Options for Senior America franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an Options for Senior America franchise takes $85,800 – $110,400 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is From $47,500. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Options for Senior America, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Options for Senior America franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $47,500 | n/d | From $47,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $85,800 | $110,400 | $85,800 to $110,400 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $85,800 | $110,400 | $85,800 to $110,400 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Options for Senior America's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full Options for Senior America cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Options for Senior America's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Options for Senior America's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $85,800 — about 54% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $47,500 — about in line with the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Options for Senior America's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2014–2016: began the window at 4 units; 1 units opened, 1 closed, ending at 4 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Options for Senior America or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Options for Senior America for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Options for Senior America is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Options for Senior America grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Options for Senior America can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Options for Senior America franchise
Options for Senior America is a health & fitness franchisor with 4 units at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2014 and 2016, it began the window at 4 units; its filings record 1 unit openings and 1 closures, ending at 4 units. Its parent company is Options For Senior America Franchising Co.. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
Litigation history not in our data for Options for Senior America — FDD Item 3 is the primary source to check directly.
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Options for Senior America franchise: quick answers
- How much does an Options for Senior America franchise cost?
- $85,800 – $110,400 all-in to open, per Options for Senior America's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Options for Senior America units are there?
- 4 units at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Options for Senior America's units held up?
- 80% of units at risk between 2014 and 2016 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).