Nurse Next Door vs Senior Care Authority Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Nurse Next Door vs Senior Care Authority including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Nurse Next Door Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
Investment	$105,100 - $199,300	$20,000 - $245,400
Franchise Fee	$55,000	$10,000 - $52,500
Royalty Fee	5%	8%
Advertising Fee	1%	-
Year Founded	2001	2009
Year Franchised	2007	2014
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Nurse Next Door Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
Experience	-	Although professional service or sales experience can be a plus – Senior Care Authority will provide you with hands-on technical training before you open your “doors” for business and will be there for you every step of the way as you learn how to run and operate your location.
Financing Options
	Nurse Next Door Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/Yes	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/Yes	-/Yes
Equipment	-/Yes	-/-
Inventory	-/Yes	-/-
Receivables	-/Yes	-/-
Payroll	-/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Nurse Next Door Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
Training	1 week plus ongoing support	Our training program incorporates a self-paced home study industry curriculum including training taught by specialists in nursing, geriatric care, assisted living, in-home care, dementia, hospital administration, elder law attorneys and placement. Further training includes technology and business development, territory development training and mentoring. Upon completion of training, a 3-day site-visit at your location and a one-on-one coaching and mentoring program for 3+ months. All franchisees receive ongoing mentoring for the life of their franchise as needed.
Support	We are fanatical about our support When we launched our franchise system, we researched every great franchise company. We mapped out the ultimate support model based on our findings. Many competitors are woefully lacking in this area. Even the ones that are good at training often leave their franchisees alone once it's complete. We also knew you couldn't learn this business in a 1-week training program. As a result, we developed our intensive business-coaching program. When you join our family, you are assigned a coach. Your coach will walk you through the start up process step-by-step as you grow the business from start up to fully-operational. Once you have been operational for 1 year, the relationship evolves into more of an analysis of specific functions. Your call (now every 2 weeks) will delve into aspects of your business to help you get better.	-
Marketing	-	Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	-	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 3
Expansion Plans
	Nurse Next Door Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	Yes	Yes
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Nurse Next Door

Culture is our secret weapon. This is where we really stand out. Named a top employer both locally and nationally - we get the people business. You will not find another health care organization like us. Our culture has made us a brand to be reckoned with. Culture is why we are becoming famous for our legendary customer service. Having a top culture will help you attract talent - because people will love working for you - and clients as a result. We make it easy Running a homecare business is challenging. It's highly administrative with a lot of employees who change schedules daily, servicing clients whose schedules and needs also change daily. And this happens 7 days a week. It's no wonder so many home care business owners burn out before they can achieve maximum success. We handle the scheduling needs for you 24/7.
You can rest your head on your pillow at night and not worry about the phone ringing. You don't have to spend your weekends scheduling - we want you rested so that you hit Monday morning fresh. You'll be able to focus on building your business, not maintaining it. We are the ONLY company in the world that provides this service to their franchise partners.
 Meet your Franchise Support Team:
 * The Start Up Specialist - To help you through the first year of operations
 * The "Grow Right, Grow Fast" Coach - To help the more seasoned partners transition from start up to building a more strategic business
 * The Business Intelligence Coach - To help you focus on the metrics and financial performance of your business when you need it. (AKA the "help you make more money" coach)
 * The PR professional - Dedicated to help you (and the brand) land media opportunities in print, radio, television and online
 * The Analytics Team - To analyze your business performance and help you through key decisions as you scale your business
 * The "Accelerate" Business Coach - For when you need that extra push and in-depth strategy to get you through a challenging cycle
 This doesn't even include our founders and the support they will provide -try finding a company our size that does that!

 Testimonial " Being a part of Nurse Next Door has been so great for both of us. The culture of Nurse Next Door is contagious, and our core values are so easy to live in our business and our everyday life. Owning this business has allowed us to both do what we love and still have an exceptional work-life balance."
 -Todd and Amanda Carwell, Edmonton, AB

 Interested parties should have at least $100K to invest.

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee

#206 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

About Senior Care Authority

Senior Care Authority has a unique franchised organization that has a national network of professionals helping families locate the best long-term living options for their loved ones.  We’ve establish confidence from our clients by meeting them personally and guiding them through often difficult decisions in the placement process. Our reputation is untarnished in each community we operate in, provide dependable, reliable marketing and referrals to generate new customers and leverage technology, systems and processes that have been proven to produce consistent and profitable results.
Our Primary Services:
Senior Placement
ElderCare Consulting

Why Senior Care Authority?

• Proven system with satisfied franchisees.
• Flexible training program... own pace. Videos available for franchisee to review again even after starting the business.
• On-site visitation from management to establish relationships with assisted living partners.
• Lead generation program through company’s online marketing efforts and strategic alliances. Leads automatically populate into Company’s state-of-the-art Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program designed for Senior Placement Agencies.
• Proven marketing strategies in developing new business.
• Easy to use Social Media Platform for blogging and various social media sites.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Senior Care Authority® business is between $20,000 and $82,400. This includes between $10,000 to $53,150 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliates.