A Place At Home’s Inc. 5000 Debut Reflects a Franchise System Built for Growth 

Growth in franchising can be measured in a lot of ways. New locations. New markets. Systemwide revenue. Brand awareness. 

But some milestones tell a bigger story. 

A Place At Home’s debut on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is one of them. 

The senior care franchise ranked No. 3085 nationally after achieving 98% total growth from 2022 through 2025, equal to a 25.7% annualized growth rate. The company also ranked No. 310 among healthcare and medical companies, No. 10 among Omaha companies and No. 14 among Nebraska companies. 

Those rankings are meaningful. But the more important story is what has made that growth possible. 

From One Local Senior Care Company to More Than 50 Locations 

A Place At Home started in Omaha with childhood friends Dustin Distefano and Jerod Evanich and a simple belief: senior care could be more personal, responsive and supportive for families. 

That belief eventually became a business. 

Then it became a franchise. 

Today, A Place At Home has grown to more than 50 locations across 22 states, with franchise owners serving seniors and families in communities across the country. 

The scale has changed considerably. The purpose behind the brand has not. 

A Place At Home remains focused on helping seniors stay safe, supported and as independent as possible, while giving local franchise owners the opportunity to build meaningful businesses in their communities. 

That connection between mission and business opportunity has been central to the brand’s growth. 

Growth Starts With a Need That Is Not Going Away 

Home-based senior care serves a deeply personal need. 

Families want the people they love to receive support in familiar surroundings whenever possible. Seniors often want to maintain their independence. And as care needs change, families increasingly need trusted local providers who can help them navigate those changes. 

A Place At Home was built around that reality. 

Its services can include companion care, assistance with daily activities, medication reminders, meal preparation, transportation, respite care, care coordination, live-in care options and help identifying senior living options when needed. 

That broad service model gives franchise owners the ability to become a more complete resource for families rather than simply offering one narrow type of care. 

It also reflects the way senior care actually works. 

Needs change. Families need guidance. The right level of support today may look different six months or two years from now. 

A franchise model capable of meeting families at different points in that journey has the potential to create deeper relationships, stronger local businesses and more lasting value in the communities it serves. 

National Growth Is Built One Local Business at a Time 

A Place At Home’s Inc. 5000 ranking may be national recognition, but the growth behind it has happened at the local level. 

Every new market represents a franchise owner building a team, developing relationships and earning trust within a community. 

That is an important distinction. 

Strong franchise systems are not built simply by adding dots to a map. They are built by helping local owners create healthy, sustainable businesses. 

A Place At Home’s expansion has been driven by both rising demand for home-based senior care and a franchise model designed to support owners as they serve families in their markets. 

The company has also remained focused on growing thoughtfully — strengthening franchise owner support, developing caregivers, improving operations and maintaining the quality of care that ultimately defines the brand. 

The Inc. 5000 recognition gives that strategy a measurable result. 

Nearly doubling in size over a three-year period shows that the model is gaining momentum. 

A New Chapter With More Resources Behind the Brand 

The recognition also comes at an important point in A Place At Home’s evolution. 

The company is now part of Dovida, a global home care provider with 21 years of experience delivering person-centered care across seven countries. 

For the franchise system, that creates a new combination of strengths. 

A Place At Home brings the entrepreneurial foundation, local-market experience and franchise infrastructure that helped the company grow from a single Omaha business into a national brand. 

Dovida brings broader home care experience and additional resources to support the next stage of growth. 

Together, that creates an opportunity to build on the momentum A Place At Home has already established while continuing to invest in franchise owner support, caregiver development, operational strength and high-quality care. 

The Inc. 5000 Ranking Is Validation — Not a Finish Line 

Being named to the Inc. 5000 is worth celebrating. 

But the most important part of the recognition may be what it validates. 

It validates the work of the franchise owners building businesses in communities across the country. 

It validates the demand for senior care delivered close to home. 

It validates the foundation created by A Place At Home’s founders and the team that helped turn a local Omaha company into a growing national franchise system. 

And it shows that purpose and growth do not have to exist separately. 

A Place At Home has grown to more than 50 locations in 22 states and nearly doubled in size from 2022 through 2025. 

Now, with additional resources behind the brand and continued demand for senior care in communities across the country, the focus is on what comes next. 

For entrepreneurs exploring the senior care industry, that may be the most compelling part of the story. 

The Inc. 5000 recognizes where A Place At Home has been. 

The franchise opportunity is about where the brand is going.