Resident aide vs home health aid

The differences between resident aides and home health aids can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a home health aid has an average salary of $27,249, which is higher than the $24,921 average annual salary of a resident aide.

The top three skills for a resident aide include patients, assist residents and resident care. The most important skills for a home health aid are home health, patients, and companionship.

Resident aide vs home health aid overview

	Resident Aide	Home Health Aid
Yearly salary	$24,921	$27,249
Hourly rate	$11.98	$13.10
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	172,071	248,490
Job satisfaction	-	4.29
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Resident aide vs home health aid salary

Resident aides and home health aids have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Aide	Home Health Aid
Average salary	$24,921	$27,249
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Reading, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Asante	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident aide and home health aid education

There are a few differences between a resident aide and a home health aid in terms of educational background:

	Resident Aide	Home Health Aid
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident aide vs home health aid demographics

Here are the differences between resident aides' and home health aids' demographics:

	Resident Aide	Home Health Aid
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 13.6% Female, 86.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between resident aide and home health aid duties and responsibilities

Resident aide example responsibilities.

Recognize by physicians for ability to meticulously prepare patient's chest and attach leads to obtain excellent quality EKG tracings.
Assist residents according their individual ADL requirements.
Transport patients to and from different off-site facilities whether secular or medically relate.
Assist residents who have been diagnose with autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities and acquire brain injury with daily activities.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Assist residents with everyday activities such as dressing, cooking, cleaning, changing of bedpans and assisting with restroom visits

Home health aid example responsibilities.

Clean house, cook, run errands, take to doctor appointments
Prepare for HIPAA and JCAHO reviews, ensuring require brochures and pamphlets are available to patients in all clinics.
Conduct insurance verifications for Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance patients.
Perform ADL's, medication administration, pulmonary therapy, daily physiotherapy.
Provide physical and emotional support and companionship to senior adults in degenerative loss of memory and/or motor functions.
Obtain household supplies and run daily errands.

Resident aide vs home health aid skills

Common resident aide skills

Patients, 15%
Assist Residents, 11%
Resident Care, 10%
Vital Signs, 8%
Meal Prep, 8%
CPR, 5%

Common home health aid skills

Home Health, 22%
Patients, 13%
Companionship, 7%
Patient Care, 5%
HHA, 5%
CPR, 4%