How much does a Home Helpers Home Care franchise cost?
Opening a Home Helpers Home Care franchise takes a total initial investment of $120,750 to $175,250, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenues of all locations of $1,122,828 across 173 locations.
Home Helpers Home Care franchises home care locations. Category: Senior Care.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Home Helpers Home Care franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $120,750 to $175,250. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 months ($47,500 to $72,500), Licensing Expenses ($0 to $15,000), and Insurance ($6,500 to $10,000). Together they make up about 56% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,900, about 41% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $49,900 | $49,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Equipment & Furniture2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Computer System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $2,500 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Travel & Living Expenses While TrainingThe FDD prints this amount as "$3,000 to $7,500 per person"; its own Total treats the row as one $3,000 to $7,500 line.2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Initial Rent, Telephone, Bank & Other Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Business Foundations Kit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $9,900 | $9,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Licensing Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Monthly Office Rental Payment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $6,500 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Policies and Procedures Manual2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $950 | $950 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $47,500 | $72,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $120,750 | $175,250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source Home Helpers Home Care, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-28.
Item 19
What Home Helpers Home Care franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenues of all locations
$1,122,828
Home Helpers Home Care's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the twelve-month periods ending on December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023. Basis: Franchised Home Helpers Home Care locations.
Sample size: 173 locations. The FDD also reports average gross revenues of all locations of $1,973,237. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest locations; the median is the middle location.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- For each period, only data from locations that opened before January 1 of that year and that reported Gross Revenues during the period were included in the table.
- The data disregards renewals and transfers of a location from one owner to another.
This is a disclosure of what some existing locations reported, not a projection of what a new Home Helpers Home Care location would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Home Helpers Home Care, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 39-41, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-28.
Item 20
How many Home Helpers Home Care outlets there are, and how many closed
Home Helpers Home Care ended 2025 with 362 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 38 franchised outlets opened and 20 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Home Helpers Home Care opened 114 franchised outlets and 56 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 58, from 304 to 362 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 13 were terminated, 9 were not renewed, 24 were bought back by the franchisor, and 10 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 5.8% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 344 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 362 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2024 | 316 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 344 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2023 | 304 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 316 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
Source Home Helpers Home Care, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-28.
Compare
How Home Helpers Home Care 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 Home Helpers Home Care's estimated range is $148,000. It costs more to open than 57% of Senior Care franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.8% for Home Helpers Home Care. That is higher than 63% of the 17 Senior Care franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Home Helpers Home Care's franchised system grew 19%. The typical Senior Care franchise here grew 22%.
- Earnings disclosure. 20 of the 24 Senior Care franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Home Helpers Home Care 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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