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    Find the team that supports your region.

    We route questions using your home address first. If that is not available, we use the state of your eligible nursing home.

    YOUR SUPPORT REGION

    One program, two workforce partners

    The map is a routing guide only. It does not determine program eligibility or access to an application.

    Alaska: west regionHawaii: west regionAlabama: east regionArkansas: west regionArizona: west regionCalifornia: west regionColorado: west regionConnecticut: east regionDelaware: east regionFlorida: east regionGeorgia: east regionIowa: west regionIdaho: west regionIllinois: east regionIndiana: east regionKansas: west regionKentucky: east regionLouisiana: west regionMassachusetts: east regionMaryland: east regionMaine: east regionMichigan: east regionMinnesota: east regionMissouri: west regionMississippi: east regionMontana: west regionNorth Carolina: east regionNorth Dakota: west regionNebraska: west regionNew Hampshire: east regionNew Jersey: east regionNew Mexico: west regionNevada: west regionNew York: east regionOhio: east regionOklahoma: west regionOregon: west regionPennsylvania: east regionRhode Island: east regionSouth Carolina: east regionSouth Dakota: west regionTennessee: east regionTexas: west regionUtah: west regionVirginia: east regionVermont: east regionWashington: west regionWisconsin: east regionWest Virginia: east regionWyoming: west regionAmerican Samoa: not assignedGuam: west regionNorthern Mariana Islands: not assignedPuerto Rico: east regionVirgin Islands: not assignedWashington, DC: east region
    West regionEast region
    Geographic map of the United States showing the West workforce partner in dark blue and the East workforce partner in light blue. Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories are shown as insets. Complete jurisdiction lists follow the map.

    West · Regions 4–6

    Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence

    N4NH@coloradonursingcenter.org888-687-7311 (888-NURSE-11)

    West jurisdictions

    New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam

    East · Regions 1–3

    National League for Nursing

    N4NH@nln.org(866) 687-0333

    East jurisdictions

    Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

    GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

    Not sure which partner serves you?

    If your jurisdiction is not listed or you need help identifying the right workforce partner, contact the Nurses for Nursing Homes program.

    nursesfornursinghomes@cms.hhs.gov

    Do not include Social Security numbers, financial account details, or medical information in email.

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    The Nurses for Nursing Homes is a recruitment and retention program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, supporting nurses who care for residents in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities.

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