How much does a Home Instead Senior Care franchise cost?
Opening a Home Instead Senior Care franchise takes a total initial investment of $92,640 to $350,550, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales per franchised business of $2,352,450 across 611 outlets.
Home Instead franchises Home Instead Franchised Businesses. Category: Senior Care.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Home Instead Senior Care franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $92,640 to $350,550. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($28,840 to $187,000), Miscellaneous Opening Costs, including insurance deposit ($1,300 to $25,400), and Equipment ($3,000 to $21,500). Together they make up about 67% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $54,000, about 58% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $54,000 | $54,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Operating software, Required Systems, and Technology Fee – 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,300 | $2,400 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Training and Living Expenses while Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $2,600 | $8,250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Real Estate & Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $600 | $15,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $3,000 | $21,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Signs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $0 | $15,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs, including insurance deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $1,300 | $25,400 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $0 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Advertising – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $0 | $13,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $28,840 | $187,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $92,640 | $350,550 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
Source Home Instead Senior Care, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Home Instead Senior Care franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales Per Franchised Business
$2,352,450
Home Instead Senior Care's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025. Basis: Home Instead U.S. Franchised Businesses.
Sample size: 611 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $2,750,875. 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
- The Gross Sales data does not include Home Instead businesses owned and operated by our affiliates, 15 Franchised Businesses that opened after January 1, 2025, any Franchised Businesses that closed in calendar year 2025, or 4 locations terminated during calendar year 2025.
- The Gross Sales and Client Hours Served data does not include Home Instead businesses owned and operated by our affiliates, 4 locations terminated during calendar year 2025, any Franchised Businesses that closed in calendar year 2025, or 15 Franchised Businesses that opened after January 1, 2025 and were open as of the end of calendar year 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Home Instead Senior Care outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Home Instead Senior Care, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 57, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Home Instead Senior Care outlets there are, and how many closed
Home Instead Senior Care ended 2025 with 626 franchised outlets and 8 company-owned outlets. In that year 17 franchised outlets opened and 10 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Home Instead Senior Care opened 42 franchised outlets and 30 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 12, from 614 to 626 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 5 were terminated, 6 were bought back by the franchisor, and 19 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 1.6% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 62.
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 | 619 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 626 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 67 |
| 2024 | 616 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 619 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 67 |
| 2023 | 614 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 616 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 67 |
Source Home Instead Senior Care, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 67, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Home Instead Senior 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 Instead Senior Care's estimated range is $221,595. It costs more to open than 83% of Senior Care franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.6% for Home Instead Senior Care. That is lower than 88% of the 17 Senior Care franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Home Instead Senior Care's franchised system grew 2.0%. 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 Instead Senior 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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