CareBuilders At Home
Bottom line
- Total investment $111K – $167K including a $50K franchise fee, 9.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.9M/year (median $1.6M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100.
- System growing at 55.6% CAGR over 3 years with 28 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 CareBuilders At Home unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
200%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 CareBuilders At Home units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
27.3%
3.34× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.00×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$12.4M
on $24.8M purchase
Total debt
$12.4M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate in-home care services for elderly, disabled, or post-operative clients, managing caregiver recruitment/training, client scheduling, billing, and compliance with healthcare regulations. Day-to-day involves coordinating care visits, managing staff quality, handling client relationships, and administrative/financial operations in a territory-protected service area.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage home care franchise with undisclosed profitability metrics, small system size, and concerning franchisor financial status creates meaningful uncertainty around franchisee return potential despite protected territory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo average net income disclosed (Item 19) — inability to assess actual profitability despite $1.9M avg revenue claim
- 02MINORHigh royalty burden at 9% combined with no transparency on net margins — could squeeze franchisee profitability significantly
- 03MEDSmall unit base (28 units) with only 27.3% YoY growth — limited scale and unproven system maturity; high early-stage risk
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor may have had financial distress or operational concerns flagged in disclosure
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($110K-$166K) relative to unit count and growth rate — limited proven ROI track record
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
44 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CareBuilders At Home · FDD (2026) PDF