Caring Senior Service Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Caring Senior Service franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Caring Senior Service discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross Billings data for 52 territories in 2025. Average $984,255, median $906,104. 48% met/exceeded average. Gross margins 49-51%. No net income data provided.
What a Caring Senior Service franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% 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 | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $99,997 – $153,994 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 5% minimum $150/period; Technology $1,045/month; Marketing 2%; Local advertising $5,000 initial then variable.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Caring Senior Service system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 67 |
| Ceased operations | 3 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 4 |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets |
3 ceased operations in 2025; minimal terminations; 4 transfers suggest moderate stability.
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 Caring Senior Service worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $99,997 | about average (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets | worse than 82% 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 Caring Senior Service
The franchisor's framing: Gross Billings data for 52 territories in 2025. Average $984,255, median $906,104. 48% met… 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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Caring Senior Service franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Caring Senior Service franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $99,997–$153,994, including a $49,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Caring Senior Service franchise owners make?
- Gross Billings data for 52 territories in 2025. Average $984,255, median $906,104. 48% met/exceeded average. Gross margins 49-51%. No net income data provided. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Caring Senior Service franchise fees?
- Caring Senior Service's FDD discloses a $49,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 5% minimum $150/period; Technology $1,045/month; Marketing 2%; Local advertising $5,000 initial then variable.
- What is the Caring Senior Service franchise profit margin?
- Caring Senior Service does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross Billings data for 52 territories in 2025. Average $984,255, median $906,104. 48% met/exceeded average. Gross margins 49-51%. No net income data provided. Recurring fees alone take about 7% 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 Caring Senior Service franchise failure rate?
- 3 ceased operations in 2025; minimal terminations; 4 transfers suggest moderate stability.
- How many Caring Senior Service locations are there?
- Caring Senior Service's FDD reports 67 total outlets, with 3 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 4 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Caring Senior Service have complaints or lawsuits?
- Caring Senior Service 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 Caring Senior Service franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Caring Senior Service scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees. 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 Caring Senior Service or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.