Elder-Well
Formerly known as Spend The Day
Bottom line
- Total investment $131K – $508K including a $49K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $537K/year. Estimated payback in 1.3 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Elder-Well unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Elder-Well units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$752K
on $3.8M purchase
Total debt
$3.0M
SBA $1.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Elder-Well franchisees operate senior care or wellness service businesses serving aging populations. Day-to-day operations likely include client management, scheduling care services, staff coordination, compliance with healthcare regulations, and revenue generation through recurring service contracts.
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 12 · 3 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
3
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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 minimal system size, opaque cost structure, and insufficient performance data to validate investment thesis.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 3 units system-wide indicates extremely limited franchise network with unknown growth trajectory
- 02MINORWide investment range ($130.9K-$507.6K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 03MEDMinimum Royalty Fee structure not disclosed; 6% of $537K avg revenue = $32.2K annual royalty creates cash flow pressure
- 04MEDLimited financial transparency: only 3 data points make averages unreliable for benchmarking performance
- 05HIGHNo disclosed litigation is positive, but tiny system size limits ability to assess franchise relationship health
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth and only 3 existing franchisees raises questions about franchise model viability and support infrastructure
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
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Elder-Well · FDD (2025) PDF