What De Zorggroep does

De Zorggroep is the largest non-profit healthcare provider in North and Central Limburg, Netherlands, serving approximately 400,000 inhabitants across nine municipalities including Venlo, Venray, Roermond, Roerdalen, Beesel, Peel en Maas, Horst aan de Maas, Maasgouw, and Bergen. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Venlo, the organization employs 5,001-10,000 staff across a network of 20+ care locations, district home-care teams (wijkteams), three rehabilitation centers (Cavalier, Solidus, Vita Nova), the Revalidatiekliniek Noord-Limburg operated jointly with Adelante, and the IEP Venray expertise center for psychogeriatrics. The service portfolio spans home care, residential care, rehabilitation (both geriatric GRZ and medical specialist MSR), day treatment, palliative and hospice care, temporary stay (ELV), and specialist elderly medicine.

The organization operates a multi-channel care delivery model combining in-home services delivered by neighborhood teams, residential locations (Rooyhof, Vincentiushof, Crescendo, Camillus, De Mulder, and others), and the IEP Venray intervention department for crisis and complex dementia cases. Technology and innovation assets include the WOLK Heupairbag fall-protection wearable, the Verpleegkundige eOverdracht digital nursing handover system co-developed with KPN Health, the SMAAK meal service using sous-vide preparation with Daily Fresh Food, the Fijn Thoes home-care package, and the Goed voor Elkaar community-living concept. The organization holds HKZ certification, holds the CELZ-recognized DEC designation for D-Zep (dementia with severe challenging behavior), and maintains an active Science Committee partnered with UKON and AWO-L academic networks.

De Zorggroep generates revenue through three primary Dutch public reimbursement streams: the Wet langdurige zorg (Wlz) for long-term and residential care, the Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (Wmo) for home support, and Zorgverzekering for insured home nursing care. Additional funding comes through Coöperatie VGZ en CZ regional transformation programs and the Stevig Staan Health Impact Bond consortium. The organization operates a direct-to-consumer model where services are accessed through healthcare referrals, direct inquiries, and municipal connections, supported by an extensive volunteer network and the Vrienden van De Zorggroep charitable foundation. Customer segments include individuals needing home or residential care, elderly with dementia, rehabilitation patients, informal caregivers, volunteers, and elderly with complex multi-morbidities requiring specialist elderly medicine.

Name

De Zorggroep

Legal name

De Zorggroep

Website

https://dezorggroep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

De Zorggroep is the largest non-profit healthcare provider in North and Central Limburg, Netherlands, delivering home care, residential care, rehabilitation, palliative care, and specialist dementia (D-Zep) services to approximately 400,000 inhabitants across nine municipalities through 5,001-10,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care and Nursing Services (Dutch VVT — Verpleging, Verzorging en Thuiszorg)

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Home Health Care Services (62161), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Dementia Care Coordination & Care Planning (HSABAEAJ), Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB), Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care Management & Behavioral Support (HLADALAF)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Home nursing care
• Geriatric rehabilitation
• Dementia care
• Palliative care

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services (Wlz/Wmo): Long-term care funding through the Dutch Wet langdurige zorg (Wlz) for residential care and the Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (Wmo) for home support services. Also receives funding through health insurance (Zorgverzekering) for home care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Zorggroep is the largest non-profit care provider in North and Central Limburg (Netherlands), delivering an integrated continuum of elderly and healthcare services including home nursing (Thuiszorg), residential care at multiple specialized locations, geriatric and medical-specialist rehabilitation, palliative care, day-treatment and activity centers, temporary stay / ELV, and the IEP Venray national expertise center for dementia with severe challenging behavior (D-Zep). Services are funded through Dutch public schemes (Wlz, Wmo) and health insurance (Zorgverzekeringswet), and are delivered to roughly 400,000 inhabitants across municipalities in the region.

Product overview

De Zorggroep is the largest healthcare provider in North and Central Limburg, operating as a unified care organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services organized across three tiers: core care delivery (home care, residential care, rehabilitation, day treatment, palliative care, and temporary stay), specialized expertise services (IEP Venray for psychogeriatrics and D-ZEP, elderly care physicians, the Science Committee with UKON/AWO-L, and the Goed voor Elkaar community living concept), and support/well-being programs (volunteers, informal care with the GeWoon Samen toolbox, contact clowns, Verborgen Verlangens wish fulfillment, and the SMAAK meal service). The portfolio includes multiple named locations (Rooyhof, Vincentiushof, Crescendo, De Mulder, IEP Venray, and rehabilitation centers), branded programs (Fijn Thoes, Goed voor Elkaar, GeWoon Thuis, Stevig Staan), and digital services (eOverdracht electronic handover, Carenzorgt, and the Voorbereid op Morgen information platform). Care is delivered through a network of wijkteams (district teams) at clients' homes and across 20+ residential locations, supported by the Vrienden van De Zorggroep fundraising foundation and regional transformation initiatives under the 'Tijd voor Raf' program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IEP Venray: Integraal Expertisecentrum Psychogeriatrie - specialized centre for psychogeriatric care and dementia with severe problem behavior (D-Zep)
• Goed voor Elkaar
• Fijn Thoes
• Stevig Staan
• SMAAK
• De Mulder
• Verderkijkers
• Dag- en doecentra

Products and services

• Thuiszorg (Home Care) Home nursing and personal care delivered at clients' homes across North and Central Limburg, including medical care, wound treatment, injections, and daily living assistance. Available throughout the region via district teams.
• Revalidatie (Geriatric Rehabilitation) Geriatric rehabilitation (GRZ) for elderly clients recovering from hospitalization, fractures, stroke, or surgery, delivered at Rooyhof (Venray) and Cavalier (Tegelen). Includes multidisciplinary therapy teams.
• Revalidatiekliniek Noord-Limburg (Medical Specialist Rehabilitation) Specialized rehabilitation clinic operated jointly with Adelante, offering both geriatric revalidation (GRZ) and medical specialist revalidation (MSR) at locations in Tegelen and Venray.
• Dag- en Doecentra (Day Treatment and Activity Centers) Combined day treatment and day activity centers offering social activities, exercise, creative programs, cognitive stimulation, and (where applicable) medical treatment by a multidisciplinary team. Includes specialized groups for Parkinson's and young-onset dementia.
• Fijn Thoes (Volledig Pakket Thuis) Comprehensive home care and well-being package providing support beyond informal caregivers or domestic help — including help with cooking, playing games, companionship, and a listening ear — focused on what the client can still do independently. Covered under the Long-term Care Act (WLZ).
• Wonen bij De Zorggroep (Residential Care) Residential care at multiple specialized locations across North and Central Limburg for dementia, physical care, complex care, rehabilitation, gerontopsychiatric care, terminal care, and non-congenital brain injury (NAH). Locations include Rooyhof, Vincentiushof, Crescendo, Camillus, De Mulder, and others.
• Palliatieve Zorg (Palliative Care) Palliative and end-of-life care provided at home or at hospice De Ark, combining medical treatment with emotional and spiritual support for clients and families. Includes support from VPTZ (Vrijwilligers Palliatieve Thuiszorg) trained volunteers.
• Tijdelijk Verblijf (Temporary Stay / ELV / Hospice) Short-term residential care including ELV (Eerstelijns Verblijf — primary care residence), intensive support at IEP Venray, and hospice care, for clients who need temporary support, respite for informal caregivers, or end-of-life care.
• IEP Venray (Integraal Expertisecentrum Psychogeriatrie) Intensive expertise center for psychogeriatrics, recognized as a Regional Expertise Center (REC) for Limburg and a national Doelgroep Expertise Centrum (DEC) for people with dementia and severely challenging behavior (D-ZEP). Provides consultation, observation, and intervention services, including the specialist Interventieafdeling for crisis intervention.
• Therapie en Behandeling (Therapy and Treatment) Medical and therapeutic treatment services provided by specialists in elderly medicine, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dietitians, and others. Delivered at care locations and at clients' homes.
• Specialist Ouderengeneeskunde (Elderly Care Physicians) Medical specialist services by geriatricians (specialist ouderengeneeskunde) for clients with complex health issues and multiple conditions, including Parkinson's, heart and lung diseases, non-congenital brain injury, Korsakoff syndrome, and dementia. Includes nurse specialists (VS) and physician assistants (PA).
• Ondersteuning Thuis (Support at Home) Non-medical support services for people living at home, including help with daily activities, household tasks, and social support to enable independent living for as long as possible. Funded under the Wmo.
• Goed voor Elkaar Leefconcept (Community Living Concept) Community-based living concept where residents live independently in their own apartments within a shared building and neighborhood, combining independent living with social connection, neighborhood activities, and proximity to professional care. Currently implemented at De Mulder in Venray.
• SMAAK Meal Service Daily meal service at care locations using sous-vide (vacuum-packed) meals from supplier Daily Fresh Food, reheated in steam ovens to preserve nutrition, taste, and food safety; aims to improve meal quality and reduce staff workload.
• WOLK Heupairbag Fall-Prevention Pilot Pilot offering of the WOLK portable hip airbag, worn as trousers, that inflates within a fraction of a second during a fall to prevent hip fractures in elderly clients living independently.
• Verpleegkundige eOverdracht (Electronic Nursing Handover) Digital system for transferring nursing care information between care providers (e.g., between hospital and home care), developed in partnership with KPN Health, enabling accurate and efficient handover of patient care data.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66% reduction in falls among elderly participants in Stevig Staan fall prevention program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UKON (Universitair Kennisnetwerk Ouderenzorg Nijmegen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive research and knowledge network within elderly care and chronic disease care. The science committee of De Zorggroep participates in UKON themesprints and collaborates on research projects to optimize care quality through knowledge development, sharing, and implementation.
• AWO-L (Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic work platform for elderly care in Limburg. Quincy Merx (AWO-L PhD candidate) and Bram de Boer (AWO-L) conduct research on effects of small-scale innovative care concepts on life of people with dementia.
• ProteioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner in the REC-function for elderly care in Limburg, working together on regional expertise center activities.
• Stichting Land van HornecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner in the REC-function for elderly care, contributing to regional cooperation in elderly care services.
• Thuis in ZorgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner in the REC-function, part of the regional expertise center collaboration for Limburg.
• Vincent van Gogh voor geestelijke gezondheidszorgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health partner in the IEP collaboration at Venray. Together with De Zorggroep, they form the intensive collaboration recognized as DEC for D-Zep nationally. Also works together with Zuid-Limburg organizations.
• De WaalboogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTogether with De Waalboog, De Zorggroep provides further substance to the DEC-function for the D-Zep target group nationally, forming a target group network with regional expertise centers.
• AdelantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Revalidatiekliniek Noord-Limburg with locations in Venray and Tegelen, combining geriatric rehabilitation and medical specialist rehabilitation services.
• Groene Kruis LedenorganisatieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMembership organization partnership. Volunteers receive free membership to Groene Kruis as a benefit, and the organization participates in joint initiatives like the neighborhood booster program.
• Coöperatie VGZenCZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative of healthcare insurers VGZ and CZ that ratified the regional transformation plan. De Zorggroep is a key driver in achieving cross-organizational and cross-domain cooperation for future-proof care.
• VilansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge organization participating in the Stevig Staan fall prevention consortium, contributing expertise to elderly care innovation.
• VeiligheidNLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafety organization contributing fall prevention expertise to the Stevig Staan program, providing expert validation of results.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Envida: Envida is a Maastricht-based non-profit providing home care, residential living, and specialized dementia services. Closely comparable regional Dutch elderly care operator with similar funding and workforce model.
• Proteion: Proteion is a Dutch elderly care provider in Limburg and is De Zorggroep's formal REC alliance partner for elderly care in the region. They operate overlapping home care, residential, and dementia services with comparable funding models (Wlz/Wmo).
• Stichting Land van Horne: Stichting Land van Horne is a non-profit elderly care provider in Midden-Limburg and a REC alliance partner of De Zorggroep. Its service portfolio (home care, residential living, dementia care) is highly comparable in scale and funding mix.
• Thuis in Zorg: Thuis in Zorg is a Limburg home care provider allied with De Zorggroep in the REC function. Comparable service offering focused on home-based elderly and dementia care under Wmo/Zorgverzekering funding.
• MeanderGroep Zuid-Limburg: MeanderGroep is one of the largest Dutch non-profit elderly care providers, operating nursing homes, home care, and dementia services across Zuid-Limburg. Strong comparable in scale, service breadth, and regulatory framework.
• Vivium Zorggroep: Vivium is a Dutch non-profit elderly care provider offering home care, residential locations, and rehabilitation in the Gooi region. Comparable multi-site, multi-service care delivery and academic research orientation.
• Thebe (Thebe Wijkverpleging): Thebe is a Brabant-based non-profit providing home care, residential living, and dementia care under Wlz/Wmo. Comparable Dutch regional elderly care operator with similar service portfolio.
• Brentano: Brentano is an Amsterdam-based non-profit providing elderly home care, residential, and rehabilitation services. Useful comparable for the urban-edge service delivery and rehabilitation focus De Zorggroep operates via Adelante.
• Zorggroep Sint Maarten: Zorggroep Sint Maarten is a Drenthe-based non-profit providing elderly care, dementia care, and rehabilitation across residential and home settings. Closely comparable in operating model and community-embedded care philosophy.
• Adelante: Adelante is De Zorggroep's rehabilitation co-operating partner via Revalidatiekliniek Noord-Limburg and operates adult/medical-specialist rehabilitation across Limburg. Directly comparable for GRZ/MSR services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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