HomeWell Care Services Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a HomeWell Care Services franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
HomeWell Care Services discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross revenues by business age/territories for 2025; 112 franchisees, 201 territories. Single-territory median $649k (open 1+ years). Multi-territory median $2.06M. Gross margin 48-53%. No net profit/loss disclosed.
What a HomeWell Care Services franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $15,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% 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 | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $69,401 – $233,912 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalties 6-10% depending on option. Brand fund 1%. Local marketing min $1k/mo or 2%. Multiple termination/transfer fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
HomeWell Care Services system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 201 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 20 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets |
20 terminations in 2025; 2 ceased operations. Junzi arbitration loss ($112k awarded). $1.06M settlement.
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 HomeWell Care Services worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $69,401 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 2 | about average |
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 HomeWell Care Services
The franchisor's framing: Gross revenues by business age/territories for 2025; 112 franchisees, 201 territories. Sin… 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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HomeWell Care Services franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a HomeWell Care Services franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $69,401–$233,912, including a $15,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do HomeWell Care Services franchise owners make?
- Gross revenues by business age/territories for 2025; 112 franchisees, 201 territories. Single-territory median $649k (open 1+ years). Multi-territory median $2.06M. Gross margin 48-53%. No net profit/loss disclosed. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the HomeWell Care Services franchise fees?
- HomeWell Care Services' FDD discloses a $15,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalties 6-10% depending on option. Brand fund 1%. Local marketing min $1k/mo or 2%. Multiple termination/transfer fees.
- What is the HomeWell Care Services franchise profit margin?
- HomeWell Care Services does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross revenues by business age/territories for 2025; 112 franchisees, 201 territories. Single-territory median $649k (open 1+ years). Multi-territory median $2.06M. Gross margin 48-53%. No net profit/loss disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 7% 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 HomeWell Care Services franchise failure rate?
- 20 terminations in 2025; 2 ceased operations. Junzi arbitration loss ($112k awarded). $1.06M settlement.
- How many HomeWell Care Services locations are there?
- HomeWell Care Services' FDD reports 201 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does HomeWell Care Services have complaints or lawsuits?
- HomeWell Care Services discloses 2 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 HomeWell Care Services franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. HomeWell Care Services scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 2 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 HomeWell Care Services or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.