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BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
BrightStar Senior Living offers a senior care home franchise with an investment range of $201,308 to $2,202,720.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against senior & home care peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31737. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise make?
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against senior & home care peers are in the full report. See every senior & home care brand that discloses earnings in the Senior & home care franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s 5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 5 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) closures & failure rate
Before you sign, BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a senior & home care of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s churn ranks against senior & home care peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against senior & home care peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Senior & home care franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise — frequently asked
How much does a BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise cost?
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $201,308 – $2,202,720, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against senior & home care peers.
How much profit does a BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise make?
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5% of gross for BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against senior & home care peers.
Are there lawsuits against BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)?
BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 5 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes) a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against senior & home care peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: BrightStar Senior Living Franchising, LLC (Care Homes)'s risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against senior & home care peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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