The Visiting Angels Heritage
We have been providing quality home care, across the world, for over 20 years. The company was founded in 1998 by Larry Meigs, who, after two decades in franchising, felt compelled to make a change in the care industry. Utilising his extensive business acumen and franchise know-how, Larry launched the very first Visiting Angels office in Havertown, Philadelphia, USA.
We now have over 600 franchisees operating in five countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and the UK. We proudly support over 15,000 clients and provide work to almost 16,000 caregivers worldwide. Our global network enables unprecedented sharing of best practice, innovation and peer-to-peer support.
Today, Larry is still Chief Executive of Visiting Angels worldwide and plays an active role in the business. His passion and enthusiasm just keep on growing… as does our network!
In 2017, the Visiting Angels brand came to the UK under the expert leadership of Dan Archer; a franchise veteran and passionate ambassador for quality care at home.
Dan launched the first UK office in October 2017. In less than 12 months, Visiting Angels Sheffield proved to be one of our most successful new franchises. Ever. We’re now focussed on finding and supporting an army of likeminded professionals to embed the Visiting Angels brand across the UK.
The Visiting Angels brand
There’s more to a name than just sounding charming. Our brand encompasses the care, comfort and confidence that we bring to the lives of those we support. People in the UK, and across the world, often refer to our caregivers as “Angels”; add to that the fact that we visit them at home and it’s easy to see why our name is so apt and so memorable.
For our franchisees, being part of a brand which is unforgettable helps to secure your position both as a care provider and employer of choice in your local community; which proves essential for building a strong business.
For our clients and their families, our name brings with it a feeling of positivity and warmth, reassuring them of our best intentions. Given the choice, wouldn’t you want an angel to care for your loved one?
Why Visiting Angels?
A Unique Approach. We proudly acknowledge that our approach to business is different to anything you’ll have seen in the franchise care space until now. In addition to being carer-centric, our model isn’t based on building a network of hundreds of franchisees. We believe in quality over quantity. Why?
- Mutual gain: by focusing on your business, its growth and success, all parties benefit
- Share of voice: as one of 100, your share of voice is greater and more influential as a franchisee
- Size matters: your territory is large enough to sustain substantial business growth
- Family values: our network is a family. We want you to genuinely know your fellow franchisees
- Face time: Limited our network size ensures that everyone gets regular 121 times with stakeholders
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The true power of following a franchise model
For many years, husband and wife Andrew and Helen Lofts had grown tired and disillusioned with their work. It was only one day when they realised there was more to life than starting the day at 4am and not returning until late evening that they started to cons...
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Hammad Cheema – West London
One of our best performing Franchisees in the network- Visiting Angels West London is led by Ex Investment Banker Hammad. Watch him talk about what attracted him to the business model of Visiting Angels and made him chose us over any other Care Providers:
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Gareth Redmayne – South Hertfordshire
What made Gareth – a healthcare professional with years of international experience choose Visiting Angels? The answer, as Gareth puts it – ” We treat our Caregivers like family and our clients like Royalty” . Learn more about the suppo...
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Care professional pursues business ownership dreams and spreads her wings
Care professional pursues business ownership dreams and spreads her wings Care is the blood that runs through Lynn James’ veins. Right from the age of 19, it’s a sector she’s been involved with – starting her career as a nurse and working her way u...
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Kya Safari – East Nottinghamshire
Kya talks about her passion for care and community. After caring for her sibling for a year she related to the needs of the vulnerable in a personal way. Learn what drove Kya to start her own care business as a franchisee with Visiting Angels:
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Visiting Angels shortlisted in two categories in the upcoming bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards
16th November 2022Visiting Angels has been shortlisted in the Franchisor Leadership and Culture category as well as the Emerging Franchisor category of the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards. Visiting Angels is one of America’s largest home care franchises. Founded 1998, the b...
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Setting the standards for the care industry in 2022
11th February 2022It’s set to be another illustrious year for the in-home care provider, Visiting Angels, with the brand finishing 2021 celebrating multiple successes throughout one of the most unprecedented periods of a generation. The ‘carer-centric’ in-home care provid...
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Visiting Angels first UK franchise hits £2million turnover
5th November 2020Visiting Angels first UK franchise hits £2million turnover In-home care provider, Visiting Angels, celebrated a momentous milestone this month as its first franchise office reached a turnover of £2million. Just six months after breaking the £1million mark, ...
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Why now is a good time to launch a care franchise
5th November 2020Why now is a good time to launch a care franchise By Dan Archer, Managing Director of in-home care franchise, Visiting Angels. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the UK, the focus on the efforts of those in the care sector has never been more in the s...
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