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    Seniors Helping Seniors vs Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    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.

    Seniors Helping Seniors2026 FDDSeva Senior Home Care Franchising2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $95,235 – $173,140

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    $114,500 – $277,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $55,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    10%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Seniors Helping Seniors and Seva Senior Home Care Franchising 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 (Seniors Helping Seniors: 26, Seva Senior Home Care Franchising: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $95,235 – $173,140
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    $114,500 – $277,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    $55,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

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

    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

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    10%
    Royalty option fee first year
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

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

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    1%
    National advertising fee — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    135
    Outlets at end of 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    2
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    +0
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 2 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

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

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

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

    Seniors Helping Seniors

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Seva Senior Home Care Franchising
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Naperville affiliate company store
    $812,236
    other Naperville Adjusted gross revenues 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Schaumburg affiliate company store
    $280,178
    other Schaumburg Gross revenue 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38

    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.

    Seniors Helping Seniors vs Seva Senior Home Care Franchising: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Seniors Helping Seniors or Seva Senior Home Care Franchising?
    Seniors Helping Seniors: $95,235 – $173,140 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Seva Senior Home Care Franchising: $114,500 – $277,000 (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 Seniors Helping Seniors and Seva Senior Home Care Franchising royalties compare?
    Seniors Helping Seniors: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); Seva Senior Home Care Franchising: 10% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Seniors Helping Seniors or Seva Senior Home Care Franchising?
    Seniors Helping Seniors: 135 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); Seva Senior Home Care Franchising: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Seniors Helping Seniors and Seva Senior Home Care Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Seniors Helping Seniors has reviewed Item 19 figures for 26 location groups; Seva Senior Home Care Franchising has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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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