What Evangelisches Johanneswerk does

Evangelisches Johanneswerk gGmbH is a non-profit Protestant social welfare organization (diakonischer Träger) headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany, operating under the national Diakonie umbrella. Founded on February 28, 1951 by Pastor Karl Pawlowski through the consolidation of seven evangelical associations and foundations — with its parent Johannesstift institution dating to 1852 — the organization now employs approximately 7,400 people across more than 70 stationary facilities and 30+ locations throughout North Rhine-Westphalia, particularly in Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the Ruhr area. Governance is provided by a four-member executive board chaired by Sabine Hirte, with a Foundation Council under Pastor Dr. Ingo Habenicht providing oversight; the entity is not publicly traded and has no external parent.

The organization's service portfolio is organized around four operational pillars: (1) elderly care (Menschen im Alter) covering stationary nursing homes, ambulatory home care, short-term and day care, palliative and hospice services, and emergency call systems; (2) disability services (Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung) delivered through six regional Wohnverbund residential networks, vocational training (Berufsbildung), and the Studjo work-and-qualification program; (3) mental health services via two specialty clinics (Klinik Wittgenstein and Rhein-Klinik); and (4) industrial and business services — a diversified portfolio of IT, temporary staffing, catering, technical, and administrative offerings operated through ten wholly-owned subsidiaries. Supplementary lines include early-childhood education (Familienzentrum Johannesstift with two kindergartens), the BeratungsWerk Pflege free telephone consultation service, FSJ/BFD volunteer programs (Johanneswerk-Jahr), and four donation-funded projects (Augenblick, Tapetenwechsel, Clownprojekt, Schlüsselprojekt).

The business model is dominated by reimbursement from statutory and private nursing care insurance (Pflegekasse) for residential and ambulatory care, supplemented by resident co-payments, social-welfare subsidies from NRW authorities, fees from industrial/business customers, and charitable donations processed via the FundraisingBox platform. Residential care pricing follows the German Pflegegrad system (care levels 1–5), with disclosed monthly rates ranging from approximately €3,914 (Pflegegrad 1, Buchen-Hof Bochum) to €6,329 (Pflegegrad 5, Jacobi-Haus Bünde), inclusive of nursing care, accommodation, food, and investment-cost components. The organization's go-to-market is a sales-led direct-delivery model across its physical footprint, with no proprietary technology platform and no AI/ML capabilities identified in the available data.

Name

Evangelisches Johanneswerk

Legal name

Evangelisches Johanneswerk gGmbH

Website

https://johanneswerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Evangelisches Johanneswerk is a German non-profit Protestant social welfare organization headquartered in Bielefeld, operating 70+ stationary care facilities across North Rhine-Westphalia with approximately 7,400 staff, delivering elderly care, disability services, mental health treatment, and vocational training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care and Welfare Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

General Assisted Living Facilities (HLADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Mental health treatment
• Nursing home care
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nursing care insurance reimbursement: Revenue from statutory and private nursing care insurance (Pflegekasse) for residential, day, and ambulatory nursing care services.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: Donations from individuals, companies, and foundations supporting various projects and initiatives.
3. Residential care fees: Monthly fees for stationary care covering nursing care, accommodation, food, and investment costs paid by residents (with insurance subsidies).
4. Service fees for industrial and business customers: Fees for industrial services provided to commercial customers including IT, temporary staffing, administrative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Evangelisches Johanneswerk is a non-profit Protestant (diakonischer) social welfare organization that operates residential and ambulatory nursing care for the elderly, residential networks (Wohnverbund) and vocational programs for people with disabilities, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment via Klinik Wittgenstein and Rhein-Klinik, and a family center with kindergartens. Services are delivered across North Rhine-Westphalia through more than 70 stationary facilities and supported by statutory long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse) reimbursements, resident fees, donations, and a small industrial/business services arm.

Product overview

Evangelisches Johanneswerk is a large Protestant social welfare organization (diakonischer Träger) operating over 70 stationary facilities and numerous ambulatory services across North Rhine-Westphalia. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of care services organized around four main pillars: (1) Elderly Care (Menschen im Alter) including nursing homes, outpatient care, day care, short-term care, palliative care, hospice services, and emergency call systems; (2) Disability Services (Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung) through Wohnverbund residential networks, Studjo work and qualification programs, and vocational training; (3) Mental Health Services (Menschen mit seelischen Erkrankungen) via Klinik Wittgenstein and Rhein-Klinik; and (4) Industrial & Business Services providing cleaning, IT, temporary staffing, administrative, industrial, conference, gastronomy, gardening, and specialized services. The organization also operates family centers with kindergartens, free care advisory services (BeratungsWerk Pflege), and manages four donation projects (Augenblick, Tapetenwechsel, Clownprojekt, Schlüsselprojekt). Educational offerings include FSJ/BFD programs and various vocational training programs for nursing, special needs education, and social assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BeratungsWerk Pflege: Telephone and email nursing consultation service coordinating care services for elderly people
• Studjo
• FlexWerk
• Johanneswerk-Jahr

Products and services

• Menschen im Alter (Elderly Care Services) Comprehensive care services for elderly people including home support, residential nursing homes, barrier-free housing, end-of-life care, emergency call systems, outpatient care, and household assistance. Available to older adults in North Rhine-Westphalia, funded by Pflegekasse reimbursements and resident co-payments.
• Ambulante Pflege (Outpatient Nursing Care) Home-based nursing care providing professional medical and personal care support for people in their own homes across NRW.
• Kurzzeitpflege (Short-term Care) Temporary residential care for up to 28 days, providing relief for caregivers and professional care after illness or hospitalization. Daily rate of 242.71 EUR across all Pflegegrade.
• Tagespflege (Day Care) Daytime care services for elderly people offering professional care and social activities during the day.
• Palliative Begleitung (Palliative Care) and Hospizdienst (Hospice Service) Comprehensive palliative support for seriously ill people and accompanying services for severely ill and dying people, including dignified farewell and pastoral care for residents, relatives, and nursing staff. Provided in cooperation with Palliativnetz Kreis Herford e.V. and Hospizgruppe Herford.
• Hausnotruf (Emergency Call System) Emergency response system enabling elderly people to call for help remotely when needed.
• BeratungsWerk Pflege (Care Advisory Service) Free telephone and email-based care advisory service with online appointment booking via saas.de, helping families and individuals navigate care options. Expanded in 2020 to Bad Driburg, Marienmünster, and Steinheim areas.
• Wohnverbund Residential Networks for People with Disabilities Six residential networks providing living arrangements and support services for people with disabilities in the Bochum-Herne, Datteln, Essen, Herten-Gelsenkirchen, Märkischer Kreis, and Recklinghausen areas.
• Studjo | Arbeit und Qualifizierung (Work and Qualification Program) Work and qualification program for people with disabilities offering employment areas, professional training, and external workplace placements.
• Berufsbildung (Vocational Training for People with Disabilities) Professional education and qualification programs for people with disabilities.
• Klinik Wittgenstein (Psychiatric Clinic) Specialized clinic for people with mental illnesses providing inpatient and outpatient treatment and day clinic services.
• Rhein-Klinik (Psychiatric Clinic) Specialized clinic for people with mental illnesses located near the Rhine, providing inpatient and outpatient treatment and day clinic services.
• Industrie- & Geschäftskunden (Industrial & Business Customer Services) Professional services for industrial and business customers including IT and telecommunications, temporary staffing, administrative services, industrial services, conference rooms, gastronomy, gardening, packaging, metal processing, industrial assembly, cable assembly, carpentry and painting, laser engraving, lettershop, textile printing, and laundry services.
• Familienzentrum Johannesstift (Family Center with Kindergartens) Family center with kindergartens including Kita Haus Sonnenblume and Kita Pappelhof, providing childcare and early childhood education services.
• Unterstützte Kommunikation (Supported Communication Consultation) Communication support service for people who cannot speak or cannot speak well, including picture books, sign language, and tablet-based speech devices (talkers). Consultation office available in Bochum.
• Vocational Training Programs (Pflegefachmann/-frau, Heilerziehungspfleger*in, Erzieher*in, Pflegefachassistent*in, Sozialassistent*in, Büromanagement) Multi-year vocational training programs in nursing, special needs education, social assistance, and commercial office management, with monthly salaries ranging from 1,119.23 to 1,560.17 EUR depending on year and program.
• Johanneswerk-Jahr (FSJ/BFD Voluntary Service Program) Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) and Federal Volunteer Service (BFD) program for young people aged 16–27 (FSJ) or without age limit (BFD), typically 12 months full-time.
• Charitable Donation Projects (Augenblick, Tapetenwechsel, Clownprojekt, Schlüsselprojekt) Charitable donation-funded projects: Augenblick enables social connections for people in care; Tapetenwechsel provides small breaks from daily life for residents; Clownprojekt brings clown visits to care facilities; Schlüsselprojekt supports people transitioning to independent living.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ausbildungsverbund (ZAB and Kolping-Akademie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership with Zentralen Akademie für Berufe im Gesundheitswesen (ZAB) and Kolping-Akademie for healthcare training. Aims to establish comparable standards for generalist nursing education and make nursing professions more attractive. Includes advisory board with representatives from hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory care services.
• Hospizgruppe HerfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Hospizgruppe Herford for hospice care at Jacobi-Haus. Volunteers provide time for conversations, support Angehörige, and help fulfill last wishes, enriching the farewell culture of the facility.
• Palliativnetz Kreis Herford e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Palliativnetz Kreis Herford e.V. for comprehensive palliative support, providing palliative medical care to enhance holistic care for people with advanced illness.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe: Regional umbrella organization for Diakonie welfare providers in the same NRW geography as Johanneswerk, coordinating overlapping services in elderly care, disability support, and social welfare across the same territory.
• Stiftung Bethel (von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel): Major Diakonie-affiliated provider headquartered in the Bielefeld region offering parallel disability residential care, vocational training, and social psychiatry services at comparable scale to Johanneswerk within the same evangelical welfare tradition.
• Caritas Nordrhein-Westfalen: Catholic welfare counterpart operating across NRW with parallel elderly care, disability services, and social assistance programs, competing directly for Pflegekasse-funded residents and faith-based family clients.
• AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen: Workers' Welfare Association regional chapter covering western Westphalia with overlapping stationary elderly care, disability housing, and outpatient services in Johanneswerk's core NRW operating area.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Nordrhein: German Red Cross regional chapter operating nursing homes, ambulatory care, and social services across NRW, directly comparable to Johanneswerk's Diakonie-affiliated service mix in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Malteser Deutschland: Nationwide Catholic aid organization operating nursing facilities, hospice services, and ambulatory care across Germany, providing a broader portfolio benchmark for Johanneswerk's elderly care and hospice service vertical.
• Korian Deutschland: European-listed senior care operator with substantial German nursing home and assisted living footprint, providing a publicly-traded benchmark for care delivery economics that Johanneswerk's Diakonie model competes against.
• Orpea Deutschland: Major European senior care group operating nursing facilities and assisted living in Germany, comparable to Johanneswerk in service offerings but with private capital-driven expansion capability.

Emerging players

• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: One of Germany's largest private senior care operators with 200+ facilities nationwide, representing the private-sector competitive alternative to Diakonie providers like Johanneswerk in residential and ambulatory care.
• Pro Seniore Residenzen: German senior care operator with multiple nursing homes and assisted living facilities, competing for the same Pflegekasse-funded elderly residents as Johanneswerk's stationary facilities in overlapping markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

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