Your Trusted Partner in Home Health Success
Starting a Medicare-certified home health agency is a highly specialized process— it is rarely a successful “do-it-yourself” project.
It looks simple on paper — forms, policies, and a few hires. In reality, its complex. You will need to know the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs), business and clinical operations, compliance, and much more. It is all happening at once.
DIY Challenges
- Regulations are overwhelming: Medicare CoPs, state licensing, accreditation options, and payer enrollment regulations/requirements each have their own language and can be difficult to interpret.
- Costly delays: Missteps with licensing, survey readiness, or documentation will delay your first billable visit — and burn through your resources, available capital and morale.
- You’re getting conflicting advice from AI, google searches, software vendors, and well‑meaning colleagues.
You don’t need more scattered checklists. You need a structured path and a partner who understands both regulations and real‑world home health operations.
Amity is here to help you build a compliant and sustainable Medicare certified home health agency from day one.
We provide end‑to‑end consulting for founders and leaders who want to start (or restructure) a Medicare‑certified home health agency with a strong foundation for compliance, quality, and growth.
What is included in the process?
- Strategic planning: Clarify your agency’s mission, target patients, referral strategy, and financial assumptions so your model is realistic and sustainable.
- Regulatory and licensing roadmap: Map out your specific state licensing steps, Medicare certification pathway, and key milestones, in clear language.
- Policy and procedure development:Review and adapt policies to align with Medicare CoPs, your care model, and workflows.
- Operational design: Define roles, responsibilities, workflows and processes.
- Survey readiness and quality practices: Integrate quality, infection control, documentation standards, and performance improvement into your operations from the beginning so you’re always survey ready.
- Leadership support: Support for Administrators, Clinical Managers, and key leaders as they build a culture that supports compliance, accountability, and staff satisfaction.
What you’ll get:
By the end of our work together, you can expect to have:- A clear startup roadmap to Medicare certification: A step‑by‑step plan from where you are now to first billable visit and beyond with support to get there.
- Assistance with putting all your business and clinical systems/processes in place.
- Policies and procedures that meet the regulations and are instructional and easy to follow.
- Survey readiness – An understanding of what surveyors look for and how to embed those expectations into daily operations.
- Confidence and predictability in running your agency – You’ll know what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and what’s coming next.
Is this program a good fit for you?
It is a good fit if:
- You’re serious about Medicare certification: You’re ready to invest time, money, and attention to build a real agency, not just explore casually.
- You want to build a sustainable business that has predictability in business and clinical operations.
- You care about quality of care: You want your agency to be known for ethical, patient‑centered, and compliant care.
- You value partnership: You want a consultant who listens, explains, and builds with you — not just hands you templates and disappears.
It is not a good fit if:
- You’re looking for a license or Medicare certification “on paper only.”
- You want someone to do everything, and you’re not willing to learn.
- You’re not able to allocate dedicated time or resources to the startup process.
Ready to start your home health agency the right way?
If you’re committed to building a Medicare‑certified home health agency that is compliant, sustainable, and truly patient‑centered, we would love to talk to you. Our first step is a no‑pressure discovery call to discuss your goals, timeline, and whether this consulting is the right fit
Frequently asked questions
Q1: How long does it take to start a Medicare‑certified home health agency?
A: Timelines vary depending on state and on how quickly you move through licensing, enrollment, and survey steps. During our initial work together, we’ll map a realistic timeline based on your situation, so you know what to expect. Typically, the timeline is between 6 – 18 months.
Q2: Do you provide policies and procedures?
A: Yes
Q3: Can you guarantee that we’ll pass survey?
A: We haven’t had a client fail a survey. No consultant can guarantee survey results. What we can do is help you understand requirements, build compliant systems, and prepare your team so you’re not surprised by what surveyors look for.
Q4: Do you work with agencies in any state?
A: Yes, we can support agencies in multiple states. During our discovery call, we’ll clarify any state‑specific considerations and determine whether we are a good fit for your location and needs.
Q5: What are the qualifications of your consultants?
A: All our consultants are Registered Nurses (RNs) with extensive experience and expertise in Medicare certified home health. Our consultants are also certified by ACHC and CHAP.
