Oregon · home health aide (HHA)
How to become a home health aide in Oregon: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in Oregon, pay, free training options, and all 45 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.
Your route
Home health agencies in Oregon are licensed by the Oregon Health Authority. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must use aides who completed one of the federally approved routes. These are the two most common.
Fastest route
CNA
Agency route
75 hrs
Why we list CNA programs: under federal rules, a state-approved CNA program plus good standing on the Oregon nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our Oregon CNA guide.
The steps
The general path for most new aides.
Keep your hours up. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training a year, and if you go 24 months in a row without paid aide work, you must retrain.
Home health aide vs. CNA
The two jobs overlap, but the settings and pay differ.
| Home health aide | CNA | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you work | Clients’ homes, through home health and hospice agencies | Nursing homes and hospitals |
| Training | 75 hours federal minimum, or a CNA certification | State-approved CNA program |
| Official record | Your agency’s training and competency records | The Oregon nurse aide registry |
| Median pay (OR) | $21.35 an hour* | $23.96 an hour |
*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 42,330 of them work in Oregon.
Help paying
Ways to cover the cost of training.
Many home health agencies train aides they hire, and nursing homes that hire you can’t charge you for CNA training under federal rules.
Directory
All 45 programs from our Oregon CNA guide. Finishing one, passing the exam, and staying in good standing on the state registry also qualifies you as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.
| Program | City | County | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Healthcare Academy | Medford | Jackson | (801) 574-9773 |
| Advanced Care Education Center | Medford | Jackson | (514) 707-2257 |
| Aidan Health Services | Tualatin | Washington | Call the program |
| Ark Foundation | Sherwood | Washington | (971) 281-8198 |
| Avamere Health Services | Wilsonville | Clackamas | (503) 570-3405 |
| Baker Technical Institute | Baker City | Baker | (541) 524-2651 |
| Careers In Care Academy | Hillsboro | Washington | (503) 278-6625 |
| Caregiver Training Institute | Portland | Multnomah | (503) 257-0117 |
| Central Oregon Community College | Bend | Deschutes | (541) 373-7280 |
| Chemeketa Community College | Salem | Marion | (503) 399-5058 |
| Clackamas Community College | Milwaukie | Clackamas | (503) 594-0652 |
| Clackamas Nursing Assistant Training | Happy Valley | Clackamas | (503) 709-6560 |
| Clatsop Community College | Astoria | Clatsop | (503) 325-0313 |
| Dallas Retirement Village | Dallas | Polk | (503) 623-5581 |
| Dare 2 Care | Eugene | Lane | (541) 688-4262 |
| EMT Associates | Springfield | Lane | (541) 844-1328 |
| Gracestar Learning Institute | Beaverton | Washington | (503) 895-9603 |
| Healthskills Nursing Assistant Program | John Day | Grant | (208) 283-4171 |
| Klamath Community College | Klamath Falls | Klamath | (541) 882-3521 |
| Linn-Benton Community College | Albany | Linn | (541) 917-4738 |
| Long-Term Careworks | Portland | Multnomah | Call the program |
| Marquis Companies | Milwaukie | Clackamas | (971) 206-5200 |
| Moore Nurse Consulting | Hillsboro | Washington | (503) 341-7550 |
| Mt. Hood Community College | Gresham | Multnomah | Call the program |
| Northwest Care Academy | Keizer | Marion | (971) 375-3131 |
| Northwest Care Academy (Hybrid Option) | Salem | Marion | (503) 807-7597 |
| Optimal Healthcare Training | Lostine | Wallowa | (541) 624-6162 |
| Oregon Coast Community College | Newport | Lincoln | Call the program |
| Oregon Evergreen Healthcare | Vancouver | (503) 838-0001 | |
| Oregon Veterans Home, Lebanon | Lebanon | Linn | Call the program |
| Oregon Veterans Home, The Dalles | The Dalles | Wasco | (541) 296-7190 |
| Pacific Healthcare Training | Central Point | Jackson | (541) 941-6642 |
| Platinum Career Solutions | Portland | Multnomah | (971) 336-9685 |
| Portland Community College | Portland | Multnomah | (503) 731-6640 |
| Providence Benedictine Nursing Center | Bend | Deschutes | (541) 373-7280 |
| Regency Pacific Training Program | Bellevue | (541) 388-4300 | |
| Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | Josephine | (541) 955-7568 |
| Rogue Valley Manor | Medford | Jackson | (541) 857-7600 |
| Sapphire Health Services | Gresham | Multnomah | Call the program |
| Tillamook Bay Community College | Tillamook | Tillamook | Call the program |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario | Malheur | (510) 754-8725 |
| Treasure Valley Tech | Vale | Malheur | (208) 283-4171 |
| Umpqua Community College | Roseburg | Douglas | (818) 572-7815 |
| Volare Health | Eugene | Lane | (541) 404-4513 |
| Zelina Health Solutions | Portland | Multnomah | Call the program |
Tip: ask each program whether it also offers a home health aide add-on. For details, costs, and exam steps, see our Oregon CNA guide.
FAQ
Short answers to what people ask most.
Home health aides in Oregon work for home health agencies licensed by the Oregon Health Authority. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must hire aides who meet the federal training and competency rules. Ask the agency you're applying to which credential it requires.
The two most common routes are completing a 75-hour home health aide training and competency evaluation, or becoming a CNA. Federal rules count a CNA in good standing on the Oregon nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.
The median pay for home health and personal care aides in Oregon is $21.35 an hour, about $44,410 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. Oregon CNAs earn a median $23.96 an hour.
Yes, for Medicare and Medicaid home health agencies, if the CNA completed a state-approved program and is listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.
Yes. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months for aides at Medicare and Medicaid agencies.