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    Home Instead vs HomeWell Care Services

    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.

    Home Instead2026 FDDHomeWell Care Services2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Home Instead

    $92,640 – $350,550

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    HomeWell Care Services

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Home Instead

    $54,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19

    HomeWell Care Services

    $15,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Home Instead

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    HomeWell Care Services

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Home Instead 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 (Home Instead: 1, HomeWell Care Services: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Home Instead

    $92,640 – $350,550
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    HomeWell Care Services

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Home Instead

    $54,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19

    HomeWell Care Services

    $15,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Home Instead

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    HomeWell Care Services

    6%
    Royalty after start-up period
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Home Instead

    2%
    Marketing fund contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    HomeWell Care Services

    1%
    Brand development fund percentage — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    HomeWell Care Services

    201
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    HomeWell Care Services

    +78
    Calculated: 123 at end of 2022 → 201 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    HomeWell Care Services

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

    Home Instead

    1995
    From a verified franchisor listing

    HomeWell Care Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    HomeWell Care Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Home Instead
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $2,750,876
    other Franchised business average gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    HomeWell Care Services
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-territory HomeWell businesses open 10 or more years as of December 31, 2…
    $2,213,260
    other Table 2 Average annual gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-territory HomeWell businesses open 6–9 years as of December 31, 2025
    $3,030,347
    other Table 2 Average annual gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-territory HomeWell businesses open 1–5 years as of December 31, 2025
    $563,570
    other Table 2 Median annual gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    +9 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.

    Home Instead vs HomeWell Care Services: common questions

    How do Home Instead and HomeWell Care Services royalties compare?
    Home Instead: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21); HomeWell Care Services: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Home Instead and HomeWell Care Services disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Home Instead has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; HomeWell Care Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 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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