BrightStar Care Homes franchise
2024 filing · April 29, 2024GrowingShares sales figures
BrightStar Care Homes at a glance
A small assisted-living and memory-care home for 10 to 12 residents. At the end of 2023 there were 5 BrightStar Care Homes locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Home care and senior care
- Franchisor
- BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2021
- 3 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Bannockburn, Illinois
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $201K–$330K
- Leased land and building
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Covers the right to develop three communities.
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of monthly net billings
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 2.5% of the prior month's net billings or $500 a month per community, whichever is more
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 5
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 5
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
- States
- 1
- Most in Idaho
From BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 261; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
BrightStar Care Homes among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | BrightStar Care Homes | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $265,579 | Costs less than 60% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 5 | Fewer than 71% of franchises |
How much a BrightStar Care Homes franchise costs
Opening leased land and building costs an estimated $201,308 to $329,850. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are rent & lease deposit ($58,461 to $73,077) and additional funds – 3 months ($31,547 to $66,848). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Legal Expenses | $1,500 | $5,000 | |
| Fees for Applications, Permits Review, and Recording | $0 | $7,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment | $8,000 | $32,000 | |
| Technology/Computer Requirements | $4,000 | $12,000 | |
| Supplies & Materials Inventory | $15,000 | $25,000 | |
| Pre-Opening Marketing Costs | $16,000 | $24,000 | |
| Pre-Opening Labor Costs | $9,000 | $13,000 | |
| Employee Travel and Living Expenses Associated with Training | $4,000 | $7,500 | |
| Rent & Lease Deposit | $58,461 | $73,077 | |
| Recruiting Spend | $900 | $1,500 | |
| General Marketing Fee | $1,500 | ||
| State Required Licensure | $1,400 | $2,050 | |
| Registered Nurse Hired Before Opening | $0 | $9,375 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $31,547 | $66,848 | |
| Total | $201,308 | $329,850 | |
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 24
BrightStar Care Homes franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, Covers the right to develop three communities.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of monthly net billings. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2.5% of the prior month's net billings or $500 a month per community, whichever is more. |
| Supplemental Additional Training Programs | Not to exceed $500 per day per attendee |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from page 17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures BrightStar Care Homes publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 65
SBA loans to BrightStar Care Homes franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA 7(a) loans for BrightStar Care Homes franchisees in 2022, $1.59M in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2023 / 2021–2023. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | BrightStar Care Homes | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +25% / +67% | +6.6% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 2.5% / 15% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical home care brand is the median of the 34 brands in home care and senior care franchises with three years of counts.
How BrightStar Care Homes compares
Of the 73 home care franchises on this site, BrightStar Care Homes is the 72nd cheapest to open and the 53rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | BrightStar Care Homes | Typical home care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $201K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $330K | $175K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 5 | 25 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 61 of 73 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 73 brands in home care and senior care franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 (+1) | 0 | – | – |
| 2020 | 3 (+1) | 0 | – | – |
| 2021 | 4 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: home care franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2019 to the end of 2023, franchised locations went from 1 to 5 (+4, +400%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2022 filing.
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 69
2019–2020: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 71
Where BrightStar Care Homes locations are
At the end of 2023, BrightStar Care Homes had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Idaho.
- Idaho5
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Idaho | 5 |
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 70
Who owns BrightStar Care Homes?
BrightStar Care Homes franchises are sold by BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC. It is a subsidiary of BrightStar Group Holdings, Inc.
From BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 13–15. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on pages 13–15, bankruptcy on page 15
BrightStar Care Homes filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued April 29, 2024; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | April 29, 2024 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
| 2022 filing | March 31, 2022 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2019–2020 |
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