Licensing, accreditation, RCM, marketing, M&A advisory, and operations consulting for home care agencies.
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HHSC-approved administrator training provider — 21+ years home care experience, 17 years Texas agency owner
HHSC-approved home care consulting and administrator training provider in Texas. 21+ years of experience, 17 years as agency owner. Helps agencies start, comply with HHSC standards, and grow. Offers 8-hour, 16-hour, and 12-hour CE administrator training courses. Partnered with Senior Helpers, Nurse Next Door, and Right at Home.
Largest home care consulting firm — 7,000+ startups, 50+ employees, non-franchise model with no royalties
The largest home care consulting firm in the industry with 50+ full-time employees and 7,000+ agency startups assisted. Provides complete non-medical home care business startup packages including licensing, accreditation (ACHC/CHAP), policy & procedure manuals, state applications, training boot camps, and ongoing support. Non-franchise model — no royalties, no territory restrictions.
Home care after-hours on-call. Live operators. Dispatch. HIPAA.
Dedicated daytime and after-hours answering service for home care agencies with live operators and caregiver dispatch.
Home health coding, OASIS review, billing services, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue cycle consulting with certified coders.
Largest senior care referral service — 15,000+ partner communities, free for families, providers pay 100-120% of first month
A Place for Mom is the largest senior care referral service in the US, partnering with 15,000+ communities and home care agencies. Free for families — providers pay referral fees of 100-120% of first month rent/service cost ($3,000-$8,000+) upon successful placement. Also owns AgingCare.com caregiver community.
Major accreditation body for home health, hospice, and pharmacy with education programs.
National accreditation organization for home health, hospice, DMEPOS, and other healthcare providers.
Revenue cycle management and billing compliance consulting for home health and hospice agencies.
Premier coding and compliance community for home care with HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H certifications, CEUs, and networking.
HIPAA-compliant video, phone, and on-site medical interpretation services integrated with EHR and telehealth platforms.
RN-led marketing + sales training combining digital marketing with referral development coaching.
Senior care marketing agency specializing in home care, senior living, and aging services with branding and lead generation.
Home care marketing platform with automated content, SEO tools, and social media management for agency websites.
24/7 live answering. HIPAA. Home healthcare specialty.
HIPAA-compliant live answering service for home health and hospice with custom protocols, emergency escalation, and intake handling.
Florida + Southeast focus. Non-medical licensing. AHCA application.
Home care licensing and startup consulting with state-specific guidance and P&P development.
CHAP/ACHC survey prep specialist. Mock surveys. POC development.
Accreditation preparation consulting specializing in CHAP and ACHC survey readiness for home health, hospice, and home care agencies.
Home care benchmarking and caregiver satisfaction surveys with retention analytics, Best of Home Care awards, and industry data.
National fiscal management services for self-directed home and community-based care programs.
Nurse triage focused. Home health + hospice. Clinical protocols. On-call coordination.
Healthcare M&A boutique. Home health + hospice focused.
Healthcare M&A advisory firm partnered with Axxess for agency buying, selling, and revenue growth.
Media company behind Home Health Care News, Senior Housing News, and Hospice News covering the aging services industry.
Free caregiver community + senior care referral marketplace — A Place for Mom affiliate
Free family-caregiver resource hub and senior care referral platform — peer community forum, expert articles, and personalized referrals to home care and senior housing. Affiliate of A Place for Mom.
Consultants and outsourced services fill the gaps that don't justify a full-time hire. Most agencies engage three to five outside specialists across their lifecycle: a licensing consultant to navigate state-specific application requirements, an accreditation prep firm before CHAP/ACHC/Joint Commission survey, a billing/RCM service if claims processing isn't a core competency, a marketing agency for caregiver recruiting and client acquisition, and (eventually) an M&A advisor when it's time to sell or roll up.
Licensing and startup support is the most time-sensitive engagement. State licensing for non-medical home care, home health, and hospice varies enormously — some states approve in 60 days with $1,500 in fees, others take 6–12 months and require $25,000+ in capital, surety bonds, policy manuals, and a state survey. Specialist firms (21st Century Health Care Consultants, Foothold Home Care, ACHC Advisors) shorten the timeline meaningfully if you're entering a regulated state.
Compliance and accreditation prep firms run the policy library, mock surveys, and corrective action plans that get a new agency through CHAP, ACHC, or Joint Commission accreditation — usually a 4–9 month engagement priced $8,000–$30,000+. Once accredited, ongoing compliance support tends to come from a smaller monthly retainer or in-house QA staff.
Outsourced RCM (revenue cycle management) is common for agencies billing Medicaid, Medicare home health, or VA — the documentation and claims rules are dense enough that specialist billers (Healthcare Provider Solutions, McBee, Foothold's RCM service) often outperform an in-house biller until volume justifies a full team. Pricing is typically 4–8% of net collections.
Marketing agencies specializing in home care understand the dual-funnel problem (clients on one side, caregivers on the other) better than generalist agencies. Expect retainers of $3,000–$15,000/month for full-service work; fractional CMO engagements run smaller.
M&A advisors for home care help with both buy-side (acquiring a competitor) and sell-side (preparing to exit) transactions, with most independent agencies eventually selling to a regional roll-up or franchise. Engage early — clean financials and a 24-month track record materially raise the multiple.
Use this directory to shortlist firms by specialty, then request 3 references from clients of similar size and state. The best consultants in this space don't show up at the top of generic Google searches; they get referred.
