Talem Home Care franchise
2025 filing · April 22, 2025Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Talem Home Care at a glance
A home care business providing personal care, companionship and help with daily living, plus senior living placement. At the end of 2024 there were 8 Talem Home Care locations in the US, 6 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home care and senior care
- Franchisor
- Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2015
- 10 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Broomfield, Colorado
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $91K–$250K
- Home care plus senior placement in a primary territory
- Franchise fee
- $54,500
- For home care plus senior placement in a territory of 400,000 to 500,000 people
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of home care gross sales and 8% of senior placement gross sales, paid weekly, with a minimum royalty after the first six months
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 2% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 8
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 6
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- −1
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 2
- Most in Colorado and Connecticut
From Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Talem Home Care among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Talem Home Care | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $170,650 | Costs less than 74% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $54,500 | Higher than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 8 | Fewer than 65% of franchises |
How much a Talem Home Care franchise costs
Opening home care plus senior placement in a primary territory costs an estimated $90,824 to $250,475. 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.
The biggest costs are additional funds – three months ($25,000 to $85,000) and initial franchise fee ($48,500 to $81,500). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $48,500 | $81,500 | |
| Onboarding Fee | $5,500 | ||
| Initial Business/Professional Development Program Fee | $3,000 | $5,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Signs | $0 | $2,000 | |
| Computer, Software and System | $500 | $2,500 | |
| Prepaid Rent and Lease Deposits | $99 | $3,000 | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $1,800 | $3,000 | |
| Grand Opening Marketing Expense | $2,000 | $4,000 | |
| Licenses | $0 | $4,000 | |
| Senior Advisor Certification | $900 | $1,200 | |
| Administrator or Nurse | $0 | $10,000 | |
| Salesperson | $0 | $30,000 | |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums | $1,000 | $3,000 | |
| Travel, Lodging and Initial Training | $1,500 | $4,500 | |
| Professional Fees | $750 | $3,000 | |
| Home Care Association of America Membership | $275 | ||
| Additional Funds – Three Months | $25,000 | $85,000 | |
| Total | $90,824 | $250,475 | |
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 22
Talem Home Care franchise fee
The franchise fee is $54,500, for home care plus senior placement in a territory of 400,000 to 500,000 people. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of home care gross sales and 8% of senior placement gross sales, paid weekly, with a minimum royalty after the first six months. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
| Technology | Up to $750 per month, currently the Technology Fee is $250 per month |
| Transfer | $10,000 |
| Additional Employee Initial Training | Our then current training fee, currently $300 per person per day |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 14
Other fees as filed, from pages 15–16. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Talem Home Care publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 60
SBA loans to Talem Home Care franchisees
Lenders approved 4 SBA 7(a) loans for Talem Home Care franchisees from 2020 to 2024, $1.13M in all. All 2 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 2 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, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Talem Home Care | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / −14% | +6.6% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 29% | 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 Talem Home Care compares
Of the 73 home care franchises on this site, Talem Home Care is the 26th cheapest to open and the 50th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Talem Home Care | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $91K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $250K | $175K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $55K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 8 | 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 | 7 (0) | 2 | – | – |
| 2022 | 8 (+1) | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 (−2) | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| 2024 | 6 (0) | 2 | 0 | 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 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 7 to 6 (−1, −14%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 72
2021: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 67
Where Talem Home Care locations are
At the end of 2024, Talem Home Care had franchised locations in 2 states. The most are in Colorado and Connecticut.
- Colorado4
- Connecticut2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
Source: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 73
Who owns Talem Home Care?
Talem Home Care franchises are sold by Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 12. |
|---|---|
| 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: Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 12, bankruptcy on page 12
Talem Home Care filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 22, 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 | April 22, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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