vzw CWZC

What vzw CWZC does

vzw CWZC (vzw Christelijke Woon- en Zorgcentra) is a Belgian non-profit association (national number 413.203.073) operating a regional portfolio of elderly care facilities across three campuses in the Limburg province, specifically in Zonhoven and Munsterbilzen. Founded in 2004 through the merger of two Catholic congregations — the Zusters van Liefde (Sisters of Love, active in the region since 1851) and the Zusters van Sint Jozef (Sisters of St. Joseph) — the organisation runs three woonzorgcentra (residential nursing homes): H. Catharina (134 residents), Het Dorpvelt (68 residents), and Sint Jozef (62 single rooms). These are supplemented by two assisted-living complexes (Het Pand with 60 apartments, De Shelter with 30 domotica-equipped apartments for residents aged 60+), two short-stay centres (Het Apostelhuis and De Passage, 5 units each, capped at 60 consecutive/90 annual days), and a day-care centre (De Schans, 15 places). New H. Catharina building fully commissioned December 2025 with phased relocation from June 2024.

CWZC's service offering covers the full care continuum — from independent assisted living, through short-stay respite and day care, to full residential nursing, dementia-specific sections (e.g., De Wilg, Zegge en Wikke), and palliative care — anchored by 24/7 nursing and caregiving teams, in-house meal preparation at H. Catharina, ergo- and kinesitherapy, personal laundry, structured medication management, and pastoral care. The De Shelter apartments are equipped with a domotica home-automation system (stove auto-shutoff on absence, emergency access control, fall-risk motion detection) and a personenalarmering personal alarm linked to the Wit-Gele Kruis alarm centre, which escalates per the resident-defined contact order.

The business model is a regulated B2C fee-for-service: residents and families pay published daily tariffs (€71.91–€89.39/day in nursing homes; €28.66–€52.36/day in assisted living; €31.49/day in day care; ancillary services such as meals and parking billed separately) effective from 1 March 2026, layered onto a Flemish government recognition framework (PE and VZB designations) that underwrites the underlying subsidy structure. Admissions are managed by designated intake officers and social workers at each campus using Katz-scale medical evaluations and waiting lists segmented by care profile. Distribution is purely direct and on-campus; there is no third-party channel or e-commerce. Strategic partners include Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg (core care delivery), the Province of Limburg's Rollend Fonds (De Shelter financing), Zorgnet Icuro, and ELZ Herkenrode (regional primary-care network).

Name

vzw CWZC

Legal name

vzw Christelijke Woon- en Zorgcentra

Website

https://cwzc.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

vzw CWZC is a Belgian non-profit operating three residential nursing homes (264 beds), two assisted-living complexes (90 apartments), two short-stay units, and a day-care centre across Limburg, serving elderly residents with a full continuum of care from independent living to palliative support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Elderly residential care
• Nursing home services
• Assisted living facilities
• Short-stay care
• Day care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zonhoven

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Resident Daily Fees (Verblijfsdagprijs): Residents in woonzorgcentra (nursing homes) and kortverblijf (short-stay) pay a daily fee covering accommodation, care, meals, and basic services. Assisted living residents pay a daily rate for their apartment plus optional services. All fees are publicly disclosed with rates effective from 1 March 2026.
2. Government Subsidies and Recognition Framework: As a recognized care provider (erkend woonzorgcentrum), vzw CWZC operates under the government-mandated service framework. The organization receives public recognition (PE numbers, VZB numbers) and the daily fee structure incorporates government-regulated service components. Additional funding supported construction of De Shelter via the Rollend Fonds of the Province of Limburg.
3. Ancillary Service Revenue: Optional paid services including meals in the cafetaria, laundry machine use, apartment cleaning by staff, underground parking rental, and bicycle storage. Meals for assisted living residents are charged separately (e.g., 8.82 EUR midday meal).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

vzw CWZC operates a full continuum of elderly care services across three campuses in Zonhoven and Munsterbilzen, Limburg, Belgium. Offerings include residential nursing care (woonzorgcentrum), assisted living apartments, short-stay respite care, and day care services for elderly individuals. Residents pay daily fees covering accommodation, nursing, meals, and ancillary services, with optional paid services such as meals, laundry, and parking.

Product overview

vzw CWZC operates a unified portfolio of elderly care facilities across three campuses in Zonhoven and Munsterbilzen, Belgium. The portfolio comprises three woonzorgcentra (H. Catharina with 134 beds, Het Dorpvelt with 68 beds, and Sint Jozef with 62 beds), two centra voor kortverblijf (Het Apostelhuis and De Passage, each with 5 units for temporary stays of up to 60 days), one dagverzorgingscentrum (De Schans, 15 places), and two Groepen van Assistentiewoningen (De Shelter with 30 units and Het Pand with 60 units). These facilities share a common services layer including 24/7 nursing and caregiving, ergo- and kinesitherapy, in-house meal preparation (at H. Catharina, serving Het Dorpvelt as well), personal laundry, domotics and personal alarm systems (De Shelter), structured medication management, and pastoral care. The organization is structured as a single non-profit entity (vzw) with three physical campuses: Campus Zonhoven Engstegen, Campus Zonhoven Kleine Hemmen, and Campus Munsterbilzen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Campus H. Catharina: Residential care center campus in Zonhoven with woonzorgcentrum H. Catharina, kortverblijf Het Apostelhuis, and assisted living Het Pand
• Campus Het Dorpvelt
• Campus Sint Jozef

Quantifiable outcome

• Small-scale living: ~27 residents per residential section with a dedicated, fixed team of nurses, caregivers, and an occupational therapist

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• vzw Wit-Gele Kruis LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWZC formed an intensive partnership with Wit-Gele Kruis for De Shelter assisted living complex. Wit-Gele Kruis provides 24/7 alarm monitoring (alarmcentrale) for the personal alarm system, responds to alarm calls until residents are safe, and offers a full range of home care services including gezinszorg (family care), dietetics, equipment lending, pedicure, palliative care, and health education. The partnership ensures that 'woon' (housing) and 'zorg' (care) are optimally coordinated for residents.
• ToegankelijkheidsbureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Toegankelijkheidsbureau (Accessibility Bureau) provided advisory services during the construction of De Shelter to ensure accessibility standards were met.
• Zorgnet IcurominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWZC is affiliated with Zorgnet Icuro, the Flemish professional association for healthcare and elderly care organizations, which supports quality standards, knowledge sharing, and sector representation.
• ELZ Herkenrode (Eerstelijnszone Herkenrode)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWZC participates in ELZ Herkenrode, a local first-line zone collaborative network that coordinates primary healthcare services in the Herkenrode region, supporting integration between residential care and community-based services.
• Zusters van Liefde (Tilburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sisters of Love from Tilburg arrived in Zonhoven in 1851, founded the first gasthuis in 1857, and later (with the Zusters van Sint Jozef) co-founded vzw CWZC in 2004. Their historical legacy underpins the organization's Christian identity.
• Zusters van Sint Jozef (Munsterbilzen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sisters of St. Joseph from Munsterbilzen built a convent in 1980 and in 2004 co-founded vzw CWZC together with the Zusters van Liefde. Their convent was converted into woonzorgcentrum Sint Jozef, which opened in November 2006.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Colisée Belgium: Colisée is a French elderly-care group with operations in Belgium covering residential care homes and assisted living. Comparable on core woonzorgcentrum product but at significantly larger group scale and as part of a broader European portfolio.
• DomusVi Belgium: DomusVi is a French-origin care group with Belgian operations offering residential elderly care (woonzorgcentra) and assisted living. Comparable to CWZC on regulatory framework and care categories, though as a much larger multi-country player.
• Clariane (formerly Korian) Belgium: Clariane (formerly Korian) is one of Europe's largest elderly-care and residential-nursing groups, with Belgian operations offering woonzorgcentra, assisted living, and home-care services. Comparable end markets and care categories to CWZC but at much larger group scale and broader portfolio scope.
• Orpea Belgium / Emeis Belgium: Emeis (formerly Orpea) is a major European long-term care operator with Belgian facilities offering nursing homes, assisted living, and post-acute care. Directly comparable care categories to CWZC but at multi-country scale and as part of a much broader group portfolio.

Others

• Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg: Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg is CWZC's strategic home-care partner, providing 24/7 alarm monitoring, gezinszorg, and community-based nursing services. Not a direct competitor but a critical ecosystem participant that complements CWZC's residential care with home-based care delivery.

Direct peers

• Anima Care: Anima Care is a Belgian care group operating residential care homes and service flats with a strong emphasis on small-scale, homely living environments. Directly comparable to CWZC on product positioning (small-scale residential sections, Christian/warm-culture framing) and Belgian regulatory framework.
• Vulpia: Vulpia is a Belgian operator of woonzorgcentra and assisted-living facilities (Groepen van Assistentiewoningen) across Flanders, with a similar mix of residential care, short-stay, and service flats. Comparable product architecture and Flemish regulatory context to CWZC.
• Armonea: Armonea is the largest private nursing-home and assisted-living operator in Belgium (owned by EQT Infrastructure), running tens of facilities and several thousand beds across Flanders and Wallonia. Directly comparable to CWZC in woonzorgcentrum and assistentiewoning offering, but at materially larger scale and with multi-region geographic diversification.
• Senior Living Group: Senior Living Group operates a network of residential care centers and assisted-living facilities across Belgium, focused on quality-driven elderly care. Closely mirrors CWZC's woonzorgcentrum + assistentiewoningen portfolio mix and Flemish market footprint.
• Bridge Belgium: Bridge Belgium is a Belgian residential elderly-care platform combining woonzorgcentra, assisted-living apartments, and home-care services. Closely comparable to CWZC on integrated multi-service elderly care in Flanders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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