Genie Senior Services Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Genie Senior Services franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Genie Senior Services discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly disclaims representations about franchisee future or outlet past performance.
What a Genie Senior Services franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 15% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $92,500 – $121,100 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
10% royalty + 5% local marketing minimum ($500/territory) + $250 tech fee. Minimum monthly royalty $500-$1,500 after year one.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Genie Senior Services system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 0 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
No franchise outlets opened through 2025; zero historical performance data.
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 Genie Senior Services worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 15% of sales | steeper than 98% of senior & home care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $92,500 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| 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 Genie Senior Services
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly disclaims representat… 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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Genie Senior Services franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Genie Senior Services franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $92,500–$121,100, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Genie Senior Services franchise owners make?
- Genie Senior Services discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the Genie Senior Services franchise fees?
- Genie Senior Services' FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 15% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 10% royalty + 5% local marketing minimum ($500/territory) + $250 tech fee. Minimum monthly royalty $500-$1,500 after year one.
- What is the Genie Senior Services franchise profit margin?
- Genie Senior Services discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the Genie Senior Services franchise failure rate?
- No franchise outlets opened through 2025; zero historical performance data.
- How many Genie Senior Services locations are there?
- Genie Senior Services' FDD reports 0 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Genie Senior Services have complaints or lawsuits?
- Genie Senior Services 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 Genie Senior Services franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Genie Senior Services scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 15% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35956-202604-10 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Genie Senior Services or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.