About Taylor Nursing Academy
We teach the skills. We teach the care behind them.
Taylor Nursing Academy teaches people who want to learn CNA work and bring skill, patience, and respect to those who depend on them. From our Grandview classroom and skills lab to supervised clinical training, students practice the everyday actions that make care safer and more personal.
Our mission
Care begins with seeing the person.
Our mission is to teach students to provide compassionate and competent care to residents in Missouri long-term care settings. That mission shows up in small, specific choices: explain before you move someone, protect privacy while helping them bathe, listen when something feels different, and tell the nurse what you have observed.
A technical skill becomes good care when the person receiving it feels respected. Taylor's five-week CNA course builds those habits through classroom practice and supervised clinical training.
See What the Five Weeks Include
The student experience
You are learning a skill that takes practice.
Taylor's course begins with classroom instruction and skills practice in Grandview. Students then complete supervised clinical training, connecting lessons to real care situations. Smaller cohorts are intended to make room for questions and individual support. If you are new to healthcare, you can start at the beginning and build from there.
Missouri-licensed registered nurses or licensed practical nurses with adult-teaching preparation or experience lead CNA instruction.
See What the Five Weeks IncludeWhere learning happens
- Classroom and skills lab: Taylor Nursing Academy, 824 Main St, Grandview, Missouri.
- Current clinical site: Carnegie Village in Belton on the published schedule.
- Published time: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Our values
What we expect from ourselves matters in care.
Diversity means listening to people whose needs, backgrounds, and beliefs differ from our own. Integrity means reporting honestly and doing the right task the right way. Learning means staying open to correction and improving with practice. Collaboration means working with the nurse, the resident, classmates, and the wider care team.
These are Taylor's core values and habits students can carry into any care setting.
A stronger care community starts with prepared people
Taylor's stated vision is to be a preferred CNA training program in Missouri. That aspiration begins with the student in front of us and the resident that student will one day serve. When someone learns competent, compassionate care, the benefit can reach families, coworkers, and the community.
Visit or Call TaylorIn remembrance
In honor of Ronald Eugene Taylor
May 18, 1971 – June 21, 2004
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If you are ready to hear about the classroom, the course, and a class you hope to join, we would be glad to hear from you.