What goes in a home care agency business plan?

A complete home care business plan includes: (1) Executive Summary, (2) Company Description, (3) Market Analysis, (4) Services + Pricing, (5) Marketing + Sales, (6) Operations + Compliance, (7) Management + Staffing, (8) Financial Projections (3-year), (9) Funding Request (if seeking capital), (10) Appendix (licenses, insurance, BAA, key vendor agreements).

Why does an SBA loan officer want a business plan?

SBA 7(a) and 504 loans require a written business plan to evaluate (1) market opportunity, (2) management competence, (3) financial viability, (4) loan use, (5) repayment ability. The lender will scrutinize 3-year financial projections, debt-service coverage, and operating cash flow. A 12-18 month break-even projection is typical for non-medical home care.

How do I project home care agency revenue and expenses?

Revenue model: (clients per month) × (avg hours per client per week) × (4.33 weeks) × (avg billable rate per hour) × (collection rate, typically 92-97% private pay, 80-90% Medicaid). Expense model: (1) labor (60-70% of revenue), (2) software (~$6-$25 per client per month), (3) insurance (1-2% of revenue), (4) marketing (3-8% of revenue), (5) admin overhead (10-15% of revenue), (6) profit target (5-15%).

How does AveeCare fit into my home care business plan?

AveeCare typically appears under "Operations + Compliance" and "Financial Projections" of a home care business plan. Software cost is line-itemed at $6 per active client per month (AveeCare's public pricing) plus optional add-ons. Lenders appreciate seeing a publicly-priced platform that scales linearly with clients rather than a sales-led platform with unknown costs.

Business Plan Template

Home care business plan template: 2026 (free + editable)

The free 2026 home care business plan template. 10 sections every lender wants: market, services, marketing, operations, financials. Click any section to see sample text.

By Calvin Nesvig, Founding Partner·Updated May 3, 2026·9 min read

Quick answer

10 sections required for a lender-ready home care business plan.
Write the Executive Summary LAST once everything else is finalized.
Lenders care most about Market Analysis, Financial Projections, and Management bios.
AveeCare appears under Operations + Compliance and Financial Projections at $6/active client/mo.
Plan break-even for month 10-14 in non-medical home care; year 2-3 for Medicare HH.

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Click any section to expand the description and sample text. Copy + adapt to your agency.

Where AveeCare fits in your business plan

AveeCare lands in your Operations and Financials sections at $6 per active client per month. Public pricing makes line-item budgeting trivial; lenders appreciate predictable software cost.

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Accessed May 3, 2026.

Calvin Nesvig

Founding Partner, AveeCare

Builds home care software full-time and works with home care agencies on workflow and software fit every week.

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