While it’s no secret newbie home care franchise owners are sometimes prone to making a few common mistakes, veteran franchise owners aren’t immune to error, either. Even well-established franchisees can fall into bad habits or abandon best practices if given enough time. Here are the top three ways home care veterans can lose sight of best […]
Home care franchise companies are booming, with high demand and even higher valuations. One in-home care franchisee, who has been in the game for a decade, is confident in the opportunities the next 10 years will bring. Bill and Diane Mathis, owners and operators of Always Best Care of San Diego, have just become the […]
Joining forces with an established home care franchisor can lead many entrepreneurs down the road to success. But, if they’re not careful, they might step on a mine or two along the way. Even after home care franchisors weed out potential franchise owners through a screening process, there are some mistakes newbies tend to make. Here are […]
Private duty home care is in hot demand, and with a number of franchisors expanding and restarting their growth efforts, it’s no wonder this sector once again made an appearance on The Franchise Times Top 200+. The list ranks the 500 largest U.S. franchise systems. Here are the top 10 home care companies that made the list and […]
An executive with a major senior housing and care referral company has jumped ship and come aboard a major home care provider. Katie Roper formerly was vice president of sales and marketing at Caring.com, one of the largest referral resources for senior care, including assisted living, independent living, memory care, in-home care, nursing homes and […]
Since it began franchising in 2006, Accessible Home Health Care has grown to 82 units located across the country and abroad. More than a third of the company’s franchisees are veterans of the U.S. armed forces, and now the number of veteran franchise owners is set to grow through a new program that will waive […]
Home care businesses are up against some serious headwinds—from burdensome regulations on small businesses to rising costs related to wages and turnover rates. But those challenges haven’t stopped the growth of some of the biggest national home care franchisors and their franchisees. After getting into the home care business in 2001 with large, international franchisor Home […]
Home care has continually become more recognized among the best-performing franchises and top opportunities in 2016 and 2017. Four franchises in the industry are now also standing out as some of the top franchises for women to open. The companies that made the cut include Assisting Hands Home Care, FirstLight HomeCare, Home Instead Senior Care and Visiting Angels, according to […]
For Chicago-based home care provider BrightStar Care, 2016 was a milestone year. A decade after the company began franchising, its 300th franchise location opened in the Chicagoland area. The franchise system now stretches across 38 states and Canada, has recorded over a billion dollars in total revenue, and employed more than 100,000 nurses and caregivers, according […]
Home care software company ClearCare has secured a $60 million funding round, led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. The investment is a vote of confidence not only in this company but in the well-established home care franchises and independent, locally-owned agencies that use the ClearCare product—and a shot across the bow of tech-forward, startup rivals […]