[header] How to become a home health aide [title] Decide whether you have the physical ability for the job. [step] As much as you may enjoy helping others, you should be aware that the job duties require physical strength and good health. Indeed, the u.s. department of labor notes that home health aides suffer job related injuries and sickness more frequently than people in other occupations. 
[substeps] Imagine lifting another person who has limited physical strength and the inability to assist you in moving them from place to place. A home health aide must be able to maneuver their patients in and out of wheelchairs, cars, and ambulances.