CNA Training in Delaware

Certified nursing assistant needs to be responsible and dedicated towards the work. One has to have a zest of working for the disables. These qualities are accompanied by the talent and skills given through the CNA programs and then, a successful certified nursing assistant gets a good kick start for future career. The nursing assistants have to work at various nursing homes, hospitals, convalescent homes, public health care clinics, mental health care facilities etc., and also under the supervision of private medical practitioners. They have to provide the patients with basic health care and assist them during their treatment. All these tasks demand a great deal of skill and perfection which decide the success of the certified nursing aide.

Many high schools, vocational schools, community colleges, nursing homes, medical schools, etc., do offer trainings for certified nursing aide. All these facilities may differ in their policies regarding admission requirements, length of course, cost of classes, etc. In Delaware, the entity responsible for the training and testing program for CNAs and for the CNA Registry is The Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection. The certified nursing aide course program consists of 2 types of courses – technical and clinical. The technical part covers all the theoretical concepts related with nursing and they are dealt with in classrooms sessions. Practical part covers all the clinical concepts of nursing along with their practice. The students spend their clinical sessions in a laboratory or an actual clinical environment. Many of the facilities take their students to living care homes for the clinical practice sessions. This makes the prospective CNAs to get used to the actual professional work environment. Here the students also get to learn various additional skills such as interpersonal communication, precise written communication, handling and operating advanced equipments, etc.

List of nursing homes in Delaware that might propose free CNA training for interested candidates:

• Capitol Healthcare Services
  Address: – 1225, Walker Road, Dover, Delaware- 19901
  Contact Number: (302) 734-1199
  Fax: (302) 734-5845

• Carvel Bldg/De Psychiatric Center
  Address: – 1901, N. Dupont Highway, New Castle, Delaware- 19720
  Contact Number: (302) 255-2700, (302) 577-4000 

• Chancellor Care Center
  Address: – 101 E. Delaware Avenue, Delmar, Delaware 19940
  Contact Number: (302) 846-3077
  Fax: (302) 846-3478
  Official Website:

• Churchman Village
  Address: – 4949 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, Delaware 19713
  Contact Number: (302) 998-6900
  Toll Free: (800) 998-6900
  Fax: (302) 998-4214
  Official Website:

• Cokesbury Village
  Address: – 726 Loveville Road, Hockessin, Delaware 19707
  Contact Number: (302) 235-6000
  Toll Free: (800) 530-2377
  Official Website:

• Foulk Manor North
  Address: – 1212 Foulk Road   Wilmington, Delaware 19803
  Contact Number: (302) 478-4296
  Fax: (302) 478-2956
  Official Website: foulkmanornorth.com

• Foulk Manor South
  Address: – 407 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803
  Contact Number: (302) 655-6249
  Fax: (302) 655-5451

• Gilpin Hall
  Address: –1101 Gilpin Avenue   Wilmington, Delaware 19806
  Contact Number: (302)-654-4486
  Fax: (302)-655-8601
  Official Website: gilpinhall.org 

• Governor Bacon Health Center
  Address: –P.O. Box 559   Delaware City, Delaware 19706
  Contact Number: (302) 836-2550

• Green Valley Pavilion
  Address: –3034 S. Dupont Highway, Smyrna, Delaware 19977
  Contact Number: 302-653-5084, 302-653-5085

• Ingleside Care Center
  Address: – 6525, Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Delaware- 19707
  Contact Number: (302) 998-0181

• Jeanne Jugan Residence
  Address: – 185 Salem Church Road   Newark, Delaware 19713
  Contact Number: (302) 368-5886
  Fax: (302) 709-4568

• Kentmere
  Address: – 1900, Lovering Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware- 19806
  Contact Number: (302) 652-3311
  Fax: (302) 652-8027
  Email Id: [email protected]
  Official Website: kentmererehab.com 

• Lewes Convalescent Center
  Address: – 440 Market Street, Lewes, Delaware 19958
  Contact Number: (302) 645-3030
  Fax: (302) 645-4523

• Lifecare, Lofland Park
  Address: – 715, E. King Street, Seaford, Delaware-19973
  Contact Number: (302) 628-3000

• Silver Lake Center
  Address: –1080 Silver Lake Blvd   Dover, Delaware 19904
  Contact Number: (302) 734-5990

• St. Francis Care Center-Wilm
  Address: – 801 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19806

• St. Francis Care, Brackenville
  Address: – 100, St. Claire Drive, Hockessin, Delaware- 19707
  Contact Number: (302) 234-5420

• Stonegates
  Address: – 4031 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Delaware 19807
  Contact Number: (302) 658-6200
  Fax: (302) 658-1510
  Official Website: stonegates.com 

• St. Francis Skilled Nursing
  Address: – 7th & Clayton Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19805
  Contact Number: (302) 421-4694

The minimum duration of CNA training throughout the United States of America is 75 hours. However, Delaware is the only state that conducts CNA trainings for 150 hours compulsorily. Out of these 150 hours, the technical and clinical sessions are given an equal importance (75 hours for each). This is designed so that the students get thorough knowledge and also get enough time to learn as well as practice the clinical skills.

To become a certified nursing assistant, one must pass the licensing exam after completing an approved course program for the same. The exam is conducted in 2 parts. First part is of a written or an oral test. It asks mostly multiple choice questions. In the second part, the students have to perform the given clinical tasks within the given time. These tasks are continuously supervised by their course instructors and the senior registered nurses. On the basis of the technical knowledge and practical skills, the students are evaluated. On passing the exam successfully, one becomes eligible to get the certificate and apply for the licensure. Once the candidates get their license, they can work anywhere in the state at any health care or medical facility.

If a certified nursing aide from some other state wants to shift to Delaware and continue working professionally, then there is no need to reapply for licensure. This state has the facility of transfer of CNA license by reciprocity. The respective candidate can get the credentials and license transferred from the previous state.

The cost of CNA classes in Delaware is generally affordable; but for those who really cannot afford to pay for the fees, there are free classes offered by many of the institutions and universities. These facilities provide with the training for free, but expect those students to work for them for a specified time after graduation. This proves to be advantageous to both sides. The students get free education and work experience for further career prospects, and the facility gets qualified and skilled workers without paying them. Financial help programs are also announced by the private and governmental agencies across the state in form of scholarship and sponsorship. The nurse aide registry maintains a record of personal information and professional working status of all the nursing professionals across the state.