Griswold Home Care franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,500 to $54,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Receipts, paid weekly via EFT; minimum weekly royalty (greater of 5% of Gross Receipts or $100/week) starts in 2nd calendar year

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$1,750 first-year computer software/installation fee, then ongoing Software Fee per Item 6 (amount not stated in excerpt)

Other fees

General Marketing Fee: greater of $75/week or 1% of Gross Receipts; Annual meeting/conference fee (currently $575, capped at 10%/yr increase); Additional Royalty of 2% of Gross Receipts upon uncured default

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (6 months) of $27,000 to $86,000 for working capital: employees, suppliers, utilities, etc. (Item 7 covers 6 months, not 3 months, per this FDD's table)

Fees sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Receipts (average, median, high, low, quartiles) for Agency Model franchised territories and affiliate-owned locations; no profit/EBITDA metric disclosed except affiliate-owned Gross Margin %

Reporting period

Measurement Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025

Sample

59 Franchised Locations operating 112 territories (Part I, full-year open); subsets of 23 single-territory and 36 multi-territory locations; 5 Affiliate-Owned Locations operating 11 territories (Part VI)

Reported average

$2,048,633

Reported median

$1,492,691

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

114

Year-end outlets

135

Net change

+21

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

22

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

1

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.51 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

12 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

11 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Griswold Home Care franchise cost?

standard (single territory, Agency Model): $99,600 to $185,600 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,500 to $54,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Griswold Home Care owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Receipts (average, median, high, low, quartiles) for Agency Model franchised territories and affiliate-owned locations; no profit/EBITDA metric disclosed except affiliate-owned Gross Margin %. Sample: 59 Franchised Locations operating 112 territories (Part I, full-year open); subsets of 23 single-territory and 36 multi-territory locations; 5 Affiliate-Owned Locations operating 11 territories (Part VI). Period: Measurement Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Griswold Home Care?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 11 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗