In order to be recognized as a home health aide in NH, you’re actually required to become a Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA). As an LNA, you’re expected to be able to care for:1. Children with special needs
2. People recovering from illness, surgery or crippling injuries
3. Patients with disabilities
4. Elderly individuals
5. Newborns
Licensed LNAs are responsible for monitoring vital signs and ensuring ongoing patient health. Following the completion of a written exam and the mandatory standard training program, you’ll be dubbed a bona fide Licensed Nursing Assistant. You can still offer your services as an unlicensed home aide, though you can only partake in activities pertaining to companionship, personal care, and homemaking.
You’re required to complete 100 hours of training and an additional 60 hours in a clinic environment.
New Hampshire Nurse Aide Registry:
Home health aides who wish to be listed in the state’s nurse aide registry must complete the training and testing as outlined by the Department of Health Services. For more information on becoming a registered nurse aide, see the list of approved nurse aide training programs and this comprehensive guide about the nurse aide registry here
Select Training Schools:
1. Hesser College
8 week program for $1,000.00
Address: 410 Amherst St., Nashua, NH 03063
2. Lakes Regions Community College
week program for $1,300.00
Address: 379 Belmont Road, Laconia, NH 03246
3. American Red Cross
week program for unknown
Address: 2 Maitland St., Concord, NH 03301
4. St. Joseph School of Nursing
week program for unknown
Address: 5 Woodward Avenue , Nashua, NH 03060
5. LNA Health Careers LLC
7 week program for unknown
Address: 22 Concord Street , 3rd Floor, Manchester, NH 03101
6. Salter School of Nursing
6 week program for $1,700.00
Address: 670 North Commercial Street, Suite 403, Manchester , NH 03103
Some of the top HHA Agencies are as follows:
1. Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Address: 30 Pillsbury St, Concord, NH 03301
2. Northwoods Home Health & Hospice
Address: 278 MAIN ST, Lancaster, NH 03584
3. Lake Sunapee Home Care & Hospice
Address: 107 Newport Rd, New London, NH 03257
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Approximately 1,650 people were employed as Home health aides in New Hampshire in 2014.
Hourly Rate - Home health aides earned between $9.76/hour and $14.57/hour in 2014 (average rate was $12.14/hour)
Annual Salary - The annual salary ranged between $20,300 and $30,300 (average annual wage was $25,260)
Source - Bureau of Labor Statistics
New Hampshire’s Health Facilities Administration is the state’s department for patient rights in the matters of safety and proper care. This includes operations inside of hospitals, nonresidential healthcare providers, various medical facilities and, of course, residential buildings. The HFA consists of many separate entities, which include:
- The Community Residences Certification Unit
- The Health Facility Certification Unit
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificates
- The Health Facility Licensing Unit
The Health Facility Licensing Unit is responsible for not just the licensing of establishments and individuals, but also the continued inspection of the facilities in which they operate. Also, if there is a complaint, the HFLU investigates and takes proper action against the licensed facilities should there be an issue.