Franchise opportunities compared
Always Best Care Senior Services vs Ferncrest
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 7Ferncrest
$386,500 – $804,315
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Always Best Care Senior Services
Not available
Ferncrest
$50,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8Royalty · Item 6
Always Best Care Senior Services
6%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Ferncrest
7%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8Before you compare
- Always Best Care Senior Services figures come from its 2026 FDD and Ferncrest figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Always Best Care Senior Services and Ferncrest disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Always Best Care Senior Services has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Always Best Care Senior ServicesFerncrestNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 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 Ferncrest: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Always Best Care Senior Services or Ferncrest?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: $48,500 – $145,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Ferncrest: $386,500 – $804,315 (2025 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 Ferncrest royalties compare?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Ferncrest: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Always Best Care Senior Services or Ferncrest?
- Always Best Care Senior Services: 291 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52); Ferncrest: 1 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Always Best Care Senior Services and Ferncrest disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Always Best Care Senior Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Ferncrest makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
