Franchise opportunities compared
home care advocacy network vs Home Instead
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 and Home Instead 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 (home care advocacy network: 2, Home Instead: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | HChome care advocacy network |  Home Instead |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $141,550 – $237,600 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $92,640 – $350,550 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $54,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $7.00 Continuing royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $5.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1,500 HCAN Marketing/Development fee low 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $2.00 Marketing fund contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 10 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +0 Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 1995 From a verified franchisor listing |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $2,750,876 other Franchised business average gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65 |
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.