Touching Hearts at Home franchise
A nonmedical home care business providing companionship and daily living assistance. At the end of 2025 there were 69 Touching Hearts at Home locations in the US, all franchised.
- Cost to open
- $85K–$154K
- Franchise fee
- $49,500
- Royalty
- Revenue-based service fee
- Locations, 2025
- 69+4 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From TOUCHING HEARTS, INC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Touching Hearts at Home franchise costs
Opening one Touching Hearts at Home costs an estimated $84,600 to $153,700. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: TOUCHING HEARTS, INC, 2026 filing, page 15
Touching Hearts at Home franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: TOUCHING HEARTS, INC, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A service fee based on annual gross revenues, with a stated 6% rate and possible reductions during startup and under the revenue schedule. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: TOUCHING HEARTS, INC, 2026 filing, page 13
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Touching Hearts at Home publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: TOUCHING HEARTS, INC, 2026 filing, page 30
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65 (0) | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 65 (0) | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 69 (+4) | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Touching Hearts at Home passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: TOUCHING HEARTS, INC, 2026 filing, page 33
How Touching Hearts at Home compares
Of the 37 home care franchises on this site, Touching Hearts at Home is the 8th cheapest to open and the 23rd largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Touching Hearts at Home | Typical home care |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $85K | $101K |
| Closed or left per year | 2.6% | 5.3% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +6.2% | +25.7% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 35 of 37 |
Typical is the median across the 37 brands in home care franchises.
