Franchise opportunities compared
A Place At Home vs home care advocacy network
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- home care advocacy network discloses 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 (A Place At Home: 4, home care advocacy network: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  A Place At Home | HChome care advocacy network |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $88,995 – $167,512 Total Estimate - Single Territory 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26 | $141,550 – $237,600 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 5%–5.5% or $400–$600/mo min Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | $7.00 Continuing royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 1% of percentage of gross sales; currently greater of 1% of gross sales or $150 per territory per month Brand Development Fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | $1,500 HCAN Marketing/Development fee low 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 51 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67 | 10 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +17 Calculated: 34 at end of 2023 → 51 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2017 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2016 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (32 locations) — profit and other measures $518,809 mean Gross Profit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Franchised (32 locations) — revenue $1,035,083 mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Franchised (10 locations) — revenue $507,781 mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Three corporate-owned outlets reported 2025 revenue $790,928 other Council Bluffs, IA 2025 gross revenue total · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised outlet, 2025 monthly revenue reported $1,132,636 other Omaha, NE 2025 gross revenue total · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 |
Item 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.