Options For Senior America Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Options For Senior America franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Options For Senior America discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses average/median gross revenue, caregiver pay, gross profit, payroll, and EBITDA for franchisees operating 3+ years (2021-2025). Excludes 7 company-owned outlets. No cherry-picking evident; presents both metrics.
What a Options For Senior America franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $55,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $113,900 – $178,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Year 1 royalty 4.5%; Years 2-10 at 5.5%. Marketing fee 1.5% minimum $300/month. Technology $405/month. Transfer fee $10,000.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Options For Senior America system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 23 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 7 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 4.3% of outlets |
2023-2025: 1 ceased operations, 7 terminations, minimal transfers; stable recent performance.
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 Options For Senior America worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6.5% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $113,900 | pricier than 69% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 78% of senior & home care franchises |
| Closure rate | 4.3% of outlets | worse than 80% 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 Options For Senior America
The franchisor's framing: Discloses average/median gross revenue, caregiver pay, gross profit, payroll, and EBITDA f… 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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Options For Senior America franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Options For Senior America franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $113,900–$178,500, including a $55,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Options For Senior America franchise owners make?
- Discloses average/median gross revenue, caregiver pay, gross profit, payroll, and EBITDA for franchisees operating 3+ years (2021-2025). Excludes 7 company-owned outlets. No cherry-picking evident; presents both metrics. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Options For Senior America franchise fees?
- Options For Senior America's FDD discloses a $55,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Year 1 royalty 4.5%; Years 2-10 at 5.5%. Marketing fee 1.5% minimum $300/month. Technology $405/month. Transfer fee $10,000.
- What is the Options For Senior America franchise profit margin?
- Options For Senior America does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses average/median gross revenue, caregiver pay, gross profit, payroll, and EBITDA for franchisees operating 3+ years (2021-2025). Excludes 7 company-owned outlets. No cherry-picking evident; presents both metrics. Recurring fees alone take about 6.5% 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 Options For Senior America franchise failure rate?
- 2023-2025: 1 ceased operations, 7 terminations, minimal transfers; stable recent performance.
- How many Options For Senior America locations are there?
- Options For Senior America's FDD reports 23 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Options For Senior America have complaints or lawsuits?
- Options For Senior America 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 Options For Senior America franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Options For Senior America scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 6.5% 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 Options For Senior America or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.