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

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

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

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

CareBuilders At Home vs Assisting Hands Home Care

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both CareBuilders At Home and Assisting Hands Home Care are senior care franchises. CareBuilders At Home requires an investment of $111K – $167K while Assisting Hands Home Care requires $98K – $181K. 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 CareBuilders At Home A (Strongest tier) and Assisting Hands Home Care A (Strongest tier).

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