Always Best Care Senior Services Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)

Always Best Care Senior Services is one of the franchises we compare in our non-medical home care guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.

Where these numbers come from

The figures come from Always Best Care Senior Services's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.

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What it costs

Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee): $89,725 – $145,900
Franchise fee: $49,900
Royalty: 6% of revenue
Marketing fund: 2% of revenue
Fixed monthly fees: $175 a month

Compared with starting your own

Always Best Care Senior Services initial investment: $89,725 – $145,900
Independent non-medical home care startup cost: $25,165 – $70,165*

The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.

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What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)

Item 19 reports systemwide sales, 2025 gross sales for franchisees open two years or more, and gross sales and owner discretionary profit margin by years in operation; only 3 single-unit owners fall in the 1–5 year group, so treat those figures with care.

Median 2025 gross sales, single-unit franchisees 1–5 years in operation (3 franchisees; revenue, not profit)$672,721 a year
Average owner discretionary profit margin, single-unit franchisees 1–5 years in operation (3 franchisees; the FDD's own figure)16.3%
Median 2025 gross sales, all single-unit franchisees open a year or more (13 franchisees; revenue, not profit)$1,020,454 a year
Median 2025 gross sales, franchisees operating two years or more — mature, mostly multi-territory owners (91 franchisees; revenue, not profit)$2,427,318 a year

Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.

Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)

Franchised outlets at the start of 2025: 275
Franchised outlets at the end of 2025: 291
Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating): 6
Closure rate (our calculation): 2.2%

The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.

Risk Meter for non-medical home care

2.7 out of 5 (Moderate risk)

The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk

What the franchise gives you

Headquartered in California, so the franchisor knows the state's licensing process
Initial training for two people included in the franchise fee
Item 19 discloses an owner discretionary profit margin, not just sales
A path to add skilled nursing services later if you choose

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