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By Susan Ward, About.com Guide to Small Business: Canada since 2000

Senior Care Franchises a Good Business Opportunity

Wednesday September 19, 2007
I hardly had to use any of my mental capacity to figure out that the increasing number of seniors equals increasing business opportunities for that demographic. This one statistic alone is enough to set the business opportunity bells ringing:
"Over the next two decades, the number of individuals aged 65 to 74 will almost double, from 2.3 million to about 4.5 million. The share of the total population comprised of these "young seniors" will increase from 7.0% to 11.9%" (Statistics Canada).
And senior care has to top the list if you're making a list of possible business ideas for the senior market.

The problem is, though, that setting up a senior care facility is only for people with big deep pockets. It's not something that you or I could do.

But you can get around this entry barrier and get in on this ever-growing business opportunity by buying into a senior care franchise. Besides requiring less of a financial investment than creating your own care facility, these franchises are often turnkey operations, making starting a business as easy as it's going to get.

These are just two of the senior care franchises based in Canada you might want to investigate:

For more statistics on the growing Canadian seniors market see A Portrait of Seniors (Statistics Canada).

Wondering if franchising would be a good choice for you? See The Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying a Franchise.

Comments

May 6, 2008 at 7:43 pm
(1) Lucy and Michael Spezzacatena says:

Great post. There certainly is a rapidly growing population in need of assistance. It would seem logical that since there is a great need that there is also a great business opportunity as well.

May 27, 2008 at 8:21 pm
(2) John DeHart says:

“I might add that at Nurse Next Door, the investment costs are substantially lower then a senior care facility because we take care of seniors in their own homes, and thus have low overhead costs. Instead of looking for someone with “deep pockets”, we prefer to look for a business minded individual who has a passion for making a difference (much harder then finding someone with deep pockets!)”

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