Seniors Helping Seniors
Bottom line
- Total investment $95K – $173K including a $55K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $906K/year (median $668K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 39/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 74 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 65.9% CAGR over 3 years with 226 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Seniors Helping Seniors unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
147%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Seniors Helping Seniors units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
35.0%
4.48× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.33×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.1M
on $14.5M purchase
Total debt
$9.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a home care referral and service business, matching trained caregivers with seniors requiring non-medical assistance (companionship, errands, light housekeeping, mobility support). Revenue is generated through service fees charged to client families, with franchisees managing caregiver recruitment, scheduling, client acquisition, and quality assurance in 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 · 23 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
Seniors Helping Seniors presents caution-level risk due to absent profitability disclosure, prior litigation over contract terms, and inability to validate ROI on a mid-five-figure investment in a labor-intensive service model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — unable to validate profitability claims against $95K-$173K investment
- 02HIGHTwo material litigations involving contract/FDD disputes and Master License Agreements suggest governance and disclosure issues
- 03MED24.4% YoY unit growth is healthy but masked by undisclosed average net income — cannot assess if growth is profitable
- 04MEDHigh franchise fee ($55K) + total investment ($95K-$173K) against disclosed average revenue ($905K) requires validation
- 05MEDService-based model (in-home senior care) carries high labor costs, turnover, and liability risks not addressed in disclosed 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.
Franchisee contacts
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Seniors Helping Seniors · FDD (2026) PDF