Qualicare franchise
2025 filing · October 14, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Qualicare at a glance
An in-home care business providing non-medical care for seniors and people with chronic or acute illness. At the end of 2025 there were 33 Qualicare locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Home care and senior care
- Franchisor
- Qualicare of America, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2011
- 14 years of selling franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $98K–$174K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $49,700
- For a territory of up to 300,000 people ($200 more for each extra 1,000 people)
- Royalty
- 5% + minimum
- 5% of gross sales, paid monthly; from the 7th month the minimum is $600 a month per territory, and from the 13th month $1,200
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Renewal fee
- $6,500
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 33
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 33
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +7
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 8
- Most in Arizona, California and Texas
From Qualicare of America, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Qualicare among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Qualicare | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $136,150 | Costs less than 80% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,700 | Higher than 68% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 33 | More than 58% of franchises |
How much a Qualicare franchise costs
Opening one Qualicare costs an estimated $98,150 to $174,150. 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: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 24
Qualicare franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,700, for a territory of up to 300,000 people ($200 more for each extra 1,000 people). You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid monthly; from the 7th month the minimum is $600 a month per territory, and from the 13th month $1,200. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
| Renewal Fee | $6,500 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 15
Other fees as filed, from page 16. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Qualicare publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average net sales
- $852,618
- Median net sales
- $330,000
Yearly figures for fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, per franchisee, nine franchisees (27 units, one location each) open the whole fiscal year.
Sales are what the business takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 49–50
SBA loans to Qualicare franchisees
Lenders approved 8 SBA 7(a) loans for Qualicare franchisees from 2016 to 2025, $985K in all. Of the 3 that have ended, 2 were paid in full and 1 was charged off. The other 5 haven’t ended 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 | Qualicare | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +18% / +27% | +6.6% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 36% / 85% | 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 Qualicare compares
Of the 73 home care franchises on this site, Qualicare is the 34th cheapest to open and the 31st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Qualicare | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $98K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $174K | $175K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| US locations | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 (+3) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 36 (+10) | 0 | +11 | −1 |
| 2024 | 28 (−8) | 0 | +3 | −11 |
| 2025 | 33 (+5) | 0 | +15 | −10 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Years end May 31.
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 23 to 33 (+10, +43%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 52
2022: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2024 filing, page 52
Where Qualicare locations are
At the end of 2025, Qualicare had franchised locations in 8 states. The most are in Arizona, California and Texas.
- Arizona9
- California9
- Texas4
- Florida3
- Georgia3
- Indiana2
Source: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 52
Who owns Qualicare?
Qualicare franchises are sold by Qualicare of America, Inc.
From Qualicare of America, Inc’s 2025 filing.
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: Qualicare of America, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 13
Qualicare filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Qualicare of America, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued October 14, 2025; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | October 14, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
