Preferred Care at Home Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Preferred Care at Home franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Preferred Care at Home discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross revenue only (2024, 85 units). Excludes expenses. Excludes new/non-operational locations. Cherry-picks full-year performers.
What a Preferred Care at Home franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $64,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $83,500 – $111,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: 3-tiered structure, $200/mo minimum. Ad fee: $180/mo (flat); 1% option reserved, up to 3% permitted.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Is Preferred Care at Home worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $83,500 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| 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 Preferred Care at Home
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross revenue only (2024, 85 units). Excludes expenses. Excludes new/non-operati… 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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Preferred Care at Home franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Preferred Care at Home franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $83,500–$111,500, including a $64,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Preferred Care at Home franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross revenue only (2024, 85 units). Excludes expenses. Excludes new/non-operational locations. Cherry-picks full-year performers. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Preferred Care at Home franchise fees?
- Preferred Care at Home's FDD discloses a $64,500 initial franchise fee. Royalty: 3-tiered structure, $200/mo minimum. Ad fee: $180/mo (flat); 1% option reserved, up to 3% permitted.
- What is the Preferred Care at Home franchise profit margin?
- Preferred Care at Home does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross revenue only (2024, 85 units). Excludes expenses. Excludes new/non-operational locations. Cherry-picks full-year performers. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut 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 Preferred Care at Home franchise failure rate?
- Item 20 tables present but specific termination/ceased counts not extractable from images.
- How many Preferred Care at Home locations are there?
- Preferred Care at Home's FDD reports 85 total outlets. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Preferred Care at Home have complaints or lawsuits?
- Preferred Care at Home 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 Preferred Care at Home franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Preferred Care at Home scores D on disclosure honesty, and discloses 4 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 Preferred Care at Home or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.