Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.26 - Health aides/attendants/orderlies

51.2602 - Home health aide/home attendant

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide routine care and support services for homebound disabled, recovering, or elderly people. These programs include courses in basic nutrition, home sanitation, infection control, first aid, taking vital signs, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication skills, supervised home management, emergency recognition and referral, geriatric care, and legal and ethical responsibilities.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • home care aide
  • home care attendant
  • home health aide
  • home support aide
  • home support attendant
  • personal support worker (PSW)
  • resident care aide
  • resident care attendant
  • special care aide

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • DSW (19.0710)
  • health aide(51.2601)
  • nurse aide(51.3902)
  • social services worker(44.0000)