BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise takes $948,500 – $1,199,500 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is not disclosed in the filings we cover. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid), each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $948,500 | $1,199,500 | $948,500 to $1,199,500 | |
| 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) | $948,500 | $1,199,500 | $948,500 to $1,199,500 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid)'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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid)'s cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid)'s disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $948,500 — about 5.1× the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid)'s units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2017–2017: began the window at 1 units; 0 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 1 units.
Not enough history to compute a survival figure — we need at least three years of unit data, and we don't extrapolate.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) 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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) 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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) 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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) 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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) 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 BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise
BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) is a health & fitness franchisor with 1 unit at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2017 and 2017, it began the window at 1 units; its filings record 0 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 1 units. Its parent company is BrightStar Group Holdings, Inc..
Disclosure filings report 2 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
BrightStar Senior Living is a franchise that provides high-quality senior living services through a hybrid model of assisted living and memory care, focusing on personalized care and community engagement. The franchise not only enhances the lives of seniors by promoting independence and dignity but also offers business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the senior living sector.
BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise: quick answers
- How much does a BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) franchise cost?
- $948,500 – $1,199,500 all-in to open, per BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid)'s franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many BrightStar Senior Living (Hybrid) units are there?
- 1 unit at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).