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SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY

Senior Care · independent · est. —

Senior Care Authority is a senior placement and eldercare consulting franchise that helps families find assisted living, memory care, and other senior living options. A franchisee operates a home-based advisory business, touring and vetting local facilities, guiding families through placement decisions, and earning referral fees from communities plus consulting fees.

SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY net unit count grew +12.1% from 20232025 per its FDD Item 20.

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Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:

  • Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
  • Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
  • Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).

The verdict

Proven & steady

Distress

0
STABLE

A real track record with an unremarkable region of the ledger: neither the growth nor the exits stand out, for better or worse. The main concern in the record: too many owners are failing outright rather than selling.

Exit rate · latest year

11.5%

vs 5.6% across 20 senior care systems

Cost to open

$85K–$109K

Item 7 total investment range

SBA loan defaults

No loan record

no SBA 7(a)/504 loans found for this brand

Behind the verdict

the record, factor by factor · Item 20

hi-1.0.0
Net unit growth35%

3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1

Strong
Exit quality25%

terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3

Weak
Transfer / churn15%

transfers vs. base · Table 3

Strong
Promise-keeping10%

actual vs. projected openings · Table 5

Weak
Transparency15%

Item 19 disclosure + completeness

Strong

Systemwide units

2023–2025

+12.1%
99202310720241112025

Survival record

FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year

In fiscal 2025, 12 of 104 franchised outlets left the system — a 11.5% annualized exit rate, vs 5.6% across 20 senior care systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.

Show the outlet tables
Status (FTC)202320242025
Outlets at start8099106
Opened281515
Transfers038
Terminations010
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor002
Ceased — other reasons7612
Outlets at end99107111
Net change+19+8+5

What it costs — and what it drags

FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty

Buying in means a $53K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $85K–$109K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.

To open (Item 7)

$85K–$109K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$53K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

8%

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$80K

8% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$800K

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Distress signals

news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits

No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.

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SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY franchise questions, answered from the filings

What percentage of SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY franchises closed last year?

In SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), 12 of 104 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 11.5% — compared with 5.6% across 20 senior care systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.

How much does a SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY franchise cost?

Per SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY's 2026 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $53K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $85K–$109K (Item 7).

What royalty does SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY charge?

SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY charges an ongoing royalty of 8.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2026 FDD.

Does SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.

Is SENIOR CARE AUTHORITY a good franchise to buy? Health score, exit rate & costs (2026) · Franchise Watch Desk