Senior Care Authority franchise
2026 filing · April 20, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Senior Care Authority at a glance
A senior placement and advisory service helping families find assisted living and care options. At the end of 2025 there were 111 Senior Care Authority locations in the US, 107 franchised and 4 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Senior Care Authority, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2014
- 12 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Incline Village, Nevada
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $85K–$109K
- Single marketing area
- Franchise fee
- $52,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 8%
- 8% of gross sales, with monthly minimums for each marketing area after the first five months
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- $7,500, regardless of the number of Marketing Areas you are renewing.
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 111
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 107
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 2 years
- +31
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 29
- Most in California, Florida and Michigan
Support and records
From Senior Care Authority, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 124; 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
Senior Care Authority among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Senior Care Authority | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $96,990 | Costs less than 88% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $52,500 | Higher than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 111 | More than 78% of franchises |
How much a Senior Care Authority franchise costs
Opening single marketing area costs an estimated $85,255 to $108,725. 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: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Senior Care Authority franchise fee
The franchise fee is $52,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales, with monthly minimums for each marketing area after the first five months. |
|---|---|
| Successor Agreement (Renewal) Fee | $7,500, regardless of the number of Marketing Areas you are renewing. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from page 14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Senior Care Authority publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 42
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $130K–$190K
Estimated from the royalties the franchisor collected in 2025 at its 8% royalty rate, over about 106 franchised locations.
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 124
SBA loans to Senior Care Authority franchisees
Lenders approved 35 SBA 7(a) loans for Senior Care Authority franchisees from 2016 to 2026, $4.89M in all. Of the 9 that have ended, 6 were paid in full and 3 were charged off. The other 26 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
How Senior Care Authority compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Senior Care Authority is the 180th cheapest to open and the 77th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Senior Care Authority | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $85K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $109K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $53K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 111 | 32 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 8.2% | 6.9% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | +40.8% | +3.8% | – |
| 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 | 71 (+4) | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 77 (+6) | – | – | – |
| 2023 | 97 (+21) | 2 | +28 | −7 |
| 2024 | 105 (+8) | 2 | +15 | −7 |
| 2025 | 107 (+3) | 4 | – | – |
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: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 67 to 107 (+40, +60%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 45
2021–2022: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2024 filing, page 43
Where Senior Care Authority locations are
At the end of 2025, Senior Care Authority had locations in 29 states. The most are in California, Florida and Michigan.
- California26
- Florida9
- Michigan6
- New York6
- North Carolina6
- Arizona5
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| Florida | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Michigan | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| New York | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ohio | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 3 |
All 29 states
| Minnesota | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Source: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, page 46
Who owns Senior Care Authority?
Senior Care Authority franchises are sold by Senior Care Authority, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Senior Care Authority Holdings, LLC.
From Senior Care Authority, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Senior Care Authority, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Senior Care Authority filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Senior Care Authority, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 20, 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 | April 20, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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