HomeWell Senior Care franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a HomeWell Senior Care franchise takes $70,450 – $130,200 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $49,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, HomeWell Senior Care asks for $150,000 in liquid cash and a $300,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
HomeWell Senior Care franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $49,500 | $49,500 | $49,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $70,450 | $130,200 | $70,450 to $130,200 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $70,450 | $130,200 | $70,450 to $130,200 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full HomeWell Senior Care cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How HomeWell Senior Care's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where HomeWell Senior Care's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $70,450 — about 62% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $49,500 — about in line with the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How HomeWell Senior Care's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 31 units; 63 units opened, 33 closed, ending at 59 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for HomeWell Senior Care or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask HomeWell Senior Care for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether HomeWell Senior Care is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether HomeWell Senior Care grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only HomeWell Senior Care can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the HomeWell Senior Care franchise
HomeWell Senior Care is a health & fitness franchisor with 59 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 31 units; its filings record 63 unit openings and 33 closures, ending at 59 units. Its parent company is HomeWell Senior Care, Inc..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
HomeWell Senior Care, Inc. offers franchises under the "HomeWell Care Services" name and marks for the operation and management of a business providing home care services for seniors and others requiring in-home care.
HomeWell Senior Care franchise: quick answers
- How much does a HomeWell Senior Care franchise cost?
- $70,450 – $130,200 all-in to open, per HomeWell Senior Care's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many HomeWell Senior Care units are there?
- 59 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have HomeWell Senior Care's units held up?
- 73.4% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).