Emmucare Home HealthFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Emmucare Home Health franchise requires a total initial investment of $79K – $364K, including a $50K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $870K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $79K – $364K
- 13th pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- $870K
- 23rd pct Healthcare
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 6
- 20th pct Healthcare
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Healthcare 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 3.9x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Started franchising in 2023. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $79K – $364K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $870K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 49/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Helping Hands Franchising, LLC
- Incorporated in
- PA
- HQ
- 515 West 4th Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Affiliated brands
- has not in the past and does not now offer franchises in any lines of business
- is the owner of the Licensed Marks
- maintains a pr
- Helping Hands Home Medical Supplies
- Helping Hands Home Health
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Emmucare Home Health franchisees operate in-home healthcare services, managing patient care coordination, staffing, scheduling, and billing for home health visits. Daily operations involve recruiting/training caregivers, managing client relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance, and handling administrative functions to generate revenue through insurance billing and private pay clients.
- CEO
- Kayla Borgess
- Headquarters
- PA
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $18K | $105K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $11K | $209K |
| Total initial investment | $79K | $364K |
Source: Emmucare Home Health 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$157K
18.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
55%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
22 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $79K – $364K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $18K – $105K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $215K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 5% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fe…
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $100 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| 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
- $870K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- Company Owned Outlets
- Sample size
- 4 units
- vs category median 12 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $118K→$1.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 5 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 201 Healthcare brands
vs Healthcare averages
How Emmucare Home Health Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 6
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 33%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 2
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with insufficient financial transparency, unproven scalability, and inadequate franchisee support infrastructure poses material profitability and sustainability risks.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $215,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy,” is supplemented by the addition of the following: No entity or person listed in Items 1 and 2 of this Disclosure Document has at any time during the previous 10 fiscal years (a) filed for bankruptcy protection, (b) been adjudged bankrupt, (c) been reorganized due to insolvency, or (d) b
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
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: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 6 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and market validation
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 prevents assessment of actual profitability despite $655k avg revenue
- 03MINORWide investment range ($79k-$364k) suggests inconsistent startup costs and unclear capital requirements
- 04MINORMinimum weekly royalty requirement creates fixed cost burden regardless of revenue performance
- 05MINORSmall franchisee base (6 units) limits peer support network and increases franchisor dependency risk
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 | 1 |
| Territory type | Population-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Pennsylvania |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 18 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 62 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- POS system
- Business Management System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Business Management System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
3 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Emmucare Home Health · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Emmucare Home Health franchise?
The total investment to open a Emmucare Home Health franchise ranges from $79K – $364K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Emmucare Home Health franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Emmucare Home Health FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $870K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Emmucare Home Health's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Emmucare Home Health (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Emmucare Home Health franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Emmucare Home Health has 6 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Emmucare Home Health a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Emmucare Home Health as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 49 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.