If our purpose resonates with you, then you should consider our franchise opportunity: “We give people the help they need to live in the place they love.”

• Griswold Home Care is a pioneer in the home care industry, starting in 1982, and we continue to set the standard for care and compassion.
  • The Family Caregiver Alliance reports the number of people who will need long-term care in 2050 will be 27 million—more than double the number of those who needed services in 2000. 
• The demand for exceptional home care for seniors and adults with illnesses, disabilities, and injuries is going to continue for decades.
• Today, we have some of the longest-tenured and most successful franchisees in the industry, and, most importantly, our franchisees think highly of our brand.
  • “Griswold Home Care is a big believer in the idea that if you do the right thing, then success will come. I apply this philosophy to my business, and we have been growing significantly every year since we started.”—Director Christine Friedberg, Alexandria, VA
    We work alongside our franchise network to develop new initiatives, listen to their needs, and provide all the tools they need to grow their businesses.
• In 2017 and 2019, we won the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers Franchisor of the Year Award as nominated by our franchisees.
  • Alongside that prestigious award, we also won their fair franchising seal based on the highest score they have ever received on a franchise agreement, being in compliance with their standards.
  • That distinction speaks to how strong our relationship is with our franchisees and how passionate they are about our brand and the businesses they own.

About Griswold Home Care

Our founder, Jean Griswold, was a care professional who became a visionary entrepreneur when she started the first non-medical home care franchise in the United States while running her own home care business.

Jean started at her dining room table in 1982 in suburban Philadelphia. Her husband, Minister and Doctor Lincoln Griswold, informed her that an elderly woman in their parish had died through the complications associated with malnutrition and dehydration because she had no support system to care for her. Jean was deeply saddened by what she felt was an easily preventable tragedy. She was driven to act.

From that beginning, Griswold Home Care now operates in 172 locations across 33 states, touching more than 100,000 families.

Jean passed away on January 28th, 2017 at the age of 86 from complications of her 40-year battle with multiple sclerosis. She was an inspirational woman and entrepreneur, and despite her passing, her values live on in Griswold Home Care today.

Our Griswoldness

At the core, Jean’s values and our Griswoldness are based on one simple, overarching idea: Dignity–The state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.

Dignity encompasses every aspect of our company and embraces:

1. The care recipient who seeks to maintain quality of life in their home with the aid of caregivers who help them retain the dignity of independent living in the place they love.
2. The caregiver who has chosen a profession of compassionate care and is deserving of the dignity and recognition for their tireless and often selfless work.
3. The Griswold franchisees, their employees, and the Home Office staff who have chosen to work in a special business of dignified purpose at the intersection of commerce and compassion.