Every home care franchise system, side by side
23 systems on 17 measures, each read from that system’s own 2026 filing. Sort any column; a blank is a measure the filing does not disclose.
Where the field sits on the six measures readers ask about first
Each dot is a system. The rule is the middle value.
Every system compared
Sort any column. A blank means the filing does not disclose it, never zero.
| System | Growth & health | The franchisor's engine | The cost of belonging | The operating system | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Place At Home | 50 | +38.9% | +163.2% | 5.6% | 5 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $874K | 5.5% | 5.5% | 7.7% | $50K | $175/mo | $89K | Not disclosed | 10 | about 40,000 |
| Amada Senior Care | 261 | +33.2% | +63.1% | 9.2% | 29 | 50.0% | 7.4% | $1.24M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.4% | $57K | $345/mo | $122K | Not disclosed | 10 | 32,000–42,000 |
| Assisting Hands Home Care | 232 | +14.9% | +36.5% | 3.5% | 15 | 72.7% | 18.2% | $1.48M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | $55K | $0/mo | $98K | 13 | 10 | at least 25,000 |
| BrightStar Care | 396 | +6.2% | +14.1% | 2.9% | 21 | 64.4% | 2.0% | $1.94M | 5.3% | 5.3% | 8.1% | $50K | $250/mo | $103K | 49 | 10 | at least 15,000 |
| CareBuilders at Home | 28 | +27.3% | +75.0% | 0.0% | 29 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1.61M | 9.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | $50K | $25/mo | $111K | 41 | 10 | 30,000–40,000 |
| ComForCare | 271 | +9.3% | +24.3% | 2.4% | 39 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $850K | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.1% | $59K | $100/mo | $102K | Not disclosed | 10 | 25,000–35,000 |
| Comfort Keepers | 619 | +7.1% | +15.7% | 0.7% | 3 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | $55K | $0/mo | $120K | Not disclosed | 10 | Not disclosed |
| Executive Home Care | 79 | +276.2% | +338.9% | 9.5% | 13 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | 6.0% | 6.0% | 8.2% | $50K | $200/mo | $104K | 30 | 10 | at least 300,000 |
| FirstLight Home Care | 238 | +17.2% | +30.1% | 2.0% | 33 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1.13M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.2% | $50K | $195/mo | $127K | Not disclosed | 10 | about 25,000 |
| Griswold | 198 | +8.8% | +21.5% | 3.3% | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | 1.8% | $708K | 5.0% | 5.0% | Not disclosed | $50K | Not disclosed | $100K | 72 | 10 | 25,000 |
| Hallmark Homecare | 59 | +63.9% | Not disclosed | 25.0% | 9 | 18.3% | 77.7% | Not disclosed | 6.0% | 6.0% | 7.3% | $60K | $250/mo | $110K | Not disclosed | 10 | up to 250,000 |
| Home Instead | 626 | +1.1% | +2.0% | 1.6% | 0 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $2.35M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.6% | $54K | $500/mo | $93K | 25 | 5 | 10,000 |
| Home Matters Caregiving | 31 | +93.8% | Not disclosed | 0.0% | 8 | 43.0% | 37.7% | Not disclosed | 6.0% | 6.0% | 7.3% | $52K | $275/mo | $17K | 62 | 10 | about 200,000 |
| HomeCare Advocacy Network | 7 | −41.7% | Not disclosed | 50.0% | 9 | 70.5% | 7.8% | $674K | 7.0% | 7.0% | Not disclosed | $50K | $250/mo | $142K | 54 | Not disclosed | 30,000–50,000 |
| Homewatch CareGivers | 260 | +12.6% | +17.1% | 5.6% | 24 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $666K | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.3% | $50K | $225/mo | $143K | Not disclosed | 10 | 38,000–40,000 |
| HomeWell Care Services | 201 | +11.7% | +63.4% | 12.2% | 31 | 75.2% | 8.3% | $609K | 6.0% | 6.0% | Not disclosed | $50K | Not disclosed | $69K | 40 | 10 | 30,000–40,000 |
| Nurse Next Door | 71 | −2.7% | +42.0% | 16.4% | 53 | 57.6% | 36.6% | Not disclosed | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.7% | $72K | $600/mo | $119K | 33 | 5 | about 9,000 |
| One You Love Homecare | 24 | +71.4% | +71.4% | 7.1% | 32 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1.36M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.2% | $50K | $150/mo | $95K | 56 | 10 | about 50,000 |
| Right at Home | 566 | +5.0% | +14.1% | 0.4% | 13 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1.33M | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.2% | $50K | $175/mo | $94K | 85 | 10 | at least 15,000 |
| Senior Helpers | 394 | +11.0% | +25.5% | 2.8% | 30 | 72.4% | 5.6% | Not disclosed | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.6% | $55K | $465/mo | $177K | 43 | 10 | 25,000–35,000 |
| Seniors Helping Seniors | 224 | +24.4% | +85.1% | 5.6% | 26 | 66.9% | 27.3% | $668K | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.4% | $55K | $30/mo | $95K | 32 | 10 | 250,000 |
| SYNERGY HomeCare | 626 | +13.8% | +37.9% | 4.7% | 0 | 60.6% | 8.9% | Not disclosed | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.5% | $55K | $433/mo | $52K | 60 | 5 | about 20,000 |
| Visiting Angels | 541 | +0.4% | +1.7% | 1.7% | 11 | 53.0% | 5.5% | $1.79M | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6.0% | $52K | $0/mo | $125K | Not disclosed | 10 | 200,000 |
HomecareHQ analysis of 23 home care franchise systems’ 2026 disclosure documents. Listed alphabetically — this is not a ranking.
Questions this data answers
Every measure with enough systems behind it to be worth quoting, grouped the way the rest of these pages are grouped.
Growth & health
Which systems added the most locations last year?
Net unit growth runs from −41.7% to +276.2%; the typical system grew +12.6%.
All 23 systems disclose this.
Which systems have grown fastest over three years?
Three-year growth runs from +1.7% to +338.9%; the typical system grew +33.3%.
20 of 23 systems disclose this.
Where are the most owners leaving?
Exit rates run from 0.0% to 50.0%; the typical system lost 3.5% of its locations.
All 23 systems disclose this.
Who has the deepest pipeline of franchises waiting to open?
Pipelines run from 0 to 53; the typical system has 18 waiting to open.
22 of 23 systems disclose this.
Which home care franchise systems are the largest?
Systems run from 7 to 626 locations; the typical one has 232.
All 23 systems disclose this.
Where do owners actually manage to sell the business on?
Transfer rate runs from 0.0% to 33.3%; the typical system reports 2.9%.
22 of 23 systems disclose this.
The franchisor's engine
Whose royalty income is keeping up with its unit growth?
Royalty income growth runs from +2.2% to +33.9%; the typical system reports +17.6%.
8 of 23 systems disclose this.
Which franchisors run the widest margins?
Operating margin runs from -103.9% to 64.2%; the typical system reports 5.9%.
10 of 23 systems disclose this.
What do owners' businesses bring in, among systems that report the same way?
Owner revenue runs from $609K to $2.35M; the typical system reports $1.19M.
16 of 23 systems disclose this.
Which filings actually explain their revenue figures?
Revenue disclosure depth runs from 0 to 12; the typical system reports 9.
All 23 systems disclose this.
The cost of belonging
Which home care franchises charge the lowest royalty?
Royalties run from 3.5% to 9.0%; the typical system charges 5.0%.
All 23 systems disclose this.
What does that royalty really collect at $1M in sales?
Effective royalties run from 3.5% to 9.0%; the typical system collects 5.0%.
All 23 systems disclose this.
What do all the annual fees add up to at $1M in sales?
All-in fee loads run from 6.0% to 10.0%; the typical system takes 7.3%.
20 of 23 systems disclose this.
What does it cost to buy a home care franchise?
Initial fees run from $50K to $72K; the typical system charges $52K.
All 23 systems disclose this.
What does each system take for its brand fund?
Brand fund runs from 1.0% to 5.0%; the typical system reports 1.5%.
22 of 23 systems disclose this.
What does a system charge for the technology it requires?
Technology fees run from $0/mo to $600/mo; the typical system charges $200/mo.
21 of 23 systems disclose this.
What does it cost to open the doors?
Startup investment, low end runs from $17K to $177K; the typical system reports $103K.
All 23 systems disclose this.
The operating system
How much classroom training does a new owner get?
Classroom training runs from 13 to 85 hours; the typical programme is 43 hours.
15 of 23 systems disclose this.
How much on-the-job training does a new owner get?
On-the-job training runs from 0 to 82 hours; the typical programme is 5 hours.
10 of 23 systems disclose this.
How long is an owner signed up for?
Terms run from 5 to 10 years; the typical agreement is 10.
22 of 23 systems disclose this.
What does a standard territory actually hold?
A standard territory holds from 9,000 to 50,000 residents aged 65 and over; the typical one holds 25,000.
17 of 23 systems disclose this.
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How to read this data
- These are each system's own disclosures, not our opinion of them. Every number on this page comes out of a filing the system published itself. Where we calculate something — an effective royalty, a fee load, a growth rate — we show the inputs and the formula alongside it.
- A blank means the filing did not say, never zero. Systems disclose different things, so most measures are filed by some of the field and not all of it. Where a figure rests on part of the field, we say how much of it.
- Nothing here is a ranking. Most of these measures have no better direction: a lower royalty is not automatically a better system, and a bigger territory is not automatically a better deal. We show where a system sits and leave the judgement to you.
Ask HQ answers with the same benchmarks — your growth, your fees, your margins.