Home Matters Caregiving franchise
2026 filing · April 18, 2026Growing
Home Matters Caregiving at a glance
An in-home care business providing personal care, companionship and household help for seniors. At the end of 2025 there were 32 Home Matters Caregiving locations in the US, 31 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home care and senior care
- Franchisor
- Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2020
- 6 years of selling franchises
- Typical size
- 500–750 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $100K–$207K
- Territory of up to about 200,000 people
- Franchise fee
- $52,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Introductions to lenders
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 32
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 31
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- +25
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Home Matters Caregiving among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Home Matters Caregiving | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $153,263 | Costs less than 77% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $52,000 | Higher than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 32 | More than 57% of franchises |
How much a Home Matters Caregiving franchise costs
Opening territory of up to about 200,000 people costs an estimated $99,525 to $207,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Home Matters Caregiving franchise fee
The franchise fee is $52,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty. |
| In-Home Client Care Technology | $600 per month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Home Matters Caregiving does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, page 42
SBA loans to Home Matters Caregiving franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA 7(a) loans for Home Matters Caregiving franchisees in 2026, $514K in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Home Matters Caregiving | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +94% / +417% | +6.6% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 2.5% / 15% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical home care brand is the median of the 34 brands in home care and senior care franchises with three years of counts.
How Home Matters Caregiving compares
Of the 73 home care franchises on this site, Home Matters Caregiving is the 35th cheapest to open and the 32nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Home Matters Caregiving | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $100K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $207K | $175K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $52K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| US locations | 32 | 25 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 61 of 73 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 73 brands in home care and senior care franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 (+6) | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 | 8 (+2) | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 (+8) | 1 | +8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 (+15) | 1 | +15 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: home care franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 0 to 31 (+31). The earlier years come from the brand's 2025 filing.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, page 43
2022: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2025 filing, page 45
Who owns Home Matters Caregiving?
Home Matters Caregiving franchises are sold by Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Home Matters Caregiving filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Senior HealthCare Investments, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 18, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 18, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2025 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
