Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Agency Model gross receipts data (2025) for 59 franchisees: avg $2.05M, median $1.49M. Parts exclude new/closed locations. Cherry-picking: only full-year operators included; selective cohort reporting.
What a Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | 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 | $99,600 – $185,600 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: 5% or $100/week minimum; 1% marketing ($75/week minimum); annual quota deficiency; $12K local marketing annual requirement; transfer $15K+brokerage or $5K to franchisee.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 146 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 0.7% of outlets |
5 Registry Model ceased 2025; minimal recent Agency terminations/transfers suggest system stability.
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 Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $99,600 | about average (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.7% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 6 | more litigious than 86% 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 Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model)
The franchisor's framing: Agency Model gross receipts data (2025) for 59 franchisees: avg $2.05M, median $1.49M. Par… 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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Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $99,600–$185,600, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise owners make?
- Agency Model gross receipts data (2025) for 59 franchisees: avg $2.05M, median $1.49M. Parts exclude new/closed locations. Cherry-picking: only full-year operators included; selective cohort reporting. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise fees?
- Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model)'s FDD discloses a $49,500 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. Royalty: 5% or $100/week minimum; 1% marketing ($75/week minimum); annual quota deficiency; $12K local marketing annual requirement; transfer $15K+brokerage or $5K to franchisee.
- What is the Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise profit margin?
- Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Agency Model gross receipts data (2025) for 59 franchisees: avg $2.05M, median $1.49M. Parts exclude new/closed locations. Cherry-picking: only full-year operators included; selective cohort reporting. 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 Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise failure rate?
- 5 Registry Model ceased 2025; minimal recent Agency terminations/transfers suggest system stability.
- How many Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) locations are there?
- Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model)'s FDD reports 146 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) have complaints or lawsuits?
- Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) discloses 6 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 Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 6 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Griswold Home Care (Full Employment Model) or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.