Bottom line
- Total investment $351K – $921K including a $39K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 17 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 SarahCare unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
SarahCare operates senior care or home health service franchises, with franchisees likely managing day-to-day operations including hiring/training caregivers, scheduling client visits, managing client relationships, billing/invoicing, and regulatory compliance. Franchisees function as local service operators dependent on recurring client revenue and staff retention.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 24 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
SarahCare presents caution-level risk due to a stagnant 21-unit system, undisclosed financials, documented franchisor-franchisee litigation over royalty enforcement, and unvalidated ROI potential at high investment levels.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 21 units with unknown growth trajectory indicates stagnant or declining system
- 02HIGHTwo separate litigation events (royalty non-payment + non-compete disputes) within recent history suggest systemic franchisor-franchisee relationship issues
- 03MEDFinancial performance metrics (average revenue and net income) completely undisclosed in FDD Item 19, preventing ROI validation
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($351K–$921K) with no disclosed profitability benchmarks creates acute financial risk
- 05MINORHybrid royalty structure (5% or $200 minimum) may be unsustainable for low-revenue locations, evidenced by past collection lawsuits
- 06MINORSettlements requiring 'new franchise agreements' suggests franchisor had to renegotiate terms, indicating original model stress
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
38 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SarahCare · FDD (2025) PDF