Nurse Next Door Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Nurse Next Door franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Nurse Next Door 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 months 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. Avg first-year sales $221,375 (median $139,239); 29% met/exceeded average. Data excludes pre-Oct 2020 territories, COVID impact. 31 territories ceased operations.
What a Nurse Next Door franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $72,000 | 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 | $119,286 – $217,210 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty + 7% care services fee (or $300 min); $600/mo tech maintenance; 1% brand fund; 2% local marketing ($1-2K min); renewal 10%; audit $1.5-5K + $10K fine.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Nurse Next Door system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 71 |
| Ceased operations | 11 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 6 |
| Closure rate | 15.5% of outlets |
31 territories ceased 2020-2025; 11 ceased in 2025 alone. High churn suggests profitability challenges.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Nurse Next Door worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $119,286 | pricier than 73% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 15.5% of outlets | worse than 92% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 4 | more litigious than 76% 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 Nurse Next Door
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data for months 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. Avg first-year sales $221,375 (median $139… 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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Nurse Next Door franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Nurse Next Door franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $119,286–$217,210, including a $72,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Nurse Next Door franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data for months 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. Avg first-year sales $221,375 (median $139,239); 29% met/exceeded average. Data excludes pre-Oct 2020 territories, COVID impact. 31 territories ceased operations. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Nurse Next Door franchise fees?
- Nurse Next Door's FDD discloses a $72,000 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. 5% royalty + 7% care services fee (or $300 min); $600/mo tech maintenance; 1% brand fund; 2% local marketing ($1-2K min); renewal 10%; audit $1.5-5K + $10K fine.
- What is the Nurse Next Door franchise profit margin?
- Nurse Next Door does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data for months 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. Avg first-year sales $221,375 (median $139,239); 29% met/exceeded average. Data excludes pre-Oct 2020 territories, COVID impact. 31 territories ceased operations. 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 Nurse Next Door franchise failure rate?
- 31 territories ceased 2020-2025; 11 ceased in 2025 alone. High churn suggests profitability challenges.
- How many Nurse Next Door locations are there?
- Nurse Next Door's FDD reports 71 total outlets, with 11 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 6 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Nurse Next Door have complaints or lawsuits?
- Nurse Next Door discloses 4 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 Nurse Next Door franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Nurse Next Door scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 4 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Nurse Next Door or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.