How much does a Comfort Keepers franchise cost?
Opening a Comfort Keepers franchise takes a total initial investment of $116,950 to $188,200, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median net revenue of $890,925 across 517 outlets.
Comfort Keepers franchises businesses providing homemaker/companionship services and personal care services. Category: Senior Care.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Comfort Keepers franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $116,950 to $188,200. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds - 3 months ($37,590 to $50,000), Business Premises ($6,000 to $24,000), and Furniture and Equipment ($5,400 to $10,000). Together they make up about 45% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $55,000, about 47% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Deposit Fee and Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $55,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $1,500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Business Premises2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $6,000 | $24,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Furniture and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $5,400 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $3,100 | $6,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Expenses Related to Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Organizational Expenses/ | $650 | $1,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Telephone and other utility deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $550 | $1,650 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Advertising, Marketing and Promotion2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $2,300 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Licensure2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Caregiver Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Background Screening2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $360 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $37,590 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $116,950 | $188,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
Source Comfort Keepers, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 20, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Comfort Keepers franchisees actually report earning
Median Net Revenue
$890,925
Comfort Keepers' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Reporting Period. Basis: All Franchised Businesses operating on August 31, 2024 that had been operating for at least one year and reported revenue for every month during the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.
Sample size: 517 outlets. The FDD also reports average net revenue of $1,304,611. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- We have excluded the Franchised Businesses we manage on behalf of SDX because those Franchised Businesses have a different management structure for their operations than that typically used by franchisees (for example, use of CKFI as a management company, and use of general managers for regions).
- The table excludes 12 Franchised Businesses that closed during the Reporting Period and 1 Franchised Businesses that reported no revenue or did not file a royalty report for one or more months during the Reporting Period.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Comfort Keepers outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Comfort Keepers, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 67, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Comfort Keepers outlets there are, and how many closed
Comfort Keepers ended 2024 with 578 franchised outlets and 41 company-owned outlets. In that year 61 franchised outlets opened and 12 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Comfort Keepers opened 77 franchised outlets and 53 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 24, from 554 to 578 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 9 were terminated, 6 were not renewed, and 38 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 31.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 529 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 578 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2023 | 535 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 529 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2022 | 554 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 535 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
Source Comfort Keepers, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 71-78, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Comfort Keepers compares with other Senior Care franchises
Measured against the 24 Senior Care franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Comfort Keepers' estimated range is $152,575. It costs more to open than 65% of Senior Care franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.3% for Comfort Keepers. That is lower than 75% of the 17 Senior Care franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Comfort Keepers' franchised system grew 4.3%. The typical Senior Care franchise here grew 22%.
- Earnings disclosure. 20 of the 24 Senior Care franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Comfort Keepers is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Senior Care franchise side by side.
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