Headquarters picks the point of sale
The filing makes headquarters the decision point for a POS, not the owners.
Item 8 · 2026 filingFrom the filings · Health services
Home Instead franchise
634 locations, and franchised locations grew 1.1% last year. Headquarters picks the POS and the accounting system.
Total investment
$93K to $351K
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Locations
634
+1.1% franchised
Average revenue
$2.75M
per location
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Initial fee
$54K
Item 5 · per location
Royalty
5%
Item 6 · full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund
2%
Item 6 · percentage component
Tech fee
$500/mo
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Term
5 years
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Franchised
99%
Item 20 · 626 of 634
For vendors
What decides a sale into Home Instead
Suppliers come from an approved list
Owners buy from approved suppliers, and a new supplier needs headquarters' approval first.
Item 8 · 2026 filingMostly single-location owners
About 1 in 19 owners runs more than one location. Franchised locations grew by about 7 last year, and each opening buys the required systems.
Item 20 · 2026 filingThe account brief
The rest of the filing, read for your product
We keep the detail off this page. Tell us what you sell, and an analyst sends the full brief for Home Instead, with the clauses that matter to you.
- All 8 systems the filing namesWhich are required and which are only mentioned, with the clause text
- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
- The owner map408 owners by state, and the 21 who run several locations
- 20 requirements the filing setsEach with the franchisor's own sentence
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Answered from the filing
Home Instead franchise questions
How much does a Home Instead franchise cost?
The 2026 FDD puts the total investment at $92,640 to $350,550, including a $54,000 initial fee.
How many Home Instead locations are there?
The 2026 FDD lists 634 locations, 626 of them franchised and 8 run by the company. Franchised locations grew by about 7 over the year.
Who owns Home Instead?
Honor Technology, Inc. is the parent company of Home Instead.
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.