Nationally Certified Multi-Skilled Home Health Aide
CIP Code: 51.2602 • 125 questions • 2.5 hours • Passing score: 70% • Annual renewal
Overview
This credential validates multi-skilled readiness to provide safe, compassionate care in the home. Certified Home Health Aides support personal care and hygiene, mobility and transfers, basic health monitoring, light housekeeping and meal prep, medication reminders per policy, documentation, and communication with families and clinicians.
- Nationally recognized Multi-Skilled Stackable
- Listed in the NHWCA National Registry for employer verification
- Annual renewal: $199 • 10 CEU • No lapse (CPR not required)
Why Multi-Skilled?
NHWCA’s multi-skilled model verifies readiness across ADLs, safety, infection control, home environment management, documentation, and client advocacy—so agencies can staff flexibly and families gain confidence in consistent, quality care.
Job Description
A Home Health Aide assists clients with bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, safe mobility and transfers, range-of-motion support, light housekeeping and meal prep, hydration and nutrition reminders, medication reminders per policy, vital signs per plan of care, and timely documentation and reporting.
Qualifications (choose one)
- Graduate of a home health aide or allied health training program; or
- Trained on the job by an accredited home health agency; or
- Experience: 3 months verifiable home care experience.
All candidates must meet age, ID, and conduct requirements per the NHWCA Candidate Handbook.
Exam Structure & Timing
| Element | Detail |
|---|---|
| Question Count | 125 multiple-choice (100 scored + 25 pilot) |
| Time Limit | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) |
| Passing Score | 70% or higher |
| Delivery | Online or approved testing site, proctored, closed-book |
| Question Style | Scenario-based and knowledge-based items |
Exam Domains & Weighting
| Domain | Weight | Approx. Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Care & ADLs | 25% | ~31 |
| Safety, Infection Control & Fall Prevention | 20% | ~25 |
| Mobility, Transfers & Body Mechanics | 15% | ~19 |
| Basic Health Monitoring & Nutrition/Hydration | 15% | ~19 |
| Home Environment, Housekeeping & Meal Prep | 15% | ~19 |
| Documentation, Communication & Client Rights | 10% | ~12 |
Totals reflect 100 scored items; 25 pilot items do not affect score.
Practice Questions (10)
Included with registration inside the candidate portal. These do not affect your score but mirror the style and depth of the live exam.
Renewal
- Cycle: Annual
- Requirements: $199 • 10 CEU • No lapse (CPR not required)
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