Daycation for Seniors
Formerly known as DFS Furniture
Bottom line
- Total investment $218K – $398K including a $59K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
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 Daycation for Seniors unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
62%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Daycation for Seniors units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
34.1%
4.34× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.38×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.5M
on $15.1M purchase
Total debt
$9.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Daycation for Seniors operates recreational day programs and activities for senior citizens, likely managing scheduling, activity planning, transportation coordination, and customer engagement. Franchisees manage day-to-day operations including staff hiring, program delivery, marketing to senior communities, and revenue collection from participants or their families.
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 · 10 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 franchise with opacity around profitability, unproven unit economics, and corporate financial instability creates substantial risk despite protected territory and lack of litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 3 units system-wide with no disclosed growth trajectory suggests minimal brand traction and unproven scalability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed despite average revenue of $1M+ — inability or unwillingness to share profitability is a major transparency red flag
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at corporate level
- 04MINORHigh royalty floor of $1,800/month (~$21,600 annually) means break-even is difficult even with modest revenue, creating cash flow pressure
- 05MINORSignificant investment range ($218K-$398K) with no Item 19 financial data makes ROI projections impossible to validate
- 06MEDTiny franchise system (3 units) creates concentration risk and limited peer network for franchisee support
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Daycation for Seniors · FDD (2025) PDF