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Buy a Home Helpers Home Care Franchise

Home Helpers Home Care is one of the larger non-medical home care franchises in the United States, founded in 1996 and franchising since 1997. The brand provides in-home support that helps seniors and other adults remain independent wherever they call home, covering companionship, personal care, respite and recuperative care, and specialized Alzheimer’s and dementia care.

The model is built around four service lines, or profit centers: long-term in-home care, respite care, transitional care, and Direct Link, the brand’s proprietary medical-alert and 24-hour monitoring suite. Its Cared-4 program packages caregiving with safety monitoring, wellness calls, and nutrition and medication support, extending revenue beyond the hours a caregiver is physically in the home. Franchisees run territory-based agencies that recruit, schedule and manage caregivers serving local clients.

Home Helpers operates more than 370 locations and serves over 1,500 communities nationally, supported by a National Support Center team. Led by CEO and President Emma Dickison, the brand is independently operated and sits among the established names in senior in-home care rather than a newer market entrant.

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Why buy a Home Helpers Home Care Franchise?

Buying a Home Helpers Home Care franchise means entering senior in-home care, a category backed by long-term demographic demand that has proved resilient through recent economic and health disruptions. The brand brings nearly three decades of operating history, broad national recognition, and a service mix capable of generating recurring, contract-based revenue rather than one-off project work.

A key differentiator is the Cared-4 program and the Direct Link monitoring suite, which give owners additional revenue streams and a way to stand apart from agencies offering caregiving hours alone. New owners receive a two-year onboarding program with continued coaching, caregiver recruitment and retention systems, and marketing support from the National Support Center, valuable in a labor-dependent business where staffing capacity often defines growth.

Home Helpers Home Care Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1996

    • Franchising Since

      1997

    • New Startup Cost

      $114,250 – $162,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $49,900

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $10,000 – $70,000

      depending on purchase price; plus broker/referral fees

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Revenue

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      344

    • New Units Opened *

      45

    • Units Transferred *

      10

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $1,897,833

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Home Helpers Home Care – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners receive a two-year, dedicated onboarding program with continued coaching, backed by the National Support Center team. Ongoing support covers caregiver recruitment, retention and training, marketing strategy and coaching, and proprietary scheduling and client-management technology, plus the Direct Link monitoring platform and Cared-4 care-planning tools used day to day. Resale buyers should confirm with Home Helpers what transfer training and system access the National Support Center provides to incoming ownership and existing staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Home Helpers suits a hands-on local operator who can build referral relationships with hospitals, discharge planners and senior communities, then recruit and retain caregivers in a competitive labor market. The business is people- and operations-led more than technical: owners manage scheduling, care quality, compliance and a growing staff rather than delivering care themselves. Healthcare experience helps but is not required, since training covers the model. Compassion, strong communication and steady people-management skills matter most.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Home Helpers is consistently recognized across franchise and home-care rankings. It is ranked in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 (2026) and named to Entrepreneur's Top Franchises for Less than $150,000 (2026). Franchise Business Review has placed it on its 2026 Top Franchises, Best Franchise Culture and Top Franchises for Women lists, and named it a Most Profitable Franchise (2025). It also holds Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider status (2026) and a Franchise Times Top 400 listing (2025). For resale buyers, brand-level awards should be weighed alongside the territory's local reputation and reviews.

  4. Industry / Market

    Demand for non-medical home care is driven by an aging US population and a strong preference for aging in place. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, someone turning 65 today has a 70% chance of needing long-term care, and the senior population keeps expanding as baby boomers age. The US home care and home-health market is valued at roughly $190 billion and projected to grow steadily, and is widely viewed as recession-resistant given its essential nature. For resale buyers, local demand hinges on area demographics, referral networks and caregiver availability.

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