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FirstLight Home Care
Nonmedical home care
Cincinnati2009/2010 ALL C** 109/0 134/0 154/0 $97.7K-$141.7K/
$42.5K5% YES NO NO74
Visiting Angels
Nonmedical home care
Bryn Mawr, Pa.1992 /1998 ALL C,I* * 519/0 554/0 585/0 $77.98K-$102.3K/
$43.95K-$67.95K3.5-2.5% NO NO NO75
BrightStar Care
Medical/nonmedical home care, medical staffing
Gurnee, Ill.2002/2005 ALL C,I** 282/3 299/4 311/4 $94.2K-$176.6K/
$50K5.25-6.25% YES NO NO6
Ikor International
Patient advocacy and guardianship for seniors
and people with disabilities
Omaha, Neb.1991/2008 ALL NO 14/0 33/0 63/0 $86.5K-$138.1K/
$37.5K8% YES NO NO102
Interim HealthCare
Medical home care, medical staffing
Sunrise, Fla.1966/1966 ALL C,I 549/0 557/0 561/0 $125.5K-$198.5K/
$50K3.25-5.5% YES NO NO15
Senior Helpers
Personal, companion, and Alzheimer’s home care
Timonium, Md.2001/2005 ALL C,I** 270/0 279/0 291/1 $83.3K-$117.3K/
$44.5K5% YES NO NO164
Assisting Hands Home Care
Medical/nonmedical home care, temporary staffing
Nampa, Idaho2006/2006 MW,NE,S,
SE,SW,WI** 88/3 91/3 105/3 $70.6K-$147.5K/
$38.5K5-4% YES NO NO245
Amada Senior Care
Home care and assisted-living placement
San Clemente, Calif.2007/2012 ALL NO 40/0 58/0 74/0 $85K-$178K/
$42K-$48K5% YES NO NO264
Executive Home Care
Home healthcare
Hackensack, N.J.2004/2012 ALL NO 8/2 13/1 18/1 $99.7K-$169.9K/
$44.9K5% YES NO NO300
HomeWell Senior Care
Home care
Fort Worth, Texas2002/2003 ALL C 46/0 53/0 63/0 $67.5K-$133.2K/
$22.5K-$46.5K5% YES NO NO305
Home Care Assistance
Nonmedical home care
San Francisco20 0 3 /20 0 4 A L L C,I 9 0/19 110/24 116 /32 $77.8K-$245.3K /
$32.5K-$114.95K5% YES NO NO323
Caring Senior Service
Nonmedical home care
San Antonio1991/2002 ALL NO 44/4 49/3 56/4 $58.6K-$107.5K/
TO $35K5% YES NO NO346
ComForCare Home Care
Nonmedical and skilled home care
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.1996/2001 ALL C,I 192/0 200/0 200/0 $76.7K-$175K/
$38K-$48K5-3% YES NO NO360
Assisted Living Locators
Senior-care referrals and senior-living placement
Scottsdale, Ariz.2003/2006 ALL NO 37/2 54/2 64/3 $61.95K-$74.6K/
$49.5K8%+ YES YES NO408
Acti-Kare
Nonmedical home care
Ta m p a , F l a.2007/2007 ALL C,I** 96/0 108/0 118/0 $33.9K-$52.98K/
$19.8K-$34.8K3-5% YES YES NORANK
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*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,
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SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other InternationalYear Began/
Franchising
SinceAvailable
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RegionsSeeking
Int’l?2015
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Company-
Owned2016
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Company-
Owned2017
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Mobile
OpportunityKiosk/
Express
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Available?Startup Costs/
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