If you are interested in applying to one of the concurrent degree programs be sure to contact both departments or schools involved. Please visit the Web site of the department of your choice for more information, and contact the department directly to confirm whether there are any additional requirements for admission.
Skilled nursing services and home health services provided up to seven days a week for no more than eight hours per day and 28 hours per week. Medicare can cover up to 35 hours in unusual cases, which is probably what you were referring to in your question.
The jobs are largely low wage. The median pay for home health and personal care aides in 2010 was $9.70 an hour, or $20,170 a year, according to the BLS. The Labor Department says 90 percent of direct care workers are women, and 50 percent are minorities. Marcee Ramirez said she earns a set rate of $110 to $120 a day as a live-in home health aide for a patient in Andover, N.J., with advanced Alzheimerâs disease. She said her 13-hour day includes bathing, changing, feeding and moving her patient.