Assisted Living LocatorsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Assisted Living Locators franchise requires a total initial investment of $74K – $94K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2022 FDD, average unit revenue was $130K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 35.7% charge-off rate across 36 loans[1]. Verdict grade: C. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2022 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $74K – $94K
- 23rd pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- $130K
- 3rd pct Senior Care
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 58th pct Senior Care
- Units
- 133
- 70th pct Senior Care
- SBA default
- 35.7%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Senior Care avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
35.7% of SBA loans charged off across 36 loans, above the 16% franchise average.
Franchised units fell from 130 to 125 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
The franchisor's auditor raised doubt about continued operations. This is a serious risk signal.
30% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Within the 15-30% range most franchise investors consider acceptable.
Bottom line
- Total investment $74K – $94K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $130K/year (median $94K), with an estimated 30% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict C (Average) with a risk score of 68/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 35.7% across 36 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- ALL Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- EHC Holding Company, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. (The Riverside Company)
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Tim Hadley
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 7330 E. Earll Drive, Suite E, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
- Auditor
- RC Consulting LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.2M
- vs $2.4M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2022
- Status as of 2022; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.
Overview
About
Franchisees operate as referral and placement agencies connecting seniors and their families to assisted living facilities, memory care communities, and in-home care providers within their protected territory. Day-to-day work involves lead generation, client consultations, facility assessments, marketing to healthcare providers and families, and earning placement commissions from partner facilities. The model is service-based with minimal inventory, relying on relationships, local marketing, and lead conversion to drive revenue.
- CEO
- Tim Hadley
- Headquarters
- AZ
- Founded
- 2003
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 34
FDD Item 7 · 2022 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Business Set-Up Feenot refundable | $10K | $10K | |
| Food, Lodging & Travel (1 person while training) | $1K | $2K | |
| Real Estate, Buildout and Improvements | — | — | |
| Furniture & Furnishings (for home office) | $0 | $500 | |
| Technology Systems | $0 | $3K | |
| Technology Fees (pre-opening)not refundable | $495 | $844 | |
| Marketing Fees (pre-opening)not refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Utility Deposits | $0 | $300 | |
| Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) Certification Fee | $990 | $1K | |
| Dementia Care Certification Fee | $0 | $125 | |
| Business Licenses | $50 | $1K | |
| Professional Fees | $300 | $3K | |
| Vehicle (title, registration, deposit & 3 lease payments) | $0 | $5K | |
| Vehicle Wraps (Optional) | $0 | $3K | |
| Insurance (12 months' premium) | $2K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $7K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $74K | $94K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$20K
15.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
21%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.8 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $74K – $94K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $7K – $10K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 3.4 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $226 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $130K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $94K
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $25K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 29.6%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Gross Collected Revenues
- Sample size
- 75 units
- vs category median 22 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $2K→$709K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $39K→$376K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 7 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 70 Senior Care brands
vs Senior Care averages
How Assisted Living Locators Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 133
- Opened
- 17
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 9
- Terminated
- 5
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 6.8%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 98%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +0.8%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +4.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Transfer rate
- 1.5%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 89.0%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 3.8%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 6.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 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
- 36
- Loan volume
- $8.9M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 35.7%
- 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)
- 64.3%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 50.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 9
- Defaults
- 5
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Assisted Living Locators's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 9 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 11-year lending trend
Instant access. No subscription.
A 35.7% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 3 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Assisted Living Locators presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to stagnant unit growth, litigation disputes, thin profit margins, and franchisor going concern issues, offset only by low initial investment and protected territory.
Litigation (Item 3)
CALLRN Franchise, LLC has one pending arbitration case against former franchisees for breach of Franchise Agreements and unpaid fees (Case No. 01-22-0000-9785). One concluded lawsuit against former franchisee for unauthorized website operation, social media use, failure to submit revenue reports, and continued trademark use after termination (Case No. 2:20-cv-01091-MTL).
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · RC Consulting LLC⚠ Going-concern note flagged
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 68 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply: only 0.8% YoY unit growth with 133 units suggests stagnation or decline; mature systems typically grow 3-5%
- 02HIGHLitigation pattern: two separate legal actions (one pending arbitration, one settled) indicate franchisor-franchisee disputes over compliance and post-termination conduct, signaling enforcement issues
- 03MINORThin profit margins: $25,005 average net income on $130,099 revenue equals only 19.2% net margin after 8% royalty (10.4% of gross), leaving minimal buffer for owner salary and reinvestment
- 04MINORHigh royalty burden relative to profitability: 8% royalty on gross (not net) collected revenues creates cash flow risk if collections slow, with no Item 19 provided to validate earnings claims
- 05HIGHGoing Concern flag: true status raises questions about franchisor financial stability and ability to support franchisees long-term
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 4 |
| Territory type | Zip Codes |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 300,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Maricopa County, Arizona |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Arizona |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
CALLRN Franchise, LLC has one pending arbitration case against former franchisees for breach of Franchise Agreements and unpaid fees (Case No. 01-22-0000-9785). One concluded lawsuit against former franchisee for unauthorized website operation, social media use, failure to submit revenue reports, and continued trademark use after termination (Case No. 2:20-cv-01091-MTL).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 5 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate Office (Scottsdale, Arizona) and in the field
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 6 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- ALL-IN
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ALL-IN
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
61 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Assisted Living Locators · FDD (2022) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Assisted Living Locators franchise?
The total investment to open a Assisted Living Locators franchise ranges from $74K – $94K, 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 Assisted Living Locators franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Assisted Living Locators FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $130K. The median is $94K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Assisted Living Locators's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Assisted Living Locators has a charge-off rate of 35.7% across 36 loans, meaning 35.7% 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 Assisted Living Locators franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Assisted Living Locators has 133 total units in the United States, including 130 franchised units and 3 company-owned units. 17 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Assisted Living Locators a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Assisted Living Locators as a C-grade franchise with a risk score of 68 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.
For franchisors
Are you the franchisor?
If you represent Assisted Living Locators, you can request corrections or provide updated information.
Claim this brandOther Senior Care franchises
Compare similar franchise opportunities in the Senior Care category
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.