Nurse Next Door franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Nurse Next Door franchise takes $119,286 – $217,210 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $80,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1%. To qualify, Nurse Next Door asks for $125,000 in liquid cash and a $125,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Nurse Next Door franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $119,286 | $217,210 | $119,286 to $217,210 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $119,286 | $217,210 | $119,286 to $217,210 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full Nurse Next Door cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Nurse Next Door's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Nurse Next Door's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $119,286 — about 35% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $80,000 — about 1.6× 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 Nurse Next Door's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 0 units; 146 units opened, 129 closed, ending at 33 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Nurse Next Door 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 Nurse Next Door 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 Nurse Next Door 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 Nurse Next Door 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 Nurse Next Door 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 Nurse Next Door franchise
Nurse Next Door is a health & fitness franchisor with 33 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 146 unit openings and 129 closures, ending at 33 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Nurse Next Door Corporate. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
Disclosure filings report 6 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is Nurse Next Door® that provides non-medical care and skilled nursing services to clients with varying needs within their home.
Nurse Next Door franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Nurse Next Door franchise cost?
- $119,286 – $217,210 all-in to open, per Nurse Next Door's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Nurse Next Door units are there?
- 33 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Nurse Next Door's units held up?
- 24.8% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).