Homecare Aide TrainingSenior Employment Services

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Council on Aging Silicon Valley

• The Council on Aging Silicon Valley (COASV) is a California non-profit corporation formed in 1974 and the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for Santa Clara County area. The history and goal of the COASV has been for over 37 years of service providing leadership in addressing issues that relate to older Californians

Company History

• The Senior Employment Services department has run a successful homecare aide training program for more than 15 years under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

Senior Employment Experience

• • The Senior Employment Services department’s history

for the last 15 years has included conducting a minimum of one 60-hour homecare aide training class per quarter for 10-15 SCSEP participants 55+ in age and older per class: also included is a two-year period of additional training of approximately 250 County CalWorks recipients.

Homecare Aide Training History

• Initially the SCSEP program was more of a community based program that augmented senior participant’s wages and assisted local CBOs in their daily operations.

• The homecare class was designed to teach people the aging process and some general techniques on how to properly take care of their elderly and handicap relatives and or friends.

Beginning

• Around 2002 the SCSEP became more of an employment assisting program with mandated unsubsidized job placement goals.

• COASV redesigned and changed the purpose of the homecare aide training class as a “Job Training Program” and revised the class curriculum and number of sessions plus the eligibility criteria for the student applicant recruitment.

Adjustment

• The training program as fully described in the “ Homecare Aide Training Program” advertisement is based on sound healthcare principles, practical contemporary training curriculum, professional Certified Nurse (CN) instructors, Red Cross Certified CPR instructor, formal current text books and video materials and taught over a 60-hour, 20-session, accelerated class schedule over a 1-month time frame.

Homecare Aide Description

HCC Text Books

Class Curriculum Session

Student Introductions+ Class Overview- At Career Closet – 43 E. Gish Rd. #100 1

Introduction to the Home Care Industry (Part One) 2Introduction Home Care Industry (Part Two) & Communication Skills 3Working with People & Caring for a Geriatric Client 4 Caring for the Dying in the Home 5Anatomy and Physiology 6Common Diseases 7

Work Place Infection Control 8

Care of Client’s Environment 9Body Mechanics & Basic Body Movements 10Nutrition Planning / Purchasing / Serving - (Extra Hour Resume Prep) 11Skin Care & Personal Care (Theory) 12Personal Care (Demonstration) - (Extra Hour Resume & Interview Prep) 13Measuring & Recording Client’s Vital Signs 14Measuring & Recording Vitals (Hands On Practice) 15Rehabilitation of the Client (Extra Hour Employer Presentation) 16

Emergency Procedures / First Aid 17

CPR Training & Certification Extra

Intake and Output (Home Care Equip/Supplies) 18Complete HC Class Sessions followed by GRADUATION Ceremony 19Paid Holiday – President’s Day

EMPLOYER PRESENTATION - JOB SEARCH – 43 E. Gish Rd #100 20

Course Curriculum

• Must be ready and able to work as a caregiver-homecare aide in the health care field

• Pass the CASA Exam – Reading Comprehension and Math Abilities – at the 8-9th grade level

• Must be able to pass a background check• Committed to class schedule attendance

Student Applicants

Jan-Feb 2012 HCC Class

HCC Graduation Certificate

September / October 2011 HCC Class

HCC Sep. – Oct. 2011 Age Hourly Wage Job Type Comments

Nancy 57 $16.00 Site Mgr Bateman Senior Meals 10/21/11

Melanie 56 $14.00 Bookkeeper Temp Agency – Bookkeeper 10/31/11

Sandra 59 $15.25 Courier GE HealthCare 11/07/11

Arcelia 55 $10.00 I.P. Private Entity SelfEmpl11/07/11

Carol . 64 $12.20 I.P.IHSS Private Entity SelfEmpl 11/21/1

Barbara T. 75 0 No Job Not Looking for job - resigned

Adrienne G. 57 $14.00 Caregiver Synergy of So. Bay Live-In 11/07/11

Caroline 63 $12.50 HomeCare Aide Catholic Charities 11/18/11

Carol A. 60 $11.00 I.P. Private Entity SelfEmpl11/31/11

Stephen A. 55 $12.00 I.P. Private Entity SelfEmpl11/21/11

Average: 60.1 $12.99

Sept/Oct HCC Post Graduate Results

Program BenefactorsPopulation, 2010, 1,781,642 for the San Jose area creates

residents with a need for a HomeCare Aide – Caregiver Service.

At risk elders and disabled persons in the community include the population of 221,000 (75% of the 295,500 population of 60 & over) who could benefit from the trained graduate caregivers of the home care training service.

Demand

• 55 Homecare Service companies for S.C. County hire homecare aides and caregivers

• Over 50 Assisted Living and Convalescent Homes plus hospitals hire homecare aide workers

• 12,000 IHSS Recipients for Santa Clara County hire Independent Providers

• Private Entities are available for Self Employed Caregivers or Independent Providers

Available Employ

Projections & Wage Data for

Home Caregiver Occupation

Projections data from the National Employment Matrix

Projections• Job Prospects• Job Outlook• Employment & Change• Earnings

Labor Occupational Outlook

OccupationEmployment

2008

Projected Employment

2018

Change2008-2018

Number Percent

Home Health Aides and Personal & Home Care Aides

1,738,800 2,575,600 836,700 48%

Home Health Aides 971,700 1,382,600 460,900 50%

Personal & Home Care Aides

817,200 1,193,000 375,800 46%

National Employment Matrix Projections Data

Home Care Workers Hourly Wage Comparison Chart

Location Pay Lowest Median Highest

United States Hourly $7.67 $9.85 $14.13

California Hourly $8.46 $10.12 $14.93

San Jose Hourly $8.45 $9.88 $15.05

Stockton Hourly $8.43 $9.85 $12.91

COASV Grads (2011)

Hourly $10.00 $12.31 $17.00

Wages for Home Care Aides

California EarningsPersonal and Home Care Aides

Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest number of personal and home care aides were as follows:

EMPLOYMENT TYPE HOURLYWAGE

Individual & Family Services $9.77

Employment Services Senior Care Company $ 9.76

Residential Assisted Living Facilities for Seniors $ 9.70

Other Care for Seniors Facilities $9.58 -$7.94

Municipal – Government Agencies (Hospitals, IHSS) $12.75 Plus

Earnings

• The homecare aide training class has benefited those SCSEP participants that have less than high school education, seeking new careers, wanting to have flexible and part-time work schedules, and being self employed in a most economical and expedient time-frame.

SUMMATION

• Applicant Eligibility Assessment• Class Schedule• Class Curriculum• Graduation• Post Graduation – Job Search

Home Care Aide Class Process

• The homecare aide training class with it’s accelerated class schedule and expeditious job placement rate has benefited COASV with meeting our goal for number of serviced and unsubsidized job placements.

Beneficial

• Henri Villalovoz• Director Senior Employment Services• (408) 350-3224 – Fax (408) 249-8918• hvillalovoz@coasiliconvalley.com• 2115 The Alameda, San Jose , CA 95126

COASV Contact