Griswold Home Care franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Griswold Home Care franchise takes $95,850 – $174,100 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $49,500 – $54,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1%. To qualify, Griswold Home Care asks for $107,350 in liquid cash and a $350,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Griswold Home Care franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $49,500 | $54,500 | $49,500 to $54,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $95,850 | $174,100 | $95,850 to $174,100 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $107,350 | $107,350 | $107,350 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $95,850 | $174,100 | $95,850 to $174,100 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Griswold Home Care cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Griswold Home Care's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Griswold Home Care's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $95,850 — about 48% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $49,500 — about in line with the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Griswold Home Care's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 144 units; 225 units opened, 73 closed, ending at 94 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Griswold Home Care or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Griswold Home Care for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Griswold Home Care is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Griswold Home Care grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Griswold Home Care can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Griswold Home Care franchise
Griswold Home Care is a health & fitness franchisor with 94 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 144 units; its filings record 225 unit openings and 73 closures, ending at 94 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is GHC Investors.
Disclosure filings report 4 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
If you’re looking for a chance to improve the lives of others while building a brighter future for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. We are Griswold Home Care, a non-medical senior care franchise that is seeking compassionate, driven individuals to bring our services to seniors, disabled adults, and people with illnesses and injuries in their communities. Our company is backed by nearly 40 years of experience and was the first non-medical home care franchises in the United States. If...
Griswold Home Care franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Griswold Home Care franchise cost?
- $95,850 – $174,100 all-in to open, per Griswold Home Care's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Griswold Home Care units are there?
- 94 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Griswold Home Care's units held up?
- 94.2% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).