Averan Assisted Living Locators Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open Assisted Living Locators location from your current bookkeeper. We review what you have, fix what is wrong and switch at a month end, so no month is missed or closed twice.
The Assisted Living Locators conversion package
The conversion package is for Assisted Living Locators owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated senior care specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current Assisted Living Locators books.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report Assisted Living Locators asks for.
- Recent Assisted Living Locators royalty and fee charges checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What the Assisted Living Locators conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current Assisted Living Locators books and send you a written list of what is wrong and what it takes to fix it.
Clean opening balances
We match every bank, card and loan account to its statement on your switch date.
Reporting format
We rebuild the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Assisted Living Locators asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent Assisted Living Locators royalty and fee charges from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system Assisted Living Locators requires, its client scheduling and billing system and your payroll to the books.
Records collected
We collect the files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD.
First close on time
We close your first month with us by the 15th of the next month.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and request access to your current books.
- 2Review10 business days
We send written findings, a scope and a price.
- 3CleanupSet in the scope
We fix the errors we found and rebuild the accounts.
- 4CutoverYour switch date
We move your systems to the new books and lock the opening balances.
- 5First closeBy the 15th
We close your first month and send your reports.
We set your switch date at a month end. Your current bookkeeper closes the month before it, and we close every month after it.
What we check in your current Assisted Living Locators books
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
Assisted Living Locators charges recalculated from your sales and checked against Item 6 of the FDD.
Uncategorized items
Transactions left uncategorized or recorded as miscellaneous expense.
Balance sheet
Loans, payroll liabilities, sales tax and owner money explained.
Franchise fee and build-out
Recorded as assets and spread over the years they cover.
Assisted Living Locators reports
The books produce the monthly report Assisted Living Locators asks for.
Assisted Living Locators figures from the FDD
Assisted Living Locators franchisees averaged $222,762 of sales in 2025, with a median of $143,806, according to Item 19 of Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD, issued 24 April 2026. The 106 in that group are 62%* of Assisted Living Locators’ 170 locations. Fees paid to Assisted Living Locators come to about 11.67%* of sales.
Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Assisted Living Locators location costs $74,635 to $94,810, including the $49,900 initial franchise fee.
At the Assisted Living Locators average of $222,762 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $1,485* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $371* a month.
24 Assisted Living Locators locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Assisted Living Locators had 1 franchise agreement signed for a location not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Assisted Living Locators franchise agreement.
- Assisted Living Locators’ current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of Assisted Living Locators reports.
- Last year’s tax return.
- Your loan agreements and statements.
Access we need
- Accountant access to your current QuickBooks file.
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Assisted Living Locators requires.
- The client scheduling and billing system.
- The Assisted Living Locators reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
- The files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Questions from Assisted Living Locators owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my Assisted Living Locators books partway through the year?
Averan sets your switch date at the end of any month you choose.
What do you check in my current Assisted Living Locators books?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent Assisted Living Locators royalty and fee charges, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report Assisted Living Locators asks for.
Who owns the QuickBooks file?
You do. If you already have a QuickBooks Online file, we work in it with accountant access. The file stays yours if you leave.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Assisted Living Locators’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your Assisted Living Locators books
Send the short form for the Assisted Living Locators conversion package, or book a 30-minute call about your current books and your switch date.
Request the conversion package → Book a 30-minute call