Home Instead Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)

Home Instead is one of the franchises we compare in our non-medical home care guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.

Where these numbers come from

The figures come from Home Instead's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.

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What it costs

Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee): $92,640 – $350,550
Franchise fee: $54,000
Royalty: 5% of revenue
Marketing fund: 2% of revenue
Fixed monthly fees: $500 a month

Compared with starting your own

Home Instead initial investment: $92,640 – $350,550
Independent non-medical home care startup cost: $25,165 – $70,165*

The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.

Compare five-year costs, brand by brand

What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)

Item 19 reports 2025 gross sales for 611 U.S. franchises, mostly open more than 15 years, plus a count of franchises in each sales band by tenure; the young-franchise rows are counts, not averages.

Franchises 1–2 years old with 2025 gross sales under $500,000 (7 of 14 franchises in that tenure group)7
Franchises 3–4 years old with 2025 gross sales under $1,000,000 (8 of 17 franchises in that tenure group)8
Median 2025 gross sales, all 611 U.S. franchises — mature system: 411 of them have 21+ years' tenure (revenue, not profit)$2,352,450.95 a year
Average 2025 gross sales, all 611 U.S. franchises — mature system (revenue, not profit)$2,750,875.94 a year

Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.

Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)

Franchised outlets at the start of 2025: 619
Franchised outlets at the end of 2025: 626
Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating): 8
Closure rate (our calculation): 1.3%

The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.

Risk Meter for non-medical home care

2.7 out of 5 (Moderate risk)

The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk

What the franchise gives you

The largest brand here, with 611 U.S. franchises reporting in 2025
Training, materials and lodging for two people included in the franchise fee
A start-up kit with branded materials and basic equipment
A refundable-in-part deposit option to reserve a market before signing

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