CarePatrol franchise
2026 filing · March 18, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
CarePatrol at a glance
A senior placement service helping families choose assisted living, memory care and other senior housing. At the end of 2025 there were 215 CarePatrol locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2009
- 17 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Troy, Michigan
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $65K–$136K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $57,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 10–12%
- 10% to 12% of gross sales with a monthly minimum, collected two months in arrears
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of gross sales, at least $300 a month
- Renewal fee
- $7,500 or $15,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 215
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 215
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +55
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
CarePatrol among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | CarePatrol | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $100,345 | Costs less than 87% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $57,000 | Higher than 84% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 215 | More than 87% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $322,639 | Lower than 87% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.2× | Higher than 82% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a CarePatrol franchise costs
Opening one CarePatrol costs an estimated $64,920 to $135,770. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, page 33
CarePatrol franchise fee
The franchise fee is $57,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, page 20
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 10% to 12% of gross sales with a monthly minimum, collected two months in arrears. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, at least $300 a month. |
| Technology Fee | $449 per month |
| Renewal Fee | $7,500 or $15,000 |
| Marketer Training Fee | $1,000 per person |
| Local Marketing Spend & 6) | 2% of Gross Sales with a monthly minimum of $1000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, page 24
Other fees as filed, from pages 24–27. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures CarePatrol publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $322,639
- Median sales
- $186,094
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised territories open before 2025 and operating all year (174 locations). The average is about 3.2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 59–60
SBA loans to CarePatrol franchisees
Lenders approved 42 SBA 7(a) loans for CarePatrol franchisees from 2013 to 2026, $10.7M in all. Of the 9 that have ended, 7 were paid in full and 2 were charged off. The other 33 haven’t ended 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, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | CarePatrol | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +7% / +34% | 0% / +3.6% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 3.5% / 21% | 5.9% / 25% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical business services brand is the median of the 114 brands in business services franchises with three years of counts.
How CarePatrol compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, CarePatrol is the 128th cheapest to open and the 33rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | CarePatrol | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $65K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $136K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $57K | $45K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $323K | $472K | $794K |
| US locations | 215 | 32 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 (+4) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 160 (+19) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 173 (+13) | 0 | +27 | −14 |
| 2024 | 201 (+28) | 0 | +41 | −13 |
| 2025 | 215 (+14) | 0 | +21 | −7 |
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.
CarePatrol passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; more of its franchised locations closed or left than is typical.
CarePatrol ranks number 21 of 28 on our list of the best low-cost franchises.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 137 to 215 (+78, +57%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, page 67
2021–2022: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2024 filing, pages 59–60
Who owns CarePatrol?
CarePatrol franchises are sold by CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Best Life Brands, LLC.
CarePatrol is one of the 5 Best Life Brands franchises here.
From CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC’s 2026 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 16–19. |
|---|---|
| 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: CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 16–19, bankruptcy on page 20
CarePatrol filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from CarePatrol Franchise Systems, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 18, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 18, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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