Home Health Care Consulting and Hospice Consulting Services

A home health agency has the primary function of delivering health
care services to qualified people in their place of residence.

Types of Home Care Agencies:
    Licensed Home Care - operates under state regulations and is
                                       monitored by the state

    Medicare Home Care - operates under federal government (Medicare)
                                       Regulations/Conditions of Participation.
                                       Monitored by HCFA under contract with state.

    Medicaid - operates under state regulations

Please see our Medicaid Programs page for more information.

Types of Medicaid programs include:

Specialty programs for Children

MDCP
CCP

Programs designed to prevent institutionalization

          Community Based Alternative (CBA)
          Primary Home Care (PHC)
          Family Care (FC)
          Personal Assistance Services/PAS

Specialty Programs

Psychiatric Home Care

Pediatric Home Care

Rehab Program

Voluntary Accreditation Organizations:
    JCAHO - Operated by a private organization and is required by many
                   insurance companies for reimbursement. Have "Deemed                    Status"

    CHAP - Operated by the National League of Nursing. Some insurance
                companies will accept CHAP accreditation. Have "Deemed                 Status"

                HealthCare ConsultLink can assist in starting a home health                 agency, developing specialty programs, performing mock                 surveys for compliance, assisting in responding to a survey,                 preparing for JCAHO or CHAP accreditation or in performing                 quality improvement (OBQI/PI) activities for a home health                 agency.