FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

ALWAYS BEST CARE SENIOR SERVICES vs First Day Homecare

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

ALWAYS BEST CARE SENIOR SERVICES
Strong disclosed record
First Day Homecare
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
+16.9% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
1 → 22 units (2021–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Fair
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
—
$49,900
Franchise fee
$70,000
$90K–$146K
Investment range
$144K–$268K
6%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

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