BrightStar Care Homes
Senior & Adult Services · Non-Medical Home Care
- Active units
- 5
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About BrightStar Care Homes
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Existing BrightStar Care Agency franchisee payment schedule
$30,000 due at signing; $10,000 due upon acceptance of site for second Community; $10,000 due upon acceptance of site for third Community; additional $10,000 payments not due if second/third Communities not developed by deadlines
- Brand fund
2.5% of Net Sales
- Footprint
4,000 – 5,500 sq ft
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations373
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings35
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate7.5%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR6.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio3.9×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$161k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open150 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate5.3%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.