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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of AristoCare vs In Home Personal Services including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $148,900 - $259,400 | $45,750 - $122,000 |
Franchise Fee | $36,000 | $25,000 - $32,500 |
Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | - | 1.5% |
Year Founded | 1999 | 2004 |
Year Franchised | 2003 | 2009 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | $5K | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/Yes | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | No/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | No/Yes | -/- |
Receivables | No/Yes | -/- |
Payroll | No/Yes | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | Additional training available as needed | On-The-Job Training: 71 hours Classroom Training: 41 hours |
Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
Operations |
0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
AristoCare is a comprehensive home health agency. We are dedicated to providing quality, reliable, and cost effective care to our clients and their families. All of our offices are locally owned and operated. Our Owner and Founder Dana Rambow, RN, is nationally recognized, specializing in Home Healthcare for over 25 years. AristoCare provides professional staff, which is thoroughly screened, to clients in the comfort of their own home, hospital or facility setting. Our goal is to keep seniors living independently as long as possible, aging with dignity while providing a safe environment. Each case is unique so our care plan is individualized based on the client's needs. Our RN and Service Coordinator are on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our flexibility in providing care, follow-up and communication is what makes AristoCare the agency of choice for many seniors.
Home Care is a high demand and very profitable industry many entrepreneurs should consider. Quality in-home care, privately paid for by the client, is now a vital part of the long-term care solution for millions because it provides seniors a choice where they want to be and how they want to live as they age. Tomorrow’s forecast? Gray. But for investors this means green. The Baby Boomers are hitting their 60s and 70s, and the need for home health care is going to spike, making it the perfect time to invest.
In Home Personal Services has a proven business model with virtually no overhead. Our model provides, fast, friendly, and recurring business opportunities in a protected territory so our franchisees enjoy the growth of their system from the very start.