Abstract:
The purpose of this report was to review current needs in the home health field and to examine the viability of a home health aide training program at OCC. The report, which focuses on the prospects for home health care aides, includes a comprehensive literature review, data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor and Michigan Occupational Information
System (MOIS), information compiled from telephone interviews with industry experts, and an examination of related programs in. other higher education institutions. Phone surveys of employers in the home health care industry were conducted.