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FirstLight Home Care
Nonmedical home care
Cincinnati
2009/2010 ALL C** 109/0 134/0 154/0 $97.7K-$141.7K/
$42.5K
5% YES NO NO
74
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-$67.95K
3.5-2.5% NO NO NO
75
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/
$50K
5.25-6.25% YES NO NO
6
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/
$37.5K
8% YES NO NO
102
Interim HealthCare
Medical home care, medical staffing
Sunrise, Fla.
1966/1966 ALL C,I 549/0 557/0 561/0 $125.5K-$198.5K/
$50K
3.25-5.5% YES NO NO
15
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/
$44.5K
5% YES NO NO
164
Assisting Hands Home Care
Medical/nonmedical home care, temporary staffing
Nampa, Idaho
2006/2006 MW,NE,S,
SE,SW,W
I** 88/3 91/3 105/3 $70.6K-$147.5K/
$38.5K
5-4% YES NO NO
245
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-$48K
5% YES NO NO
264
Executive Home Care
Home healthcare
Hackensack, N.J.
2004/2012 ALL NO 8/2 13/1 18/1 $99.7K-$169.9K/
$44.9K
5% YES NO NO
300
HomeWell Senior Care
Home care
Fort Worth, Texas
2002/2003 ALL C 46/0 53/0 63/0 $67.5K-$133.2K/
$22.5K-$46.5K
5% YES NO NO
305
Home Care Assistance
Nonmedical home care
San Francisco
20 0 3 /20 0 4 A L L C,I 9 0/19 110/24 116 /32 $77.8K-$245.3K /
$32.5K-$114.95K
5% YES NO NO
323
Caring Senior Service
Nonmedical home care
San Antonio
1991/2002 ALL NO 44/4 49/3 56/4 $58.6K-$107.5K/
TO $35K
5% YES NO NO
346
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-$48K
5-3% YES NO NO
360
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/
$49.5K
8%+ YES YES NO
408
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-$34.8K
3-5% YES YES NO
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KEY
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*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,
** Selling int’l. master licenses only
REGIONS
MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast,
SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee
2017
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