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FV-00368·MODERATEExcellent91

Boost Home Healthcare

Formerly known as Boost Juice

Health & Wellness - OtherFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$155K – $310K
41st pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.7M
52nd pct Other
Royalty
5.0%
6th pct Other
Units
6
27th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $155K – $310K including a $60K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Boost Franchise Systems, LLC
Parent company
Best Life Brands, LLC
Incorporated in
Michigan
HQ
900 Wilshire Drive, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084-1600
Auditor
RSM US LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$28.4M
vs $25.0M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Boost Home Healthcare unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,739,595
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $155K–$310K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$155K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

119%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$400K
EBITDA margin
23.0%
Total invested
$335K
Payback
10 mo
Unit-level 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 Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Boost Home Healthcare units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

26.3%

3.22× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

3.14×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$14.5M

on $27.8M purchase

Total debt

$13.4M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($13.9M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate home healthcare agencies providing non-medical personal care services (assistance with ADLs, companionship, housekeeping) to elderly and disabled clients. Day-to-day operations include recruiting/managing caregivers, scheduling visits, billing insurance and private pay clients, ensuring compliance with state licensing, and managing client relationships. Revenue depends heavily on achieving high client acquisition and maintaining caregiver retention in a competitive, labor-intensive market.

CEO
J.J. Sorrenti
Founded
2021
FDD year
2024
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$155K – $310K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $155K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
5.0%
Net Revenue · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.7M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Actual Revenue
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 12 · small
Transparency
3 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Revenue rank52th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Investment cost rank41th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank6th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank27th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Risk score rank41th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
6
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+100.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
6±0
Franchised units
2023
6
Franchised units
2024
3
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 4 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
Registered · 4 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

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

Total loans
4
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Micro-franchise system with undisclosed profitability, affiliate litigation history, and minimal unit base creates high execution and corporate stability risk.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 6 units system-wide with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
  2. 02HIGHParent company and affiliated franchisors (Blue Moon, ComForCare) involved in 5 active litigation cases including royalty disputes and breach of contract claims
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $1.74M claimed average revenue—prevents verification of franchisee profitability claims
  4. 04MINORBlended royalty structure (5.0% Medicare/commercial, 3.5% Medicaid) creates unpredictable cash flow since Medicaid mix varies by territory and is often lower-margin
  5. 05MEDExtremely limited franchisee base (6 units) makes due diligence validation and peer networking nearly impossible
  6. 06HIGHLitigation involving controlled affiliates suggests systemic corporate governance and contractual compliance issues that could cascade to Boost

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Code
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
5
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Michigan

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
58 hrs
On-the-job training
32 hrs
POS system
KanTime
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

6 numbers

Locked
(617) 691-••••
MA
(617) 997-••••
MA
(970) 460-••••
CO

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Boost Home Healthcare · FDD (2024) PDF

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