For those who decide to become a home health aide in Ohio should know that they will be overseen by the Ohio department of aging. The job of home health aide is one of the healthcare careers in Ohio seeing the most overall growth! Those living in Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Cleveland, Parma, Dayton, Canton, Youngstown and Lorain should be real excited because much of the overall demand and new openings will be in those cities.
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How to Become a HHA in Ohio
If you want to know what an HHA does on a daily basis in Ohio, see our resource here. If you want to know how to become a home health aide in Ohio and want to start soon, keep reading!
What is the Next Step for Becoming a Home Health Aide in Ohio?
In the section below we will take an in-depth look at the required steps for becoming a Home Health Aide in the State of Ohio.
Step 1 – Complete high school or earn your G.E.D.
If you have graduated from high school or have earned your GED, you have the first basic requirement for HHA training in Ohio fulfilled.
Step 2: Register for a Ohio state-approved HHA training program
Below is a list of all the home health aide training programs in Ohio that are approved by the Ohio Department of Aging.
Academia School of Nursing Nurse Aide Program
3191 W. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43204
Ahmet Ali 614-279-4900
C-TEC Career and Technology
Education Centers of Licking County
150 Price Rd Newark, OH 43055
Grace Marston, RN, PC 740-364-2297
Area Agency on Aging 3
8200 E. High Street Lima, OH 45801
Teresa Heitbrink-Ireland 800-653-7723
D and S Training Centers
333 Oakland Ave. Findlay, OH 45840
Jennifer Underwood 567-208-7324
AmeriCare Home Health Aide Training
1440 S. Byrne Road Toledo, OH 43614
Frances Grant 419-636-2702
Touching Hearts, Changing Lives
5151 Monroe Street, Suite 101 Toledo, OH 43623
Diane Yates 419-345-4269
Toledo Career Institute
1440 S. Byrne Road Toledo, OH 43614
Megan Duncan 567-202-1529
Area Agency on Aging 3
1301 Myers Rd Celina, OH 45822
Rose Kremer 419-584-0100
Ace Tutors
5225 Northfield Rd, Ste. C Bedford Heights, OH 44146
Noel Elliott 216-332-1600
Alpha Home Health Agency LLC
3128 W. 11th #200
Cleveland, OH 44109
Tina Pitingolo, RN, MSN/Ed 216-298-9041
Cupal Home Health Agency LLC
3100 East 45th Street Cleveland, OH 44127
Amy Potillo 216-269-1487
Hometech Healthcare Services, LLC
17325 Euclid Ave, Suite 3024 Shaker Heights, OH 44112
Lamont Yarbrough 216-577-5938
Hometech Healthcare Services, LLC
25000 Euclid Ave, Suite 405 Euclid, OH 44117
Lamont Yarbrough 216-577-5938
Medical Training Technologies LLC
669 East 200th Street Euclid, OH 44119
Vanessa R. Smith 216-202-3535
Resourceful Homecare Services Inc.
4431 Mayfield Road South Euclid, OH 44121
Lesa Peterson 216-485-2908
RN Heavenly Hands STNA, HHA & CPR Training
10605 Chester Ave., Suite 507 Cleveland, OH 44106
Tomika S. McHenry, RN 216-571-0134
Solutions Premier Training
14077 Cedar Rd. South Euclid, OH 44118
Brenda Richardson 216-321-1090
Marion Technical College
1467 Mt. Vernon Avenue Marion, OH 43302
Cindy Hartman 740-398-4636
Community Caregivers of Mahoning County
400 East Main St. Canfield, OH 44406
Barbara Scott 330-533-3427
Community Caregivers of Medina County
230 Quadral Dr., Suite D Wadsworth, OH 44281
Tina Nemeth 330-725-9800
Community Caregivers of Green
4684 Massillon Rd. North Canton, OH 44720
Jeanne Ruegg 330-899-0048
Community Caregivers of Stark County
1531 Edison St. Hartville, OH 44632
Angela Amendola 330-877-8900
Community Caregivers of Cuyahoga Falls
2044 Front St. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Kathy Boyer 330-926-1118
Community Caregivers of West Akron
66 S. Miller Rd., Suite 200 Fairlawn, OH 44333
Amy McGhee 330-836-8585
Love and Compassion Home Health Agency
1717 Brittian Road, Ste. 308 Akron, Ohio 44310
Summit Annie Green 234-334-5355
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
3603 Hamilton-Middletown Road Hamilton, Ohio 45011
Barbara Beckley 513-645-8200
Home Care by Blackstone
8280 Montgomery Rd., Suite 202 Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Billie Agnone 513-924-1370
Neighborhood Ministries Home Care Aide Training Program
1602 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45206
Sharon Smith, RN Training Coordinator 513-751-0600
Step 3: Complete your Ohio HHA course and mandated hands-on training
It is mandatory to pass your Ohio HHA training program if you want to go for your certification and the state of Ohio requires you have 75 classroom hours and 16 clinical training hours before being qualified for the taking of the Ohio Home Health Aide certification test.
Step 4: Pass the Ohio Home Health Aide certification test
To become eligible for taking the HHA certification test in Ohio, all candidates must complete step detailed above and then pass the test to become certified as a home health aide in Ohio. If you want mire detailed info about what the test is all about, see our resource on it here.
Outlook for HHA pay in Ohio
To say there is strong need for HHAs in Ohio is an understatement with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 40% overall growth in the state of Ohio through 2026. Further down is a deeper description of Home Health Aide pay in Ohio by area and county in Ohio. If you live in some of the largest cities in Ohio like Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland, Parma, Dayton, Canton, Youngstown and Lorain, you are going to see some of the highest demand for the job in the state.
| Location | Pay Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Hourly | $8.65 | $10.87 | $14.72 |
| Yearly | $17,990 | $22,600 | $30,610 | |
| Ohio | Hourly | $8.64 | $10.09 | $12.17 |
| Yearly | $17,980 | $20,980 | $25,310 | |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA | Hourly | $8.99 | $10.68 | $12.86 |
| Yearly | $18,700 | $22,210 | $26,760 | |
| Columbus, OH MSA | Hourly | $9.01 | $10.59 | $12.02 |
| Yearly | $18,740 | $22,030 | $25,000 | |
| West Northwestern Ohio BOS | Hourly | $8.71 | $10.30 | $12.23 |
| Yearly | $18,110 | $21,420 | $25,450 | |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.67 | $10.19 | $13.11 |
| Yearly | $18,040 | $21,200 | $27,270 | |
| Springfield, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.64 | $10.05 | $12.05 |
| Yearly | $17,970 | $20,910 | $25,060 | |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.64 | $9.89 | $12.06 |
| Yearly | $17,960 | $20,570 | $25,080 | |
| Lima, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.61 | $9.77 | $11.81 |
| Yearly | $17,910 | $20,320 | $24,570 | |
| Akron, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.60 | $9.73 | $12.77 |
| Yearly | $17,890 | $20,240 | $26,550 | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA | Hourly | $8.56 | $9.65 | $12.15 |
| Yearly | $17,810 | $20,080 | $25,280 | |
| Dayton, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.58 | $9.64 | $12.24 |
| Yearly | $17,850 | $20,060 | $25,470 | |
| Toledo, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.58 | $9.62 | $12.21 |
| Yearly | $17,840 | $20,010 | $25,390 | |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | Hourly | $8.55 | $9.47 | $11.92 |
| Yearly | $17,790 | $19,700 | $24,800 | |
| Other Ohio BOS | Hourly | $8.53 | $9.41 | $11.76 |
| Yearly | $17,750 | $19,560 | $24,470 | |
| Southern Ohio BOS | Hourly | $8.51 | $9.39 | $11.82 |
| Yearly | $17,710 | $19,540 | $24,590 | |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | Hourly | $8.59 | $9.35 | $12.03 |
| Yearly | $17,860 | $19,450 | $25,010 | |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | Hourly | $8.50 | $9.25 | $11.48 |
| Yearly | $17,670 | $19,240 | $23,890 | |
| Eastern Ohio BOS | Hourly | $8.45 | $9.17 | $11.56 |
| Yearly | $17,570 | $19,070 | $24,050 |