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Home Health Aide Training in Minnesota

How to become a home health aide in Minnesota: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in Minnesota, pay, free training options, and all 273 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.

A home health aide caring for a client at home in Minnesota
$18.45median hourly pay for Minnesota home health and personal care aides
75 hrsminimum home health aide training under federal rules
273state-approved CNA programs listed below
128,680home health and personal care aides working in Minnesota

Your route

Two ways to qualify as a home health aide in Minnesota

Home health agencies in Minnesota are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must use aides who completed one of the federally approved routes. These are the two most common.

Fastest route

Become a CNA first

CNA

  • Finish a state-approved CNA program (listed below) and pass the state exam.
  • Under federal rules, a CNA in good standing on the state registry qualifies as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.
  • It also lets you work in nursing homes, where Minnesota CNAs earn a median $22.44 an hour.

Agency route

Home health aide training

75 hrs

  • At least 75 hours, including 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice.
  • Often run by home health agencies, which may train you if they hire you.
  • Then pass a competency evaluation given by a registered nurse.

Why we list CNA programs: under federal rules, a state-approved CNA program plus good standing on the Minnesota nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our Minnesota CNA guide.

The steps

How to become a home health aide in Minnesota

The general path for most new aides.

  1. Pick your routeCNA training if you want the most options, or a home health aide course through an agency.
  2. Complete the trainingAt least 75 hours with 16 hands-on, or your state’s CNA hours.
  3. Pass the evaluationA competency evaluation for aides, or the state CNA exam.
  4. Apply to agenciesAgencies check your training and, for CNAs, the state registry before you start.

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

Home health aide or CNA in Minnesota?

The two jobs overlap, but the settings and pay differ.

Home health aideCNA
Where you workClients’ homes, through home health and hospice agenciesNursing homes and hospitals
Training75 hours federal minimum, or a CNA certificationState-approved CNA program
Official recordYour agency’s training and competency recordsThe Minnesota nurse aide registry
Median pay (MN)$18.45 an hour*$22.44 an hour

*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 128,680 of them work in Minnesota.

Help paying

Free and funded training in Minnesota

Ways to cover the cost of training.

Get hired first

Many home health agencies train aides they hire, and nursing homes that hire you can’t charge you for CNA training under federal rules.

Grants and Job Corps

  • Job Corps: Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps in St. Paul is an approved nurse aide training site. jobcorps.gov
  • CareerForce (WIOA): Dislocated worker or WIOA funds may cover training or the test. Some nursing homes also cover test costs through the DHS Nursing Facility Scholarship program. careerforcemn.com

Directory

State-approved CNA programs in Minnesota

All 273 programs from our Minnesota 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.

273 programs
ProgramCityCountyPhone
3H Training CenterSt. Louis ParkHennepin(612) 532-8627
Accelerated School of Nursing AssistantBrooklyn ParkHennepin(952) 215-4619
Aicota Assisted Living Nursing Assistant Training ProgramAitkinAitkin(218) 927-2164
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandriaDouglas(320) 762-4510
Anoka TechAnokaAnoka(763) 433-1200
Anoka Technical College OnlineAnokaAnoka(763) 576-4136
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCambridgeIsanti(763) 433-1200
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon RapidsCoon RapidsAnoka(763) 433-1200
Apple Valley Village Health Care CenterApple ValleyDakota(952) 855-5141
Assumption HomeCold SpringStearns(651) 259-8657
Auburn Homes Training SpaceChaskaCarver(651) 261-2314
Augustana Care Hastings Health & RehabHastingsDakota(952) 855-5141
Avera Morningside HeightsMarshallLyon(507) 372-3468
Avera Tyler HospitalTylerLincoln(507) 372-3468
Bayside Manor BuildingGaylordSibley(651) 261-2314
Belgrade Nursing HomeBelgradeStearns(320) 254-8215
BenedictineMinneapolisAnoka(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Care CommunityAdaNorman(218) 281-3424
Benedictine Health CenterDuluthSt. Louis(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Health Center InnsbruckNew BrightonRamsey(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Health Center of MinneapolisMinneapolisHennepin(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Living CommunityOwatonnaSteele(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Living Community St. PeterSt. PeterNicollet(651) 259-8657
Benedictine Saint Anne Training CenterWinonaWinona(507) 457-7226
Benedictine Saint Anne Training Center OnlineWinonaWinona(507) 457-7226
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankatoBlue Earth(507) 344-7490
Bigfork Valley OnTrackBigforkItasca(218) 743-4433
Boundary Waters Care CenterElySt. LouisCall the program
Bremmer Suites Assisted LivingRushfordFillmore(507) 864-7714
BWCC OnTrack Training ProgramElySt. Louis(218) 365-8053
Carlton PlaceCarltonCarlton(218) 384-8429
Cassia OnTrackEdinaHennepin(952) 855-5141
Center for Workforce Development Open EnrollmentRosemountDakota(651) 423-8549
Central Health CareLe CenterLe Sueur(507) 357-2275
Central Lakes CollegeBrainerdCrow Wing(218) 855-8118
Century Community & Technical CollegeWhite Bear LakeRamsey(651) 779-3341
Cerenity Care Center on HumboldtSt. PaulRamsey(651) 259-8657
Cerenity Marian St. Paul LLCSt. PaulRamsey(651) 259-8657
CHI LakeWood HealthBaudetteLake of the Woods(218) 634-3488
Chosen Valley Assisted Living OnTrackChatfieldFillmore(507) 867-4220
Clarkfield Care CenterClarkfieldYellow Medicine(320) 669-7561
Cokato ManorCokatoWright(320) 286-2158
Cook County Higher EducationGrand MaraisCook(218) 387-3295
Cook Hospital & Care CenterCookSt. Louis(218) 666-6278
Core Healthcare Training InstituteSt. PaulRamsey(651) 363-8364
Country Manor Health Care & Rehab CenterSartellStearns(320) 258-8918
Crestview Senior CommunitiesBlaineAnoka(952) 563-9901
CTECHRochesterOlmsted(507) 328-5780
CuraMelroseStearns(320) 905-5173
Cura Hybrid Nursing Assistant Training ProgramPaynesvilleStearns(320) 905-5173
Cura of Le SueurLe SueurLe Sueur(507) 665-5811
Cura of OnamiaOnamiaMille Lacs(507) 665-5811
Cura of SandstoneSandstonePine(320) 629-4568
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemountDakota(651) 450-3888
Duluth OfficeDuluthSt. Louis(651) 261-2314
Ebenezer CorporateEdinaHennepin(612) 874-3460
Ebenezer Nursing Assistant ProgramEdinaHennepin(612) 874-3453
Ecumen Corporate NA Training ProgramDetroit LakesBecker(218) 844-7184
Ecumen North BranchNorth BranchChisago(218) 844-7184
Eldercare of MinnesotaThief River FallsPennington(218) 681-1675
Elim Wellspring Health CarePrincetonMille Lacs(952) 855-5141
Emeralds at Grand Rapids BuildingGrand RapidsItasca(651) 261-2314
Emmanuel Nursing HomeDetroit LakesBecker(218) 299-6903
Essentia HealthFosstonPolk(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health FosstonFosstonPolk(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health Grace HomeGracevilleBig Stone(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health HomesteadDeer RiverItasca(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health Northern PinesAuroraSt. Louis(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health OnTrack NA CurriculumDetroit LakesBecker(218) 314-7856
Essentia Health VirginiaVirginiaSt. Louis(218) 314-7856
Essentia Hospital SandstoneSandstonePine(320) 629-4568
Essentia Moose Lake HospitalMoose LakeCarlton(320) 629-4568
Fairview Care CenterDodge CenterDodge(507) 635-6403
Fairway View Senior CommunitiesOrtonvilleBig Stone(320) 839-4175
Family Healthcare Services, LLCSt. PaulRamsey(651) 309-7335
Favor Healthcare Institute AcademyBrooklyn ParkHennepin(952) 994-0884
Fond du Lac Community CollegeCloquetCarlton(218) 879-0741
Forensic Nursing HomeSt. PeterNicollet(507) 985-2369
Foundations Nursing Assistant TrainingFridleyAnoka(952) 452-6797
Frazee Assisted LivingFrazeeBecker(218) 334-4501
Gables of Boutwells LandingOak Park HeightsWashington(651) 779-3341
GaleOnOsakisDouglas(320) 248-5566
Gardens at FoleyFoleyBenton(320) 485-4937
Glenfields Living With CareGlencoeMcLeod(320) 864-7036
Glenwood Village Care CenterGlenwoodPope(320) 634-5769
Good Sam Albert LeaAlbert LeaFreeborn(605) 312-7424
Good Sam AmbassadorNew HopeHennepin(605) 312-7424
Good Sam BethanyBrainerdCrow Wing(605) 312-7424
Good Sam MaplewoodMaplewoodRamsey(605) 312-7424
Good Sam PipestonePipestonePipestone(605) 312-7424
Good Sam Waconia & Westview AcresWaconiaCarver(605) 312-7424
Good Sam WindomWindomCottonwood(605) 312-7424
GracePointe Crossing GablesCambridgeRice(763) 433-1200
Grand MeadowsGlencoeMcLeod(218) 846-5011
Grand Meadows Senior LivingGlencoeMcLeod(218) 846-5011
Grand VillageGrand RapidsItasca(612) 874-3460
Green Light Nursing Aide Training ProgramSt. PaulRamsey(651) 307-8016
Greenwood ConnectionsMenahgaWadena(218) 255-1494
Greenwood Connections NA OnTrack OnlineMenahgaWadena(218) 255-1494
Guardian Angels Care CenterElk RiverSherburne(763) 433-1200
Gundersen Harmony Care CenterHarmonyFillmore(507) 886-6544
HAP Academy OICSaint PaulRamsey(651) 983-4837
Haven Homes of Maple PlainMaple PlainHennepin(952) 855-5141
Havenwood Care CenterBemidjiBeltrami(218) 681-1675
Hawthorne Educational Center, Rochester PublicRochesterOlmsted(507) 273-0713
Health Innovation CenterBrooklyn ParkHennepin(612) 212-2595
Healthy Helpful Insight Healthcare InstituteMinneapolisHennepin(612) 321-8823
HeartCertEaganDakota(651) 261-2314
Heartland Senior LivingWinnebagoFaribault(507) 204-9693
Heartwood Assisted LivingCrosbyCrow Wing(218) 232-6254
Heather HausBlooming PrairieSteele(507) 572-6188
Hendricks Community Hospital AssociationHendricksLincoln(507) 275-2233
Hennepin Technical College-Brooklyn ParkBrooklyn ParkHennepin(952) 995-1330
Hennepin Technical College-Eden PrairieEden PrairieHennepin(952) 995-1330
High STEP Health Science AcademyNorth MankatoNicollet(507) 389-1889
Holistic Training InstituteBrooklyn CenterHennepin(952) 486-3719
Hubert H. Humphrey Job CorpsSt. PaulRamsey(651) 846-1800
International Institute of MinnesotaSt. PaulRamsey(651) 377-8615
Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove HeightsDakota(651) 450-3470
JJ School of TechnologyBrooklyn ParkHennepin(763) 560-0544
Kathryn's Nursing Assistant TrainingCokatoWright(612) 247-9733
Knutson Place ApartmentsAlbert LeaFreeborn(507) 383-8381
Lake Ridge Care Center of BuffaloBuffaloWright(952) 855-5141
Lake Superior CollegeDuluthSt. Louis(218) 733-7600
Lakewood Health System Care CenterStaplesTodd(218) 894-8213
LB Broen Home CNA TrainingFergus FallsOtter Tail(218) 998-7313
LifeCare Medical CenterRoseauOtter Tail(218) 463-2500
LifeCare Roseau ManorRoseauRoseau(218) 463-2500
Lin's Healthcare TrainingBloomingtonHennepin(763) 516-2020
Lindstrom Senior LivingLindstromChisago(218) 846-5011
Little Falls Care CenterLittle FallsMorrison(320) 630-6580
Living Meadows at LutherMadeliaWatonwan(507) 231-5113
Loving Lotus CNA Training AcademyNewportWashington(651) 321-7500
M Health Fairview NA TrainingSt. PaulRamsey(612) 275-4416
M State Community & Technical College, Workforce Development SolutionsMoorheadClay(218) 299-6903
M State Detroit LakesDetroit LakesBecker(218) 299-6903
M State Fergus FallsFergus FallsOtter Tail(218) 299-6903
M State MoorheadMoorheadClay(218) 299-6903
M State WadenaWadenaWadena(218) 299-6903
Madonna Towers of RochesterRochesterOlmsted(651) 259-8657
Majestic PinesGrand RapidsItasca(218) 846-5011
Mala Strana Health Care LLCNew PragueScott(320) 485-3136
Mankato OfficeMankatoBlue Earth(320) 485-4937
Mayo Clinic Health SystemLake CityWabasha(612) 874-3453
Mayo Clinic Health System-LakeLake CityWabasha(612) 874-3453
McIntosh Senior LivingMcintoshPolk(218) 563-2715
Meeker Manor Rehab Center BuildingLitchfieldMeeker(651) 261-2314
Meeker Manor Rehab Center LLCLitchfieldMeeker(651) 261-2314
Mille Lacs Band OjibweMcGregorAitkin(320) 629-4568
Mille Lacs Band OjibweOnamiaMille Lacs(320) 629-4568
Mille Lacs Health Care System Long Term CareOnamiaMille Lacs(320) 532-2802
Minneapolis American Red CrossMinneapolisHennepin(651) 261-2314
Minneapolis Community & Technical CollegeMinneapolisHennepin(612) 659-6154
Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolisHennepin(612) 467-4986
Minnesota North College – Hibbing CampusHibbingSt. Louis(218) 550-2602
Minnesota North College-ItascaGrand RapidsItasca(218) 322-2300
Minnesota North College-Mesabi CampusEvelethSt. Louis(218) 550-2602
Minnesota North College-Rainey CampusInternational FallsKoochiching(218) 550-2602
Minnesota State College SoutheastRed WingGoodhue(507) 703-6165
Minnesota State College Southeast, WinonaWinonaWinona(507) 703-6165
Minnesota State University, MankatoMankatoBlue Earth(507) 389-1031
Minnesota Veterans Home, LuverneLuverneRock(763) 433-1200
Minnesota Veterans Home, Silver BaySilver BayLake(763) 433-1200
Minnesota West Community & Technical College, PipestonePipestonePipestone(507) 372-3468
Minnesota West, Granite Falls CampusGranite FallsYellow Medicine(507) 372-3468
Minnesota West, Jackson CampusJacksonJackson(507) 372-3468
Minnesota West, Worthington CampusWorthingtonNobles(507) 372-3468
Monarch Healthcare ManagementEaganDakota(320) 485-4937
Monarch Healthcare Management NA Training ProgramMankatoBlue Earth(320) 485-3136
Moose Lake VillageMoose LakeCarlton(507) 742-9889
Moose Lake Village Area LabMoose LakeCarlton(507) 742-9889
Mount Royal Pines IIIDuluthSt. Louis(218) 846-5011
NH+C EMS StationNorthfieldRice(651) 261-2314
Normandale Community CollegeBloomingtonHennepin(952) 348-8466
North American Medical AcademyMinneapolisHennepin(612) 521-0602
North Metro Health InstituteBrooklyn ParkHennepin(763) 438-3314
North Shore HealthGrand MaraisCook(218) 387-3295
North Star Nurse Aide Training AcademyNisswaCrow Wing(218) 831-0138
Northfield Retirement Community OnlineNorthfieldRice(507) 664-3493
Northland Community & Technical CollegeThief River FallsPennington(218) 793-2542
Northland Community and Technical College – EGFEast Grand ForksPolk(218) 793-2542
Northwest Technical College – BemidjiBemidjiBeltrami(218) 333-6645
NurZee AcademyBrooklyn ParkHennepin(763) 670-5000
Oak Hills Living Center Assisted LivingNew UlmBrown(507) 233-0855
Park View Health Care CenterBuffaloWright(952) 855-5141
Parmly LifePointes-EcumenChisagoChisago(320) 629-4568
Parmly on the Lake BuildingChisago CityChisago(651) 261-2314
Parmly on the Lake LLCChisago CityChisago(320) 485-3136
Pelican LandingDetroit LakesBecker(218) 846-5011
Pelican Valley Health CenterPelican RapidsOtter Tail(218) 863-2991
Pelican Valley Health Center-OnTrackPelican RapidsOtter Tail(218) 863-2991
Perham LivingPerhamOtter Tail(218) 347-1830
Perham Living OnTrackPerhamOtter Tail(218) 347-1830
Pierz VillaPierzMorrison(320) 468-6405
Pine Technical & Community College Hybrid NA/HHAPine CityPine(320) 629-4568
Pine Technical and Community CollegePine CityPine(320) 629-4568
Pioneer Care CenterFergus FallsOtter Tail(218) 998-1500
Presbyterian Homes & ServicesRosevilleIsanti(651) 631-6124
Presbyterian Homes Arden HillsArden HillsRamsey(651) 779-3341
Prime Time Medical TrainingMaple groveHennepin(952) 563-9901
Prime Time Medical Training, LLCSpring Lake ParkAnoka(952) 563-9901
Progressive Care-Pelican LandingDetroit LakesBecker(218) 846-5011
Queen Health Consultants LLCMinneapolisHennepin(612) 644-4247
Ramsey Community College/SP/AnokaCoon RapidsAnoka(507) 742-9889
Redeemer Health Care CenterMinneapolisHennepin(952) 855-5141
Regina Senior LivingHastingsDakota(651) 259-8657
Renvilla Health CenterRenvilleRenville(320) 630-6580
Ridgewater CollegeHutchinsonMcLeod(320) 222-6068
Ridgewater College – Willmar CampusWillmarKandiyohi(320) 222-6068
River GrandGrand RapidsItasca(218) 846-5011
River Valley Health & RehabRedwood FallsRedwood(651) 261-2314
River Valley Health & Rehab BuildingRedwood FallsRedwood(651) 261-2314
Riverland College-Albert LeaAlbert LeaFreeborn(507) 433-0675
Riverland Community College-AustinAustinMower(507) 433-0675
Rochester Community & Technical CollegeRochesterOlmsted(507) 280-3571
Ronda's Hayfield Nursing Assistant ProgramHayfieldDodge(507) 273-2200
Samaritan Bethany Arbor Terrace NA Training ProgramRochesterOlmsted(507) 289-4031
Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanbyYellow Medicine(605) 312-7424
Sanford Health Nursing Assistant Training ProgramBemidjiBeltrami(605) 312-7424
Sanford Health WoodsEdge-NeilsBemidjiBeltrami(605) 312-7424
Scofield Nursing Assistant Training CenterCambridgeIsanti(320) 396-3014
Scrubs Academy, LLCSt. CloudStearns(320) 230-9939
SkillBarBloomingtonHennepin(612) 257-3454
South Central College – FaribaultFaribaultRice(507) 332-5800
South Central College – MankatoNorth MankatoNicollet(507) 389-7200
Spring Valley LivingSpring ValleyFillmore(507) 346-1256
St. Benedict's Care CenterSt. CloudSherburne(218) 844-7184
St. Catherine UniversitySt. PaulRamsey(651) 690-6068
St. Clare Living CommunityMoraKanabec(320) 629-4568
St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeSt. CloudStearns(320) 308-6639
St. Cloud Technical & Community College Health Training SolutionsSt. CloudStearns(320) 308-6639
St. Cloud VA Health Care SystemSt. CloudStearns(320) 260-5298
St. Crispin Living CommunityRed WingGoodhue(507) 703-6165
St. Gertrude's Health & Rehab CenterShakopeeScott(651) 259-8657
St. John Lutheran HomeSpringfieldBrown(507) 372-3468
St. Luke's Lutheran Care CenterBlue EarthMartin(507) 526-2184
St. Paul CollegeSt. PaulRamsey(651) 846-1800
Summit E-Learning Nurse Assistant ClassCrookstonPolk(218) 281-3424
Sunnyside Care CenterLake ParkBecker(218) 299-6903
Sunrise VillageWillmarKandiyohi(320) 441-2469
The College of St. Scholastica, School of NursingDuluthSt. Louis(218) 723-6390
The Emeralds at Faribault BuildingFaribaultRice(651) 261-2314
The Emeralds at Faribault LLCFaribaultRice(651) 261-2314
The Emeralds at Grand RapidsGrand RapidsItasca(320) 485-3136
The Estates at Roseville LLCRosevilleRamsey(320) 485-4937
The Estates at St. Louis ParkSt. Louis ParkHennepin(320) 485-4937
The Gardens at Foley LLCFoleyBenton(320) 485-3136
The Gardens at Winsted LLCWinstedMcLeod(320) 485-4937
The Lutheran Home: Hope ResidenceBelle PlaineScott(952) 873-2198
The Meadows of KarlstadKarlstadKittson(218) 436-3561
The North Shore Estates LLCDuluthSt. Louis(320) 485-3136
The Preserve of RosevilleRosevilleRamsey(218) 846-5011
The Villas at BrookviewMinneapolisHennepin(320) 485-4937
The Waterview Shores LLCTwo HarborsLake(320) 485-4937
The Waterview Woods LLCEvelethSt. Louis(320) 485-4937
Thief River Care CenterThief River FallsPennington(320) 630-6580
Three Links Care Center(320) 630-6580
Timber Pines Senior LivingPine CityPine(320) 629-4568
Traverse Care CenterWheatonTraverse(320) 563-8124
Tuff Memorial HomeHillsRock(507) 962-3275
Ubah Medical AcademyHopkinsHennepin(612) 872-8690
University of Northwestern St. PaulSaint PaulRamsey(651) 286-7403
Valley View Healthcare & RehabHoustonHouston(507) 896-3125
Villa St. VincentCrookstonPolk(651) 259-8657
Warroad Senior Living CenterWarroadRoseau(218) 386-4624
We Care CPR & More LLCByronOlmsted(507) 315-4440
Whispering CreekJanesvilleWaseca(507) 231-5113
Winona State UniversityWinonaWinona(507) 457-5120
Woodland Manor Assisted LivingFairmontMartin(507) 235-6606
Woodstone Senior Living CNA ProgramHutchinsonMcLeod(712) 260-3749
Wright Technical CenterBuffaloWright(320) 222-6068
WSLC Minnesota State Nurse Aide Curriculum ClassWarroadRoseau(218) 386-4624
Zandu Health Initiative Online ProgramBloomingtonHennepin(952) 208-5590

Tip: ask each program whether it also offers a home health aide add-on. For details, costs, and exam steps, see our Minnesota CNA guide.

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FAQ

Minnesota home health aide questions

Short answers to what people ask most.

Does Minnesota certify home health aides?

Home health aides in Minnesota work for home health agencies licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health. 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.

How do I become a home health aide in Minnesota?

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 Minnesota nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.

How much do home health aides make in Minnesota?

The median pay for home health and personal care aides in Minnesota is $18.45 an hour, about $38,370 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. Minnesota CNAs earn a median $22.44 an hour.

Can a CNA work as a home health aide?

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.

Do home health aides need yearly training?

Yes. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months for aides at Medicare and Medicaid agencies.

Sources: Minnesota Department of Health; our Minnesota CNA guide (state-approved program list); 42 CFR 484.80, Home health aide services; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Last checked October 2026. See something out of date? Report a correction.