Franchise opportunities compared

    First Day vs Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    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

    First Day

    $138,780 – $248,080

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    $99,600 – $185,600

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    First Day

    $70,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    $49,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    First Day

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • First Day figures come from its 2025 FDD and Griswold Home Care, Inc. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • First Day and Griswold Home Care, Inc. 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 (First Day: 1, Griswold Home Care, Inc.: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    First Day

    $138,780 – $248,080
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    $99,600 – $185,600
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    First Day

    $70,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    First Day

    5%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    First Day

    1%
    National brand development fund, current contribution — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    1%
    General marketing rate — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    First Day

    4
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    63
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    First Day

    +2
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    −21
    Calculated: 84 at end of 2022 → 63 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    First Day

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    First Day

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    1984
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    First Day

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Griswold Home Care, Inc.

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    First Day
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $453
    other COGS
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Griswold Home Care, Inc.
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All qualifying Agency Model franchised locations operating through the entire m…
    $1,492,691
    other All franchise locations median gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Agency Model franchise locations operating in a single territory for the full m…
    $707,699
    other Single territory median gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Five affiliate-owned locations operating in 11 territories
    $2,713,620
    other affiliate-owned location gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    +1 more groups in the full report

    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.

    First Day vs Griswold Home Care, Inc.: common questions

    Which costs less to open, First Day or Griswold Home Care, Inc.?
    First Day: $138,780 – $248,080 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Griswold Home Care, Inc.: $99,600 – $185,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Griswold Home Care, Inc.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do First Day and Griswold Home Care, Inc. royalties compare?
    First Day: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); Griswold Home Care, Inc.: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, First Day or Griswold Home Care, Inc.?
    First Day: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Griswold Home Care, Inc.: 63 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do First Day and Griswold Home Care, Inc. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    First Day has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Griswold Home Care, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 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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