Schwestern Verband

What Schwestern Verband does

Saarländischer Schwesternverband e.V. (operating as Schwestern Verband) is a non-profit charitable care organization headquartered in Ottweiler, Germany, founded in 1958 as a nursing school and sisterhood at the Evangelisches Fliedner-Krankenhaus in Neunkirchen. The organization has grown into a multi-vertical social care group employing approximately 4,000-4,100 people across five German federal states (Saarland, Pfalz, Eifel, Baden-Württemberg, and Dessau-Roßlau). It operates through a constellation of wholly-owned gGmbH subsidiaries — most prominently Schwesternverband Pflege und Assistenz gGmbH, Schwesternverband ambulante Pflege gGmbH, and Schwesternverband Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH — delivering stationary residential care, ambulatory home care, day care, service-living apartments, and specialized disability services (including autism-specific day facilities), as well as kindergartens and three training institutions (Akademie Neunkirchen, Berufsfachschule Nonnenweier, Pflegeschule Bitburg).

The business model is government-funded social care delivery under German social insurance regulation. Revenue is generated through reimbursements from Krankenkassen (health insurance), Pflegekassen (long-term care insurance), and public social welfare funds, with rates set according to Pflegegrade (care-level classifications) and social welfare fee schedules. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the organization explicitly orients service delivery around individual resident need rather than profit. Distribution is direct-to-consumer across more than a dozen named facilities (Haus St. Josef, Haus Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Haus im Glantal, etc.) and Service-Center ambulant operations in Bitburg-Prüm, Oberkirch, and Schwalbach, with a single integrated channel into end-user households and residents — no intermediaries or third-party reseller network.

The underlying technology stack is standard enterprise web tooling: a CMS-based corporate website (schwesternverband.de) plus a dedicated career portal (karriere.schwesternverband.de), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Meta Pixel for digital marketing, and no proprietary platforms or APIs. The organization's competitive position rests on regulatory licensing, 65+ years of regional brand equity, a vertically integrated training-to-employment pipeline, and audit berufundfamilie family-friendly employer certifications, rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Schwestern Verband

Legal name

Saarländischer Schwesternverband e.V.

Website

https://schwesternverband.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Schwestern Verband is a German non-profit founded in 1958 that employs roughly 4,000 people across five federal states, delivering stationary, ambulatory, and disability care, kindergartens, and nursing training through a network of wholly-owned gGmbH subsidiaries reimbursed via German social insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care and Nursing Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAI

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Ambulatory nursing care
• Childcare and education
• Nursing vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottweiler

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Care Services Revenue: The Schwesternverband generates revenue through government-funded social care services. As a non-profit social economy enterprise (Sozialwirtschaft), it receives funding from health insurance providers (Krankenkassen), long-term care insurance (Pflegekassen), and public social welfare funds. Services include stationary care, ambulatory care, day care, and assisted living.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schwesternverband (Saarländischer Schwesternverband e.V.) is a non-profit social welfare organization that delivers stationary and ambulatory nursing care, supported living, and daycare services for elderly people, individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric disabilities and autism, along with childcare and vocational nursing training. Services are funded through German social insurance systems (Krankenkassen and Pflegekassen) and delivered directly through its own facilities, ambulant service centers, and educational institutions across five German federal states.

Product overview

Schwestern Verband (Saarländischer Schwesternverband e.V.) is a social welfare organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of care and support services across five German states. The organization operates as a unified service platform with interconnected offerings: core residential and ambulatory care services for elderly and disabled individuals (including specialized autism services), day care facilities, service apartments, and childcare centers. Supporting the care infrastructure are three educational institutions (Akademie Neunkirchen, Berufsfachschule Nonnenweier, and Pflegeschule Bitburg) that provide vocational training and continuing education for healthcare professionals, creating an integrated ecosystem of care delivery and workforce development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stationary Care for Seniors (Stationäre Pflege)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TASCO Revision und Beratung GmbHminorOthersExternal data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) providing compliance services. Located at Hasengartenstr. 25, 65189 Wiesbaden.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Schwesternverband
• Instagraminstagram.com/schwesternverband
• Xx.com/schwesternverb

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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