OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
CARING SENIOR SERVICE FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). CARING SENIOR SERVICE's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $49K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $100K–$154K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 0 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $906K ("All Franchisee Offices: 2025 Gross Billings" — Number of Franchisee Offices = 40; Range of Gross Billings $2,450,157 to $29,025; Average Annual Gross Billings $984,255; Median Gross Billings $906,104; 19 or 48% met or are greater than average. Per Item 19 text: "presented below are the Gross Billings figures of our franchised Caring Senior Service® Businesses for the 2025 calendar year. As of the end of the 2025 calendar year, there were 52 Territories that had been operated by System franchisees during the full 2025 calendar year under 52 separate franchise agreements. These 52 Territories were operated from 40 Caring Senior Service® franchisee office locations, each of which were also open and operating during the full 2025 calendar year." Note 1: "Gross Billings – This represents the Gross Billings for each franchised business in the sample for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The franchisee Gross Billings are those amounts reported by the franchisees to us. We did not audit the reports, nor have franchisees confirmed that their reports are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles." Note 4: "During the 2025 calendar year, 3 Franchised Businesses closed.") |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 62 franchised at year end · 3 exits (5.5% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — Haynie |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 CARING SENIOR SERVICE FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
CARING SENIOR SERVICE FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the CARING SENIOR SERVICE FDD for free?
CARING SENIOR SERVICE's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is CARING SENIOR SERVICE's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent CARING SENIOR SERVICE FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does CARING SENIOR SERVICE's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — CARING SENIOR SERVICE makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $906K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does CARING SENIOR SERVICE's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, CARING SENIOR SERVICE ended with 62 franchised outlets; 3 of 55 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 5.5% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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