For more than 14 years, Rachel Wommack worked in healthcare, primarily focusing on elder care as a registered nurse. She'd spent time in hospitals, long-term care and case management, seeing firsthand the strengths and shortcomings of the healthcare system. But as the years passed, the idea that she could do more began to grow. She didn't just want to help patients; she wanted to provide a fix for a gap in the system.

"Not everybody has the little bit of help that they need after those skilled stays to safely go home and be successful in recovery," she says.

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The turning point came in 2021. Her son had just graduated from high school, and Wommack was finally in a place where starting a business felt possible. Encouraged by her fiancé, she began looking into ways to build something of her own. Rather than launching an independent business from scratch, she opted to explore franchising.

"I came to the realization that I needed to do this now, so I started researching," she says. "I spoke with several brands before I found A Place At Home, which aligned with everything that I wanted — morals, ethics, all of that was in line. And so I went for it."

Wommack's decision to sign with A Place At Home (#464 on the 2025 Franchise 500) wasn't rooted in ambition alone; it came from a deep........

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