We Care Health Services vs Senior Care Authority Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	We Care Health Services Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
Investment	$125,000 - $150,000	$20,000 - $245,400
Franchise Fee	$40,000	$10,000 - $52,500
Royalty Fee	-	8%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1984	2009
Year Franchised	1986	2014
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	We Care Health Services 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
	We Care Health Services Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/-
Inventory	-/-	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	We Care Health Services Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
Training	-	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	-	-
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
	We Care Health Services Franchise	Senior Care Authority Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	Yes	Yes
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About We Care Health Services

At We Care, we understand that seniors, and others who need care and support, enjoy an improved quality-of-life when they continue living at home in familiar surroundings. That’s why we’ve created the most professional, compassionate and attentive home care program in Canada. And it’s how we’ve grown into Canada’s largest independently owned home health service.

We’re locally based, so we understand your community and its history. We know the area’s unique character. Our own families are growing up here and in many instances, our parents and grandparents have helped shape the community’s history.

On the bigger scale, we’re nationally linked, with over 50 locations across Canada. We share successful practices, provide exclusive services, and are there when you need us.

It’s our compassion, along with the resourcefulness of a professional national network, that make us the care provider of choice for thousands of families all across Canada.

Established in 1984, We Care Health Services is now Canada's largest franchise system in the health care industry. We Care franchisees benefit from exploding demand for our services due to aging populations and government cutbacks, as well as the extensive support and infrastructure required to supply that demand.

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.