Always Best Care Senior Services Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Always Best Care is a senior-care franchise providing non-medical in-home care, skilled nursing, and assisted-living placement referrals. Franchisees run an agency recruiting caregivers, managing client care, and connecting families with senior housing.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Always Best Care Senior Services franchise requires a total initial investment of $90K – $146K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average revenue per franchisee was $3.2M — this franchisor reports Item 19 per franchisee rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 6.2% charge-off rate across 45 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $90K – $146K
- 37th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- $3.2M
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 54th pct Senior Care
- Units
- 291
- 90th pct Senior Care
- SBA charge-off
- 6.2%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Senior Care avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $90K – $146K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage revenue per franchisee of $3.2M/year (median $2.5M). Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 81/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 6.2% across 45 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 16.9% CAGR over 3 years with 291 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- ABCSP, LLC
- Parent company
- AB Care Acquisition, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- AB Care Equity Holdings, LLC (owned by NexPhase Capital, L.P. funds)
- Predecessor
- Newman Capital Investments, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Jake Brown
- Incorporated in
- CA
- HQ
- 6030 West Oaks Blvd., Suite 115, Rocklin, CA 95765
- Auditor
- Whitley Penn LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $21.3M
- vs $18.0M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jake Brown
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2000
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 31
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 55% below the typical senior care franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $17K | $30K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $23K | $66K |
| Total initial investment | $90K | $146K |
Source: Always Best Care Senior Services 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $90K – $146K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $17K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $175 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $500 – $1K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 165% above the senior care norm.
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Always Best Care Senior Services until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$141K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Always Best Care Senior Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
- Avg gross sales
- $3.2M
- Per franchisee, per year — not per outlet
- Median gross sales
- $2.5M
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 66 franchisees
- vs category median 22 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $196K→$11.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
Compared against 79 Senior Care brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
The average franchisee generates $3.2M/year in gross sales. Median is $2.5M — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Senior Care average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 0/10 — minimal disclosure beyond the required average. Hard to judge the distribution of outcomes across units.
Operator retention
System expanding at 16.9% CAGR over 3 years across 291 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Multi-unit rate
80% of franchisees own multiple units — high repeat-buyer rate signals strong unit economics and operator satisfaction.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Senior Care averages
How Always Best Care Senior Services Compares
Per franchisee, not per outlet - the category average is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 291
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 6
- Terminated
- 6
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 2.1%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 80.3%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +16.9%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +16.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 22
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 1
- Transfers (3yr)
- 27
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 30 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 45
- Loan volume
- $12.8M
- Median loan
- $284K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 6.2%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 25
- Defaults
- 1
Vintage analysis
Always Best Care Senior Services charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Always Best Care Senior Services franchisees
Showing 3 of 25 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Always Best Care Senior Services's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 18 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 6.2% — 61% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Undisclosed financials, recurring litigation including recent franchisor collection action, and modest unit growth present meaningful profitability and operational risk despite reasonable initial investment and protected territory.
Litigation (Item 3)
Three 2016-2017 AAA arbitrations by former Area Representatives (MelDon Corp $85,000, CPP of DuPage $125,000, ESA Wealth Management $153,500 settlements); 2012 FTC consent order re: assisted living placement representations; 2010 Maryland Securities Commissioner consent order re: unregistered franchise offering ($35,000 assessment); two 2025 franchisor-initiated actions against a terminated franchisee (Paulus) for past-due amounts/trade secret theft.
Largest disclosed settlement: $153,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Whitley Penn LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 81 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHMultiple litigation incidents over 14 years including recent 2024 franchisor lawsuit for past-due amounts and 2012 FTC consent order, suggesting compliance and collection issues
- 02MED10.4% YoY unit growth is modest for senior care sector; 275 units is relatively small system with limited scale economies
- 03MED6% royalty + minimum royalty structure creates fixed cost burden if revenue targets aren't met, especially without disclosed benchmarks
- 04HIGHProtected territory language vague—unclear if territorial exclusivity is truly enforced given litigation history and franchise compliance concerns
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 20,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 15 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 17 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | California |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Three 2016-2017 AAA arbitrations by former Area Representatives (MelDon Corp $85,000, CPP of DuPage $125,000, ESA Wealth Management $153,500 settlements); 2012 FTC consent order re: assisted living placement representations; 2010 Maryland Securities Commissioner consent order re: unregistered franchise offering ($35,000 assessment); two 2025 franchisor-initiated actions against a terminated franchisee (Paulus) for past-due amounts/trade secret theft.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 184 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 60 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor's offices (Rocklin, CA) and franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 24 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee_with_franchisor_approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
120 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Always Best Care Senior Services · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Always Best Care Senior Services franchise?
The total investment to open a Always Best Care Senior Services franchise ranges from $90K – $146K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Always Best Care Senior Services franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Always Best Care Senior Services FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $3.2M. The median is $2.5M. Important context: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Always Best Care Senior Services FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Always Best Care Senior Services FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Always Best Care Senior Services's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Always Best Care Senior Services has a charge-off rate of 6.2% across 45 loans, meaning 6.2% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Always Best Care Senior Services franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Always Best Care Senior Services has 291 total units in the United States, including 291 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Always Best Care Senior Services a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Always Best Care Senior Services as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 81 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.