Right at Home Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
Right at Home 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 Right at Home'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)
- $94,330 – $176,239Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $52,600–$54,100 paid to the franchisor and $17,000–$40,000 of working capital for three months. Item 7 Note 16 says California permits and licensing fees are $5,600. Typical time from signing to opening is about 125–190 days (Item 11).
- Franchise fee
- $49,500Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 5. Veterans get 25% off through VetFran. A $1,000–$2,500 technology and training setup fee is also paid to the franchisor.
- Royalty
- 5% of revenuePending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: 5% of net billings, paid weekly. After a first year with no minimum, you pay the greater of 5% or a quarterly minimum royalty.
- Marketing fund
- 2% of revenuePending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: brand marketing fee of 2% on the first $1,000,000 of net billings each year, then 1% on the next $2,000,000, with a quarterly minimum. You must also spend 2% of net billings on local marketing (capped so the two combined do not exceed 3% in some cases).
- Fixed monthly fees
- $160 – $4,800 a monthPending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: home care operating software, $160 a month for up to 20 clients and up to $4,800 a month for large agencies. On top of this, an ongoing technology fee of $2,100 a year is paid to the franchisor.
Compared with starting your own
- Right at Home initial investment
- $94,330 – $176,239Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $52,600–$54,100 paid to the franchisor and $17,000–$40,000 of working capital for three months. Item 7 Note 16 says California permits and licensing fees are $5,600. Typical time from signing to opening is about 125–190 days (Item 11).
- Independent non-medical home care startup cost
- $25,165 – $70,165*Pending verificationSourcesCalifornia Secretary of State — LLC (domestic) forms and fees(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026California Franchise Tax Board — limited liability company(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026California Department of Social Services — Home Care Services application fees(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026California Department of Social Services — Information for Home Care Aides (registry application)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Insureon — Non-medical home care (personal care aides) insurance cost (updated October 29, 2026)(opens in a new tab)Tier 2 · Industry report · Accessed October 31, 2026California Division of Workers' Compensation — Employer information(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Home Instead 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 29, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Always Best Care Senior Services 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 13, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Right at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Computed from 10 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
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.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
Item 19 reports 2025 net billings (revenue, not profit) for 390 offices, split by how long each office has been open; this is the only brand here that shows offices in their second year separately, so we lead with those.
- Median 2025 net billings, offices open 13–24 months (19 offices; revenue, not profit)$448,134 a yearPending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 202610 of 19 (53%) reached the median. Lowest office $135,178, highest $1,368,166. FDD Item 19, Table 1. 'Net billings' is revenue before royalties, caregiver wages and all other expenses — not profit. Unaudited figures reported by franchisees for January 1–December 31, 2025; conversion franchises are excluded. Some franchisees have earned these amounts; there is no assurance you will do as well.
- Average 2025 net billings, offices open 13–24 months (19 offices; revenue, not profit)$491,975 a yearPending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 20267 of 19 (37%) reached the average. FDD Item 19, Table 1. 'Net billings' is revenue before royalties, caregiver wages and all other expenses — not profit. Unaudited figures reported by franchisees for January 1–December 31, 2025; conversion franchises are excluded. Some franchisees have earned these amounts; there is no assurance you will do as well.
- Median 2025 net billings, offices open 25–36 months (14 offices; revenue, not profit)$718,951 a yearPending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average for the same 14 offices: $781,091. FDD Item 19, Table 1. 'Net billings' is revenue before royalties, caregiver wages and all other expenses — not profit. Unaudited figures reported by franchisees for January 1–December 31, 2025; conversion franchises are excluded. Some franchisees have earned these amounts; there is no assurance you will do as well.
- Median 2025 net billings, all 390 offices open a year or more — mature system: 332 of them open over five years (revenue, not profit)$1,334,579 a yearPending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average $1,836,498. Dominated by offices open 61 months or more (median $1,434,822). The FDD also reports an average gross margin of 44.60% after direct caregiver costs (Table 3A). FDD Item 19, Table 1. 'Net billings' is revenue before royalties, caregiver wages and all other expenses — not profit. Unaudited figures reported by franchisees for January 1–December 31, 2025; conversion franchises are excluded. Some franchisees have earned these amounts; there is no assurance you will do as well.
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
- 539Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 2 ceased operations; no terminations or non-renewals.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 566Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 2 ceased operations; no terminations or non-renewals.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 2Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 2 ceased operations; no terminations or non-renewals.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 0.4%Pending verificationSourceRight at Home 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 31, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 2 closures ÷ 539 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 2 ceased operations; no terminations or non-renewals.
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
- A national home care brand with about 390 offices reporting
- RightStart training for the owner and two others, plus about two days of on-site help after opening
- A required personal care policy and procedure manual matched to your state's license rules
- Designated home care software and licensing support included in the setup fee
- No minimum royalty in the first 12 months after opening
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