Home Support Worker

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This program provides students with entry-level client care skills in order to gain employment as Home Support Workers. Students will be taught to assist with routine daily living for clients who do not require nursing support. 

Upon the completion of the program, students will possess the skills needed to provide care and support to clients who require assistance with mobility, assist terminally ill clients, and understand impairment and mental health issues. Graduates will be able to manage an individual’s home needs (i.e. housekeeping, food preparation, dressing and grooming, taking clients for outings or appointments) and provide respite for the family.

These skills can be used with clients of all ages. Successful graduates may be hired by the private home care sector or community care facilities, not Provincial Home Care or long-term care facilities.

Length: 18 Weeks

Class Times: 

• Charlottetown Campus: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm 
• Summerside Campus: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm

Upon the completion of the program, graduates will possess the needed skills to seek opportunities in:

• Home Support Services
• Geriatric Assistance
• Private Community and Long Term Care Homes

During the course of the program, students are placed in professional environments to practice and enhance their skills in a real setting.

There will be 6 weeks of clinical practicum as a part of this program. 

Orientation to Home Care

• The Home Health Agency
• Understanding Client Needs
•  Assisting persons with Activities of Daily Living 

Communication Skills

• Understanding Communications
• Diversity and Cultural Differences
• Recording, Reporting, and Client Observation

Managing the Home Environment

• Maintaining a Safe Environment
• Maintaining a Healthy Environment
• Meeting the Client’s Nutritional Needs
• Planning, Purchasing, and Serving Food

Home  Care Procedures

• Preventing Infection/Medical Asepsis
• Infection Control
• Body Mechanics
• Measuring Vital Signs, Collecting Specimens
• Personal Cares
• Bed-making
• Assisting with Elimination

Meeting   the Client’s Special Needs

• Caring for Seniors/Older Adults
• Caring for the Client at the End of Life

Workshops

• Transfer, Lifting, Repositioning (TLR)
• Gentle Persuasive Approach
• WHMIS
• First Aid/CPR
• Occupational Health and Safety

Do you think becoming a Home Support Worker is right for you? Apply to our program and join us this fall!