How much does an Always Best Care franchise cost?
Opening an Always Best Care franchise takes a total initial investment of $89,725 to $145,900, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales, franchisees operating for 2 years or more, 2025 of $2,427,318 across 91 Franchisees.
Always Best Care franchises Always Best Care Senior Services Franchised Businesses. Category: Senior Care.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Always Best Care franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $89,725 to $145,900. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($17,000 to $30,000), Permits/Licenses/Policies and Procedures Manual ($125 to $18,000), and Office Equipment ($5,000 to $8,000). Together they make up about 38% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,900, about 56% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $49,900 | $49,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Travel and Other Expenses While Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Rent – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $0 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $500 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Office Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $5,000 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Insurance – Full Year Premium2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $3,000 | $6,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $200 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Grand Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $500 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Computer Equipment, Software and Printer2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Permits/ | $125 | $18,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $17,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 | $89,725 | $145,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 |
Source Always Best Care, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Item 19
What Always Best Care franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales, Franchisees operating for 2 years or more, 2025
$2,427,318
Always Best Care's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025 calendar year. Basis: The 91 Franchisees that had been operating for 2 years or more during the 2025 calendar year, from the systemwide table on printed p40. Gross Sales are per Franchisee, not per outlet: the same table reports 260 Assigned Areas held by those 91, and Item 20 counts an outlet as one Assigned Area. The FDD's note 5 gives the 2025 range for this group as $39,041 to $20,448,193, and 29 of the 91 (31.9%) met or exceeded the average.
Sample size: 91 Franchisees. The FDD also reports average gross sales, franchisees operating for 2 years or more, 2025 of $3,290,081. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest Franchisees; the median is the middle Franchisee.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The systemwide annual gross sales table states that no Assigned Areas that generated Gross Sales in the respective year were excluded.
- The Owner Discretionary Profit tables include 66 Franchisees that were continuously open and operating for the entire 2025 calendar year and provided Profit & Loss Statements; 17 were excluded because they opened in 2025, or purchased in 2025 but did not open, and were not continuously open and operating throughout 2025; 2 were excluded because they ceased operations in 2025; and 35 were excluded because they did not provide the requested information or there were irregularities in the reported information.
- The Monthly Average Number of Clients tables include 104 Franchisees that were continuously open and operating throughout 2025; 9 Franchisees were excluded because they opened in 2025 and were not continuously open and operating throughout 2025, and 1 Franchisee was excluded because it ceased operations in 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing Franchisees reported, not a projection of what a new Always Best Care Franchisee would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Always Best Care, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 40-44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Item 20
How many Always Best Care outlets there are, and how many closed
Always Best Care ended 2025 with 291 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 22 franchised outlets opened and 6 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Always Best Care opened 71 franchised outlets and 11 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 60, from 231 to 291 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 10 were terminated and 1 was not renewed.
On average, about 1.5% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 69.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2024 | 249 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 231 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Always Best Care, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 47-50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Compare
How Always Best Care compares with other Senior Care franchises
Measured against the 24 Senior Care franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Always Best Care's estimated range is $117,813. It costs less to open than 74% of Senior Care franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.5% for Always Best Care. That is lower than 94% of the 17 Senior Care franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Always Best Care's franchised system grew 26%. The typical Senior Care franchise here grew 19%.
- Earnings disclosure. 20 of the 24 Senior Care franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Always Best Care is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Senior Care franchise side by side.
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