Franchise opportunities compared
1Heart Caregiver Services vs 2 nd Family
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
1Heart Caregiver Services
$126,735 – $155,623
2026 FDD · Item 72 nd Family
$119,825 – $217,500
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
1Heart Caregiver Services
$60,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 142 nd Family
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
1Heart Caregiver Services
Not available
2 nd Family
5.5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- 1Heart Caregiver Services and 2 nd Family disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (1Heart Caregiver Services: 6, 2 nd Family: 261). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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2 nd Family
System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
1Heart Caregiver Services2 nd FamilyItem 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
1Heart Caregiver Services vs 2 nd Family: common questions
- Which costs less to open, 1Heart Caregiver Services or 2 nd Family?
- 1Heart Caregiver Services: $126,735 – $155,623 (2026 FDD · Item 7); 2 nd Family: $119,825 – $217,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for 2 nd Family. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, 1Heart Caregiver Services or 2 nd Family?
- 1Heart Caregiver Services: 34 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); 2 nd Family: 50 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do 1Heart Caregiver Services and 2 nd Family disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- 1Heart Caregiver Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; 2 nd Family has reviewed Item 19 figures for 261 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full 1Heart Caregiver Services report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full 2 nd Family report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
