Assisting Hands Home Care
Bottom line
- Total investment $177K – $590K including a $157K franchise fee, 50.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $130K/year (median $54K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 59 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 37.5% CAGR over 3 years with 23 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 Assisting Hands Home Care unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-7%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate in-home personal care and assistance services (elder care, disability support, post-operative recovery) by recruiting, hiring, training, and managing caregiver staff who provide direct services to clients. Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, caregiver scheduling/payroll, compliance with healthcare regulations, and quality assurance of care delivery.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 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).
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Assisting Hands presents meaningful caution-level risk: missing profitability disclosures, unconventional fee structure, stagnant unit growth, and home care industry labor/regulatory headwinds warrant deep validation before committing $177K-$590K.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo average net income disclosed despite $129,765 avg revenue — inability or unwillingness to share profitability data is a major transparency concern
- 02MEDUnusual royalty structure (50% of royalty fee) is confusing and suggests potential hidden costs or non-standard fee arrangements not clearly disclosed
- 03MEDSmall and slow-growing franchise system (23 units, 10% YoY growth) indicates weak brand momentum and limited peer support network
- 04MINORZero franchise fee is atypical and may indicate difficulty attracting franchisees or subsidized entry masking true unit economics
- 05HIGHGoing Concern = False status unclear but warrants immediate clarification on franchisor financial stability
- 06MINORHome care industry highly dependent on labor availability, worker retention, and regulatory compliance — high operational complexity
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Assisting Hands Home Care · FDD (2024) PDF