Healthcare & Senior Care franchises: costs, fees and investment
Short answer: Across 182 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $121,525 and the median starting franchise fee is $49,500. The lowest starting investment in this group is Pritikin at $5,730.
Healthcare franchises in this list are mostly non-medical home care and senior care agencies, plus wellness, pharmacy and clinic concepts. Some require state licensing for the business or for clinical staff.
What do franchises in this group cost?
Franchises in this group have a median minimum investment of $121,525, a median starting franchise fee of $49,500 and a median liquid cash requirement of $30,000, calculated from 182 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database. Medians use the low end of each brand's reported range.
Which franchises are on the list?
The table sorts 182 franchises from the lowest to the highest starting investment, 100 per page. This page shows brands 1 to 100.
| Franchise | Franchise fee | Total investment | Min. cash | US units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pritikin | $0 | $5,730 to $51,980 | $5,000 | 146 |
| Smile Source | $0 | $5,800 to $435,000 | $25,000 | 663 |
| Chefs for Senior | $9,500 | $17,425 to $27,330 | $5,000 | 92 |
| Advanced Mobile IV | $35,000 to $85,000 | $17,530 to $24,770 | $5,000 | 17 |
| Hi-5 ABA | $50,000 | $17,618 to $109,730 | $10,000 | 30 |
| Golden Heart Senior Care | $0 to $45,000 | $22,450 to $96,750 | $10,000 | 22 |
| Laserlab | $55,000 | $22,697 to $170,405 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Seronda Senior Services | $17,500 | $25,000 to $33,760 | $5,000 | N/R |
| The Specific Chiropractic Center | $0 to $25,000 | $27,000 to $258,000 | $15,000 | 1 |
| Acti-Kare | $19,750 to $39,750 | $32,530 to $57,550 | $10,000 | 146 |
| Home Matters Caregiving | $52,000 | $34,900 to $345,500 | $25,000 | 17 |
| Signal Health Group | $29,500 to $69,500 | $40,200 to $84,800 | $10,000 | 20 |
| Azira Mental Health | $20,000 to $40,000 | $41,300 to $205,500 | $15,000 | 3 |
| Pure Health Chiropractic | $40,000 | $42,650 to $66,550 | $10,000 | 2 |
| In Home Personal Services | $7,500 to $32,500 | $45,750 to $101,500 | $10,000 | 11 |
| Essential Speech and ABA Therapy | $49,500 | $46,500 to $67,900 | $10,000 | 8 |
| Hands-On Diagnostic Center | $30,000 | $46,500 to $59,800 | $10,000 | 46 |
| Vanderburgh House | $35,000 | $49,300 to $98,400 | $10,000 | 21 |
| Let Mommy Sleep | $39,000 | $49,330 to $71,297 | $10,000 | 8 |
| Home Halo | $49,000 | $51,900 to $75,000 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Prime Senior Placement | $45,000 | $53,940 to $197,740 | $20,000 | 4 |
| The Senior's Choice | $45,000 | $54,000 to $71,000 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Homewell Care Services | $0 to $49,500 | $54,401 to $233,912 | $20,000 | 179 |
| Lifeologie Institute | $19,900 | $57,150 to $100,150 | $15,000 | 7 |
| Natural Effects | $35,000 | $59,000 to $111,000 | $15,000 | 1 |
| Presidio Home Care | $5,000 | $59,150 to $121,650 | $15,000 | 4 |
| Caring For People | $45,000 | $59,280 to $69,100 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Age Advantage | $35,000 | $59,830 to $103,000 | $15,000 | N/R |
| The Dentist's Choice | $50,000 | $64,000 to $68,500 | $15,000 | 128 |
| CarePatrol | $20,000 to $57,000 | $64,920 to $135,770 | $15,000 | 201 |
| A Right Place for Seniors | $49,000 | $65,500 to $94,875 | $15,000 | 11 |
| At Home Elder Care | $45,000 | $66,850 to $110,650 | $15,000 | 2 |
| Oasis Senior Advisors | $40,000 to $80,000 | $67,589 to $113,739 | $15,000 | 141 |
| Caring Transitions | $53,900 | $70,760 to $117,150 | $15,000 | 372 |
| My Elder | $59,500 | $72,250 to $118,600 | $15,000 | 6 |
| ComForCare | $29,500 to $59,000 | $72,975 to $163,925 | $20,000 | 248 |
| Assisted Living Locators | $49,900 | $74,635 to $94,510 | $15,000 | 165 |
| Seva Senior Home Care Services | $0 to $25,000 | $75,000 to $113,000 | $15,000 | N/R |
| Seniors Blue Book | $50,000 to $80,000 | $77,614 to $165,116 | $20,000 | 20 |
| Synergy Homecare | $52,500 | $78,106 to $159,053 | $20,000 | 550 |
| BodyLogicMD | $50,000 to $70,000 | $80,800 to $183,000 | $20,000 | 36 |
| Rx2Live | $59,900 | $81,300 to $114,747 | $20,000 | 75 |
| Bridge to Better Living | $48,000 | $82,650 to $111,850 | $20,000 | 2 |
| Acasa Senior Care | $49,500 | $82,925 to $133,600 | $20,000 | 8 |
| Aging Alternatives | $40,000 | $84,100 to $125,000 | $20,000 | 3 |
| Touching Hearts | $49,500 | $84,600 to $147,200 | $20,000 | 64 |
| Options For Senior America | $47,500 | $85,800 to $110,400 | $20,000 | 25 |
| Home Care Assistance | $55,000 | $86,000 to $146,500 | $20,000 | 153 |
| Safe Homecare | $40,000 | $86,400 to $132,180 | $20,000 | 3 |
| Owl Be There | $54,400 | $88,989 to $104,589 | $20,000 | 6 |
| Always Best Care | $49,900 | $89,725 to $145,900 | $20,000 | 275 |
| Talem Home Care | $48,500 to $81,500 | $90,824 to $250,475 | $25,000 | 8 |
| Home Instead | $54,000 | $91,040 to $269,750 | $25,000 | 625 |
| A Place At Home | $49,500 | $91,195 to $166,012 | $20,000 | 37 |
| Pibcoa | $39,500 | $92,045 to $139,725 | $20,000 | 3 |
| Right at Home | $49,500 | $92,100 to $165,309 | $20,000 | 551 |
| Happier At Home | $49,000 | $94,175 to $137,475 | $20,000 | 7 |
| Relive | $75,000 | $94,300 to $195,000 | $25,000 | 25 |
| Seniors Helping Seniors | $55,000 | $94,715 to $154,590 | $20,000 | 182 |
| Assisting Hands Home Care | $55,000 | $94,850 to $176,500 | $25,000 | 207 |
| One You Love Homecare | $49,500 to $59,500 | $95,400 to $170,800 | $25,000 | 15 |
| Qualicare | $49,700 | $95,700 to $218,700 | $25,000 | 28 |
| LivHome | $40,000 | $96,500 to $150,000 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Caring Senior Service | $49,000 | $97,372 to $148,744 | $20,000 | 64 |
| Libertana | $50,000 | $97,500 to $139,000 | $20,000 | N/R |
| 1Heart Caregiver Services | $55,000 | $97,625 to $144,510 | $20,000 | 30 |
| EPAGA Home Care | $39,500 | $99,150 to $207,950 | $25,000 | 3 |
| Griswold Home Care | $49,500 to $54,500 | $99,600 to $180,600 | $25,000 | 130 |
| Auxo Medical | $50,000 | $99,936 to $137,633 | $20,000 | 4 |
| Executive Care | $49,900 | $99,950 to $143,700 | $20,000 | 21 |
| Vision Source | $0 | $100,000 to $450,000 | $40,000 | 3,006 |
| Health Atlast | $40,000 to $50,000 | $101,300 to $304,000 | $30,000 | 6 |
| Cereset | $35,000 | $102,900 to $226,600 | $25,000 | 59 |
| Nora Mental Health | $50,000 | $103,500 to $228,000 | $25,000 | 8 |
| Physicians Weight Loss Center | $40,000 | $104,643 to $182,857 | $25,000 | N/R |
| Physical Therapy Now | $20,000 to $40,000 | $104,735 to $191,035 | $25,000 | 18 |
| A Better Solution | $55,000 | $106,800 to $219,350 | $25,000 | 27 |
| Hallmark Homecare | $59,500 | $109,500 to $134,500 | $25,000 | 36 |
| Alvita Care | $55,000 to $65,000 | $109,725 to $178,725 | $25,000 | 3 |
| CareBuilders at Home | $49,500 | $110,700 to $165,500 | $25,000 | 24 |
| Home Helpers Home Care | $49,900 | $114,250 to $162,500 | $25,000 | 344 |
| Home Care For The 21St Century | $49,500 to $69,500 | $116,300 to $196,600 | $25,000 | 17 |
| Orange Cryo | $25,000 | $116,450 to $184,450 | $25,000 | 6 |
| Comfort Keepers | $55,000 | $116,950 to $188,200 | $25,000 | 619 |
| Amada Senior Care | $57,000 | $118,190 to $430,050 | $40,000 | 202 |
| AmeriCare | $35,000 to $49,000 | $118,399 to $173,199 | $25,000 | 25 |
| Nurse Next Door Home Care Services | $72,000 | $119,115 to $215,600 | $30,000 | 73 |
| 2nd Family | $60,000 | $119,825 to $217,500 | $30,000 | 6 |
| Miracle-Ear | $30,000 | $120,000 to $402,500 | $40,000 | 1,588 |
| Lice Clinics Of America | $79,500 | $120,350 to $168,100 | $25,000 | 90 |
| Avendelle Assisted Living | $40,000 | $121,525 to $1,291,366 | $85,000 | 21 |
| Homewatch CareGivers | $50,000 | $121,640 to $177,830 | $25,000 | 224 |
| CareAgape | $30,000 | $122,900 to $203,300 | $30,000 | N/R |
| Legato Living | $12,500 to $50,000 | $125,350 to $406,895 | $40,000 | 5 |
| Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services | $51,950 to $89,950 | $125,460 to $171,150 | $25,000 | 539 |
| Mastercare | $45,000 | $125,800 to $223,450 | $30,000 | 5 |
| FirstLight Home Care | $50,000 | $126,825 to $218,820 | $30,000 | 238 |
| Hydralive | $49,500 | $130,750 to $212,600 | $30,000 | 4 |
| Elder-Well | $48,500 | $130,900 to $507,650 | $45,000 | 3 |
| Brightstar Care | $25,000 to $50,000 | $132,499 to $235,038 | $30,000 | 408 |
N/R = not reported.
How do you compare franchises from this list?
Compare franchises from this list by putting each brand's Item 5 fee, Item 6 ongoing fees and the high end of the Item 7 investment side by side, then checking Item 20 for closures and transfers. The guide to franchise costs explains each line, and the 8-step selection process shows the order of due diligence.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a healthcare & senior care franchise cost?
Across 182 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $121,525 and the median starting franchise fee is $49,500. The lowest starting investment in this group is Pritikin at $5,730.
How much cash do I need to buy a franchise in this group?
The median minimum liquid cash requirement in this group is $30,000. Franchisors set their own capital requirements, and lenders usually finance part of the total investment.
Are these figures guaranteed?
No. The figures come from franchise disclosure data and public listings and change with every annual FDD. Confirm fees in Items 5 and 6 and the investment in Item 7 of each brand's current FDD.
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Figures are compiled from franchise disclosure data and public listings as of October 2026 and may have changed. Brand names belong to their owners; listing does not imply endorsement. Not an offer to sell a franchise.