Home Care Franchise FAQs

Over the past decade, Senior Helpers has been a staple on lists of top franchises within the home care sector. We’ve also been named to lists of the most affordable franchises for entrepreneurs, and we’ve become a nationally recognized leader in senior care.

Here are six of the most important areas where we stand out from other home care franchise brands:

• Our initial investment costs, royalties, and financial requirements are some of the lowest in the senior care sector.
• We provide new franchise owners with extensive training, coaching, and resources to help them make the transition to franchise ownership.
• Thanks to our client referral and caregiver recruitment programs, franchise owners enjoy an advantage in two of the most challenging areas of home care operations.
• We offer exclusive programs like our industry leading and award winning Alzheimer's Dementia Care program, Parkinson's Care, and new to Canada in select markets, our LIFE Profile assessment...helping your franchise stand out in your local market
• Franchisees benefit from a proven business model that has helped over 300 existing owners fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams and find success in the home care industry.

Senior Helpers is one of the most affordable elder care franchises available. In fact, depending on the market you may be looking at, you can start a franchise for an initial investment as low as $97,000. Your investment encompasses various expenses essential for launching and operating a successful franchise. This typically includes franchise fees, initial training and support, marketing materials, technology systems, and ongoing operational support. It's essential for potential franchisees to thoroughly review the franchise disclosure document and discuss financial considerations with Senior Helpers representatives to understand the full scope of investment and potential returns.

Learn more about the costs of starting a home care franchise with Senior Helpers.

Senior Helpers currently has available franchise territories in over 150 markets throughout Canada, as well as more than 600 major metro areas across the United States.

To learn more about available markets, contact us today to schedule a call!

Each franchise unit includes a protected territory with a population of at least 18,000 seniors (65+). This number may be as high as 30,000 seniors depending on the territory you are pursuing. Franchisees are provided a list of Postal Codes/ FSA that define their service area. With certain exceptions as specified in the Franchise Agreement, other Senior Helpers franchises cannot offer services within your protected territory.

Purchasing a Senior Helpers franchise involves a multi-step process. For a more detailed look at this process, learn more about buying a home care franchise with Senior Helpers.

Senior Helpers offers a comprehensive initial training for new franchisees, split between online training and classroom instruction. Our online training is offered through Senior Helpers University. Our in-person training takes place at our corporate headquarters. Following initial training, franchise owners have access to a wealth of further training and education resources.

In addition to training, we provide new franchisees with one-on-one coaching from a Franchise Operations Manager. We also work with each owner to help accelerate your launch and acquire your first clients.

For a more detailed overview of our training and support, read more about the process for starting your senior care franchise.

Senior Helpers franchise candidates do not need any prior experience in either the home care or medical industry.

Our family of owners come from a variety of backgrounds including sales, marketing, HR, management, customer service, prior or current business ownership, and administration. The areas where we find commonality are drive, integrity, self-starters, compassion, efficient time management, and a passion for working with and helping others.

As the owner of a Senior Helpers franchise, you can provide a wide range of senior care services within your local market.

Our services include standard caregiving, such as companion care and personal care, as well as skilled care for Alzheimer’s and dementia, and  Parkinson’s. New to Senior Helpers in Canada and not yet available at all locations, we are the only home care brand to offer the LIFE™ Profile assessment system. This data driven tool has proven to reduce hospitalizations and improve client outcomes for home care recipients at participating Senior Helpers locations throughout the United States. 

Senior care franchises are considered some of the most profitable businesses available to franchise investors. This is due to rapidly growing demand for home care services, driven by the Baby Boomer generation. Senior care is also considered one of the most recession-resistant franchise industries.

As lucrative as senior care can be, it takes a specific type of business owner to succeed with a caregiving franchise. That’s why Senior Helpers places a strong emphasis on candidates who share our core values.

If you are a motivated self-starter with a passion for helping others, a senior care franchise can provide both financial and personal rewards.

To request the Senior Helpers franchise disclosure document (FDD), contact us to schedule an initial phone call with our franchise development team.

Following this call, qualified candidates are invited to a Concept Discussion to learn about our franchise offering in detail. At the conclusion of the Concept Discussion, the FDD is shared with the prospective franchisee.