Comfort Keepers franchise: what it costs
For a home care business, the Comfort Keepers franchise has an opening cost of $119,560 at the low end and $190,700 at the high end. Its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which a brand must hand to you before you buy, is the source.
Comfort Keepers franchise cost, item by item
- Full cost of opening
- $119,560 to $190,700 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $55,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- The fee is 5% of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 2% of gross sales, with a monthly cap of about $803 Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $1,277,857 a year on average across 600 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- End of 2025 location count
- Franchise owners ran 619; the company ran 5 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Ck Franchising, Inc filed the 2026 Comfort Keepers Franchise Disclosure Document, dated December 19, 2025, at the Minnesota Department of Commerce; it is the source of every figure above. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Comfort Keepers FDD: sales and earnings
In Item 19, Comfort Keepers gives figures. That FDD part is where a brand may state the sales or earnings of its locations. Average net revenue for a year is the main figure: $1,277,857. From September 2024 through August 2025, it covers 600 franchised businesses open a year or more. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Our guide shows the way to read an Item 19 before you trust any figure there.
Comfort Keepers compared with other senior care franchises
Among senior care franchises listed on this site, Comfort Keepers has a higher opening cost than most; $101K is where the middle one begins.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Instead | $93K to $351K | $54,000 | 5% |
| Right at Home | $94K to $176K | $49,500 | 5% |
| BrightStar Care | $101K to $217K | $50,000 | 5.25% |
| Comfort Keepers | $120K to $191K | $55,000 | 5% |
| Visiting Angels | $125K to $171K | $51,950 to $89,950 | 3% to 3.5% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. Once you open, you keep paying the brand a royalty, either a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 5 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (open a brand to view them). Each FDD listed here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
All senior care franchises compared
The Comfort Keepers location count
At the end of 2025, Comfort Keepers had 624 locations in the United States, with franchise owners running 99% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Comfort Keepers FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Comfort Keepers FDD and franchise agreement with you.