Meraki Assisted Living
Bottom line
- Total investment $129K – $627K including a $75K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $919K/year (median $952K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
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 Meraki Assisted Living unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
49%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Meraki Assisted Living units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
36.2%
4.69× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.27×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$4.6M
on $13.8M purchase
Total debt
$9.1M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate small assisted living facilities providing residential care, meals, medications management, and daily assistance to elderly or disabled residents. Day-to-day operations involve staff management (typically 5-15 employees per home), resident care coordination, regulatory compliance, accounting, marketing to families and referral sources, and facility maintenance across a protected territory.
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 · 1 state 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.
1
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
Meraki Assisted Living presents HIGH RISK due to franchisor going concern warnings, undisclosed profitability metrics, minimal franchise system size, and complex senior care regulatory requirements masking operational and financial opacity.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MINOROnly 7 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small and potentially stagnant network
- 03MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot verify actual profitability claims against $918k average revenue
- 04MINORWide investment range ($129k-$627k, 4.9x spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 05MINORHigh royalty burden at 7% of revenue PLUS $500/unit minimum creates dual fee pressure on thin-margin senior care business
- 06MED10-year term with no disclosed unit growth — raises sustainability and franchisee exit concerns
- 07MINORAssisted living is highly regulated, labor-intensive business with significant liability exposure — not addressed in provided data
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.
FDD download
Meraki Assisted Living · FDD (2023) PDF