Own a home care franchise from people who still do the work
Our founder, a registered nurse, opened our first agency in New Jersey in 2010, and we still run it. With an Always Responsive home care franchise, you learn the business the way we run it, open in your own territory with our help, and keep us close once you have.
The business you would run
An Always Responsive agency sends trained caregivers into older adults' homes so they can keep living there safely. The care is non-medical: help with bathing and dressing, meals, medication reminders, errands and company.
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Families pay you directly
Care is private pay, so you set your own rates and never wait on Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.
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Clients stay for months or years
A client may need a few hours a week or someone there around the clock, and that help often goes on long after the first visit.
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Caregivers are the work
Much of your week goes to hiring good caregivers, matching each one with the right client, and making sure every shift is covered.
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No storefront, no inventory
You work from an office, not a shop front, and there's no stock to carry or costly equipment to buy.
You don't need a healthcare background to own one. Nurses and healthcare managers bring a head start on the care side, and our training covers the rest of the business for everyone.
Everything we use to run our own agency
You get the playbook, software and marketing we rely on every day in New Jersey, set up for your territory, and a team that picks up when you call.
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A guided launch
ARHC Momentum, our launch program, gives you a plan from signing to opening and an onboarding specialist who takes you through licensing, vendors and training. Our FDD puts the typical time from signing to opening at 2 to 6 months.
How the process works -
Training on the whole business
Two days of hands-on training at our headquarters, then our online training platform: hiring, scheduling, compliance, billing, sales and referral marketing, with the checklists we use ourselves.
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A website families can find
We build your agency's website, keep it current and handle local search, so families near you can find you. We write blog posts and run your social media too.
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A protected territory
Your territory is yours alone and covers up to 200,000 people, so there's room to grow without another Always Responsive owner next door.
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Royalties that fall as you grow
Royalties start at 5% and step down to 3.5% as your revenue grows, so more of each new dollar stays with you.
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Founders you work with directly
You work with Teresa and Vincent Sajkowski and our franchise team, with no layers in between. Before you open, you get one-on-one coaching and a group text with our team, then regular sessions on finances and recruiting through your first year.
Built by a home care nurse
Teresa Sajkowski spent ten years as a home care and hospice nurse before she opened Always Responsive Home Care in 2010. She believed a nurse's eye could make home care better, and she still oversees our own agency today.
That's why our support is practical. When a caregiver calls out an hour before a shift, or a hospital discharge planner needs care started tomorrow, you're talking to people who handle the same problems at their own agency.
Teresa runs the company with her husband and co-founder, Vincent, and a small franchise team you'll come to know well.
What it costs to open
These figures come from our 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, and we'll walk you through all of it before you decide anything.
From our 2026 FDD
- Initial franchise fee Item 5
- $49,950
- Total initial investment Item 7, the initial fee included
- $97,310 to $231,675
- Royalty Falls as your revenue grows
- 5% down to 3.5%
- Brand fund fee Paid alongside the royalty
- 1%
Veterans and first responders get a discount on the initial fee. Item 6 lists every other fee an owner pays.
What is an Always Responsive Home Care franchise?
It's a non-medical, private-pay home care agency that you own and run in your own protected territory under the Always Responsive Home Care name. Your caregivers help older adults at home with bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders and companionship. We give you the training, software, marketing and coaching we use at our own agency, which has served families in New Jersey since 2010.
Who pays for the care an Always Responsive agency provides?
Families pay privately, either out of pocket or with long-term care insurance. Your agency doesn't bill Medicare or Medicaid, so you set your own rates and aren't waiting on government reimbursement.
How long has Always Responsive Home Care been in business?
Since 2010, when Teresa Sajkowski, a registered nurse, opened our first agency in New Jersey. We still run our own agency today, and Always Responsive Home Care now has offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Book a video call with our team
Pick a time for a Google Meet video call with our franchise development team: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and Wednesdays until 8 PM.
- Call or text (609) 293-3811 Talk with our franchise development team.
- Send us a message Tell us about yourself and where you'd like to open.
Or email us at franchise@arhomecare.com.