ComForCare Home CareFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A ComForCare Home Care franchise requires a total initial investment of $73K – $164K, including a $59K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.2M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 10.6% charge-off rate across 47 loans[1]. Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $73K – $164K
- 20th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- $1.2M
- 41st pct Senior Care
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 51st pct Senior Care
- Units
- 229
- 84th pct Senior Care
- SBA default
- 10.6%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Senior Care avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 10.1x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Franchising since 2000. Systems this mature have refined operations and brand recognition.
Bottom line
- Total investment $73K – $164K including a $59K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $754K).
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 10.6% across 47 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- ComForCare Franchise Systems, LLC
- Parent company
- Best Life Brands, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- The Riverside Company
- Predecessor
- franchisor was ComForCare Health Care Holdings
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- MI
- HQ
- 900 Wilshire Drive, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
- Auditor
- RSM US LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $25.0M
- vs $28.4M prior year
Overview
About
ComForCare franchisees operate home care services, dispatching caregivers to provide in-home assistance to elderly, disabled, and recovering clients. Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, caregiver recruitment and scheduling, quality assurance, billing/payroll, and regulatory compliance. The business model is labor-intensive with thin margins dependent on caregiver retention and billable utilization rates.
- CEO
- J.J. Sorrenti
- Headquarters
- MI
- Founded
- 2000
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 34
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing · 28 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Single Unit)not refundable | $30K | $59K | |
| Travel Expenses for Training (Single Unit)not refundable | $0 | $8K | |
| Real Estate & Related Expenses - 3 months (Single Unit)not refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Office Equipment (Single Unit)not refundable | $2K | $7K | |
| Computer Systems - 3 Months (Single Unit)not refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Signs (Single Unit)not refundable | $100 | $575 | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs (Single Unit)not refundable | $1K | $6K | |
| Licensing Fees (Single Unit)not refundable | $0 | $6K | |
| Accreditation Fees (Single Unit)not refundable | $0 | $10K | |
| Insurance - 3 months (Single Unit)not refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Office Supplies (Single Unit)not refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Local Marketing - 3 Months (Single Unit)not refundable | $6K | $6K | |
| Recruiting Expenses - 3 Months (Single Unit)not refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Additional Funds - 3-6 Months (Single Unit)not refundable | $24K | $46K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $59K | $153K | |
| Travel Expenses for Training (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $0 | $8K | |
| Real Estate & Related Expenses - 3 months (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Office Equipment (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $2K | $7K | |
| Computer Systems - 3 Months (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Signs (Multi-Unit)not refundable | $100 | $575 | |
| Total initial investment | $186K | $444K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$203K
17.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
132%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
9 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $73K – $164K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $24K – $46K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $59K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $100 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.2M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $754K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 190 units
- vs category median 22 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $8K→$18.4M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 70 Senior Care brands
Revenue is 10.1x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Senior Care averages
How ComForCare Home Care Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 229
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 9
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 2
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 4.1%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +5.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +7.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 101
- Closed (3yr)
- 7
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 1
- Transfers (3yr)
- 12
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 3
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 10.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 70.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 47
- Loan volume
- $15.1M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 10.6%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 64.3%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 16.7%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 15
- Defaults
- 5
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into ComForCare Home Care's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 8-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
ComForCare presents elevated risk due to active multi-jurisdictional litigation, absence of earnings disclosure, anemic growth, and wage compliance concerns endemic to the home care business model.
Litigation (Item 3)
15 case reference(s): 0 pending, 1 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $75,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · RSM US LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHMultiple active litigation cases including FTC complaint, wage violation class action, and state regulatory non-compliance—suggests systemic operational or compliance issues
- 02MEDNo disclosed average net income (Item 19) despite $1.19M average revenue—inability or unwillingness to share profitability raises earnings claim transparency concerns
- 03MINORSlow unit growth of 4.6% YoY with 229 units is anemic for home care franchise sector—suggests market saturation, franchisee struggle, or brand stagnation
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($59K franchise fee + up to $163.9K total) paired with undisclosed net income creates unfavorable risk-reward ratio
- 05MINORWage violation class action in home care sector is particularly damaging—home care is labor-intensive; wage liability directly impacts franchisee profitability and legal exposure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | ZIP code based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Michigan |
| Litigation count | 8 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
15 case reference(s): 0 pending, 1 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 86 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 28 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and at franchisor location
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- SwyftOps
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: SwyftOps
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
99 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
ComForCare Home Care · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a ComForCare Home Care franchise?
The total investment to open a ComForCare Home Care franchise ranges from $73K – $164K, with an initial franchise fee of $59K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do ComForCare Home Care franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the ComForCare Home Care FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.2M. The median is $754K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is ComForCare Home Care's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, ComForCare Home Care has a charge-off rate of 10.6% across 47 loans, meaning 10.6% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many ComForCare Home Care franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, ComForCare Home Care has 229 total units in the United States, including 212 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is ComForCare Home Care a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates ComForCare Home Care as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 61 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.