home health aide

American  

noun

1. a worker, usually trained and state-certified, who provides care for elderly, sick, or disabled people in their own home.

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Etymology

Origin of home health aide

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Krysten makes $13 an hour as a home health aide, but doesn’t have paid leave or benefits, so when she’s sick, she makes nothing.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The $35 average hourly rate for a home health aide was only up 3%, assisted living was up 5% and adult day care was actually down 5%.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

For most families, outsourcing eldercare is prohibitively expensive—upward of $75,000 a year for a home health aide and well over $100,000 for a nursing home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

So, even if a disabled person doesn’t need the money, many intentionally stay under federal poverty limit thresholds because their job doesn’t have healthcare, or they aren’t able to function without a home health aide.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

In Altadena, home health aide Kimberly Barrera, 26, was on the phone with 911, begging for help evacuating a cancer patient from Canyada Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025