Arizona · home health aide (HHA)
How to become a home health aide in Arizona: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in Arizona, pay, free training options, and all 80 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.
Your route
Home health agencies in Arizona are licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. 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 Arizona nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our Arizona 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 Arizona nurse aide registry |
| Median pay (AZ) | $17.51 an hour* | $21.53 an hour |
*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 74,540 of them work in Arizona.
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 80 programs from our Arizona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy On-Demand, Phoenix | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Academy On-Demand, Tucson | Tucson | Pima | Call the program |
| Accord Healthcare Institute | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Arizona Health Academy | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Arizona Technical Training Institute | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Yuma | Call the program |
| Arizona Western College, La Paz Campus | Parker | La Paz | Call the program |
| Arizona Western College, San Luis | San Luis | Yuma | Call the program |
| Bryan University at Billet Health Employer Training Site | Glendale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Bryan University Nursing Assistant Program | Tempe | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Caregiver Training Institute | Tucson | Pima | Call the program |
| Central Arizona College, Maricopa | Maricopa | Pinal | Call the program |
| Central Arizona College, San Tan | San Tan Valley | Pinal | Call the program |
| Central Arizona College, Signal Peak | Coolidge | Pinal | Call the program |
| Central Arizona College, Superstition Mountain Campus | Apache Junction | Pinal | Call the program |
| Cochise College Benson Center | Benson | Cochise | Call the program |
| Cochise College, Douglas Campus | Douglas | Cochise | Call the program |
| Cochise College, Omega Alpha Academy | Douglas | Cochise | Call the program |
| Cochise College, Sierra Vista | Sierra Vista | Cochise | Call the program |
| Coconino Community College | Flagstaff | Coconino | Call the program |
| College of Health Careers (Regional Center for Border Health) | Somerton | Yuma | Call the program |
| Desert Lily Academy | Queen Creek | Maricopa | Call the program |
| East Valley Nursing Academy | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Graham | Call the program |
| Elevation Academy School of Nursing | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Estrella Community College | Avondale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Gardens Rehab and Care Center | Kingman | Mohave | Call the program |
| Gateway Community College, 18th Street | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Gateway Community College, 40th Street | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Gila Community College | Globe | Gila | Call the program |
| Gila Community College, Payson | Payson | Gila | Call the program |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Haven Health Douglas | Douglas | Cochise | Call the program |
| Haven Health Globe | Globe | Gila | Call the program |
| Haven Health of Green Valley | Green Valley | Pima | Call the program |
| Haven Health of Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Haven Health of Sky Harbor | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Haven Health Phoenix | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Haven of Camp Verde | Camp Verde | Yavapai | Call the program |
| Haven of Flagstaff | Flagstaff | Coconino | Call the program |
| Haven of Lake Havasu | Lake Havasu City | Mohave | Call the program |
| Haven of Lakeside | Lakeside | Navajo | Call the program |
| Haven of Prescott | Prescott | Yavapai | Call the program |
| Haven of Safford | Safford | Graham | Call the program |
| Haven of Sandpointe | Yuma | Yuma | Call the program |
| Haven of Sierra Vista | Sierra Vista | Cochise | Call the program |
| KRMC Hospital Program (Kingman Regional Medical Center) | Kingman | Mohave | Call the program |
| Legacy Rehab & Care Center | Bullhead City | Mohave | Call the program |
| Lifework Education, Mesa Campus | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Lingenfelter Center | Kingman | Mohave | Call the program |
| Maricopa Career Institute | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Meadows of Northern Arizona | Prescott | Yavapai | Call the program |
| MedStar Academy | Peoria | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Mesa Community College, Red Mountain Campus | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Mohave College, Bullhead City Campus | Bullhead City | Mohave | Call the program |
| Mohave College, Kingman | Kingman | Mohave | Call the program |
| Mohave College, Lake Havasu | Lake Havasu City | Mohave | Call the program |
| Mohave College, North Mohave | Colorado City | Mohave | Call the program |
| Montecito Post-Acute and Rehabilitation | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Moore Medical Training | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Navajo Technical University | Chinle | Apache | Call the program |
| Neema International Medical Institute | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Northland Pioneer College, Little Colorado | Winslow | Navajo | Call the program |
| Northland Pioneer College, Silver Creek Campus | Snowflake | Navajo | Call the program |
| Northland Pioneer College, Springerville/Eagar Center | Springerville | Apache | Call the program |
| Northland Pioneer College, White Mountain | Show Low | Navajo | Call the program |
| Onvida Health Foothills Medical Plaza Education Center | Yuma | Yuma | Call the program |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Pima Community College, Santa Cruz | Nogales | Santa Cruz | Call the program |
| Pima Community College, West | Tucson | Pima | Call the program |
| Pima Medical Institute | Mesa | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Platinum Career Solutions | Flagstaff | Coconino | Call the program |
| Providence Training Institute | Glendale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Resilient Healthcare Academy | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Star Canyon School of Nursing | Phoenix | Maricopa | Call the program |
| Villa Maria Health and Recovery | Tucson | Pima | Call the program |
| Yavapai College, Prescott | Prescott Valley | Yavapai | Call the program |
| Yavapai College, Verde Valley Campus | Clarkdale | Yavapai | Call the program |
| Yond Institute of Learning | Goodyear | Maricopa | 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 Arizona CNA guide.
FAQ
Short answers to what people ask most.
Home health aides in Arizona work for home health agencies licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. 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 Arizona nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.
The median pay for home health and personal care aides in Arizona is $17.51 an hour, about $36,420 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. Arizona CNAs earn a median $21.53 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.