Assisted Living Locators Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Assisted Living Locators franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Assisted Living Locators discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross Invoiced & Collected Revenue for 106 qualifying franchisees (2025). Median invoiced revenue $143,806; collected $133,967. 36.8% achieved/surpassed average. Excludes passive franchisees and part-year operators.
What a Assisted Living Locators franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $74,635 – $94,810 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 8% GIR min $500-$1,400/mo; Brand Fund 2% min $300/mo; Local Marketing $1,000-$500/mo.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Assisted Living Locators system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 174 |
| Ceased operations | 12 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 12 |
| Transferred to new owners | 5 |
| Closure rate | 6.9% of outlets |
2025: 12 terminations, 12 non-renewals, 5 transfers of 170 franchised outlets.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Assisted Living Locators worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 85% of senior & home care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $74,635 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 6.9% of outlets | worse than 84% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 3 | more litigious than 67% of peers |
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 Assisted Living Locators
The franchisor's framing: Gross Invoiced & Collected Revenue for 106 qualifying franchisees (2025). Median invoiced … 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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Assisted Living Locators franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Assisted Living Locators franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $74,635–$94,810, including a $49,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Assisted Living Locators franchise owners make?
- Gross Invoiced & Collected Revenue for 106 qualifying franchisees (2025). Median invoiced revenue $143,806; collected $133,967. 36.8% achieved/surpassed average. Excludes passive franchisees and part-year operators. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Assisted Living Locators franchise fees?
- Assisted Living Locators' FDD discloses a $49,900 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 8% GIR min $500-$1,400/mo; Brand Fund 2% min $300/mo; Local Marketing $1,000-$500/mo.
- What is the Assisted Living Locators franchise profit margin?
- Assisted Living Locators does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross Invoiced & Collected Revenue for 106 qualifying franchisees (2025). Median invoiced revenue $143,806; collected $133,967. 36.8% achieved/surpassed average. Excludes passive franchisees and part-year operators. Recurring fees alone take about 10% 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 Assisted Living Locators franchise failure rate?
- 2025: 12 terminations, 12 non-renewals, 5 transfers of 170 franchised outlets.
- How many Assisted Living Locators locations are there?
- Assisted Living Locators' FDD reports 174 total outlets, with 12 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 5 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Assisted Living Locators have complaints or lawsuits?
- Assisted Living Locators discloses 3 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Assisted Living Locators franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Assisted Living Locators scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 3 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Assisted Living Locators or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.