Find Your State Requirements
Explore How to Start a Home Care Agency in Your State
Every state has different regulations for starting a non-medical home care agency. Some states require licensure and inspections, while others allow agencies to operate without a formal license depending on the services offered.
To make this easier to understand, Wise Caregiving provides state-by-state guidance designed specifically for new home care entrepreneurs.
Using the interactive map below, you can click on your state to learn:
• Whether a license is required
• What the agency license is called in your state
• The government department that regulates home care agencies
• Whether a state survey or inspection is required
• What the application process typically involves
• Steps to prepare before applying
• Whether Medicaid participation is possible later
• What new agency owners should realistically expect during the process
Each state page also includes a startup checklist to help you organize the tasks involved in opening your agency.
This information is designed to give you a clear starting point before you begin the licensing process, helping you better understand the administrative preparation required.
Click Your State on the Map Below to Get Started
Discover the requirements for starting a home care agency in your state and learn how Wise Caregiving templates can help you organize your documentation along the way.
What makes Wise Caregiving Different?
Starting a home care agency can feel overwhelming at first. There are forms to create, policies to organize, and state applications to prepare.
Wise Caregiving was designed to simplify that process by providing a professional administrative foundation you can build your agency on, at a fraction of the cost compared to having a home care consultant prepare everything for you.
Our templates are what you will need when preparing to open and operate a non-medical home care business.
Most Popular for Regulated States
Many entrepreneurs choose the Full Compliance Startup Bundle when opening an agency in states that require licensure.
Preparing a compliant policy and procedure manual can be one of the most challenging parts of the licensing process. Our experienced manual writers help organize the documentation so it reflects your agency information and the regulatory framework required by your state.
Each order also includes one revision after your state submission, since surveyors sometimes request formatting adjustments or additional details.
While licensure can never be guaranteed, this service provides a professional and affordable path to preparing the documentation most agencies need for their application.
Not Sure Which Package You Need?
✔ If your state requires a license → Check out the gold startup bundle
✔ If your state is not regulated → Startup Template Bundle
✔ If your manual was rejected but you have all your forms → Policy Manual Only
✔ If you just need a few forms → Individual Templates / Bundles