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ameriCARE

Formerly known as Home Health Care, Inc.

Health & Wellness - Senior CareFranchising since 2013Website
Investment
$241K – $414K
94th pct Senior Care
Avg revenue
74th pct Senior Care
Royalty
Units
8
29th pct Senior Care
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $241K – $414K including a $189K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 22 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
HHCI, LLC
Incorporated in
Georgia
HQ
2018 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 575, Atlanta GA 30339
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$720K
vs $1.1M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one ameriCARE unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $241K–$414K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $38K–$62K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

42%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$158K
EBITDA margin
21.0%
Total invested
$377K
Payback
29 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

AmeriCARE franchisees operate mobile or facility-based elder care, medical staffing, or home health services, likely managing caregiver recruitment, client matching, scheduling, and ongoing care coordination. Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, staff management, compliance with healthcare regulations, and service delivery oversight.

CEO
Richard Houden
Founded
2013
FDD year
2026
States available
7

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$241K – $414K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$38K – $62K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$189K
Royalty
1/3 of Royalties collected (effectively 2% of Gross Sales)
Ad fund
$400 per month (National Advertising Fund)
Total fee load
2.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
8
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
3
Turnover rate
37.5%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-20.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-33.3%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
8-2
Franchised units
2025
10
Franchised units
2026
12
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 12 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 12 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
22
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

57
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE57 / 100

AmeriCARE exhibits high-risk investment profile with aggressive unit decline (-20% YoY), undisclosed financials preventing ROI validation, and a top-heavy fee structure relative to an unproven 8-unit system.

Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDSevere unit contraction: 20% YoY decline (8 units) indicates systemic failure or market rejection
  2. 02MINORNo financial disclosure (Item 19): Cannot validate average unit economics or ROI claims
  3. 03MINORHigh initial investment ($240k-$414k) with only 2% royalty structure suggests unproven unit-level profitability
  4. 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($189k) represents 79-78% of total investment—disproportionate upfront cost with unclear value
  5. 05MINORInsufficient unit base (8 units) to demonstrate proven, scalable business model
  6. 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into declining brand without exit flexibility

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population-based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
1 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Georgia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
24 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
WellSky Personal Care
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

13 numbers

Locked
(410) 576-••••
MD
(317) 232-••••
IN
(612) 539-••••
MN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

ameriCARE · FDD (2026) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above