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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Amada Senior Care vs Golden Heart Senior Care including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $82,150 - $275,500 | $49,325 - $80,650 |
Franchise Fee | $42,000 - $48,000 | $39,500 |
Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | 1% | - |
Year Founded | 2007 | 2009 |
Year Franchised | 2012 | 2010 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | Owning an Amada Senior Care business requires an investment with two major components - human and financial. Above all, we're looking for good human beings - compassionate and motivated individuals with a drive to help and a drive to become effective business leaders. We can train you in nearly everything else, but nothing can compensate for lack of desire and heart. We look for franchisees who are: *Compassionate/Charitable *Competitively driven to be the best *Urgency in all things *Farmer/Entrepreneur mentality *Confidently Humble | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | -/Yes | -/- |
Start-up Costs | -/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | -/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | -/Yes | -/- |
Receivables | -/Yes | -/- |
Payroll | -/Yes | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | On-The-Job Training: 48 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours | Our training program is designed to get you into business quickly. We have a series of modules you will complete at home before you come to corporate for training. These modules cover establishing your business, hiring caregivers, training on our virtual office software system, and setting up your insurance policies. When you arrive at corporate, you will spend two days going through comprehensive marketing training. We focus on what is important to you, finding clients! |
Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | - |
Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media Website development Email marketing | - |
Operations | - | Franchise can be run from home. *20% of all franchisees own more than one unit. *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 - 30. *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | Yes |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | - | - |
The demand for services in the senior care industry continues to increase every year. More than 10,000 people turn 65 every day and by the end of 2012, the senior population in America will reach nearly 49 million. By 2025, it will grow to nearly 72 million.
True Caring is Exploring All Care Options
There's only one way to say this: Amada is different. Over the last 7 years we have built a business model insisting that seniors and their families explore all of their care options. Amada is one of the only senior care companies in North America that provides in-home non-medical care as well as assisted living placement consulting services. Today, Amada is one of the fastest growing senior care companies in California.
In-home non-medical care is our core service offering. Our services are in demand and include: *Companion Care *Home Helper Services *Personal Care *Respite Care *Meal Preparation *Alzheimer's & Demntia *Housekeeping & Laundry *Medication Reminders *Sleep-Over Attendant Care *Bathing & Grooming *Incontinence Issues *Transport to Dr's Appointments *Personal Emergency Response *FREE Assisted Living Placement ...and so much more
We have extensive franchise development experience unparalleled in the senior care industry. We have unique proprietary marketing systems to help franchisees get clients. We offer multiple revenue streams from the same franchise! We are one of the few companies in the industry that offers Area Representative Franchises (Master Franchises) which provides for high quality support at the local level. We have prime territories available where many others are sold out. Our franchisees can operate from their home office and will utilize our custom virtual office software system. The entire business can be operated from a laptop computer anywhere in the world.
We offer single unit franchise, multi - unit franchises and Master Franchises. We have prime territories available but they are selling quickly.