Always Best Care Senior Services franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$20,000 to $49,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of Gross Sales per month (months 0-3 no minimum); thereafter greater of 6% of Gross Sales or a rising minimum royalty ($500/mo in months 4-15 up to $3,300/mo by months 64-120); plus separate Skilled Care Royalty of 6% (private pay) or 4% (Medicare/other payer) of Skilled Nursing Gross Sales

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$175/month (plus $35/month per additional territory for multi-unit owners); may increase up to 5% per year

Other fees

Annual Conference Fee $500-$750 (mandatory whether or not attending); Refresher Training Fee $500/day (max 5 days); Late Fees $500 per late payment/report

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$17,000 to $30,000 for employees, lenders, and utilities during the first 3 months of operation (minimum recommended working capital; not guaranteed sufficient)

Fees sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Systemwide and franchisee average/median Gross Sales, plus Average (Median) Owner Discretionary Profit Margin and monthly average number of clients

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (with 2023-2025 systemwide trend data)

Sample

Systemwide gross sales based on all 291 Assigned Areas; franchisee average/median gross sales based on 91 franchisees operating 2+ years; Owner Discretionary Profit tables based on 66 franchisees (13 single-unit, 53 multi-unit) continuously open all of 2025 who submitted P&L statements

Reported average

$3,290,081

Reported median

$2,427,318

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

275

Year-end outlets

291

Net change

+16

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

22

Terminations

6

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

27

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.52 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

0 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

9.09%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 11

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Always Best Care Senior Services franchise cost?

standard Franchised Business: $89,725 to $145,900; add-on Skilled Nursing Services: $48,500 to $108,500 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $20,000 to $49,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Always Best Care Senior Services owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Systemwide and franchisee average/median Gross Sales, plus Average (Median) Owner Discretionary Profit Margin and monthly average number of clients. Sample: Systemwide gross sales based on all 291 Assigned Areas; franchisee average/median gross sales based on 91 franchisees operating 2+ years; Owner Discretionary Profit tables based on 66 franchisees (13 single-unit, 53 multi-unit) continuously open all of 2025 who submitted P&L statements. Period: Calendar year 2025 (with 2023-2025 systemwide trend data).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Always Best Care Senior Services?

9.09%; numerator / denominator: 1 / 11. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗