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American Family Care Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026

HealthcareALFranchising since 2013
AStrongest tierStrongest tier76/100Editorial grade from public filings; not investment advice.
Investment
$956K – $1.5M
Disclosed sales
$1.8M
gross sales, not profit
SBA charge-off
Limited · 121 loans

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FV-00118FDD 2025Data QualityExcellent95%
Owner-operator requiredYes: Protected territory

Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records

Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology

American Family Care (AFC) is an urgent-care franchise providing walk-in treatment for minor illness and injury, diagnostics, and minor procedures. Franchisees run clinics managing medical and admin staff, patient intake, and insurance billing.

FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026

A American Family Care franchise requires a total initial investment of $956K – $1.5M, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.8M[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →

Sources, dates and evidence

FDD issued: 2025 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - a newer filing may exist

Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.

Overview

Investment
$956K – $1.5M
81st pct Healthcare
Avg gross sales
$1.8M
Net sales25th pct Healthcare
Royalty
6.0%
14th pct Healthcare
Units
386
75th pct Healthcare
SBA charge-off
N/A

Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers

Total Investment
$956K – $1.5M
Median $321K
above median ↑, worse than category
Franchise Fee
$60K – $60K
Median $50K
above median ↑, worse than category
Liquid Capital Req'd
$200K – $500K
Median $40K
above median ↑, worse than category
Avg Revenue
$1.8M
Median $676K
above median ↑, better than category
Net sales
Royalty Rate
6.0%
Median 7.0%
below median ↓, better than category
Ongoing Fees
7.0% of rev
Median 8.0%
below median ↓, better than category
SBA Charge-Off Rate
Limited · 121 loans
Limited SBA coverage: 121 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
System Size
386 units
Median 23 units
above median ↑, better than category
Turnover Rate
2.1%
Median 0.0%
Territory
Protected, not exclusive
Limits on the franchisor opening nearby; not an exclusive zone
Owner-Operator
Required
You must run it yourself
Litigation
4 cases
Some history

Green = favorable by >10% vs Healthcare median · 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 $956K – $1.5M including a $60K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.8M/year (median $1.6M).
  • RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 76/100 (higher is better).
  • GROWTHPositive: net +29 franchised outlets in the latest year (37 opened, 8 closed); 98 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
  • GROWTHSystem growing at 40.1% CAGR over 3 years with 386 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Corporate structure & franchisor financials
Legal entity
AFC Franchising, LLC
Parent company
American Family Care, LLC (AFCLLC)
FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2025 FDD
Ultimate parent
AFC Parent Holdings, LLC
FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2025 FDD
Predecessor
Doctors Express Franchising, LLC
Prior franchisor entity
CEO title
Chief Executive Officer
Jeremy Morgan
Incorporated in
AL
HQ
3700 Cahaba Beach Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35242
Auditor
Grant Thornton LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$39.5M
Most recent fiscal year

Overview

About

CEO
Jeremy Morgan
Headquarters
AL
Founded
2013
FDD year
2025
States available
29

Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?

Entry cost runs 286% above the typical healthcare franchise.

Total investment (Item 7)$956K – $1.5MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 22 of the 2025 FDD (Item 7). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Franchise fee$60,000Verified — printed on page 15 of the 2025 FDD (Item 5), and another item of the same filing prints the same figure on a labelled row, which is an independent restatement.
Royalty6.0%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 17 of the 2025 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Ad fund1.0%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 17 of the 2025 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Working capital$200K – $500K

Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7

FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing

Initial investment breakdown

American Family Care: Item 7 initial investment breakdown
Cost componentLowHigh
Initial franchise fee$60K$60K
Working capital (3–6 mo)$200K$500K
Equipment, build-out, other$696K$960K
Total initial investment$956K$1.5M

Source: American Family Care 2025 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
$956K – $1.5M
Bottom third — review vs category
Liquid capital req'd
$200K – $500K
Bottom third — review vs category
Franchise fee
$60K – $60K
Middle of category vs category
Royalty
6.0%
typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Ongoing fees · Item 6

American Family Care: Item 6 recurring fees
FeeAmount
Royalty6.0% of net sales
Marketing / ad fund1.0%
Technology fee$275
Transfer fee$10K
Renewal fee$6K
Total fee load7.0% of rev

What do units actually make?

Average unit sales run 163% above the healthcare norm.

Avg gross sales$1.8M

Reported as net sales, not gross sales

Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 54 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Median gross sales$1.6MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 53 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Item 19 typenet sales
Sample size270 outlets

Source: FDD 2025 · 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 American Family Care 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

$1.6M

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
Blue values = direct from FDD (Item 7 investment, Item 19 revenue, Item 6 fees)Not set = no filing supplies it and we will not substitute one. Enter your own

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 American Family Care unit return on the cash you put in?

From FDDNot set — you supply itYou overrode an FDD value
Revenue · per unit, per yearFDD
FDD Item 19 reports $1,774,747 per unit
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fundFDD
typ 6–8%
typ 3–5%
Operating costs · not in any FDDnot set

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.

Total invested capital · what you put in to openFDD
FDD Item 7: $956K–$1.5M (midpoint used)
FDD reports $200K–$500K

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.


Store EBITDA · annual
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EBITDA margin
—
Total invested
$1.6M
Payback
—
Single-unit only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even point.

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: 2025 FDD

Financial Performance

Reported as net sales, not gross sales

Avg gross sales
$1.8M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.6M

Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.

Item 19 type
net sales
Sample size
270 outlets
vs category median 20 · large
Range (low → high)
$134K→$4.8MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 53 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Cohort dispersion (min → max)
Reporting year
2024
Fiscal year the figures cover
Source filing
FDD 2025
Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
Transparency
4 / 10
vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Gross sales rank25th
Item 19 reporting methods vary across brands
Investment cost rank81th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank14th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank75th
vs Healthcare peers
Risk score rank6th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Compared against 162 Healthcare brands

Showing the headline figures — all 157 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Operator outlook

What the numbers say

Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.

Unit economics

Average unit generates $1.8M/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.4x.

Fee burden

Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% (near the Healthcare median).

Disclosure

Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.

Operator retention

System expanding at 40.1% CAGR over 3 years across 386 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.

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 Healthcare medians

How American Family Care Compares

Metric
American Family Care
Category median
vs median
Investment
$1.2M
$321Kmiddle half $178K–$530K · n=133
Above median, worse than category
Revenue
$1.8M
$676Kmiddle half $496K–$929K · n=48
Above median, better than category
Unit Count
386
23middle half 5–101 · n=132
Above median, better than category

Category median of published Healthcare brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.

Is the system healthy?

Total units386Verified — printed on page 56 of the 2025 FDD (Item 20), and the table's own arithmetic closes on it two ways.
3-yr growth+40.1% (favorable vs category)
Turnover rate2.1% (favorable vs category)

Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20

Unit growth

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
386
Opened
37
Last reporting year
Closed
8
Terminated
7
Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
Non-renewed
0
Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
Turnover rate
2.1%
Company-owned
82
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
79%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (3-yr)
+40.1%
Net unit change over 3 years
3-yr CAGR
+40.1%
Compounded over last 3 years

Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers

Terminated
7
Not renewed
0
Transferred
8
Reacquired
0
Franchisor bought back
Signed, not yet open
98
0.25 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
Projected new
38
Franchisor's next-year forecast
2022
217
Franchised units
2023
275+58
Franchised units
2024
304+29
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 31 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Active operators · 31 states
No contacts on file

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.

Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list

367 current owners across 30 states; 11 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.

  • NJ 52
  • CA 36
  • TX 34
  • NY 33
  • PA 30
  • CO 27
  • NC 23
  • MA 21
  • FL 17
  • SC 17
  • TN 14
  • VA 13
  • +18 more states

Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.

SBA loan performance

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
121
Loan volume
$140.4M
Median loan
$1.2M
average
Charge-off rate
Limited · 121 loans
Limited SBA coverage: 121 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units

Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated

Repayment rate (PIF)
Limited · 121 loans
5-yr charge-off
0.0%
Loans approved 2021+
Active lenders
27
Defaults
0

Vintage analysis

American Family Care charge-off rate by loan vintage

BrandNational avg
American Family Care charge-off rate by loan vintage. Showing 10 vintages from 2015 to 2026. Rates range from 0.0% to 0.0%.0%5%10%'15'19'21'23'25'26

Top lenders financing American Family Care franchisees

Citizens Bank19 loans0.0%
United Community Bank17 loans0.0%
Webster Bank National Association17 loans—

Showing 3 of 27 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.

Lender network · 7(a) + 504

SBA Lending Report

Full lending analysis for American Family Care from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.

Top SBA lenders

#LenderLoansVolumeDefault %
1Citizens Bank19$29.9M0.0%
2United Community Bank17$17.9M0.0%
3Webster Bank National Association17$17.1MN/A
4The Huntington National Bank11$10.4MN/A
5Customers Bank9$8.2MN/A
6LendingClub Bank, National Association6$4.6M0.0%
7Brookline Bank, a Division of Beacon Bank and Trust4$3.6M0.0%
8TD Bank, National Association4$4.5M0.0%
9First Business Bank4$8.4M0.0%
10Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB4$4.1MN/A

Geographic failure vector

StateLoansDefaultsRate
NJNew Jersey2300.0%
CACalifornia1700.0%
PAPennsylvania1500.0%
NCNorth Carolina1200.0%
FLFlorida900.0%
VAVirginia900.0%
COColorado800.0%
NYNew York80--
TXTexas50--
ILIllinois30--

Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict

What could kill this investment?

SBA charge-offLimited · 121 loans
Verdict score76/100 (higher is better)
Litigation4 cases
Auditor going-concern doubtNo (favorable vs category)

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21

Risk analysis

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21

Risk & Legal

AStrongest tier76Verdict score 76/100

Moderate-to-high risk: Healthcare franchise with active litigation, missing profitability disclosure, regulatory history (False Claims Act), and slowing unit growth masking unclear unit economics.

Why this reads harsher than the A grade: the grade weighs financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency across the whole filing, while this summary lists individual flags without that weighting. The flags are worth checking with current owners; neither is investment advice.

High confidence±4 pts
7280

Litigation (Item 3)

Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).

1 pending action (franchisor v. former franchisee for non-compete enforcement, currently stayed due to bankruptcy filing); 3 prior actions settled including False Claims Act qui tam ($1.41M total settlement), master development agreement dispute ($1M), and master development agreement fraud claim ($6.5M)

Largest disclosed settlement: $6,500,000

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

None disclosed

Audited financials (Item 21)

Yes · Grant Thornton LLP

Franchisor revenue (Item 21)

Yr 1: $39.5MNon-royalty: $0.3M

Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)

Audited statement of income for the thirteen-month period ended December 31, 2024 (fiscal year changed from Nov 30 to calendar year). Gross revenue $39,497,984 (royalties $31,971,840, marketing $5,494,309, initial franchise fees $2,031,835); net revenue after commissions and bad debt was $31,745,283; net income $19,085,802 including $263,032 other income.

Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16

  • Franchisor sells you products: Yes
  • Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
  • Must buy proprietary products: Yes
  • Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
  • Can negotiate own supplier terms: No

Score breakdown · what drove the 76 / 100 verdict

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed—impossible to validate 1.77M revenue translates to acceptable profit after 6% royalty, labor, and overhead in urgent care model
  2. 02HIGHActive litigation on franchise termination and contract breach (Boni-Graceful, Trovato) suggests franchisor enforcement issues or franchisee performance disputes
  3. 03MINORPrior False Claims Act settlement (Salters) indicates potential billing/compliance issues in healthcare vertical—critical regulatory risk
  4. 04MINORUnit growth of 10.5% YoY is modest for urgent care franchise (2023-2024 healthcare franchises averaged 12-15%); may indicate saturation or quality concerns
  5. 05MINORExclusivity dispute history (Purugganan) and master developer termination (Lavender) suggest franchisor-franchisee alignment issues and territorial conflicts

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

Showing the headline figures — all 157 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Full litigation history from the FDD (Items 3 and 4) →

Litigation case detail4 matters · Item 3

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Pending (1)

  • AFC Franchising, LLC v Trovato Medical Group, Inc. and Parmjit M. Singh, MD

    pending

    Brought against a franchisee · filed 2023-04-21 · Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama; removed to US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · CV-2023-901311 (removed: 2:23-cv-684)

    “AFC Franchising, LLC v Trovato Medical Group, Inc. and Parmjit M. Singh, MD Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Case No. CV-2023-901311, filed April 21, 2023 now moved to US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Case No. 2:23-cv-684). We filed this complaint against our former franchisee, Trovato Medical Group, Inc.”Page 14 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3

Concluded (3)

  • Lavender Health Care, LLC vs. AFC Franchising, LLC

    settled

    Brought by a franchisee · filed 2022-01-14 · Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama (originally Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida) · CV-2019-900415.00-LMA

    “Lavender Health Care, LLC vs. AFC Franchising, LLC. Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama, Case No. CV-2019-900415.00-LMA, filed January 14, 2022. The plaintiff filed its original complaint in the Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida on February 6, 2019, with regard to Richard Kimsey’s master developer agreement with Doctors Express Franchising, LLC which was later assigned to us”Page 15 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3

    Outcome:“This case was settled by the parties on May 30, 2024 and we paid the plaintiff $1,000,000.”

  • Danilo Purugganan v AFC Franchising, LLC

    settled

    Brought against a franchisee · filed 2020-03-06 · Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama; removed to US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; related action in US District Court for the District of Connecticut · CV-2020-900226 (removed: 2:20-cv-456; related: 3:20-cv-360-KAD)

    “Danilo Purugganan v AFC Franchising, LLC. Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama, Case No. CV-2020-900226, filed March 6, 2020. We initiated this case to seek declaratory judgment to enforce the forum selection and limited exclusivity clauses in the master developer agreement between Danilo Purugganan (“Purugganan”) and Doctors Express Franchising, LLC, which was later assigned to us.”Page 15 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3

    Outcome:“This case was settled by the parties on September 18, 2024 and we paid Purugganan $6,500,000.”

  • United States of America ex rel., Anita C. Salters, Plaintiffs vs. American Family Care, Inc., Defendant

    settled

    Government or regulatory action · filed 2010-10-20 · United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division · 5:10-CV-2843-IPJ

    “United States of America ex rel., Anita C. Salters, Plaintiffs vs. American Family Care, Inc., Defendant. United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, Civil Action No. 5:10-CV-2843-IPJ. On October 20, 2010, Relator Anita C. Salters filed a qui tam action against AFCLLC (then known as American Family Care, Inc.”Page 14 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3

    Outcome:“The defendant vigorously defended the allegations under the False Claims Act. In July 2017, the parties entered into a settlement agreement under which, without admitting any wrongdoing, the defendant paid $210,000 in exchange for the plaintiff releasing all claims against the defendant and its affiliates and dismissing the complaint. The complaint was dismissed in July 2017.” (page 15)

Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.

What are you signing up for?

Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.

Initial term10 yrs
Renewal term5 yrs
TerritoryProtected, not exclusive
Initial training98 hrs

Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17

FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Initial term10 years
Renewal term5 years
Allowed renewalsℹ4
Territory typeProtected territory
Protected territoryYes
Exclusive territoryℹNo
Territory population50,000
Online sales rightsℹRestricted
Franchisor can competeYes
Hire a manager?Allowed
Owner-operatorRequired
Non-compete (years)ℹ2 years
Non-compete (miles)ℹ10 mi
Right of first refusalℹYes
Transfer requires consentYes
Termination notice30 days
Curable defaultsℹ9
Mandatory arbitrationYes
Arbitration locationHoover, Alabama (within 50 miles of principal place of business)
Jury trial waiverYes
Governing lawAL
Litigation count4
View Item 3 litigation summary

1 pending action (franchisor v. former franchisee for non-compete enforcement, currently stayed due to bankruptcy filing); 3 prior actions settled including False Claims Act qui tam ($1.41M total settlement), master development agreement dispute ($1M), and master development agreement fraud claim ($6.5M)

Items 10, 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
20 hrs
On-the-job training
78 hrs
Training location
Birmingham, Alabama (headquarters)
Ongoing training
Required
Time to open
9 mo
From signing to launch
Site selection
franchisee with franchisor approval
Franchisor financing
Not offered
Item 10
POS system
Experity
Operating tech stack

Items 5 & 11

Franchisor Support

✓Site selection assistance
✓Grand opening support
✓Lease negotiation help

Technology: Experity

Item 20 · call current owners

Franchisee Contacts

378 owners to call

Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20

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(949) 793-••••CA
(617) 869-••••MA
(865) 299-••••TN

Frequently asked questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to open a American Family Care franchise?

The total investment to open a American Family Care franchise ranges from $956K – $1.5M, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

What do American Family Care franchise owners earn?

According to Item 19 of the American Family Care FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.8M. The median is $1.6M. Important context: Reported as net sales, not gross sales. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.

Who owns American Family Care?

American Family Care is franchised by AFC Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is American Family Care, LLC (AFCLLC). The ultimate parent named in the FDD is AFC Parent Holdings, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.

What is Item 19 in the American Family Care 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 American Family Care FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.

What is American Family Care's franchise failure rate?

SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for American Family Care (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.

How many American Family Care franchise locations are there?

As of their most recent FDD filing, American Family Care has 386 total units in the United States, including 304 franchised units and 82 company-owned units. 37 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.

Is American Family Care a good franchise to buy?

FranchiseVerdict rates American Family Care as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 76 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.