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Nine Core modules on home health from the assistant's side of the plan of care: reading the PT's plan before the drive, vitals against hold parameters, the same-day call to the supervising PT, and a visit note that stays inside PTA scope. PTA programs assign it to a cohort; working PTAs take it on their own.
Free for PTA programs, no card and no contract. Free for working PTAs too.
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What a PTA does and what stays with the PT, the federal floor, and four state supervision rules, each dated, so a student learns to read the rule where they will work.
Reading the plan before the drive, vitals and hold parameters, what a PTA may adjust inside the plan, teaching the caregiver, and the hand-off to the PT.
Three questions on every visit, 911 first in a real emergency, the gray-zone call to the supervising PT the same day, and when to ask the PT for a re-exam.
9 Core modules · 2 Bonus modules · 10 cases
Core Content
How home health works, the PTA's place on the team, the first months and a map of the PTA track
What a PTA does, what stays with the PT, and four dated state supervision rules
One PTA's day hour by hour, morning prep, car notes, scheduling calls and the first 90 days
Reading the PT's plan, vitals and hold parameters, progressing within the plan, and the hand-off
Three questions for every visit, 911 first, the gray-zone call to the PT and the re-exam request
Family requests, boundaries, compassion fatigue, unsafe homes and the scheduler requests to decline
What the note must hold and may not say, when progress stalls, and what a PTA reports for the OASIS
Maintenance therapy since 2020, showing the skill, visit codes, joint visits, LUPA and point grids
Ten follow-up visits on the PT's plan: what to measure, adjust, escalate, write and leave to the PT
Bonus Content
Delivered, assignable and tracked like the rest of the curriculum. Not required for the certificate.
W2, per-visit and PRN pay, BLS figures, contractor status, negotiation and multi-agency work
Self-employment tax, quarterly payments, deductions at 2026 IRS rates, retirement plans and the CPA
Students join with one link. Faculty assign modules, follow each student’s Core progress and quiz scores, and export a gradebook CSV.
Free for PTA programs, no card and no contract.
Enroll with your email and work through the Core and Bonus modules at your own pace, between visits or after them.
Free for working PTAs.