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Home Health Aide Training in West Virginia

How to become a home health aide in West Virginia: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in West Virginia, pay, free training options, and all 115 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.

$13.47median hourly pay for West Virginia home health and personal care aides

75 hrsminimum home health aide training under federal rules

115state-approved CNA programs listed below

18,890home health and personal care aides working in West Virginia

Your route

Two ways to qualify as a home health aide in West Virginia

Home health agencies in West Virginia are licensed by the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification. 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 West Virginia CNAs earn a median $17.66 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 West Virginia nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our West Virginia CNA guide.

The steps

How to become a home health aide in West Virginia

The general path for most new aides.

Pick your routeCNA training if you want the most options, or a home health aide course through an agency.
Complete the trainingAt least 75 hours with 16 hands-on, or your state’s CNA hours.
Pass the evaluationA competency evaluation for aides, or the state CNA exam.
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 West Virginia?

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 West Virginia nurse aide registry
Median pay (WV)	$13.47 an hour*	$17.66 an hour

*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 18,890 of them work in West Virginia.

Help paying

Free and funded training in West Virginia

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

WorkForce West Virginia (WIOA): Local WorkForce West Virginia offices can fund training at approved schools for eligible unemployed or low-income residents. Website

State-approved CNA programs in West Virginia

All 115 programs from our West Virginia 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.

115 programs

Program	City	County	Phone
Beckley Healthcare Center	Beckley	Raleigh	Call the program
Belmont Healthcare Center	Belmont	Pleasants	(304) 665-2065
Ben Franklin Career Center	Dunbar	Kanawha	(304) 766-0369
Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center	Berkeley Springs	Morgan	(304) 258-3673
Boone Career and Technical Center	Foster	Boone	(304) 369-4585
Braxton Healthcare Center	Sutton	Braxton	(304) 765-2861
Bridgeport Healthcare Center	Bridgeport	Harrison	(304) 842-3145
Brightwood Center	Follansbee	Brooke	(304) 527-1100
Cabell Health Care Center	Culloden	Cabell	(304) 721-2171
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center	Grantsville	Calhoun	(304) 354-6151
Care Haven Center	Martinsburg	Berkeley	(304) 263-0933
Cedar Ridge Center	Sissonville	Kanawha	(304) 984-0046
Charleston Healthcare Center	Charleston	Kanawha	(304) 925-4771
Clarksburg Healthcare Center	Clarksburg	Harrison	(304) 624-6601
Clarksburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	Clarksburg	Harrison	(304) 624-6500
Clay Health Care Center	Ivydale	Clay	Call the program
Cortland Acres	Thomas	Tucker	(304) 463-4181
Crestview Manor	Jane Lew	Lewis	Call the program
Davis Medical Center	Elkins	Randolph	Call the program
Dawnview Center	Fort Ashby	Mineral	Call the program
Dunbar Center	Charleston	Kanawha	Call the program
E.A. Hawse Nursing Rehabilitation Center	Baker	Hardy	(304) 897-5903
Eagle Pointe Healthcare Center	Parkersburg	Wood	(304) 485-6476
Eastern WV Community & Technical College	Moorefield	Hardy	(304) 434-8000
Elkins Regional Convalescent Center	Elkins	Randolph	(304) 636-1391
Family Learning Center	Summersville	Nicholas	(304) 872-7060
Fayette Nursing Rehabilitation Center	Fayetteville	Fayette	(304) 574-0770
Fred W. Eberle Technical Center	Buckhannon	Upshur	(304) 472-1259
Glasgow Health and Rehab	Glasgow	Kanawha	Call the program
Glenville Center	Glenville	Gilmer	(304) 462-5718
Glenwood Healthcare Center	Princeton	Mercer	Call the program
Good Shepherd Nursing Home	Wheeling	Ohio	(304) 242-1093
Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center	Petersburg	Grant	(304) 257-4233
Greenbrier Healthcare Center	Lewisburg	Greenbrier	(304) 645-3076
Hampshire Center	Romney	Hampshire	Call the program
Heritage Center	Huntington	Cabell	(304) 525-7622
Hillcrest Healthcare Center	Danville	Boone	(304) 369-0986
Hilltop Center	Hilltop	Fayette	(304) 469-2966
Hopemont Hospital	Terra Alta	Preston	(304) 789-2411
Huntington Health and Rehabilitation	Huntington	Cabell	(304) 529-6031
James Rumsey Technical Institute	Martinsburg	Berkeley	(304) 754-7925
John D Rockefeller IV Vo-Tech Center	New Cumberland	Hancock	(304) 564-3337
Keyser Healthcare Center	Keyser	Mineral	Call the program
Kingwood Healthcare Center	Kingwood	Preston	(304) 329-3195
Lakin Hospital	West Columbia	Mason	(304) 675-0860
Lewisburg Healthcare Center	Ronceverte	Greenbrier	(304) 645-7270
Lincoln Nursing and Rehab Center	Hamlin	Lincoln	(304) 824-3133
Lindside Healthcare Center	Lindside	Monroe	Call the program
Logan Center	Logan	Logan	(304) 752-2273
Madison Park Healthcare	Huntington	Cabell	Call the program
Mansfield Place	Philippi	Barbour	(304) 457-8220
Marion County Technical Center	Farmington	Marion	(304) 986-3590
Marmet Center	Marmet	Kanawha	(304) 949-1580
Martinsburg Healthcare Center	Martinsburg	Berkeley	(304) 263-8921
Mason County Vocational Center	Point Pleasant	Mason	(304) 675-3039
McDowell County Vocational Technical Center	Welch	McDowell	(304) 436-3488
Med-Care Training Center	Logan	Logan	(304) 239-3225
Mercer County Technical Education Center	Princeton	Mercer	(304) 425-9551
Mercer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	Bluefield	Mercer	(304) 325-5448
Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute	Saint Marys	Pleasants	(304) 684-2464
Miletree Center	Spencer	Roane	(304) 927-1007
Mineral County Vo-Tech Center	Keyser	Mineral	(304) 788-4240
Monroe County Technical Center	Lindside	Monroe	(304) 753-9971
Montgomery General Elderly Care	Montgomery	Fayette	(304) 442-2469
Morgantown Healthcare Center	Morgantown	Monongalia	(304) 285-2720
Moundsville Healthcare Center	Moundsville	Marshall	(304) 843-1035
Mountain View Care Center	Ripley	Jackson	Call the program
Nellas at Autumn Lake Healthcare	Elkins	Randolph	(304) 636-2033
New Martinsville Health Care Center	New Martinsville	Wetzel	(304) 455-2600
New River Community and Technical College	Summersville	Nicholas	(304) 883-2446
Nicholas County Career and Technical Center	Craigsville	Nicholas	(304) 742-5416
Oak Ridge Center	Charleston	Kanawha	Call the program
Parkersburg Care Center	Parkersburg	Wood	(304) 485-5511
Pendleton Manor	Franklin	Pendleton	(304) 358-2322
Peterson Rehab Hospital and Geriatric Center	Wheeling	Ohio	(304) 234-0556
Pierpont Center	Fairmont	Marion	(304) 363-2273
Pine Lodge	Beckley	Raleigh	Call the program
Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab	Point Pleasant	Mason	(304) 675-5236
Pocahontas Center	Marlinton	Pocahontas	(304) 799-7375
Princeton Health Care Center	Princeton	Mercer	(304) 487-3458
Professional Healthcare Development	Ona	Cabell	(304) 733-6145
Rainelle Healthcare Center	Rainelle	Greenbrier	(304) 438-6127
Raleigh Center	Daniels	Raleigh	(304) 763-3051
Randolph Technical Center	Elkins	Randolph	(304) 636-9195
Ravenswood Village	Ravenswood	Jackson	(304) 428-5573
Right at Home CNA Training Program	Morgantown	Monongalia	Call the program
Roane General Hospital	Spencer	Roane	Call the program
Roane-Jackson Technical Center	Le Roy	Jackson	(304) 372-7335
Salem Center	Salem	Harrison	(304) 782-3000
Shenandoah Center	Charles Town	Jefferson	(304) 724-1101
Sistersville Center	Sistersville	Tyler	(304) 652-1032
South Branch Career and Technical Center	Petersburg	Grant	(304) 257-1331
Summers Healthcare Center	Hinton	Summers	Call the program
Taylor County Technical Center	Grafton	Taylor	(304) 265-1050
Taylor Health Care Center	Grafton	Taylor	Call the program
Teays Valley Center	Hurricane	Putnam	(304) 757-7826
The Orchards	Chester	Hancock	Call the program
Trinity Health Care Services of Logan	Logan	Logan	(304) 752-8723
Trinity Health Care Services of Mingo	Williamson	Mingo	Call the program
Tygart Center	Fairmont	Marion	(304) 366-9100
United Technical Center	Clarksburg	Harrison	(304) 326-7850
Valley Center	Charleston	Kanawha	(304) 768-4400
Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	Wayne	Wayne	(304) 697-7007
Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	Cowen	Webster	Call the program
Weirton Geriatric Center	Weirton	Hancock	(304) 723-4300
Wellsburg Healthcare Center	Wellsburg	Brooke	Call the program
West Virginia Northern Community College	Wheeling	Ohio	Call the program
West Virginia Northern Community College (Weirton)	Weirton	Hancock	Call the program
White Sulphur Springs Center	White Sulphur Springs	Greenbrier	(304) 536-4661
Willow Center	Parkersburg	Wood	(304) 428-5573
Willow Tree Manor	Charles Town	Jefferson	(304) 725-6575
Wood County Technical and Career Center	Parkersburg	Wood	(304) 420-9500
Worthington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Parkersburg	Wood	(304) 485-7447
Wyoming County Career and Technical Center	Pineville	Wyoming	(304) 732-8050
Wyoming Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	New Richmond	Wyoming	(304) 294-7584

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

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FAQ

West Virginia home health aide questions

Short answers to what people ask most.

Does West Virginia certify home health aides?

Home health aides in West Virginia work for home health agencies licensed by the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification. 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 West Virginia?

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 West Virginia nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.

How much do home health aides make in West Virginia?

The median pay for home health and personal care aides in West Virginia is $13.47 an hour, about $28,010 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. West Virginia CNAs earn a median $17.66 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: West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification; our West Virginia 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.