Is Assisting Hands Home Care or CareBuilders At Home cheaper to open?

Assisting Hands Home Care costs $98,050–$181,200 and CareBuilders At Home costs $110,700–$166,500 to open (FDD Item 7). Assisting Hands Home Care has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Assisting Hands Home Care or CareBuilders At Home?

FranchiseVerdict grades Assisting Hands Home Care A and CareBuilders At Home A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Assisting Hands Home Care vs CareBuilders At Home

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Assisting Hands Home Care and CareBuilders At Home are senior care franchises. Assisting Hands Home Care requires an investment of $98K – $181K while CareBuilders At Home requires $111K – $167K. CareBuilders At Home discloses average revenue of $1.9M; Assisting Hands Home Care does not report Item 19 data. Note: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Assisting Hands Home Care has SBA lending data on file with a 8.8% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Assisting Hands Home Care A (Strongest tier) and CareBuilders At Home A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Assisting Hands Home Care	CareBuilders At Home
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$98K – $181K	$111K – $167K
Franchise Fee	$55K	$50K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	9.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/AIncl. company outlets	$1.9MOutlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	8.8% (34 loans)	N/A
Total Units	237	28
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2006	2012
FDD Year	2024	2026