ACASA Senior Care Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a ACASA Senior Care franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2024), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
ACASA Senior Care discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Historic 2023 gross revenue for 1 affiliate outlet ($7.2M) and 5 franchised outlets ($162K-$1M). No expense deductions shown. Cherry-picks strong affiliate data.
What a ACASA Senior Care franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $81,925 – $131,600 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty ($400/mo min), 1% brand fee, multiple other fees. Technology-software $100/mo, client software $180+/mo.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
ACASA Senior Care system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 6 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 16.7% of outlets |
2 outlets ceased operations 2021-2023; minimal terminations; small young system.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2024. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is ACASA Senior Care worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $81,925 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 16.7% of outlets | worse than 96% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every senior & home care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a ACASA Senior Care
The franchisor's framing: Historic 2023 gross revenue for 1 affiliate outlet ($7.2M) and 5 franchised outlets ($162K… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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ACASA Senior Care franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a ACASA Senior Care franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $81,925–$131,600, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do ACASA Senior Care franchise owners make?
- Historic 2023 gross revenue for 1 affiliate outlet ($7.2M) and 5 franchised outlets ($162K-$1M). No expense deductions shown. Cherry-picks strong affiliate data. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the ACASA Senior Care franchise fees?
- ACASA Senior Care's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty ($400/mo min), 1% brand fee, multiple other fees. Technology-software $100/mo, client software $180+/mo.
- What is the ACASA Senior Care franchise profit margin?
- ACASA Senior Care does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Historic 2023 gross revenue for 1 affiliate outlet ($7.2M) and 5 franchised outlets ($162K-$1M). No expense deductions shown. Cherry-picks strong affiliate data. Recurring fees alone take about 6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the ACASA Senior Care franchise failure rate?
- 2 outlets ceased operations 2021-2023; minimal terminations; small young system.
- How many ACASA Senior Care locations are there?
- ACASA Senior Care's FDD reports 6 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does ACASA Senior Care have complaints or lawsuits?
- ACASA Senior Care discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a ACASA Senior Care franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. ACASA Senior Care scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 31173-202404-07 (Clean FDD 2024). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with ACASA Senior Care or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.