Indiana Home Care Licensing & Medicaid Changes: 6 Things Every Aspiring Agency Owner Needs to Know in 2026
Indiana Home Care Industry Alert | Updated October 28, 2026 By Savvy Business Chick | Home Care Business Licensing & Mentorship Is 2026 a bad time to start a home care or home health agency in Indiana? Or is it simply time to rethink how you enter the industry? That is a question aspiring home care entrepreneurs are asking as Indiana continues to implement changes affecting licensing, Medicaid provider enrollment, and home- and community-based services. Recently, I spoke with a woman from Indiana who was seriously considering starting her own home care agency. However, she had become discouraged by everything she was hearing about the changes happening in her state. She wanted to know whether she should move forward with her business or reconsider her plans altogether. My response was simple: Before you decide whether to start a home care agency, you need to understand what is changing, who those changes affect, and how those changes could impact your business model. Because ...
