Home Care Organization Licensing Application Assistance  

How does Senior Community Learning help? 
We can help! We understand the application process can be overwhelming, frustrating, and extremely confusing. Get your application right from the start, saving time and money. We guide you through the entire licensing process, addressing any questions or corrections CCL might have. Get started today by calling us at 760.580.2208 

Part B:
Our Part B assistance will include customized policies and procedures required to be submitted with your application, including:approved-1049259_1280

  • Job Description(s) Each Position
  • Personnel Policies
  • Training Plan
  • Home Care Organization
  • Program Description
  • Insurance Statement

Part A:
We don’t believe in charging for Part A assistance, however we will review with Part B purchase at no cost. This portion is primarily filling out forms that most individuals can do on their own.

Home Care Services Bureau – Frequently asked questions

Why do I need to apply for a license? 
California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act of 2013 (AB 1217) into law on October 12, 2013. The California license requirement took effect January 1, 2016, requiring licenses for both companies, (Home Care Organizations or HCOs) and registration is a state registry for affiliated and independent home care aides (HCAs). 

What is a Home Care Organization? 
A Home Care Organization is an entity that arranges for home care services by an affiliated home care aide to a client. This entity can be an individual who is 18 years of age or older, firm, partnership, corporation, Limited Liability Company, joint venture, association, etc.

What services are considered home care services? 
Home care services are nonmedical services and assistance provided by a registered home care aide to a client who, because of advanced age or physical or mental disability needs assistance with activities of daily living. These services allow the client to remain in his or her residence and include, but are not limited to, assistance with the following: 

  • bathing
  • dressing
  • feeding
  • exercising
  • personal hygiene and grooming
  • transferring
  • ambulating
  • positioning
  • toileting and incontinence care
  • housekeeping
  • assisting with medication that the client self-administers
  • meal planning and preparation
  • laundry
  • transportation
  • correspondence
  • making telephone calls
  • shopping for personal care items or groceries
  • companionship