Senior Care
ComForCare Franchise
A non-medical, in-home senior and personal care franchise offering companionship, personal care, and specialized care services through independently owned local offices. Competes in the same crowded in-home senior-care category as Visiting Angels and Amada Senior Care, also in this dataset.
On record with state regulators
In 2010, ComForCare's predecessor entered a Consent Order with the Maryland Securities Commissioner after continuing to sell franchises there once its Maryland registration had expired; ComForCare agreed to cease and desist and offered rescission to the three affected Maryland franchisees (one accepted). This is not a California DFPI action.
Disclosed in the FDD's litigation section (Item 3)
ComForCare has several fee-collection lawsuits against current or former franchisees on file, including a Cook County, Illinois case filed November 2025 (parties attempting to settle), a Michigan case where ComForCare won summary judgment in 2025 on both the original claim and a franchisee counterclaim (now under appeal), and a Fresno County, California case that settled in December 2025.
Every franchisor has to file a document called an FDD before they can legally sell you a franchise. Buried in it are the two things a sales rep won't volunteer: what you'll actually spend to open, and whether existing locations are opening or closing. That's what's below, pulled straight from ComForCare's own filing.
What it costs to open
From the filing's investment breakdown -- not a "starting at" number a sales rep quoted you.
Franchise fee
$59,000
Total to open
$72,975–$163,925
Ongoing royalty
5% of gross sales
What you'd actually spend, over time
The upfront cost is only part of it. Plug in what you expect a location to bring in, and see the real total once royalties over a few years are added on top.
Defaulted to a rough senior care industry average, not a figure from ComForCare's own FDD -- change it to your own estimate.
Total cost of ownership over 5 years
$247,975 – $338,925
Startup investment
$72,975–$163,925
Royalty per year (5%)
$35,000
Total royalty, 5yr
$175,000
When would you break even?
Revenue alone doesn't tell you this -- it depends on what's left after rent, labor, and everything else. ComForCare's FDD doesn't disclose a reliable profit figure (most franchisors don't), so this starts from a typical senior care profit margin (~12%) and applies it to the revenue you entered above -- adjust the percentage to your own realistic estimate.
Defaulted to a general senior care industry benchmark, not a figure from ComForCare's own filing -- this is a starting point to adjust, not a promise about what franchisees actually make.
At that profit, you'd break even in about
0.9–2.0 years
Weigh that payback period against what you already know: ComForCare is opening more locations. A long payback period on a shrinking brand is a very different bet than the same payback period on a growing one.
Is ComForCare actually growing?
Franchisors have to report, every year, how many locations opened, closed, or changed hands. Most franchise sites never show you this. Here it is:
Locations opened vs. closed, by year
GrowingFrom Item 20 of ComForCare's FDD, the section franchisors use to disclose real openings and closings.
| Year | Franchised units, start | Franchised units, end | Net change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 218 | 228 | +10 |
| 2024 | 228 | 248 | +20 |
| 2025 | 248 | 270 | +22 |
Most recent year (2025): gained 22 franchised units, ending the year at 270 total.
What you're actually signing up for
The cost and growth numbers above are only part of the picture. These three FDD items are the ones a prospective franchisee tends to weigh most heavily once they're past the sticker price.
Training & ongoing support (Item 11)
Training is a 4-phase program spanning roughly 6-8 weeks: Phase One (2-3 weeks, self-study/eLearning/virtual, done from your own territory) must be completed before Phase Two (about 2 weeks, held at ComForCare's Troy, MI headquarters -- travel and lodging paid by the franchisee), followed by Phase Three (about 2.5 weeks, self-paced again) and Phase Four, which continues after the business has already opened.
Territory protection (Item 12)
Territory is sized specifically by the number of people over age 65 (25,000-35,000), not general population -- defined by zip code and remapped periodically using third-party demographic data. Protection only covers ComForCare opening a competing location or facilitating services under its own name inside your territory; the franchisor explicitly reserves the right to sell via e-commerce/other channels, license other marks, and run a separate "National Accounts" referral program inside or outside your territory without compensating you.
Renewal & termination terms (Item 17)
10-year initial term, with one renewal option available if you're in good standing (the FDD's extracted text doesn't clearly state the renewal term's length). A notable catch: franchisees who bought in under a "Reduced Initial Fee" program can't switch to the standard royalty rate at renewal. Nonpayment defaults get a 30-day cure period. Disputes go through mediation first, then arbitration, with Michigan as the choice of law and forum -- a real venue burden for a franchisee based elsewhere.
How ComForCare compares to other Senior Care franchises
Across the 7 senior care franchises we've hand-verified so far, the typical range to open runs $112,135–$249,899, with royalties averaging around 4.8% of gross sales (based on the 7 of them that charge a flat %-of-revenue royalty).
ComForCare Franchise FAQ
How much does it cost to franchise a ComForCare?
Based on ComForCare's own FDD, total initial investment to open one location runs $72,975–$163,925, including the $59,000 franchise fee. California DFPI Registration Renewal, App ID APP00004718, filed 4/3/2026, effective 4/29/2026.
What is the ComForCare franchise fee and royalty rate?
The initial franchise fee is $59,000, and the ongoing royalty is 5% of gross sales, per the filing on record.
Is the ComForCare franchise growing or shrinking?
Growing. Across 2023–2025, ComForCare added a net 52 franchised locations, per its own annual FDD filings.
Keep going
- ComForCare and Home Instead are both senior care franchises; ComForCare's total investment starts about $19,665 lower than Home Instead's. Home Instead Franchise
- ComForCare and Right at Home are both senior care franchises; ComForCare's total investment starts about $21,355 lower than Right at Home's. Right at Home Franchise
Where this came from: California DFPI Registration Renewal, App ID APP00004718, filed 4/3/2026, effective 4/29/2026. You can pull the same filing yourself from the California DFPI's public franchise search. Filed 2026-04-03. None of this is investment advice -- get the franchisor's current FDD and talk to a real attorney or accountant before you sign anything.
If you see a different unit count elsewhere: franchisors only have to refile their FDD annually, so the numbers here can run 6–18 months behind a franchisor's own real-time marketing claims -- which often aren't independently verified, and sometimes count signed-but-not-yet-open locations. A gap isn't necessarily an error on either side; it's two different snapshots in time from two different sources.