Business Description

Always Best Care Senior Services is the only senior care franchise system to offer three revenue streams: Assisted Living Placement, In-Home Care, and Skilled Home Health Care. We have been in business since 1996, and have contracts with communities representing more than 2,000 assisted living units. We provide the following: an exclusive insurance program, two weeks of one-on-one training in addition to 90 days of training modules, an exclusive care provider retention and recruitment program, national contracts for our franchisees, 24/7 call center so franchisees never miss a lead, and a virtual office (all-in-one web-based software system).

Franchisor Background

Year Established:  1996

Franchising Since:  2007

Operating Units:
Franchised Units:	175	100%
Company-Owned Units:	0	0%
Total Operating Units:	175	100.0%
Minority Representation Units Owned by Minorities: African-American: 8 Asian-American: 7 Hispanic: 14 Native American: 0 Other: 4 Specific Minority   Program(s) in place: Minority Fran 5% discount.
Geographic Distribution: U.S.: 169 96.6% In 34 States Canada: 6 3.4% In 1 Canadian Provinces International: 0 0% In 0 Foreign Countries   Total: 175 100.0%

North America:
States/Provinces with the largest number of operating units:

Density	Units
1. Ohio	3
2. California	9

Registered in Following Registration States: California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

Financial Requirements

Investment:
Minimum Net Worth:	$50K
Cash Investment:	$39-$43K
Total Investment:	$50.7-150K
Average Total Investment:	$100K
Fees:
Initial Franchise Fee:	$39.5K
Average Franchise Fee:	$39K
On-Going Royalty:	6%
Average Royalty:	6%
Advertising Fee:	2%

Average Number of Employees: 3 Full-time, 0 Part-time

Space Needs (in square footage):

Preferred Sites: Not Applicable

Other Sites:

Encourage Conversions? Yes

Earnings Claims Provided?: Yes

Franchisee Qualifications
Ranked from 1 (unimportant) to 5 (important):
Financial Net Worth:	5
General Business Experience:	5
Specific Industry Experience:	3
Formal Education:	2
Psychological Profile:	3
Personal Interview(s):	4
Terms of Contract
Term of Initial Contract:	10 Year(s)
Term of Renewal Period:	5 Year(s)
Passive Ownership:	Allowed, But Discouraged
Area Development Agreements?	Yes, for 10 Year(s)
Sub-Franchising Contracts?	No
Franchisees Allowed to Expand Within Territory?	Yes
Support and Training
International Franchise Association:	Yes
Canadian Franchise Association:	Yes
Franchisee Association/Member:	No
Size of Corporate Staff:	17
Site Selection Assistance?	Not Applicable
Lease Negotiation Assistance?	Not Applicable
Financial Assistance?	Yes, Indirect
Marketing Support:
Co-Op Advertising:	Yes
National Advertising:	Yes
Regional Advertising:	Yes
Local Advertising:	Yes
Marketing Materials:	Ad Slicks, Brochures, Coupons/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails
Additional Services:	None Specified
Other Marketing Support:	Websites
On-Going Support:
Central Data Processing:	Not Applicable
Central Purchasing:	Not Applicable
Field Operation Evaluation:	Not Applicable
Field Training:	Included in Fees
Initial Store Opening:	Not Applicable
Inventory Control:	Not Applicable
Franchisee Newsletter:	Included in Fees
Regional or National Meetings:	Included in Fees
800 Telephone Hotline:	Included in Fees
Training:
1. At Franchise location	1 week
2. Per and post training modules	One-on-one with sales trainer takes about 90 days
3. Corporate	1 week
Expansion Plans
Projected New Units Over Next 12 months: 75 U.S.: Yes, All US Canada: Yes, N/A Overseas: Yes, Germany, UK, Chile, Australia	Request Franchisor Info   Submit an online form to receive information from Always Best Care Senior Services.