Why Convert to the FirstLight Home Care Franchise Brand?
Converting your independent home care business into a FirstLight® Home Care franchise is easy, and it’s a great way to grow your business without compromising the things you care about most. We share your commitment to integrity and helping others maintain their independence by providing exceptional in-home care that always puts people first. When you become a part of our FirstLight family, we understand and respect the work you and your team have done for your clients and their families.
We know that it’s your dedication to caring that makes all the difference. Our focus is on providing you with the tools you need to grow and extend your services to more people who can use your help with in-home care.
Benefits of converting your business to a FirstLight Home Care franchise:
- Long-term value is built into the asset as part of an eventual exit strategy.
- Increased brand awareness and long-term growth potential.
- Additional revenue streams beyond caregiver billed hours.
- No upfront royalties on your existing business.
- Royalties are deferred over time and are based on your annual sales.
- Full access to FirstLight’s national franchise network resources.
- Volume purchasing programs.
- Operating system tools.
- Best practices and ongoing research capabilities.
- Ability to enhance the quality of care for your clients and their families.
- National advertising fund.
- FirstLight proprietary technology platform (scheduling, payroll, invoicing, 3rd party payer, sales management, quality control, client/family portal)
How to Convert Your Home Care Business to a FirstLight Franchise
Our conversion process is simple, straightforward, and always pressure-free. We want you to join FirstLight Home Care because it’s the right fit for you and your clients, as well as FirstLight. We’ll take the time to make sure you get all the information you need to make a decision you’re comfortable with and that serves the best interests of you and your clients.
Here’s how the process usually works:
- Contact us today (online through the below form or by phone) to start the process.
- Explore our franchise business model in detail through our online Virtual Brochure.
- Complete the franchise application.
- Accept our invitation to visit our corporate offices and spend a day with us at Meet the Team Day.
- We’ll talk about everything that’s important to you and what it would be like to work together.
- At that time, we can decide if our conversion program is the right fit for you and us.
- We’ll review your operating data and finalize deferred royalty levels and timing.
Once the above steps have been completed, your franchise agreement will be delivered to you so it can be signed and you can begin the conversion process.
We will then work with you to complete a series of support calls and checklist steps to prepare for a professional transition from your business to the FirstLight Home Care platform. To ensure a smooth transition, we will agree on an effective date that allows for all aspects of the FirstLight operating system to be rolled into your business without causing any disruptions. We will also work with you on-site, in your office, to assist you as you get started.
To learn more about converting your business to our home care franchise, contact our team to get started!