Bridge to Better Living Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $83K – $112K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (1)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Bridge to Better Living is a senior services franchise providing assisted-living transition consulting and senior-care placement. Franchisees run local operations, matching seniors with care communities for referral fees.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bridge to Better Living franchise requires a total initial investment of $83K – $112K, including a $48K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2021 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: partial✓ 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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $83K – $112K
- 26th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only1 outlet
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 85th pct Senior Care
- Units
- 2
- 3rd pct Senior Care
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Senior Care 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 $83K – $112K including a $48K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports gross sales and ebitda rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 30/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed); 1 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports gross sales and ebitda rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Bridge to Better Living Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Manager, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Mary Ann Stallings
- CEO experience
- 14 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- NE
- HQ
- 4230 Pioneer Woods Drive, Suite B, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
- Auditor
- Lutz & Company, PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $12K
- Most recent fiscal year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Mary Ann Stallings
- Headquarters
- NE
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2021
- States available
- 0
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 29% below the typical senior care franchise.
Source: FDD 2021 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $48K | $48K | |
| Construction/Leasehold Improvements/Furniture and Fixtures | $1K | $4K | |
| Equipment | $300 | $900 | |
| Signage (interior and exterior) | $500 | $3K | |
| Computer and Software | $1K | $3K | |
| Opening Inventory | — | — | |
| Rent Deposit | $500 | $750 | |
| Utility Deposits | $0 | $300 | |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums | $450 | $1K | |
| Pre-Opening Travel Expense | $2K | $3K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $3K | $5K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Business Permits and Licenses | $100 | $350 | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $200 | $500 | |
| Initial Marketing Set-Up Fee | $3K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $21K | $35K | |
| Total initial investment | $83K | $112K |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $83K – $112K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $21K – $35K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $48K – $48K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $99 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $24K |
| Renewal fee | $12K |
| Inventory (initial) | $0 – $0 |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2021 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Bridge to Better Living is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Bridge to Better Living 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 annual revenue, 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.
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: 2021 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
- Item 19 type
- gross sales and ebitda
- Sample size
- 1 outlet
- vs category median 22 · small
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2021
- Disclosed in the 2021 filing, covering 2020
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
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.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% — above the Senior Care median of 7.0%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports gross sales and ebitda rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 medians
How Bridge to Better Living Compares
Category median of published Senior Care 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?
Source: FDD 2021 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 1
- 0.50 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $44K
- Median loan
- $44K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (1)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 1 loan, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (1)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (1)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
This is a micro-franchise system (2 units) with unvalidated financials, undisclosed royalty minimums, and limited growth evidence—presenting meaningful execution risk despite no disclosed litigation.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Lutz & Company, PC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 references audited financial statements for FY2020 and FY2019 in Exhibit D, but the Exhibit D financial statement pages are blank/not present in the extracted text, so no figures or auditor could be captured.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- 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 30 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 2 franchised units with unknown growth trajectory suggests nascent or stalled system expansion
- 02MINORRoyalty structure with minimum creates fixed cost burden; 8% of $490k ($39.3k) plus unknown minimum could significantly erode the $107k average net income
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($48k) relative to system size and unproven unit economics raises capital recovery concerns
- 04MEDLack of disclosed litigation doesn't confirm clean history; small systems often lack legal infrastructure to report disputes
- 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years typical), locking franchisees into potentially unfavorable economics
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2021 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 300,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 30 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 14 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | NE |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 22 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 18 hrs
- Training location
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- BridgIT
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: BridgIT
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Bridge to Better Living franchise?
The total investment to open a Bridge to Better Living franchise ranges from $83K – $112K, with an initial franchise fee of $48K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Bridge to Better Living franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Bridge to Better Living FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Bridge to Better Living?
Bridge to Better Living is franchised by Bridge to Better Living Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2021 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Bridge to Better Living 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 Bridge to Better Living FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Bridge to Better Living's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Bridge to Better Living (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 Bridge to Better Living franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Bridge to Better Living has 2 total units in the United States.
Is Bridge to Better Living a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Bridge to Better Living as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 30 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.