Franchise opportunities compared

    The Homeaides System vs Touching Hearts, 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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    The Homeaides System

    $120,003 – $286,155

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    $84,600

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    The Homeaides System

    $59,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    $49,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    The Homeaides System

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • The Homeaides System 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 (The Homeaides System: 1, Touching Hearts, Inc.: 17). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    The Homeaides System

    $120,003 – $286,155
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    $84,600
    Total initial investment — $84,600–$153,700
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    The Homeaides System

    $59,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    The Homeaides System

    7%
    Royalty first $1.5 million revenue rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    The Homeaides System

    2%
    Brand fund rate — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    2%
    Marketing fund fee — up to 2%, currently not collected — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    The Homeaides System

    1
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    69
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    The Homeaides System

    +0
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 1 at end of 2025

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    +4
    Calculated: 65 at end of 2023 → 69 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    The Homeaides System

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

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

    The Homeaides System

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    2007
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    The Homeaides System

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Touching Hearts, Inc.

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    The Homeaides System
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $3,460,620
    other New Haven County gross sales 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Touching Hearts, Inc.
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All participating businesses; open at least one year as of December 31, 2025
    22 units
    other Businesses above average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 31
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25%; open at least one year as of December 31, 2025
    7 units
    other Businesses above average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 31
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Lower Middle 25%; open at least one year as of December 31, 2025
    $1,017,602
    other Maximum gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 31
    +14 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.

    The Homeaides System vs Touching Hearts, Inc.: common questions

    Which costs less to open, The Homeaides System or Touching Hearts, Inc.?
    The Homeaides System: $120,003 – $286,155 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Touching Hearts, Inc.: $84,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Touching Hearts, Inc.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, The Homeaides System or Touching Hearts, Inc.?
    The Homeaides System: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50); Touching Hearts, Inc.: 69 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do The Homeaides System and Touching Hearts, Inc. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    The Homeaides System has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Touching Hearts, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 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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