What does Homewatch CareGivers provide, and what does it charge for?
Homewatch CareGivers charges $225/mo for technology.
Across 21 home care systems
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Classroom hours a new owner gets, across the systems that state them
Owner and principal-operator programmes only — audiences are never added together.
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| System | Classroom hours |
|---|---|
| A Place At Home | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Amada Senior Care | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Assisting Hands Home Care | 13 |
| BrightStar Care | 49 |
| CareBuilders at Home | 41 |
| ComForCare | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Comfort Keepers | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Executive Home Care | 30 |
| FirstLight Home Care | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Griswold | 72 |
| Hallmark Homecare | Not stated in a form we could read |
| Home Instead | 25 |
| HomeCare Advocacy Network | 54 |
| Homewatch CareGivers | Not stated in a form we could read |
| HomeWell Care Services | 40 |
| Nurse Next Door | 33 |
| One You Love Homecare | 56 |
| Right at Home | 85 |
| Senior Helpers | 43 |
| Home Matters Caregiving | 62 |
| Seniors Helping Seniors | 32 |
| SYNERGY HomeCare | 60 |
| Visiting Angels | Not stated in a form we could read |
Read from each filing’s own training table — its totals row, or the sum of its rows where every row states a number. A blank cell is never counted as a zero, and self-paced online study is not counted as on-the-job training, because the tables print them as different columns.
Where it happens, and who has to be there
Part of it is or may be delivered remotely.
Who must attend: the Key Person and any Owners that we designatep. 46 ↗
What Homewatch CareGivers says it will do for an owner
Every item below is described in this filing. A system that does not mention something has not necessarily withheld it — Item 11 is written by the franchisor, and silence is silence.
- Grand-opening / launch marketing
- Pre-opening guidance
- Site / office location assistance
- Website / digital marketing presence
- Annual conference / convention — at the owner's cost
- Business coaching / field support visits
- Initial training program — at the owner's cost
- Ongoing / additional training
- Lead generation / call center / inquiry routing
- Local marketing materials and templates — at the owner's cost
- National / brand fund marketing
- Operations manual access
- Technology / software platform provided
- Franchisee advisory council
- Intranet / franchisee communication network
- National accounts / referral partnerships
- Quality assurance / client satisfaction program
- Regional / peer meetings — at the owner's cost
Homewatch CareGivers requires an owner to run 18 systems of its choosing.
The technology fee is $225/mo, near typical in this field. Currently, $225 per month — covers: Covers (i) 2 branded email addresses, (ii) other software and portals required to use in operation of Franchised Business, and (iii) support for the portals and software. Additional email addresses up to $50 per month each. Separate: Homewatch CareGivers Care+ Monthly Software Fees (minimum $495 per month); Homewatch CareGivers Academy Fees ($2.75 per month per active employee in Care+); Homewatch Connect TM (varies by package).Source ↗
- Chrome browserRequired
- firewall protection systemRequired
- iOSRequired
- Microsoft WindowsRequired
- virus protection softwareRequired
- back-office systemRequired
- Homewatch CareGivers Care+ (Care+)Required
- Homewatch Connect™Required
- point-of-sale (POS) systemRequired
- ACH or electronic funds transferRequired
- QuickBooksRequired
- QvinciRequired
- Call CenterRequired
- customer relationship management (CRM) systemRequired
- emailRequired
- Microsoft 365Required
- content management softwareRequired
- HOMEWATCH CAREGIVERS websiteNamed in the filing
- Franchisee PortalRequired
- HOMEWATCH CAREGIVERS UniversityNamed in the filing
Homewatch CareGivers requires its owners to attend the annual conference.
- If you do not go
- Two (2) times the amount of the published registration fee for the Annual Conference you missed
- p. 24 ↗
What Homewatch CareGivers says it earns from what an owner has to buy
- Insurance coverage (must meet specifications; estimate through designated/approved vendor)
BuyMax negotiates contracts with providers including insurance and receives rebates, administrative fees, commissions ranging from 2% to 10%; not required to obtain through a particular designated vendor but must obtain an estimate through designated/approved vendor
- Homewatch Connect™ (Wellness Hub and sensors)
You are required to lease a Wellness Hub and the sensors from us; we and our affiliates earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly
- Website Management (Website Fee)
you are required to pay us a monthly Website Fee for website management and support
- General purchases (equipment, technology, inventory, supplies, vehicles, signs, furnishings, fixtures, décor, retail merchandise, payment systems, and other products/services)
We and our affiliates earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly, and we and our affiliates receive rebates, administrative fees, commissions, licensing fees, or other benefits from unaffiliated vendors and distributors with respect to their sales of products or services to you
- Software (Homewatch CareGivers Care+ practice management software, electronic communications services, Homewatch CareGivers Academy online training portal)
Must be purchased from us or our affiliates; we and our affiliates earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly
- Financial Software (QuickBooks and Qvinci)
Designated vendors; the fee for the use of the Qvinci is covered by the Technology Fee paid to franchisor
- BuyMax vendor purchase program
As of the date of this disclosure document, BuyMax receives rebates, administrative fees, commissions or other compensation from some vendors ranging from 2% to 10%
- Technology Support Services (branded email, email and operational support, Franchisee Portal)
you are required to pay us a continuing Technology Fee which covers services we provide to franchisees
- BuyMax Purchases (miscellaneous non-branded products; BuyFin customer financing services)
BuyMax receives rebates, administrative fees, commissions or other compensation from some vendors ranging from 2% to 10%; BuyFin financing required if offering customer financing
- Payment Processing (ABP or Woodforest Bank)
ABP (affiliate) had revenue of $36,037 from purchases by franchisees; payments required through ABP or designated provider Woodforest Bank
- Branded Products (stationery, forms, marketing pieces, signage, apparel/uniforms/patches, private labeled materials)
Must be purchased only from us or suppliers approved or designated by us; we and our affiliates earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly
- Local Marketing services (Annual Local Marketing Fee / Additional Local Marketing Requirement)
We are the only approved supplier of the Local Marketing services funded by the Annual Local Marketing Fee; You will pay the Annual Local Marketing Fee to us
- Initial Resource and Training Materials (Compliance Toolkit)
Required to purchase from us; we and our affiliates earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly
How to read what a system provides
- This is what each filing says it does, not a scorecard. We list the support a system describes. A system that does not mention something has not necessarily withheld it — Item 11 is written by the franchisor, and silence is silence.
- Hours belong to an audience. A filing states training hours separately for an owner, a manager and clinical staff, and those figures are never added together. Only the owner's hours compare across systems.
- Required is not the same as named. A system an owner must buy and use is a different commitment from one the filing merely mentions, and we keep the filing's own word for it.
›The numbers behind this page
What the filing says, in its own words
- Grand-opening / launch marketing: “We will work with you on creating a pre-opening and grand opening marketing plan for the Franchised Business. (Franchise Agreement, Section 10.3)”p. 45 ↗
- Pre-opening guidance: “We will assist you with ordering the required technology, signs, fixtures, furnishings, inventory, and suppliers from designated vendors. (Franchise Agreement, Section 4.1)”p. 44 ↗
- Site / office location assistance: “Although we are not obligated to provide site selection assistance, our current policy is to provide you with our general criteria for site selection and with site selection counseling and assistance as we deem appropriate.”p. 46 ↗
- Website / digital marketing presence: “Manage social media accounts, profiles, pages, and registrations that promote the Marks or the Franchised Business, if we require them to be registered in our name. (Franchise Agreement, Section 10.10)”p. 45 ↗
- Annual conference / convention: “We typically offer an annual convention for all franchisees and various regional meetings. You must attend the annual convention, if offered. We may charge you the then-current convention fee, and you must pay for all the expenses you and/or your representative incur in attending these meetings.”p. 49 ↗
- Business coaching / field support visits: “We will provide a 52-week Business Implementation Program to assist you in building the Franchised Business, including sales and marketing planning. (Franchise Agreement, Attachment B-1)”p. 45 ↗
- Initial training program: “We will provide the Training Program described in this Item to you and your senior management level employees. You must pay for your travel and related expenses. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.1)”p. 44 ↗
- Ongoing / additional training: “Make available additional required and optional training programs as we deem appropriate. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.2)”p. 45 ↗
What this filing does not disclose
- On-the-job training hours for the owner: the filing does not state a total.
Everything on this page is what Homewatch CareGivers’ 2026 filing says it provides, in the filing’s own terms. Nothing here is a comparison except the training hours: the rest is a description a franchisor wrote about itself, and the absence of an item means the filing did not mention it.
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