Hebrew SeniorLife, a national nonprofit leader in senior living and health care services for older adults, recently launched the Lunder CareForce Institute to build on our long history of education and training in health care. The Institute is dedicated to helping compassionate, hard-working people move into frontline health care jobs and start meaningful careers with a range of employers that can change their lives.
Nurse Aide Training Program
This nurse aide training program will position you for a caregiving job with a local employer by training you to take the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) exam. This hands-on training focuses on building the skills, confidence, and compassion you’ll need to thrive in real-world health care settings. No prior health care experience is required, and there is no tuition cost to students. Lunder CareForce Institute’s Nurse Aide Training Program is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (approval #NNBC).
Your tuition is free; however, you will not be paid during class hours. If you need to work while participating in the program, you will need to work outside of class hours to commit to the class schedule. We offer both full-time and part-time schedules.
Certified Nurse Aides in Massachusetts make between $18 and $23 per hour to start. Experienced CNAs can earn up to $27 per hour.
What You Get and How We Are Different
- Get hired before you train: You’ll talk to us to learn more about whether you are eligible for the program and then select which of our employer partners you’d like to pursue employment with. We work with health care organizations hiring now for jobs across the Greater Boston area. Once a job offer is extended, you will begin training.
- Training from experienced teachers and a state-approved curriculum: You’ll learn in the classroom, get practice with simulations, and gain hands-on experience at the bedside. Lessons will include things like nutrition, movement and exercise, how to take vital signs, and oral health.
- Preparation for a state exam: We will prepare you for a test that will list you on the Massachusetts Health and Human Services Licensed Professionals Registry as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).
- Start right away if you pass: Participation in the Lunder CareForce Nurse Aide Training Program requires students to be sponsored by an employer. Sponsoring employers hire students into entry-level positions and support their participation in the training program. If you pass the certification test at the end of the program, your job will start immediately with your sponsoring employer.
- Continued help after you start working: We stay with you after you pass the exam to coach you to succeed on the job. Lunder CareForce Institute mentors will support you throughout your employment to help you succeed and grow.
How It Works
Currently, our students pay nothing! The Lunder CareForce Institute will help you apply for an entry-level nurse aide job with our employer partners, who currently have openings throughout the Greater Boston area. If you are hired, your employer will pay for your tuition, and you will begin work as soon as you pass the exam.
In the future, we hope to also offer an option for students who wish to pay for the program themselves, without an employer sponsor.
The class locations vary by session start date. Here are the current options.
In-Person
- Roslindale, MA: Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA, 02131. Free parking is available. Students may also take the MBTA Orange line to Forest Hills, and then take a private Hebrew SeniorLife shuttle directly to the Roslindale campus. The MBTA bus lines with stops near this location include the #30, #34, #34E, #35, and #51.
- Beverly, MA: CareOne at Essex Park, 265 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915. Free parking is available. Students may also take the MBTA Bus 451 to the Cabot St @ Essex St stop.
Hybrid Learning
- Some sessions will offer a mix of virtual/remote classes on weeknights and in-person learning on Saturdays at one of the locations listed. We supply students with laptops for use during the program.
See the Upcoming Dates, Locations, and Schedules section below for information by start date.
The class times and formats vary by session start date. Here are the current options.
- Full-time, in-person: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Part-time days, in-person: Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m.
- Part-time nights and weekends, hybrid:
- Saturday, in-person: 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday, virtual/remote: 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
See the Upcoming Dates, Locations, and Schedules section below for information by start date.
- Start Date: June 15, 2026
Format: Part-time days, in-person
Orientation (Required): Monday, June 15, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Program Dates: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, through Thursday, August 13, 2026
When: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Roslindale, MA, 02131
- Start Date: June 13, 2026
Format: Part-time nights and weekends, hybrid
Orientation (Required): Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Program Dates: Saturday, June 13, 2026, through Saturday, August 15, 2026
No class on Saturday, July 4
When: Saturdays, in-person: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, virtual/remote: 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Hybrid (In Person & Remote)- Saturdays, Boston
- Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Roslindale, MA, 02131
- Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Virtual/Remote. We supply students with laptops for use during the program.
- Virtual/Remote. We supply students with laptops for use during the program.
- Saturdays, Boston
Another session is expected September 2026
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