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    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services vs Seniors Helping Seniors

    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.

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services2025 FDDSeniors Helping Seniors2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    $119,286

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $95,235 – $173,140

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $55,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services figures come from its 2025 FDD and Seniors Helping Seniors figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Seniors Helping Seniors 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 (Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services: 3, Seniors Helping Seniors: 26). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    $119,286
    Single unit — Total initial investment: $119,286 to $217,210
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $95,235 – $173,140
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $55,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    5%
    Royalty — 5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    6%
    Royalty: greater of minimum monthly royalty or 6% of Gross Sales up to $400,000 and 5% above $400,000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    1%
    Brand development fund maximum 1% of Gross Sales; currently no fee assessed — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    71
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    135
    Outlets at end of 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    −3
    Calculated: 74 at end of 2023 → 71 at end of 2025

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Seniors Helping Seniors

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

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Seniors Helping Seniors

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

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Months13–24 mature territories; 19 immature excluded
    $2,134,807
    other Months13–24
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Months25–36 mature territories; 36 immature excluded
    $1,789,703
    other Months25–36
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise clients during twelfth operating month
    $18,150
    other Twelfth month gross sales per client
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Seniors Helping Seniors
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Survey respondents completed at least first year
    56 clients
    other 2025 survey
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part time
    $444,431
    other Part time 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part time 2023
    $137,785
    other Part time 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    +23 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.

    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services vs Seniors Helping Seniors: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services or Seniors Helping Seniors?
    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services: $119,286 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28); Seniors Helping Seniors: $95,235 – $173,140 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Seniors Helping Seniors. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services and Seniors Helping Seniors royalties compare?
    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18); Seniors Helping Seniors: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services or Seniors Helping Seniors?
    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services: 71 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60); Seniors Helping Seniors: 135 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services and Seniors Helping Seniors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Seniors Helping Seniors has reviewed Item 19 figures for 26 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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