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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW JERSEY

Interim Healthcare franchise in New Jersey: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Interim Healthcare in New Jersey have taken 5 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $564,200). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Interim Healthcare's national ratio is 1.0× (not clearly different from 1.0×). Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 3 franchised outlets in New Jersey (fiscal 2025) — about 0.03 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · New Jerseyvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in NJ

5

Charged off (all years)

0 of 2

Loss ratio in NJ

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.0×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NJ. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · New Jersey vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

1,198

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

12.6

national 17.4

Versus the country

-28%

thinner

Every business in Interim Healthcare's industry operating in New Jersey — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · New Jersey vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$857

New Jersey, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$799

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+7%

costlier to staff

What Interim Healthcare's industry actually pays workers in New Jersey, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.

Franchised outlets in New Jersey · FDD Item 20-2 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
20235—
20245—
20253—
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in New Jersey5 systems
SystemLoans in NJCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in NJUnits in NJ
Right at Home90 of 6—21
Home Instead70 of 4—14
ASSISTING HANDS (UNIT)60 of 2—20
SYNERGY HOME CARE60 of 1—38
Firstlight Homecare50 of 3——

Other systems in Interim Healthcare's sector whose franchisees borrowed in New Jersey. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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