Medical Dictionary

home health aide

noun

Medical Definition of HOME HEALTH AIDE

:  a trained and certified health-care worker who provides assistance to a patient in the home with personal care (as hygiene and exercise) and light household duties (as meal preparation) and who monitors the patient's condition—abbreviation HHA

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