What is the nature of the assistance Caring Transitions provides via office visits?
Caring_Transitions Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Office Visits. Although not required to do so by the franchise agreement, we may, in our discretion, visit your office from time to time in order to provide additional operational support. Presently we do not charge you a fee for such office visits, but we reserve the right to require you to reimburse us for the cost of our travel to your office and for related expenses. (Franchise Agreement § 7.19).
Web Site. Although we are not required to do so by the franchise agreement, we maintain a Web site to promote our franchisees' services and the sale of our franchises and to provide contact information for Caring Transitions locations.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Caring Transitions' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, during the operation of the franchised business, Caring Transitions will provide assistance via office visits to the extent they deem necessary. These visits are not required by the franchise agreement, and are conducted at Caring Transitions' discretion to provide additional operational support.
Currently, Caring Transitions does not charge a fee for these office visits. However, they reserve the right to require franchisees to reimburse them for travel costs and related expenses incurred during the visit.
This policy means that while franchisees may receive valuable in-person support, they should also be prepared for the possibility of covering the franchisor's travel expenses for these visits. It is important for prospective franchisees to factor in potential travel costs when considering the overall financial investment in a Caring Transitions franchise.