Study Guides & Exam Tips
Study guides, exam tips, and the latest home care news to help you pass your HHA certification — and build a career after it.
Personal Care on the HHA Exam: The Part Someone Watches You Do
Personal care is the biggest written block on the HHA exam. It is also three of the five skills federal rule says must be graded by observation.
Read article →CMS Proposed the CY 2027 Home Health Payment Rule. Here's What Changed.
CMS issued the CY 2027 Home Health PPS proposed rule on July 1, 2026: a net 2.4% increase, a continued 3% clawback, and new enrollment authority.
Read article →CMS Asked How Home Health Wages Should Be Calculated. The Comment Window Has Closed.
The CY 2027 proposed rule asked for input on a home health specific wage index. Comments closed 5 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2026.
Read article →I Failed the HHA Competency Evaluation. What Happens Now?
Failing one task is not the same as failing the whole evaluation, and 42 CFR 484.80 is specific about the line. Who decides a retest, and how soon.
Read article →Can You Take the HHA Exam in Spanish?
There is no national HHA exam, so the answer sits with your training program. But federal rule has one skill graded live: reporting clinical information.
Read article →HHA to CNA: What Actually Carries Over
Both run on a federal floor of 75 hours, so people assume hours transfer. Federal rule names a CNA-to-HHA route; nothing federal names one back.
Read article →Moving to Another State as an HHA: What Actually Carries Over
There is no national HHA certification, so nothing transfers by itself. What the federal rules require, and the 24-month rule that catches returners.
Read article →New Medicaid Work Requirements: How Becoming an HHA Can Help You Meet Them
Federal Medicaid work requirements take effect by January 1, 2027. Working as a certified Home Health Aide is the kind of work that can satisfy them.
Read article →Home Care Is Now the Biggest Job in America. Here's What It Pays.
Federal wage data puts home health and personal care aides at 4.3 million workers, the largest occupation in the country, median $17.21 an hour.
Read article →Your State Now Has to Publish What It Pays for Home Care
Since July 2026 a federal Medicaid rule makes states publish what they pay for home health aide services. How to find your state's number.
Read article →Home Health Aide Salary Increases in 2026, State by State
New York, Colorado and Connecticut raised home care wage floors on January 1, 2026. The new rates in each state, with official sources.
Read article →How to Pass the HHA Test on Your First Try (2026 Study Plan)
Pass the HHA test on your first try. The exact 2 to 4 week study plan, what to focus on, common mistakes, and a free practice exam.
Read article →What Your First Week as an HHA Actually Looks Like
New HHAs imagine bedpans and sponge baths. The reality is closer to a quiet, awkward dance, and knowing that going in is what carries the first week.
Read article →Infection Control for the HHA Exam: Complete Study Guide
Infection control for your HHA exam: standard precautions, PPE, hand hygiene, the chain of infection, and what the test actually asks.
Read article →HHA Exam Quizlet: Does It Actually Help You Pass?
Millions of HHA candidates study with Quizlet. What it is good for, where it falls short, and whether it is enough to pass the exam.
Read article →How Long Does It Take to Get Your HHA Certification?
From enrollment to your first day, a realistic timeline for HHA certification: training hours, the exam, and the hiring process.
Read article →Safety & Emergency Procedures for the HHA Exam
The Safety and Emergency domain of the HHA exam: fire safety (RACE/PASS), fall prevention, emergency response, oxygen safety, sample questions.
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