HomeCare Advocacy Network franchise
2025 filing · October 17, 2025Fewer locationsShares sales figures
HomeCare Advocacy Network at a glance
A non-medical home care business providing personal care, companionship and in-home help for seniors and other adults, plus supplemental staffing for care facilities. At the end of 2025 there were 10 HomeCare Advocacy Network locations in the US, 7 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home care and senior care
- Franchisor
- HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Papillion, Nebraska
- Typical size
- 600–800 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $142K–$238K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $49,700
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7% + minimum
- 7% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, subject to a quarterly minimum royalty
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 10
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 7
- Company-owned
- 3
- Change in 3 years
- −1
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 6
- Most in Iowa, Nebraska and Florida
From HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc’s 2025 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 146; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
HomeCare Advocacy Network among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | HomeCare Advocacy Network | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $189,575 | Costs less than 71% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,700 | Higher than 68% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 10 | Fewer than 61% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $687,646 | Lower than 56% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.6× | Higher than 84% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a HomeCare Advocacy Network franchise costs
Opening one HomeCare Advocacy Network costs an estimated $141,550 to $237,600. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are additional funds (3 months) ($30,000 to $80,000) and initial franchise fee ($49,700). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $49,700 | ||
| Training and Development Fee | $6,400 | ||
| Real Estate/Rent | $2,000 | $4,000 | |
| Rent Deposits | $750 | $1,500 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $10,000 | $15,000 | |
| Insurance | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $2,700 | $8,000 | |
| Computer Hardware and Software | $8,000 | ||
| Other Office Equipment, Medical Equipment, and Supplies | $3,000 | $6,000 | |
| Training Expenses | $2,500 | $5,000 | |
| Initial Opening Marketing | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Permits and Licenses | $500 | $10,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Signage | $1,000 | $4,000 | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $30,000 | $80,000 | |
| Total | $141,550 | $237,600 | |
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, page 14
HomeCare Advocacy Network franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,700. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, subject to a quarterly minimum royalty. |
|---|---|
| Technology Fee | Currently $250 per month, subject to increase. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures HomeCare Advocacy Network publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $687,646
- Median revenue
- $710,472
Yearly figures for June 2024 to May 2025, covering franchised offices open the whole June 2024 to May 2025 period (one office opened in 2024 left out) (6 locations). The average and median are worked out from each location's sales as listed in the filing. The average is about 3.6 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, pages 39–41
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | HomeCare Advocacy Network | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −42% / −13% | +6.6% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 25% / 50% | 2.5% / 15% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 25% / 38% | 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 HomeCare Advocacy Network compares
Of the 73 home care franchises on this site, HomeCare Advocacy Network is the 64th cheapest to open and the 46th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | HomeCare Advocacy Network | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $142K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $238K | $175K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $688K | $1.33M | $794K |
| US locations | 10 | 25 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 (+1) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 8 (+7) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 10 (+2) | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 (+2) | 0 | +3 | −1 |
| 2025 | 7 (−5) | 3 | +1 | −6 |
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 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 0 to 7 (+7). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, page 42
2021–2022: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2024 filing, page 45
Where HomeCare Advocacy Network locations are
At the end of 2025, HomeCare Advocacy Network had locations in 6 states. The most are in Iowa, Nebraska and Florida.
- Iowa3
- Nebraska3
- Florida1
- Illinois1
- South Dakota1
- Wisconsin1
Source: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, page 43
Who owns HomeCare Advocacy Network?
HomeCare Advocacy Network franchises are sold by HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc’s 2025 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: HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
HomeCare Advocacy Network filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from HomeCare Advocacy Network Inc’s 2025 filing, issued October 17, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | October 17, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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