Skills Lab Schedule

Please note that you may take Day 1 Skills Lab and Day 2 Skills Lab back to back or you may break it up.  You will schedule your lab sessions within the online classroom.

Click HERE for your Skills Study Guide! 

You will have an opportunity to practice each of these skills on your fellow caregivers and/or mannikins during your lab.  Everyone must participate!  This means be prepared to take your shoes off for foot care and have your teeth cleaned by someone else!  Contact the office in advance of your lab dates with any questions.

LYNNWOOD - 9am to 5:30pm
Alderwood Best Western
Snohomish Room
19332 36th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA  98036

​January 27th & 28th
February 3rd & 4th
February 5th & 6th
March 9th & 10th
March 11th & 12th
April 6th & 7th
April 8th & 9th
​

​BELLINGHAM - 9am to 5:30pm
LaQuinta Inn
1063 W Bakerview Rd,
Bellingham, WA 98226

February 10th & 11th
March 30th & 31st
April 14th & 15th
​
LACEY - 9am to 5:30pm
Best Western Plus Inn & Suites
8326 Quinault Drive SE
Lacey, WA  98516

March 16th & 17th
June 10th & 11th
​​
RICHLAND - 9am to 5:30pm
Hampton Inn Richland/Tri-Cities
​486 Bradley Blvd
Richland, WA  99352
​
​January 11th & 12th
February 23rd & 24th
March 21st & 22nd
April 18th & 19th

SPOKANE - 9am to 5:30pm
Hampton Inn & Suites
16418 E Indiana Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
​​​

January 13th & 14th
​January 15th & 16th
​February 17th & 18th
February 19th & 20th
March 23rd & 24th
March 25th & 26th
April 20th & 21st
April 22nd & 23rd

​
PULLMAN - 9am to 5:30pm

The Coast Hilltop

928 NW Olsen
Pullman, WA  99163

February 21st & 22nd
​May 16th & 17th

​

​

A newly hired non-credentialed LTC worker must complete 75 hours of training within 120 days of hire and become certified as a Home Care Aide with 200 days of hire.  

Mandatory Steps to Becoming Licensed as a Home Care Aide

1.) WA Dept of Health:  

Within 14 days of hire, you should submit a Home Care Aide Certification Packet to the DOH.  The DOH will be registering you for your State exam with Prometric as part of this application process. The application fee is ($85) and the exam fee is ($137). These fees are non-refundable and are paid directly to the Department of Health, not Cornerstone.

Note:  HIV/Bloodborne Pathogen training IS included in the 75 hours of training.

2.)  Complete 75 Hours of HCA Training with Cornerstone Healthcare Training.  We are a licensed, private vocational school offering 75 hours of DSHS approved training. 

 3.) Once you have completed your 75 hours of HCA training:

YOU will need to mail, fax or email your 75 Hour Certificate to Completion to the Department of Health. 

This is your personal license/credential that will stay with you no matter where you are employed.  Cornerstone does NOT manage this process.

Washinton State Department of Health

Mail:  Home Care Aide Credentialing
P.O. Box 47877
Olympia,  WA  98504-7877

Fax:  (360) 236-2701

Email:  homecareaides@doh.wa.gov

4.)  Prometric:  When your 75 hours of training is complete (the part you do w/ Cornerstone) and the DOH has received your 75 Hour Certificate, Prometric will email you an Admission to Test (ATT) letter. This letter will provide important information about the time, date and location of the exam.   Prometric is the company the Department of Health contracts with to administer the certification exam (written and skills). You MUST have an email address for this process.

Note:  Cornerstone does NOT submit/manage your application or exam scheduling, etc.  This is the student's responsibility and the licensing/exam fees are NOT included in our program costs.

Detailed information about the HCA exam can be found on the Prometric website and we encourage all students to read the Candidate ID Bulletin so that you know what to expect.  

Questions about your application or general HCA credentialing questions should be directed to the Department of Health Home Care Aide Call Center at (360) 236-4700 between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday.