What is the agreement called that Caring Senior Service offers to franchisees?
Caring_Senior_Service Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We offer you a franchise agreement (the "Franchise Agreement"), attached to this Disclosure Document as Exhibit B, which gives you the right to establish and operate one Franchised Business at a location mutually approved by you and us (the "Location") within your approved geographic assigned Territory. The Franchise Agreement gives you the right to use the Proprietary Marks and the System solely with the operation of the Franchised Business, and, unless we agree otherwise, solely within your assigned Territory (See Item 12). Each Franchised Business will offer the Services under the Proprietary Marks. You will need approximately 650 to 800 square feet of office space for your Franchised Business, which can be in an executive suite of offices or other acceptable types of offices.
In addition to the establishment of new Franchised Businesses we offer a conversion program under which existing in-home care businesses may convert to a Caring Senior Service® Franchised Business. Conversion Franchised Businesses will receive certain fee reductions through our Conversion Addendum attached as Exhibit K to our form of Franchise Agreement.
Development Addendum
In certain circumstances, we will offer to you the right to acquire development rights under the Development Addendum attached as Exhibit L to our form of Franchise Agreement (the "Development Addendum") to purchase the right to develop additional Franchised Businesses in agreed-upon territories contiguous to your assigned Territory under your first Franchise Agreement (the "Development Territories"). We will mutually agree-upon the additional Development Territories to be purchased before you sign the Development Addendum and they will be included in the Development Agreement.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Caring Senior Service's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the agreement offered to franchisees is called the "Franchise Agreement." This agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit B to the FDD, grants the franchisee the right to establish and operate one Caring Senior Service business at an approved location within a defined geographic territory.
The Franchise Agreement allows the franchisee to use Caring Senior Service's Proprietary Marks and System for operating the franchised business. Unless otherwise agreed, this usage is restricted to the assigned territory. The FDD specifies that franchisees will need approximately 650 to 800 square feet of office space for their Caring Senior Service business, which can be located in an executive suite or other acceptable office setting.
In addition to the standard Franchise Agreement, Caring Senior Service offers a "Development Addendum" (Exhibit L) under certain circumstances. This addendum allows franchisees to acquire the rights to develop additional Caring Senior Service businesses in territories adjacent to their initial territory. If a franchisee enters into a Development Addendum, they must enter into Caring Senior Service's then-current form of franchise agreement for the chosen Development Territory and establish and operate a Franchised Business in that Development Territory at least once every 15 months.