Home Health Aide in Washington

Washington is the standout for language access in home care. Its Department of Health credentials a Home Care Aide (HCA), and the HCA certification exam (administered by Prometric) is a genuine multilingual WRITTEN test — offered in English plus about 13 translations including Simplified Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Spanish, so a candidate can take the real written exam in their language. Training is 75 hours (5 hours orientation/safety plus 70 core) plus 12 population-specific hours. (Cantonese is available as a spoken option; the written exam uses Simplified Chinese.) This is the one nursing-cluster credential with a true per-language exam. Our multilingual practice questions match that.

Home health aide certification is largely governed by federal training + competency-evaluation rules (42 CFR 484.80), not a national written exam. This table shows only facts confirmed from an official source on the date noted; anything unconfirmed is marked “to confirm.” Except for Washington's Home Care Aide exam, there is no statewide multilingual written test — the competency evaluation is given by your training program or agency. Always verify current requirements with your state agency before you register.