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Right at Home

scalingfranchising since 2000owned by RiseMark Holdings, LLC and Subsidiaries

Right at Home is one of the largest home care franchise systems, with 566 locations, and it is still adding more. Owners pay a 5.0% royalty on net billings. — HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing.

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HomecareHQ analysis of 23 home care franchise systems' 2026 disclosure documents.

How Right at Home compares

Runs ahead of the field
  • Exit rate0.4%
    below typical
Runs behind
  • Three-year unit growth+14.1%
    below typical
Differs from typical
  • Initial franchise fee$50K
    below typical

Growth, against 12 other scaling systems

Net unit growth
HomeCare Advocacy Network: −41.7%Nurse Next Door: −2.7%Visiting Angels: +0.4%Home Instead: +1.1%Right at Home: +5.0%BrightStar Care: +6.2%Comfort Keepers: +7.1%Griswold: +8.8%ComForCare: +9.3%Senior Helpers: +11.0%HomeWell Care Services: +11.7%Homewatch CareGivers: +12.6%SYNERGY HomeCare: +13.8%Assisting Hands Home Care: +14.9%FirstLight Home Care: +17.2%Seniors Helping Seniors: +24.4%CareBuilders at Home: +27.3%Amada Senior Care: +33.2%A Place At Home: +38.9%Hallmark Homecare: +63.9%One You Love Homecare: +71.4%Home Matters Caregiving: +93.8%Executive Home Care: +276.2%
+5.0%
below typical
Three-year unit growth
Visiting Angels: +1.7%Home Instead: +2.0%BrightStar Care: +14.1%Right at Home: +14.1%Comfort Keepers: +15.7%Homewatch CareGivers: +17.1%Griswold: +21.5%ComForCare: +24.3%Senior Helpers: +25.5%FirstLight Home Care: +30.1%Assisting Hands Home Care: +36.5%SYNERGY HomeCare: +37.9%Nurse Next Door: +42.0%Amada Senior Care: +63.1%HomeWell Care Services: +63.4%One You Love Homecare: +71.4%CareBuilders at Home: +75.0%Seniors Helping Seniors: +85.1%A Place At Home: +163.2%Executive Home Care: +338.9%
+14.1%
below typical
Exit rate
CareBuilders at Home: 0.0%Home Matters Caregiving: 0.0%Right at Home: 0.4%Comfort Keepers: 0.7%Home Instead: 1.6%Visiting Angels: 1.7%FirstLight Home Care: 2.0%ComForCare: 2.4%Senior Helpers: 2.8%BrightStar Care: 2.9%Griswold: 3.3%Assisting Hands Home Care: 3.5%SYNERGY HomeCare: 4.7%A Place At Home: 5.6%Homewatch CareGivers: 5.6%Seniors Helping Seniors: 5.6%One You Love Homecare: 7.1%Amada Senior Care: 9.2%Executive Home Care: 9.5%HomeWell Care Services: 12.2%Nurse Next Door: 16.4%Hallmark Homecare: 25.0%HomeCare Advocacy Network: 50.0%
0.4%
below typical

Fees, across every system that discloses the measure

Effective royalty at $1M
Visiting Angels: 3.5%Amada Senior Care: 5.0%Assisting Hands Home Care: 5.0%ComForCare: 5.0%Comfort Keepers: 5.0%FirstLight Home Care: 5.0%Griswold: 5.0%Home Instead: 5.0%Homewatch CareGivers: 5.0%Nurse Next Door: 5.0%One You Love Homecare: 5.0%Right at Home: 5.0%Senior Helpers: 5.0%SYNERGY HomeCare: 5.0%BrightStar Care: 5.3%Seniors Helping Seniors: 5.4%A Place At Home: 5.5%Executive Home Care: 6.0%Hallmark Homecare: 6.0%Home Matters Caregiving: 6.0%HomeWell Care Services: 6.0%HomeCare Advocacy Network: 7.0%CareBuilders at Home: 9.0%
5.0%
near typical
All-in fee load at $1M
Visiting Angels: 6.0%ComForCare: 6.1%One You Love Homecare: 6.2%FirstLight Home Care: 6.2%Amada Senior Care: 6.4%Seniors Helping Seniors: 6.4%Nurse Next Door: 6.7%Comfort Keepers: 7.0%Right at Home: 7.2%Homewatch CareGivers: 7.3%Hallmark Homecare: 7.3%Home Matters Caregiving: 7.3%SYNERGY HomeCare: 7.5%Senior Helpers: 7.6%Home Instead: 7.6%A Place At Home: 7.7%BrightStar Care: 8.1%Executive Home Care: 8.2%Assisting Hands Home Care: 10.0%CareBuilders at Home: 10.0%
7.2%
near typical
Initial franchise fee
A Place At Home: $50KCareBuilders at Home: $50KGriswold: $50KHomeWell Care Services: $50KOne You Love Homecare: $50KRight at Home: $50KHomeCare Advocacy Network: $50KExecutive Home Care: $50KBrightStar Care: $50KFirstLight Home Care: $50KHomewatch CareGivers: $50KVisiting Angels: $52KHome Matters Caregiving: $52KHome Instead: $54KAssisting Hands Home Care: $55KComfort Keepers: $55KSenior Helpers: $55KSeniors Helping Seniors: $55KSYNERGY HomeCare: $55KAmada Senior Care: $57KComForCare: $59KHallmark Homecare: $60KNurse Next Door: $72K
$50K
below typical

The typical home care franchise: 5.0% royalty rate, $52K initial franchise fee, +12.6% net unit growth. See what’s typical →

Not shown for this system: royalty share of revenue (its financial statements are filed by RiseMark Holdings, LLC and Subsidiaries, where the figure is not broken out).

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The basics

Royalty
5.0%on net billingsSource ↗
Brand fund
2.0%Source ↗
Initial franchise fee
$50KSource ↗
Cost to open, from
$94KSource ↗
Technology fee
$175/moSource ↗
Agreement term
10 yearsSource ↗
Franchised locations
566at the end of 2025Source ↗
Standard territory
at least 15,000residents aged 65 and overp. 50 ↗
Legal entity
Right at Home, LLC
Franchising since
2000p. 8 ↗
Filing read
2026 disclosure document
›Key statistics to cite
  • Right at Home added +5.0% to its franchised locations last year (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home grew its franchised locations +14.1% over three years (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home lost 0.4% of its franchised locations last year (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home has 13 franchises sold and not yet open (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home ended the year with 566 franchised locations (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home saw 2.8% of its locations change hands (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home spells out 10 of the basic facts behind its revenue figures (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home charges a 5.0% royalty (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home collects 5.0% on a million dollars of sales (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home takes 7.2% of a million dollars of sales each year (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home charges $50K to buy the franchise (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home asks 2.0% of sales for the brand fund (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home charges $175/mo for technology (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home puts the cost of opening at $94K and up (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home gives new owners 85 hours of classroom training (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home runs its agreement for 10 years (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
  • Right at Home gives an owner a territory of at least 15,000 residents aged 65 and over (HomecareHQ analysis of its 2026 filing).
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