Senior Helpers Sold to Private Equity Firm

Senior Helpers, one of the largest home care franchise companies in the nation, has been sold to New York-based private equity firm Altaris Capital. The purchase price was $125 million, a source with knowledge of the deal told Home Health Care News on the condition of anonymity.  That price would represent 12.5x EBITDA, the source noted. The […]

Home Helpers Acquired by Private Equity Firm

One of the largest franchisers of in-home senior care has a new owner. Private equity firm Linsalata Capital Partners has purchased H.H. Franchising Systems, Inc., which operates Home Helpers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Livingstone, a Chicago-based international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm, advised Cincinnati-based Home Helpers on the sale. Home Helpers […]

Top 10 Home Care Franchises

As home care franchising continues to grow rapidly in the United States, Visiting Angels is setting the standard as the overall top performer, according to a recently released industry report. The number of home care franchise locations increased 47% between 2010 and 2013, with net growth of 1,757 locations, according to the 2015 report from […]

Home Health Owner Uses Security Tech Company to Bridge Care Gap

In efforts to bridge the gap between in-home care and technology-driven security solutions, a California entrepreneur is supplementing his home health franchise with a proprietary tech company specializing in security systems. Justin Johnston, 32, recently opened Home Helpers & Direct Link of Walnut Creek in California. Founded in 1997, Cincinnati-based Home Helpers is a national […]