Home Helpers vs Nurse Next Door Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Home Helpers Franchise
Nurse Next Door Franchise
Investment $84,450 - $136,600$105,100 - $199,300
Franchise Fee $48,900$55,000
Royalty Fee 3%-6%5%
Advertising Fee 0.5%-2%1%
Year Founded 19972001
Year Franchised 19972007
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Home Helpers Franchise
Nurse Next Door Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Home Helpers Franchise
Nurse Next Door Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees Yes/No-/Yes
Start-up Costs No/No-/Yes
Equipment No/No-/Yes
Inventory No/No-/Yes
Receivables No/No-/Yes
Payroll No/No-/Yes

Training & Support

 
Home Helpers Franchise
Nurse Next Door Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 1 week * Sales & marketing boot camps throughout the year 1 week plus ongoing support
Support * Newsletter * Meetings * Toll-free phone line * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations 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 slicks * National media * Regional advertising Other marketing support * Marketing materials, promotional items, intranet-
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

5% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (96% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans

 
Home Helpers Franchise
Nurse Next Door Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Home Helpers

Senior Care is BOOMING! Ranked #1 in Senior Care for the past five years, Home Helpers gives you the opportunity to build a rewarding business providing exceptional non-medical and personal care in an industry with high profit potential and is a great business opportunity. Following our proven system, you'll receive comprehensive franchise training, ongoing support, an effective marketing program and much more to aid in your franchises success. Enjoy the benefits that come with franchise business ownership and feel good about helping others. Call today to learn more! 1-800-216-4196 Entrepreneur Franchise Magazine Our Track Record of Success
Home Helpers has been a franchise leader in the senior and in-home care markets for many years. In fact, Entrepreneur magazine has ranked us as the #1 Senior Care Franchise and Best of the Best for the past 5 years as well as a Top 101 Home Based Franchise and Top Low-Cost Franchise. #1 Senior Care Franchise "Best of the Best" Top 101 Home Based Franchise Top Low-Cost Franchise With offices in more than 500 communities worldwide, we continue to open a new office every few days. And with the senior home care market growing so quickly, the opportunity in home care is tremendous. In fact, year over year, our franchisee owners have seen, on average, as much as a 24% increase in sales and have watched the value of their franchise in home investment continue to increase each year.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Home Helpers Home Care franchised business that offers the minimum required services (senior care and home care) is from $84,450 to $136,600. This includes $57,100 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate.
If the population of your territory is greater than 250,000, you must pay an additional $500 for all or part of every 1,000 people over 250,000.
The total additional investment necessary to offer optional skilled care services is $36,250 to $56,750 and the total additional investment to become Medicare certified (also optional) is $160,250 to $267,750, none of which is paid to the franchisor or an affiliate.

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In Franchise Business Reviews Top 200.
#142 in Franchise 500 for 2021. Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.



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.