Health & wellness
Massage Therapy
600 clock hours · 7 months (33 weeks)
Hands-on clinical training in massage techniques, hydrotherapy and allied modalities.
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(Health care)
Diploma programHome Health Aide
Home health aides assist people with special needs, including people who are cognitively impaired, chronically ill or disabled, and care for seniors in need of assistance.
- Length
- 0.75 month
- Hours
- 75 clock hours
- Credential
- Diploma
- Program cost
- $480.00
- 45 online theory
- 30 on campus
(The program)
What you will learn.
Students are prepared to perform home health care duties and to provide physical comfort and safety for patients, residents and clients in their homes: patient care procedures, the principles of nutrition, care of the elderly, infection control and assisting with rehabilitative activities.
All theory and exam hours are online. The clinical practicum is completed on campus.
(Program outline)
6 courses.
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HHI106HIV / AIDS 4 hrs
HIV and how it relates to health care professionals: origin, transmission, prevention and diagnosis.
HHC101Home Health Care: Foundation of Patient Care 4 hrs
Home health care services, the role of the home health aide, the care team and care plan, professionalism, legal and ethical aspects, infection control, safety and body mechanics, and emergencies.
HUC102Understanding Your Clients 7 hrs
Culture and family, basic human needs, body systems and common disorders, observing and reporting, human development, aging, death and hospice care.
HCC103Client Care, Special Clients and Special Needs 50 hrs
Patient care techniques: mobility, skin care and comfort, bathing, grooming, toileting, vital signs, intake and output, catheter care, and clients with disabilities, mental illness, arthritis, cancer, diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease.
HMN104Home Management and Nutrition 6 hrs
The client’s environment: housekeeping, laundry, bed making, nutrition, special diets, and managing time and money.
HCP105BLS for Healthcare Providers 4 hrs
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, use of the AED, and helping choking adults, children and infants.
45 online + 30 on campus = 75 clock hours
(Cost)
Program cost
- Registration Fee
- $150.00
- Uniform
- $20.00
- Tuition
- $310.00
- Program cost
- $480.00
From the Florida Professional Institute catalog. The registration fee is $150.00 in every program.
(Ways to pay)
Payment options
- Full payment when you sign the enrollment agreement
- The registration fee, then a weekly payment plan based on the cost and length of the program
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Visit the campus, meet the admissions team and tour the labs. Classes run mornings, afternoons and evenings.