Thornwood, NY -- (SBWIRE) --05/26/2011 -- Barksdale Home Health Care Services Announces New Job Training Division; 11 million healthcare jobs currently in U.S., 2.8 million projected Rosa Kittrell Barksdale, CEO of Barksdale Home Healthcare Services, with her daughter Kelly Davis want to make the most of today’s healthcare boom. They plan to launch Barksdale Training Corp. this month. The school, which is licensed by the New York State Department of Education to provide training courses leading to a Home Care Aide certification, will be a new division of Barksdale Home Care Services Corp, a Pelham-based company known as one of Westchester County’s most respected home health care agencies, founded and operated by Rosa Barksdale 30 years ago. With 11 million jobs currently in the healthcare field and 2.8 million more projected in the next few years, Barksdale Training Corp will provide professional training to those seeking to enter the health care field so that they will be prepared to work independently, in health care agencies, organizations and in hospitals.
“This is a natural expansion of our home care agency and a great way to ensure the best training available. Our goal is that they all become top-notch health care professionals who we may someday hire,” says Kellye Davis, who is heading up the launch of the Barksdale TrainingCorp and is Vice President of Barksdale Home Health Care Services.
The Barksdale Training program, will include a combination of lecture, discussion, audio-visual and hands-on demonstration.
Classes and training will be held in the on-site training lab at the Barksdale Home Care Services facility in Pelham, NY.
Students will learn the most current personal care techniques for nutrition, physical and personal emotional support, and they will learn how to recognize the early warning signs of health issues and illness. In addition, special care for children and those with special needs will be part of the instruction, as well as training for specific healthcare organizations and employment referral agencies, such as Cerebral Palsy of Hudson Valley, the Workforce Investment Board and other agencies seeking trained healthcare providers.
Certification for a Home Health Aide is an 83 hour program that can be completed in just three weeks. A 40-hour Personal and Home Care Aide certification can be completed in one week.
Founded in 1982, Rosa Barksdale, now age 72, opened 30 years ago as a one-room operation with just one employee. Today, the Company is a profitable home health care business with 248 part-time and full-time para-professionals, three field nurses, a Director of Nursing Education, an eight member Board of Quality Assurance and a Director of Client and Patient Services.
According to Rosa Barksdale: “We’re very excited about this new venture and I’m so appreciative of all of Kelly’s hard work and efforts to get it started. Working with Kellye is a real gift and one that has increased our level of respect for one another. To see each other as professionals has sparked a real admiration of one another and each other’s skills and talents.”
Mother-Daughter partnerships have become a noteworthy trend recently as the number of women-owned businesses surged. From 1997 to 2006, the number of women-owned businesses increased 42.3 percent – almost twice the rate of growth for all U.S. firms, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau. Today, there is an estimated 7.7 million women-owned businesses and children now perceive their mothers as role models in the business world.
The U.S. home health care industry is currently comprised of over 20,000 service providers, a staggering increase from 1963, when only 1,100 home health care providers existed. Estimated annual revenue for these firms, taxable and tax-exempt combined, tops $36 billion annually. Home health care firms deliver services to more than 7.6 million individuals, or roughly 2.8 percent of the U.S.
population because of acute illness, long-term health conditions, permanent disability or terminal illness. Of all recipients, 68.6 percent are over the age of 65, and 62.3 percent are women. The industry grew by 13% each year between 2006-2008. In this era of aging Baby Boomers and with the cost of hospital and nursing home delivered healthcare skyrocketing, many new home health care companies are opening their doors nationwide with offers of a more cost-efficient and convenient alternative to hospital stays for the elderly, sick and disabled.
About Barksdale Home Health Care Services
Barksdale’s “instant” response network of experienced, top quality aides has been at the core of the company’s 30-year success.
Barksdale offers a range of services for people of all ages. A significant portion of the business serves children with disabilities, along with people who have been hospitalized and the elderly. Nursing aides and home health aides perform basic nursing tasks and light housekeeping work. The company also offers a companion service and a network of Spanish-speaking aides, which has added to the growth of its business. For more information, call (914)738-5600 or visit http://www.barksdaleathome.com.