Health Care Assistant Program Provincial Curriculum 2023. However, the content covered within this textbook can be applied to most HCA program curriculum and offers students the opportunity to acquire personal care and assistance skills within the parameters of the HCA role. The content helps the student learn the theoretical principles and concepts along with understanding the steps of practical skills required to maintain and promote the comfort, safety and independence of individuals in community and facility contexts.
Media Attributions
- BC Map by Adamwashere (CC BY-NC-SA).
