What this is
End-to-end support to license a California Home Care Organization (HCO), regulated by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Home Care Services Branch, under the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act (in force since 2016). This is the non-medical, ADL-assistance route (bathing, dressing, meals, transport, companionship) into the largest home care market in the country.
What your California home care organization license package includes
- HCO license application to CDSS prepared end to end (the state fee is $5,603 for a two-year license).
- Home Care Aide Registry guidance: every aide must be listed on the state’s public registry, with Live Scan background checks, before delivering care.
- Surety bond & insurance structuring to meet California requirements, including the $10,000 employee dishonesty bond.
- Policies & procedures built to California standards, with CCPA/CPRA privacy layered on top of HIPAA for California client data.
How it works
- Kick-off call to confirm structure and registry/screening plan.
- We prepare your application and policies.
- You review; we refine until it is right.
- We guide your CDSS submission and stay with you through to approval.
Indicative timeline: materially shorter than the skilled HHA route, with a license typically issued about three to six months after CDSS receives a complete application. Fees and timelines change, so we confirm current figures with CDSS as part of your project.
Who needs a California home care organization license
New non-medical home care businesses entering California’s large but demanding market. See the California fee breakdown for both license routes, or read our California licensing guide.
Why choose Cura
Published pricing, set before any work begins. Delivered entirely online. Trained under one of the world’s most exacting healthcare regulators.
Our promise
If we are not the right fit for your situation, we will tell you, and point you to who is.
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