Is Preferred Care At Home or Options For Senior America cheaper to open?

Preferred Care At Home costs $83,500–$111,500 and Options For Senior America costs $85,800–$110,400 to open (FDD Item 7). Preferred Care At Home has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Preferred Care At Home or Options For Senior America?

FranchiseVerdict grades Preferred Care At Home B and Options For Senior America A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Preferred Care At Home vs Options For Senior America

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Preferred Care At Home and Options For Senior America are senior care franchises. Preferred Care At Home requires an investment of $84K – $112K while Options For Senior America requires $86K – $110K. Options For Senior America discloses average revenue of $1.2M; no Item 19 revenue figure is on file for Preferred Care At Home. Note: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures; Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. FranchiseVerdict rates Preferred Care At Home B (Above average) and Options For Senior America A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Preferred Care At Home	Options For Senior America
Verdict Grade	BAbove average	AStrongest tier
Investment Range	$84K – $112K	$86K – $110K
Franchise Fee	$65K	$48K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/A	$1.2MPer franchisee, not per outlet · Outlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	Limited data	Limited data
Total Units	130	25
Unit Growth (YoY)	+0 units	+7 units
Year Began Franchising	2013	2015
FDD Year	2026	2025