Caring Senior Service franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

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

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Billings or the Minimum Royalty Fee, whichever is greater, paid biweekly

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$1,045 per month

Other fees

Enkiscribe AI software $99/mo; The Hub back-office support $900/mo (free first 2 months); GreatCare Audit Fee $500 per audit (required every 24 months)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$32,497 to $54,144 for payroll, rent, transportation, software license fees, etc. during first three months; assumes no franchisee owner salary

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

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.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Billings (average, median, range) and Gross Margin, disclosed for several franchisee segments for CY2025

Reporting period

calendar year 2025 (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025)

Sample

40 franchisee office locations (representing 52 Territories under 52 franchise agreements) operating the full 2025 calendar year; a subset of 25 offices met minimum required staffing

Reported average

$984,255

Reported median

$906,104

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.46 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

55

Year-end outlets

62

Net change

+7

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

10

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

3

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

4

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.49 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

3 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 2

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 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Caring Senior Service franchise cost?

standard franchise agreement (single territory): $99,997 to $153,994; development addendum (additional territories, per territory reserved): $119,997 to $213,994 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Caring Senior Service owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Billings (average, median, range) and Gross Margin, disclosed for several franchisee segments for CY2025. Sample: 40 franchisee office locations (representing 52 Territories under 52 franchise agreements) operating the full 2025 calendar year; a subset of 25 offices met minimum required staffing. Period: calendar year 2025 (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.46 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Caring Senior Service?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 2. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗