SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARIZONA
Firstlight Homecare franchise in Arizona: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Firstlight Homecare in Arizona have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $175,166). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Firstlight Homecare's national ratio is 1.0× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in AZ
6
Charged off (all years)
0 of 1
Loss ratio in AZ
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
1.0×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AZ. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
1,538
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
20.3
national 17.4
Versus the country
+17%
denser
Every business in Firstlight Homecare's industry operating in Arizona — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$803
Arizona, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$799
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+1%
costlier to staff
What Firstlight Homecare's industry actually pays workers in Arizona, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| System | Loans in AZ | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in AZ | Units in AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Instead | 21 | 1 of 16 | — | 13 |
| Bee Hive Homes | 13 | 0 of 6 | — | — |
| SYNERGY HOME CARE | 6 | 0 of 4 | — | 32 |
| SENIOR HELPERS | 5 | 0 of 3 | — | 10 |
Other systems in Firstlight Homecare's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Arizona. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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