Franchise opportunities compared
Always Best Care Senior Services vs Amada Senior Care
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Always Best Care Senior Services
$48,500 – $145,900
2026 FDD · Item 7Amada Senior Care
$121,577 – $438,440
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Always Best Care Senior Services
Not available
Amada Senior Care
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Always Best Care Senior Services
6%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Amada Senior Care
5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Always Best Care Senior Services and Amada Senior Care disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Always Best Care Senior Services: 10, Amada Senior Care: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Always Best Care Senior ServicesAmada Senior CareItem 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Always Best Care Senior Services vs Amada Senior Care: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Always Best Care Senior Services or Amada Senior Care?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: $48,500 – $145,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Amada Senior Care: $121,577 – $438,440 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Always Best Care Senior Services. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Always Best Care Senior Services and Amada Senior Care royalties compare?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Amada Senior Care: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Always Best Care Senior Services or Amada Senior Care?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: 291 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50); Amada Senior Care: 266 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 76). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Always Best Care Senior Services and Amada Senior Care disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Always Best Care Senior Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Amada Senior Care has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
