Also called: Hospice CNA, Hospice Home Health Aide
Provides personal care and comfort to people in the last months of life.
Visits patients at home to bathe them, change linens, and moisturize dry skin, often becoming a trusted, calming presence for the whole family.
Estimate based on BLS home health aides.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. CNA or home health aide certification plus hospice training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Nursing Assistant (certificate).
Growing much faster than average. Hospice use is growing.
Low risk for 10 years. Bathing, comfort care and being a calming presence at home cannot be automated.
Age 18+. One way to start: Take a state-approved home health aide or CNA course, then apply at hospice agencies First: Home health aide or CNA certificate (about 75 hours of training)
Classes: Health-science CTE, Health, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 31-1121.
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