Visiting Angels Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Visiting Angels franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Visiting Angels discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 Revenue vs. Longevity chart shows 550 franchisees' actual annual revenues by months since training. Median performer ~$1-1.5M range. No income projections provided.
What a Visiting Angels franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $51,950 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 3.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2.5% 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 | $125,460 – $171,150 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty tiered 3.5%-3.0% based on revenue; co-op ad 2.5%-2.0%; escalating minimums; late fees 10% + 0.167%/day.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Visiting Angels system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 541 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 6 |
| Transferred to new owners | 18 |
| Closure rate | 0.4% of outlets |
9 closures in 2025; 6 terminations; minimal transfers suggest retention challenges.
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 Visiting Angels worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $125,460 | pricier than 82% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.4% of outlets | better than most (median 0.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 5 | more litigious than 82% 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 Visiting Angels
The franchisor's framing: 2025 Revenue vs. Longevity chart shows 550 franchisees' actual annual revenues by months s… 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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Visiting Angels franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Visiting Angels franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $125,460–$171,150, including a $51,950 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Visiting Angels franchise owners make?
- 2025 Revenue vs. Longevity chart shows 550 franchisees' actual annual revenues by months since training. Median performer ~$1-1.5M range. No income projections provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Visiting Angels franchise fees?
- Visiting Angels' FDD discloses a $51,950 initial franchise fee, a 3.5% royalty on gross sales, a 2.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty tiered 3.5%-3.0% based on revenue; co-op ad 2.5%-2.0%; escalating minimums; late fees 10% + 0.167%/day.
- What is the Visiting Angels franchise profit margin?
- Visiting Angels does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 Revenue vs. Longevity chart shows 550 franchisees' actual annual revenues by months since training. Median performer ~$1-1.5M range. No income projections 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 Visiting Angels franchise failure rate?
- 9 closures in 2025; 6 terminations; minimal transfers suggest retention challenges.
- How many Visiting Angels locations are there?
- Visiting Angels' FDD reports 541 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 18 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Visiting Angels have complaints or lawsuits?
- Visiting Angels discloses 5 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 Visiting Angels franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Visiting Angels scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 5 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 Visiting Angels or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.