Visiting Angels franchise: what it costs
Opening a home care business through the Visiting Angels franchise runs $125,460 to $171,150. That figure comes from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
Visiting Angels franchise cost, item by item
- Full opening cost
- $125,460 to $171,150 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $51,950 to $89,950 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- Monthly minimums apply; the brand takes 3.5% of your gross revenue, with a lower rate at higher revenue Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- Pay the greater amount each month: 2.5% of gross revenue or $425 Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- Shared, with no single main number Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location count at the end of 2025
- Franchise owners ran 541, with 0 company run Item 20, 2026 FDD
All of these figures come from the 2026 Visiting Angels Franchise Disclosure Document. Living Assistance Services, Inc. filed it with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and it is dated April 20, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Visiting Angels FDD sales and earnings figures
A brand may use Item 19, one section of the FDD, to report sales or earnings for its locations. Visiting Angels gives figures there, though you won't find one single main number to quote. Before you rely on any of them, go through the Item 19 tables all the way.
Before you rely on a figure in an Item 19, our guide shows how to read one.
Other senior care franchises next to Visiting Angels
Visiting Angels costs the most to open of any senior care franchise on this site.
| 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. After opening, you keep paying the brand either a share of sales or a set amount as royalty. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 5 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD, so open one to view the numbers. In 2026, the Minnesota Department of Commerce received each FDD here.
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Visiting Angels location count
Item 20 says that at the end of 2025 the United States had 541 Visiting Angels locations, with franchise owners running 100% of them. 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 Visiting Angels FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Visiting Angels FDD and franchise agreement with you.