Senior Helpers Franchise Cost & 2026 FDD Data
75/100
Strongest tier
75 this brand58 Senior Care medianlikely 71–79 (high confidence)
Higher is better · an editorial assessment, not investment advice
#315 of 3,069 graded brands
Why an A: Helped by unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal record and transparency. Held back by financial health. See all six factors
- Total investment
- $177K – $232K
- Avg gross sales
- $1.8M
- 241 Open 60+ months outlets; not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 7.9%
1 in 13 SBA 7(a) loans to Senior Helpers owners charged off (5 of 63 resolved loans, approved since FY1991); Senior Care median 8.8%. Loans approved FY2014–FY2021: 5 of 52 resolved loans charged off (9.6%); newer loans have not had time to default, so this is not a trend.
Data from the FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records. Analysis by FranchiseVerdict · Methodology · Website · Report an error · Franchisor? Claim this listing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026 FDD
Per the 2026 FDD, a Senior Helpers franchise requires a total initial investment of $177K – $232K, including a $55K – $75K franchise fee. Once open, the ongoing royalty is 5.0%. Per the 2026 FDD, average gross sales were $1.8M (Item 19: 241 Open 60+ months outlets; gross sales, not profit). SBA 7(a) loans show a 7.9% charge-off rate on 63 resolved loans. Verdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
Sources: 2026 FDD · SBA 7(a) loan records (FOIA) · What one unit could make and lose →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2026 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low (the current year's filing)
Evidence for the headline figures: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
Quick verdict · vs Senior Care median
Top edge: green = better than the Senior Care median by more than 10%, red = worse by more than 10%, gray = within 10% or no benchmark. Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a).
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Methodology
Bottom line
- RETURNSAverage gross sales of $1.8M/year (outlet median $1.5M; Item 19: 241 Open 60+ months outlets; gross sales, not profit).
- GROWTHIn the latest Item 20 year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 39 (49 opened, 10 closed).
AT STAKEOne unit at the Item 7 midpoint: $26K a year in payments on assumed SBA 7(a)-style terms.You put in about $41K of your own cash and personally guarantee a $163K loan. Assumptions are labeled in Sales; not investment advice.See what one unit could make and lose
Things to check before you sign (4)
- The franchisor keeps the right to compete inside your territory (Item 12, territory).
- You waive a jury trial in disputes with the franchisor (Item 17, renewal, termination and disputes).
- The franchisor receives rebates or payments from suppliers you buy from (Item 8, required suppliers).
- Item 15 (owner participation) requires the owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, to run the business day to day. Ask how much of the business that principal must own.
Checked and clear: no auditor doubt that the franchisor can keep operating, no net loss of franchised outlets in the latest Item 20 years, no pending lawsuit naming the franchisor, SBA charge-off rate 7.9%, below the 8.8% category median and the full filing on file, and an Item 19 average from 241 units.
What to do next
Step 1: Read the FDD itself.
Free: read the 2026 filing on this site, page by page. The franchisor must also give you its current FDD at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.
Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.
Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.
Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.
Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.
Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.
Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.
Research steps, not investment or legal advice.
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost (the Item 7 midpoint) is 48% above the Senior Care median ($137K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7 (fees and startup costs)
Do you qualify? The filing states no minimum net worth or liquid capital. Ask SH Franchising, LLC (Item 1: 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 700, Towson, Maryland 21204) and your lender what they require, and keep living costs for the first year outside the deal.
FDD Item 7 (startup costs) · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $55K | $55K |
| Working capital (first 3 months) | $36K | $40K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $85K | $137K |
| Total initial investment | $177K | $232K |
Source: Senior Helpers 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 6 · what you pay once you are open
Ongoing fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
Marketing / ad fundThe filing's detailBrand-wide marketing pool. Up to 2% of Gross Sales; currently 1.5% of first $2,000,000 of Gross Sales per year per Territory and 0.75% of Gross Sales over $2,000,000, minimum $75 per billing period | 2.0% of gross sales |
Technology feeThe filing's detailIT Fee currently $465/month (<50 employees), $485/month (50-99 employees), $535/month (100+ employees), covers Learning Management System, FranConnect access, hosting, LIFE Profile License, IT Support, Applicant Tracking System | $465/month |
| Total fee loadnear the Senior Care median of 7.0% | 6.5% of sales |
What do units actually make?
Average gross sales are 73% above the Senior Care median ($1.1M).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19 (sales and earnings)
Items 6 (other fees), 7 (startup costs) and 19 (sales and earnings) · assumptions labeled
What you could make and lose: one unit
What one Senior Helpers unit would ask of you, from the filing's Item 7 total and labeled assumptions.
Average gross sales are $1.8M (FDD Item 19, p.58), and the royalty and ad fund take about $129K of that a year (Item 6). This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. So this box does not estimate a profit. To cover the loan payment alone, one unit has to clear $26K a year after its food, labor, rent and other costs and the franchisor's fees.
How these figures are worked out
- Loan (assumption): 80% of the $204K Item 7 midpoint is a $163K loan, paid over 10 years at 10.5%: $26K a year. SBA 7(a)-style terms on a long-term rate; your lender sets yours. Senior Helpers' past SBA 7(a) loans averaged 8.0% at approval; 7(a) rates move with the prime rate, so 10.5% is a current-rate assumption, not this brand's history.
What you put at risk
Your own cash in: about $41K Assumption (the part the loan does not cover of the $204K Item 7 midpoint), plus whatever anything Item 7 leaves out (its notes say what). The loan is $163K.
Personal guarantee. SBA 7(a) loans require a personal guarantee from anyone who owns 20% or more of the business. If the unit cannot pay, the lender can collect from you personally, which can include your savings and your home. The worst case is losing the cash you put in and still owing the rest of the loan.
Gross sales are not profit, and none of these figures is take-home pay until tax and every operating cost are paid. The assumptions are ours, not the filing's. Not investment advice.
Returns modelOne unit · several units · editable
One unit
One unit: what is left after the loan payment
Gross sales, minus the franchisor's fees and the operating costs, is the unit's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Minus an assumed loan payment, that is what is left for you, before tax. Gross sales are not profit.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. Invested capital is the Item 7 total, which already includes its working-capital (additional funds) line.
Returns model · one unit
What would one Senior Helpers unit leave you each year after the loan payment?
Item 19: $1,839,518 average for 241 outlets (Open 60+ months). Use a figure for outlets like yours if yours differ.
Gross sales, not profit: the costs below decide what is left.
The filing also sets a minimum or cap on these fees: “5% of Gross Sales after Year 1 (2.5% for first 6 months for certain new owners in Year 1), or greater of that percentage or the Minimum Periodic Royalty Payment after Year 1”; “Up to 2% of Gross Sales; currently 1.5% of first $2,000,000 of Gross Sales per year per Territory and 0.75% of Gross Sales over $2,000,000, minimum $75 per billing period” (Item 6). This model applies the percentages, so at low sales the real fee can be higher than shown here.
Item 6, as stored, a year. A fixed fee, so it comes off EBITDA as dollars, not a share of sales.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here.
Illustrative category typicals, not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Item 7 midpoint of $177K to $232K
Item 7's $36K to $40K additional funds are already in the total
Left after the loan payment · per year
The unit's EBITDA minus the assumed loan payment. Before tax, depreciation and any cost your inputs leave out (insurance, accounting and legal, licenses, technology fees): not take-home pay.
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
Loan of $163K at 10.5% over 10 years, an assumption, not a quote. Return and payback are before tax, depreciation and the costs above. The loan usually needs your personal guarantee.
Buying several existing units? The acquisition scenario
Buying several units
What buying a few existing units could return
Prices an existing operator of a few units off the single-unit EBITDA above, after shared services, and finances it with an SBA 7(a) loan, a conventional loan and a seller note. It shows the yearly return on your cash (IRR), whether year-1 earnings cover the loan payments (DSCR) and how the price is paid for. It starts at 5 units; every deal term is an assumption you can change, and none is from the FDD.
Not modelled yet
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
This scenario starts from a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in the one-unit model above and it runs on that figure, or take it to the full ROI workbench, where the multi-unit and acquisition models accept your own per-unit economics.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD · filed by SH Franchising, LLC
Financial performance
- Range (low → high)
- $201K→$6.1M2026 FDD p.58
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
Percentile ranks within Senior Care
Each rank is among the Senior Care brands that report that figure (the count is under each bar).
Average gross sales are 9.0x the investment midpoint. Gross sales are not profit: payback depends on margins the FDD does not disclose.
vs Senior Care medians
How Senior Helpers compares
Category median of published Senior Care brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Who are you contracting with?
SH Franchising, LLC, owned by SHF Acquisition Company, Inc.
Item 1 (the franchisor) · who you're contracting with
The franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- SH Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- SHF Acquisition Company, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 11 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Senior Support Holdings, L.P.
- FDD Item 1, page 10 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- SH Franchising, LLC (Florida) / SH-Florida
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Managers
- Peter Ross
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 700, Towson, Maryland 21204
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $40.4M
- latest fiscal year in the 2026 FDD; $33.3M the year before
Overview
About
Senior Helpers franchises the operation of non-medical in-home care agencies for elderly individuals, providing companionship, personal care, light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation, medication reminders, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and caregiver staffing.
- CEO
- Peter Ross
Is the system healthy?
+61 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (333 to 394, +18.3% in total, +8.8% a year compounded).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20 (outlets opened, closed and transferred)
Item 20 (outlet counts) · unit dynamics
The growth chart
- Company-owned
- 7
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 98%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 rates and pipeline
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 30
- 1 for every 13 open outlets · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 30
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Item 20 · franchised units at year end
Franchised units rose from 333 in 2023 to 394 in 2025
Axis does not start at zero.
Source and method
Government records
SBA loan data
Lenders charged off 7.9% of 63 resolved SBA 7(a) loans, below the 8.8% category median. 7(a) is the SBA's main small-business loan; a resolved loan was paid in full or charged off.
- Loans on file
- 147
- SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
- Loan volume
- $60.1M
- Average loan
- $409K
- loan volume divided by loans
- Charge-off rate
- 7.9%
- 5 of 63 resolved loans
- Paid in full
- 92.1%
- of resolved loans
- Charge-off, loans approved FY2014–FY2021
- 9.6%
- 5 of 52 resolved loans; newer loans have not had time to default, so this is not a trend
- Lenders
- 40
- Average interest rate
- 8.0%
- Jobs reported
- 6,283
- Lender concentration
- 16%
- top lender's share
Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
Benchmark: the median Senior Care brand charges off 8.8% (18 brands with a published rate, same cumulative window and source). This brand is 0.9 points below it.
Borrower mix: of 113 loans with a business-age entry, 111 recorded an age: 63 (57%) went to startups or businesses under two years old and 48 (43%) to established businesses or ownership changes; 2 were marked unanswered.
The approval-year breakdown covers 56 of the 63 resolved loans and 5 of the 5 charge-offs (FY2010 to FY2021).
SBA 7(a) · charge-off rate by approval year
Senior Helpers charge-off rate by loan approval year
Only 1 of these 9 approval years has 10 or more resolved loans, too few to draw a trend. Each year’s numbers are in the table below.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | Resolved | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | Too few |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | Too few |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | Too few |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | Too few |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | Too few |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | Too few |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | Too early |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | Too early |
Source and method
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Full SBA lending reportlenders · charge-off rate · trend
Lender network · SBA 7(a)
SBA Lending Report
Lender, state and yearly detail for Senior Helpers from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records.
- Average SBA guarantee
- 73%
- Average interest rate
- 8.0%
- Lender concentration
- 16%
- Jobs reported
- 6,283
Top 10 SBA lenders by loan count
| Loans | Volume | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | ||
| 24 | $3.5M | Not on file |
| CIBC Bank USA | ||
| 23 | $8.6M | Not on file |
| Live Oak Banking Company | ||
| 10 | $2.6M | Not on file |
| The Huntington National Bank | ||
| 9 | $1.4M | Not on file |
| Stearns Bank National Association | ||
| 9 | $1.6M | Not on file |
A lender’s rate counts only its resolved loans, the loans that have finished (paid in full or charged off); a 0.0% often means few of its loans have finished. Under 10 resolved loans, the rate reads “Too few”.
Charge-off rate by state (top 10 by loans)
| State | Loans | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA Pennsylvania | 13 | 0 | 0.0%10 resolved |
| TX Texas | 13 | 2 | Too few4 resolved |
| CA California | 12 | 1 | Too few6 resolved |
| MA Massachusetts | 10 | 0 | Too few5 resolved |
| GA Georgia | 9 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| FL Florida | 8 | 0 | Too few4 resolved |
| NC North Carolina | 7 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| VA Virginia | 7 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| MD Maryland | 6 | 0 | Too few4 resolved |
| AZ Arizona | 5 | 0 | Too few3 resolved |
Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off), shown from 10 resolved loans. "Too few": under 10 resolved. The Loans column counts every approval in the window, including loans still being repaid.
SBA 7(a) loans approved per year
Borrower profile
The SBA's own business-age labels (7)
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, matched to the brand by FranchiseVerdict.
What are the risks?
Main risk in the grade: financial health. The reasons are below.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Verdict grade + FDD Items 3 (litigation), 4 (bankruptcy), 8 (required suppliers), 16 (what you may sell), 21 (audited financials)
Risk and legal
Grade A: Strongest tier, 75/100 (category median 58); the full grade is at the top of the page.
How the grade is built
Why an A, factor by factor
- Financial health Weighs on it, weakest dimensionAudited financials; no going-concern doubt; franchisor reported a net loss
- Unit economics HelpsAvg gross sales $1.8M on a $204K investment midpoint, 9.0x (gross sales, not profit)
- Unit growth Helps+61 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (333 to 394, +18.3% in total, +8.8% a year compounded); turnover 2.5%
- Scale Helps394 franchised units, +7 company-owned (401 in all); franchising since 2010
- Legal Helps4 matters naming the franchisor among the Item 3 matters we list (1.0 per 100 outlets)
- Transparency HelpsItem 19 discloses financial performance; audited financials
From the six scored dimensions, an editorial assessment, not investment advice. How the score is built
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Four disclosed matters: (1) Nienart v. SH Franchising/franchisee (NJ, 2016): caregiver negligence claims, settled for $150,000; (2) Beck v. Foreman Care Corp./SH Franchising (IN, 2018); negligent caregiving/property damage/theft claims, settled for $150,000; (3) WA Attorney General "no-poach" provisions investigation (2019); resolved via Assurance of Discontinuance requiring removal of non-solicitation clauses nationwide; (4) Johns v. ACK Home Care/SH Franchising (OH, 2024); FLSA/wage claims, settled by franchisee for $42,000 with no franchisor contribution.
Largest disclosed settlement in the franchisor's own cases: $150,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Crowe LLP
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
Ask what the franchisor earns on the supplies it sells you or the rebates it takes (Item 8).
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Franchisor takes supplier rebates: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Litigation case detail4 matters · Item 3
Litigation cases
The franchisor
Concluded (4)
Cynthia D. Johns v. ACK Home Care, LLC, SH Franchising, LLC and John C. Koflowitch
settledBrought by a franchisee · filed 2024-07-25 · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Dayton Division · 3:24- cv-00210
“… Case No. 3:24- cv-00210, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Dayton Division.”Page 16 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The case was dismissed with prejudice on April 11, 2025. Other than these items, no litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.”
In Re: Franchise No Poaching Provisions (SH Franchising, LLC)
concludedGovernment or regulatory action · filed 2019-11-22 · State of Washington, King County Superior Court · 19-2-31058-8
“… State of Washington, King County Superior Court, Civil Case No. 19-2-31058-8 - On September 6, 2019 the Attorney General of Washington sent notice to SH-Delaware that it was investigating”Page 16 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Wilma Beck by Attorney-in-Fact Barbara Elkins v. Foreman Care Corp. and SH Franchising, LLC
settledBrought by a franchisee · filed 2018-05-10 · Cass County Superior Court, Indiana · 09D1-1805-CT-000012
“… – Cass County Superior Court, Indiana, Case No. 09D1-1805-CT-000012 – Wilma Beck filed a complaint on May 10, 2018 against Foreman Care Corp., a franchisee and SH-Delaware.”Page 16 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The parties entered into a Release and Confidentiality Agreement on August 5, 2019 wherein the plaintiff was paid $150,000 in return for the dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice.”
Allegra Nienart as Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin Nienart and Lila B. Nienart, husband and wife vs. SH Franchising, LLC, Skylands Home Care, LLC dba Senior Helpers, Kewbwna Bonna, Tamara Young and Erica Craft
settledBrought by a franchisee · filed 2016 · Superior Court of New Jersey for Essex County · ESX-L-220-16
“… Superior Court of New Jersey for Essex County, ESX-L-220-16.”Page 16 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The parties entered into a Release of All Claims on October 4, 2017, wherein the parties agreed to dismiss the litigation and the plaintiff was paid $150,000.”
Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before your own operating costs.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12 (territory), 15 (owner participation) and 17 (renewal, termination and disputes)
Contract and territory detail
| Allowed renewals | 4 |
|---|---|
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territory | No |
| Territory radius | 30 mi |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Who runs it (Item 15) | The owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, must run it |
| Non-compete (years) | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles) | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusal | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination grounds | 28 |
| Curable defaults | 11 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Maryland |
Items 10 (financing), 11 (training and support)
Training and operations
- Classroom training
- 98 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor headquarters/designated facility (Towson, Maryland) for in-person days; remainder delivered remotely
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- shared
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- WellSky (Home Care Software)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 (initial fees) & 11 (training and support)
Franchisor support
Franchisee contacts
We hold no owner list for this brand. Item 20 of the FDD lists the current and former owners; the free FDD is the source.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to open a Senior Helpers franchise?
Per the 2026 FDD, the total investment to open a Senior Helpers franchise ranges from $177K to $232K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K – $75K. This is the Item 7 total in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): the startup costs the franchisor lists, such as build-out, equipment, inventory and working capital. It usually leaves out buying land or a building; Item 7's notes say what is excluded.
What do Senior Helpers franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Senior Helpers FDD, average gross sales were $1.8M (241 Open 60+ months outlets; gross sales, not profit). The median is $1.5M. What an owner keeps depends on location, operating costs and management.
Who owns Senior Helpers?
Senior Helpers is franchised by SH Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is SHF Acquisition Company, Inc.. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Senior Support Holdings, L.P.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Senior Helpers FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Senior Helpers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Senior Helpers' franchise failure rate?
There is no published franchise failure rate. What is measurable is Senior Helpers' SBA charge-off rate: 7.9% on 63 resolved loans. Put plainly: 1 in 13 SBA 7(a) loans to Senior Helpers owners charged off (5 of 63 resolved loans, approved since FY1991); loans approved FY2014–FY2021: 5 of 52 resolved loans charged off (9.6%); newer loans have not had time to default, so this is not a trend. The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. A franchisee can repay and close, or default and keep trading.
How many Senior Helpers franchise locations are there?
Per the 2026 FDD, Senior Helpers has 394 franchised units and 7 company-owned (401 in all). In the latest year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 39 (49 opened, 10 closed).
Is Senior Helpers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict gives Senior Helpers an A Verdict grade (Strongest tier) with a verdict score of 75 out of 100 (higher is better), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Helped by unit economics (avg gross sales $1.8M on a $204K investment midpoint, 9.0x: gross sales, not profit), unit growth, scale, legal record and transparency. Held back by financial health (audited financials). The “Why an A” section on this page lists all six dimensions and any adjustment. Speak with current franchisees before making any investment decision.
Other Senior Care franchises
Similar investment first, then by grade
This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.