ComForCare Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a ComForCare franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
ComForCare discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales data for 220 territories (avg $1.3M, median $850K) and 154 owners (avg $2.1M, median $1.3M) open full year 2025. Excludes expenses; actual net income not provided.
What a ComForCare franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $102,475 – $163,925 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Reduced fee option: 6-7% royalty vs. 5% standard. Technology $100/mo, software $480/mo. Local marketing 2% required.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
ComForCare system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 271 |
| Ceased operations | 5 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 14 |
| Closure rate | 1.8% of outlets |
5 ceased operations in 2025; 1 termination; low failure rate historically.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is ComForCare worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $102,475 | about average (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 1.8% of outlets | worse than 65% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 8 | more litigious than 90% of peers |
Benchmarked against every senior & home care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a ComForCare
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data for 220 territories (avg $1.3M, median $850K) and 154 owners (avg $2.1M, … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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ComForCare franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a ComForCare franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $102,475–$163,925, including a $59,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do ComForCare franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data for 220 territories (avg $1.3M, median $850K) and 154 owners (avg $2.1M, median $1.3M) open full year 2025. Excludes expenses; actual net income not provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the ComForCare franchise fees?
- ComForCare's FDD discloses a $59,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Reduced fee option: 6-7% royalty vs. 5% standard. Technology $100/mo, software $480/mo. Local marketing 2% required.
- What is the ComForCare franchise profit margin?
- ComForCare does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data for 220 territories (avg $1.3M, median $850K) and 154 owners (avg $2.1M, median $1.3M) open full year 2025. Excludes expenses; actual net income not provided. Recurring fees alone take about 6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the ComForCare franchise failure rate?
- 5 ceased operations in 2025; 1 termination; low failure rate historically.
- How many ComForCare locations are there?
- ComForCare's FDD reports 271 total outlets, with 5 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 14 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does ComForCare have complaints or lawsuits?
- ComForCare discloses 8 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a ComForCare franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. ComForCare scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 8 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35823-202604-13 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with ComForCare or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.