SEIU 775 Benefits Group

What SEIU 775 Benefits Group does

SEIU 775 Benefits Group is a Seattle-based non-profit multi-employer benefits trust established in 2010 that delivers an integrated portfolio of training, health benefits, and retirement services to home care workers in Washington State. The organization's structure encompasses the SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership, a 501(c)(3) non-profit school, the SEIU Healthcare NW Health Benefits Trust, and the Secure Retirement Plan, all established through collective bargaining with SEIU 775 and partner employers. It trains more than 40,000 home care workers annually across 200+ classroom locations and online channels in 13 languages, making it the largest home care workforce training provider in the nation and the second largest educational institution in Washington State. The Advanced Home Care Aide Apprenticeship, the nation's first U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship program for home care workers, anchors its curriculum with 145 total hours of instruction plus 24 hours of peer mentoring.

The Training Partnership is the primary service: it delivers a 75-hour Basic Training program (with population-specific modules for developmental disabilities, mental illness, dementia, and physical disabilities), continuing education courses covering clinical conditions, and the Advanced Apprenticeship pathway providing credit toward Medical Assistant certification. The Health Benefits Trust provides medical coverage primarily through Apple Health (Medicaid) managed care, with a $100 incentive program for preventive care that, in a partnership with Group Health, demonstrated a 27% reduction in ER visits and a 14% reduction in hospital admissions. The Secure Retirement Plan offers employer contributions based on hours worked after seven months of employment, with online account management through the My Plan portal.

Revenue flows from employer contributions made by home care agencies and the State of Washington, which acts as employer of record for Individual Providers in the Medicaid personal care services program (the State IP workforce constitutes 75% of Training Partnership students). The organization also receives group health administration revenue and retirement plan administration flows through its partnership with Zenith American Solutions. Distribution is direct-to-member through the Member Resource Center (1-866-371-3200, with Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali, Arabic, Cambodian, and Tagalog support), the My Benefits online portal, and 200+ in-person classroom sites. Value-added services include Peer Mentors, the Carina caregiver-client matching platform, 200 free gloves per month for qualifying Individual Providers, and targeted programs such as "Lighten Your Lift" mental health support.

Name

SEIU 775 Benefits Group

Legal name

SEIU Healthcare NW Health Benefits Trust

Website

https://myseiubenefits.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SEIU 775 Benefits Group is a Seattle-based non-profit multi-employer benefits trust providing training, health benefits, and retirement services to home care workers in Washington State through its Training Partnership, training more than 40,000 students annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Care Workforce Benefits

NAICS

Health and Welfare Funds (525120), Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits Administration & Enrollment Support (BPAAAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employee Benefit & Retirement Plan Trust Services (FSAAANAC), Worksite Financial Wellness & Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (FSAIAMAN)

Keywords

• Home care training
• Healthcare benefits administration
• Retirement benefits management
• Workforce development services
• Union benefits trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Employer Contributions: Revenue comes from contributions by employers (home care agencies) and the State of Washington as employer of record for Individual Providers in the Medicaid personal care services program. The state's IP workforce makes up 75 percent of the Training Partnership's students.
2. Union Membership Funding: Funding through SEIU 775 union collective bargaining agreements covering home care workers.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SEIU 775 Benefits Group operates a multi-employer benefits trust delivering integrated workforce training, health benefits, and retirement services to home care workers in Washington State. Its Training Partnership functions as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit school providing basic training, continuing education, and the nation's first U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship for home care aides, while the Health Benefits Trust administers medical coverage and wellness programs and the Secure Retirement Plan provides employer-contribution retirement benefits. Services are free to eligible caregivers, delivered in 13 languages through 200+ classroom locations and online platforms.

Product overview

SEIU 775 Benefits Group operates as a benefits trust offering a portfolio of interconnected services for home care workers. The core offerings include: (1) the Training Partnership, a 501(c)(3) non-profit school providing basic training (75 hours), continuing education, and the Advanced Home Care Aide Apprenticeship program; (2) the Health Benefits Trust offering medical coverage and wellness programs including a $100 incentive program; (3) the Secure Retirement Plan with employer contributions and online account management; and (4) supplementary services including the Carina job-matching platform, Peer Mentors support, and the Caregiver Learning Center portal. The organization serves as a membership benefits organization covering over 40,000 home care workers annually in Washington state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Secure Retirement Plan: Retirement benefits program for caregivers providing employer contributions based on hours worked after 7 months of employment
• SEIU Healthcare NW Health Benefits Trust

Products and services

• Training Partnership A 501(c)(3) nonprofit school providing basic training (75 hours), continuing education, and the Advanced Home Care Aide Apprenticeship program to home care workers, training over 40,000 students annually in Washington State.
• Home Care Aide Basic Training

Quantifiable outcome

• 27% reduction in emergency department visits
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Group HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership with Group Health for health benefits administration and innovative wellness programs. Joint efforts reduced ER use by 27% and hospital admissions by 14% through $100 incentive programs for preventive care, health risk assessments, and primary care visits.
• U.S. Department of LaborcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Registered Apprenticeship program sponsor for the Advanced Home Care Aide Apprenticeship - the nation's first DOL Registered Apprenticeship for home care workers. Includes 145 hours of training and 24 hours peer mentoring.
• Chesterfield Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Chesterfield Health Services is a licensed home health care provider and original trustee of the SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership. With 1,800+ employees serving 2,000+ clients in Washington State, Chesterfield's founder Stella Ogiale worked closely with Executive Director Charissa Raynor to design the training curriculum.
• State of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010The State of Washington is the employer of record for Individual Providers (IPs) in the Medicaid personal care services program. The state's IP workforce makes up 75 percent of the Training Partnership's students. State contributes to Secure Retirement Plan.
• Zenith American SolutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdministrator for SEIU Healthcare NW Health Benefits Trust, handling privacy matters and trust administration from office at 201 Queen Anne Ave N., #100, Seattle, WA 98109-4824.
• Sound Mental HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the largest mental health providers in the Puget Sound region, providing services for Health Benefits Trust members receiving care through Apple Health or Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
• King County Medical ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Falls Prevention course creation - King County Medical Services' Falls Prevention program collaborated on online continuing education course for home care aides.
• Washington Developmental Disabilities AdministrationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Positive Behavior Support course for consumers with developmental disabilities, along with Arc of Washington and Disability Rights Washington.
• Addus HomeCareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Catholic Community ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Full Life CareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Amicable HealthCareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Korean Women's AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• First Choice In-Home CareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• All Ways CaringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• MillenniaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• CDWAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Concerned CitizensminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• Chesterfield ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome care agency contributing to the Secure Retirement Plan for employees.
• SR MaxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to offer slip-resistant footwear (Caregiver Kicks program) to caregivers.
• GingerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership featured in GeekWire for mental health and wellness support services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Addus HomeCare: National publicly-traded home care provider (NASDAQ: ADUS) and a documented SEIU 775 BG Secure Retirement Plan channel partner. Comparable because it is one of the home care agencies whose workers are covered by the trust.
• Homebridge (formerly ResCare): Large national home and community-based services provider. Comparable as a major home care agency employer that contributes to and intersects with union benefit arrangements for its workforce.

Others

• National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA): National advocacy organization for domestic and care workers. Comparable in advocacy on care-worker standards, wages, and benefits, though it does not administer training or benefit trusts directly.
• Caring Across Generations: National advocacy campaign focused on care economy reform, including home care workforce issues. Comparable as a policy/ecosystem actor that shapes the environment in which SEIU 775 BG operates.

Direct peers

• Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI): National nonprofit focused on quality care through quality jobs in home care. Comparable focus on workforce development, training standards, and policy advocacy for the home care workforce.
• Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds: Multi-employer benefit funds (health, pension, legal) covering 32BJ SEIU building-service workers across the East Coast. Comparable union-sponsored benefit trust structure and scale of membership.
• UNITE HERE Health: National multi-employer benefit fund providing health, dental, vision, and pension benefits to unionized hospitality workers. Operates a parallel trust-fund and benefits-administration model for a unionized workforce.
• 1199NW Training Fund: Multi-employer training partnership for 1199NW hospital and healthcare workers in Oregon and SW Washington. Direct peer given its SEIU-affiliated healthcare training trust model operating in an adjacent geography.
• 1199SEIU Funds: National multi-employer benefit funds serving 1199SEIU healthcare workers across the East Coast. Closest comparable to SEIU 775 BG's combination of training, health, and pension trust administration for a unionized healthcare workforce.

Emerging players

• Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA): Bronx-based worker-owned home care agency providing training and employment for low-income caregivers. Comparable in mission (training, quality jobs for home care workers) but operates as a worker co-op rather than a benefits trust.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SEIU775BenefitsGroup
• Xx.com/seiu775bg

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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