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    Home Instead vs Interim Healthcare 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.

    Home Instead2026 FDDInterim Healthcare Inc.2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Home Instead

    $92,640 – $350,550

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    $422,150 – $628,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Home Instead

    $54,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Home Instead

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    3.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    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, Interim Healthcare Inc.: 40). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Home Instead

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

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    $422,150 – $628,000
    Primary services, home health and hospice initial investment — $422,150 to $628,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Home Instead

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

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Home Instead

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

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    3.5%
    Ongoing fees, royalty basis and quotas — 3.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Home Instead

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

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    209
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    −29
    Calculated: 238 at end of 2023 → 209 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Home Instead

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

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

    Home Instead

    1995
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

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

    Home Instead

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Interim Healthcare Inc.

    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
    Interim Healthcare Inc.
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part2 bottom10 hospice territories
    $2,897,701
    other Part2 bottom10 hospice territories 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part2 top10 hospice territories
    $6,373,619
    other Part2 top10 hospice territories 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part1 top50 healthcare territories
    $57,621,347
    other Part1 top50 healthcare territories 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64
    +37 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 Interim Healthcare Inc.: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Home Instead or Interim Healthcare Inc.?
    Home Instead: $92,640 – $350,550 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Interim Healthcare Inc.: $422,150 – $628,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Home Instead. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Home Instead and Interim Healthcare Inc. royalties compare?
    Home Instead: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21); Interim Healthcare Inc.: 3.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Home Instead and Interim Healthcare Inc. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Home Instead has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Interim Healthcare Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 40 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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