Bottom line
- Total investment $119K – $217K including a $72K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $221K/year (median $139K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 95 loans (below the industry average).
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 Nurse Next Door unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Nurse Next Door units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$266K
on $1.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.1M
SBA $0.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate in-home senior care services, recruiting and managing licensed nurses and caregivers to provide services like personal care, medication management, and companionship. Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, caregiver scheduling and payroll, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance with state healthcare licensing requirements.
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 · 6 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Nurse Next Door presents HIGH RISK due to shrinking franchise system, multiple active litigations involving material misrepresentation and licensure claims, undisclosed profitability metrics, and franchisor going concern issues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-2.7% YoY) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02HIGHMultiple active litigations including material misrepresentation claims regarding licensure—critical for home care operations
- 03MEDNo disclosed average net income despite $119K-$217K investment and $221K average revenue raises profitability concerns
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial viability questions at franchisor level
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($72K) relative to initial investment floor creates risk if franchisees underperform
- 06MINORCalifornia investigation regarding earnings representations indicates potential disclosure violations in Item 19
- 07MINORFlorida franchisee lawsuit alleging misrepresentations on licensure directly impacts regulatory compliance and operations
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
55 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Nurse Next Door · FDD (2026) PDF