NorthEnd • Florida Non-Medical Home Care Support
Non-Medical Home Care Licensing & Registration Support
NorthEnd Consulting helps entrepreneurs start Florida non-medical home care agencies. We help distinguish homemaker/companion registration from an unskilled home health agency license, prepare the applicable application materials, and coordinate policies and operational documents through SouthStart within the selected scope.
REQUEST NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE INFORMATIONChoose your service model
Homemaker & Companion
For businesses limited to companionship, meal preparation, errands, housekeeping, and related homemaker tasks. This registration does not permit hands-on personal care or nursing.
Discuss your planUnskilled Home Health Agency
For agencies planning personal care through home health aides or CNAs within the approved unskilled scope. The legal license category is Home Health Agency, even when the business does not provide skilled nursing or therapy.
Discuss your planThis page focuses on non-medical services. A nurse registry uses a separate referral model; skilled home health and hospice also require different planning. The Florida guide explains those other pathways.
What we help with
Prepare and organize the applicable homemaker/companion registration or unskilled HHA application and supporting documents, with submission assistance and review follow-up within scope.
Policies and procedures aligned to the chosen non-medical service model, coordinated through SouthStart within the selected package.
Applicable job descriptions, personnel forms, client documents, competency resources, and evidence tools included in your policy package.
Prepare for your next step
You do not need everything completed before reaching out. We help identify what is ready and what remains within your selected scope.
Confirm the entity, DBA if needed, ownership, and whether the business name fits the selected registration or license.
For an unskilled HHA, identify qualified agency leadership and prepare evidence of the required professional license or qualifying experience.
Plan the business location, geographic coverage, office systems, operating arrangements, and required supporting records.
Account for application fees, insurance, staffing, startup expenses, and any required CPA-prepared financial documents.
Unskilled HHA administrator qualifications
These requirements apply to the Home Health Agency license used for unskilled personal care. Homemaker/companion registration is a different pathway.
The administrator must be a direct employee under Florida’s statutory definition and meet either of these qualifications:
Designate a qualified alternate administrator in writing for the administrator’s absence. Administrator and alternate qualifications, availability, employment arrangements, and required screening should be documented for the application and personnel files.
Sources: Florida Statutes §§ 400.462(1), 400.476(1), and Florida Administrative Code 59A-8.0095. Reviewed October 15, 2026. We can help review your proposed administrator’s background for the selected unskilled HHA scope.
Why choose NorthEnd?
NorthEnd helps agency owners connect their intended services with the appropriate regulatory pathway and required documentation. Your current stage determines the work we recommend.
When policies are needed, our coordinated relationship with SouthStart brings application guidance and policy development into one clearly defined engagement.
Meet NorthEnd’s founderChoose what you need
Licensing assistance and policies may be purchased separately or coordinated within a selected package. A manual purchase does not automatically include licensing services.
Your proposal identifies services, agency responsibilities, availability, and price. Government and third-party costs are separate.
View Support OptionsFlorida non-medical home care inquiry
Tell us your planned services and current stage. We will follow up about the appropriate scope of support.
Licensure, registration, certification, payer participation, and survey outcomes are determined by the applicable authorities. No approval or processing time is guaranteed.
Official resources • Reviewed October 15, 2026