Preferred Care At Home
Formerly known as Help at Home
Bottom line
- Total investment $84K – $112K including a $65K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $109K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 66/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 11 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 Preferred Care At Home unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Preferred Care At Home units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$304K
on $1.5M purchase
Total debt
$1.2M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate in-home senior care and personal assistance services, managing caregiver scheduling, client intake, billing, and quality assurance for elderly and disabled clients. Day-to-day operations include direct client acquisition, caregiver recruitment and training, compliance with state healthcare regulations, and managing care delivery across their 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 20 · 5 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
Franchisor in financial distress with going concern status, history of breach-of-contract litigation with franchisees, and average franchisee revenues insufficient to support profitability—avoid until Chapter 11 emergence and financial stability are confirmed.
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates franchisor financial distress and potential inability to support franchisees
- 02MINORThree franchisee arbitration cases alleging breach of contract resolved through Chapter 11 reorganization suggests systemic franchisor issues and broken promises
- 03MEDAverage revenue of $108,598.52 is barely above the first royalty tier threshold ($110,000), indicating most franchisees operate at minimum profitability with limited upside
- 04MEDNo disclosed average net income prevents assessment of actual franchisee profitability relative to $83,500-$111,500 investment
- 05MINOROnly 130 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining system during period when home care franchises expanded
- 06HIGHDeclining unit count inferred from Chapter 11 reorganization and litigation pattern indicates system contraction and franchisor instability
- 07MEDRoyalty structure (5% on first tier) combined with low average revenues means limited margin for franchisee profit after royalties, rent, payroll, and insurance
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
8 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Preferred Care At Home · FDD (2026) PDF