What Vanboeijen does

Vanboeijen is a Dutch non-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Assen, Drenthe, that provides residential, day-activity, and supported-employment services to people with intellectual disabilities across the full age range (children, adolescents, adults, and elderly, including those with severe multiple disabilities/EMB and complex behavioral or psychiatric comorbidities). Its core service pillars are Wonen (housing), Dagbesteding (day activities), and Werken (work programs), supplemented by an internal Medische Dienst (polikliniek) staffed by general practitioners, intellectual-disability physicians, nurses, and doctor's assistants providing 24-hour medical support across all sites. The organization operates more than 85 locations throughout the Drenthe province, plus an extensive portfolio of social enterprises (e.g., Atelier 8 art studio, Kaarsenmakerij, Keramiek Steengoed, Wolatelier Wolveste, Multa Bedrijven, De Mekander, Kinderboerderij Het Erf, Eetcafe Lombok, Concept Anders) that create meaningful work opportunities for clients and integrate them into mainstream society.

The underlying technology layer is relatively conventional for a large Dutch care provider: Topdesk for service management and maintenance requests, Zivver for secure email and file transfer, and a Samen Vanboeijen intranet for staff, clients, families, and volunteers. Vanboeijen operates an in-house innovation hub called Het EvoLab, launched in 2024, which develops practical care technology solutions (the Tessa talking flowerpot, Senses Acoustic Chair, voice-controlled reporting tools to reduce administrative burden, and a serious game for medication safety training). The organization restructured into a "circles" model effective November 1, 2024, organizing cross-functional teams across housing, work, and day activities to enable flexible staffing and continuity of care. Compliance footprint includes ANBI (public benefit) status, NEN 7510 information security certification, GDPR/AVG, and WGBO medical-treatment compliance.

The business model is funded primarily through the Dutch long-term care act (WLZ) and the Health Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet), with additional revenue from ancillary service tariffs and direct retail sales through the social enterprises. GTM to clients is consultative and personal: referrals come through client advisors and a dedicated client-service team, with financing and indication support provided. Talent acquisition is a primary marketing focus, using experiential content, social media, and meet-and-greet events to recruit against a tight Dutch care-labor market, supported by structured BBL work-and-learn trajectories. Strategic positioning is articulated through a 2025-2027 strategic course emphasizing "good life, beautiful work, together" and a long-term sustainability program targeting climate neutrality by 2050 in collaboration with Rabobank.

Name

Vanboeijen

Legal name

Vanboeijen

Website

https://vanboeijen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Vanboeijen is a Dutch non-profit care organization providing residential, day-activity, and supported-employment services for people with intellectual disabilities across 85+ locations in Drenthe, Netherlands, funded primarily through regulated Dutch long-term care (WLZ) and health insurance (ZVW) frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Home Health Care Services (6216)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parkinson’s & Movement-Disorder Personal Care Support (HSABABAJ)

Keywords

• Disability care services
• Residential care
• Day activity programs
• Supported employment services
• Developmental disability support

Headquarters

HQ city

Asten

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, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vanboeijen delivers 24-hour residential care (Wonen), day programs (Dagbesteding), supported work and job coaching (Werken), and an internal medical service for children, adults, and elderly with intellectual or severe multiple disabilities across 85+ locations in Drenthe. Clients are referred through municipalities and healthcare insurers (WLZ and Zorgverzekeringswet), and services are tailored via the "Vanboeijen Manier" and methodologies such as Triple-C. The organization complements its core services with a portfolio of client-operated social enterprises and an in-house innovation hub (Het EvoLab) that develops assistive-technology products like Tessa, the Senses Acoustic Chair, and voice-controlled reporting tools.

Product overview

Vanboeijen is a healthcare organization providing comprehensive care for people with intellectual disabilities in Drenthe, Netherlands. The organization operates a platform of interconnected services including residential housing (Wonen), day care programs (Dagbesteding), and work programs (Werken) with specialized support services. Vanboeijen's portfolio includes social enterprises such as Atelier 8 (art studio), Kaarsenmakerij (candle making), Keramiek Steengoed (ceramics), Wolatelier Wolveste (wool crafts), Multa Bedrijven (printing and woodwork), De Mekander (art gallery), and various other craft workshops and farms that provide meaningful employment for clients. The organization also maintains an innovation hub called EvoLab focused on technology solutions for care quality improvement, and operates an internal medical service with general practitioners and specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wonen (Residential Housing) 24-hour residential housing service for people with intellectual disabilities across the lifespan, delivered in Vanboeijen's 85+ residential locations and deployed through circular team structures.
• Dagbesteding (Day Care / Activity Programs) Structured day programs that provide meaningful activities and developmental opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, delivered at Vanboeijen day-activity locations across Drenthe.
• Werken (Supported Work Programs) Supported employment services for people with intellectual disabilities, including job coaching and trajectory guidance toward meaningful work in social enterprises or external workplaces.
• Medische Dienst (Internal Medical Service / Polikliniek) Internal medical service delivering 24-hour general practice, intellectual-disability medicine, nursing, and doctor's-assistant support to clients across all Vanboeijen locations.
• Jobcoaching via Vanboeijen Dedicated job-coaching service supporting clients to find, settle into, and maintain employment with external employers.
• Trajectbegeleiding door Vanboeijen Trajectory guidance supporting clients along their development and work path, from intake to long-term placement.
• Specialistische ondersteuning (Specialized Support) Specialized clinical support for clients with complex needs — severe difficult-to-understand behavior, autism, psychiatric co-occurring conditions, brain damage from addiction, and disharmonious cognitive profiles — applying methodologies such as Triple-C.
• EMB Residential Care (Ernstig Meervoudige Beperkingen) Residential care at the Nooitgedacht location for adults with severe multiple disabilities (EMB), offering intensive physical care, ADL support, and aging-related nursing care.
• Multa Bedrijven (Social Enterprise: Graphic Printing, Media/Design, Transport/Logistics, Packaging, Woodwork) Social enterprise offering graphic printing, media and design, transport and logistics, packaging, and woodwork services to external customers, employing people with intellectual disabilities ([email protected]).
• Atelier 8 (Art Studio Social Enterprise) Art-studio social enterprise producing and selling paintings, drawings, prints, and jewelry created by artists with intellectual disabilities.
• Kaarsenmakerij (Candle Making Social Enterprise) Candle workshop producing and retailing candles, torches, and personalized gift candles created in collaboration with clients.
• Keramiek Steengoed (Ceramics Social Enterprise) Ceramics workshop producing and selling handmade clay items — bowls, pumpkins, vases, turtles, and custom orders — decorated with glaze or engobe.
• Wolatelier Wolveste (Wool Crafts Social Enterprise) Sheep-wool workshop producing and selling handmade wool products — children's slippers, cushions, jewelry, and bags.
• De Mekander (Combined Art Studio / Gallery / Ceramics / Candle Workshop, Meppel) Combined social-enterprise venue in Meppel housing a painters' studio, art-lending gallery, ceramics workshop, and candle workshop, selling client-produced art and crafts to the general public ([email protected]).
• Kinderboerderij Het Erf (Children's Farm Social Enterprise) Children's farm social enterprise in Meppel offering vacation pet care, sale of fruits, eggs, and firewood, and pony-riding activities.
• Boerderij de Brinkstal (Farm Social Enterprise) Farm social enterprise in Assen with animals for viewing, hosting events, and selling birdhouses, eggs, honey, and pet treats.
• Eetcafe Lombok (Catering and Hospitality Social Enterprise) Catering and hospitality social enterprise in Assen offering meeting and event facilities, staffed in collaboration with people with intellectual disabilities.
• Concept Anders (Brasserie and Gift Workshop, Assen) Brasserie and gift-workshop social enterprise in Assen, operated with iWerk to provide employment for people with disabilities in mainstream society.
• Landschapsonderhoud Anderen (Landscape Maintenance Social Enterprise) Landscape maintenance and nature-education social enterprise based at the Natuurwerkplaats in Anderen, offering split firewood for sale and landscape services to clients in the region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved client independence through technology solutions like Tessa talking flowerpot
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iWerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with iWerk in the Concept Anders brasserie/gift workshop in Assen. Combines Vanboeijen clients with social work enterprise employees, providing meaningful work opportunities for people with disabilities in mainstream society.
• RabobankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on sustainability initiatives in healthcare. Rabobank supports Vanboeijen's efforts to green and modernize care delivery.
• Het Drentse LandschapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on historical walking route project documenting buildings and surroundings of Park Diepstroeten in Assen, preserving and sharing Vanboeijen's heritage with the broader community.
• LSR (Landelijk Steunpunt medezeggenschap)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides client confidential persons who support clients and families in expressing concerns or complaints about care services.
• StemgeverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides client confidential persons for involuntary care situations, helping clients navigate complaints processes.
• Stichting Paardrijden Gehandicapten MeppelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership at De Baander complex including riding school and tea house, providing therapeutic horseback riding and recreational activities for clients.
• De GeschillencommissieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal complaints committee for involuntary care complaints as of June 2026, handling complaints under Article 55 Wzd.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 's Heeren Loo: Largest Dutch care provider for people with intellectual disabilities, offering housing, day activities, work programs, and specialized care across multiple regions. Directly comparable to Vanboeijen's integrated lifespan service model.
• Koraal Groep: Dutch care group providing support, education, and treatment for children, youth, and adults with intellectual disabilities or behavioral challenges across multiple locations. Comparable scale and integrated service portfolio in southern Netherlands.
• Philadelphia Zorg: Major Dutch disability care organization providing residential, ambulatory, and day services for people with intellectual disabilities. Operates the Orthoagogisch Centrum and 'Goed Leven' methodology, similar to Vanboeijen's person-centered approach.
• Cosis: Care organization in Groningen and Drenthe (adjoining Vanboeijen's primary region) supporting people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and non-congenital brain injury. Directly comparable regional peer with similar service mix.
• Talant: Friesland-based care provider for people with intellectual disabilities, offering residential care, day activities, work programs, and specialized support. Comparable regional Dutch disability care operator with similar methodology.
• Prisma (Prisma Wonen): Noord-Brabant-based disability care provider with residential, work, day activity, and home care services. Comparable regional concentration and integrated approach to supporting people with intellectual disabilities.
• ASVZ: Zuid-Holland-based care organization for people with intellectual disabilities, providing residential care, day activities, work programs, and specialized intensive support. Comparable in operational model and clinical methodology (gehandicaptenzorg).
• SGL (Stichting Gehandicaptenzorg Limburg): Limburg-based provider of disability care with residential, day activity, ambulatory, and specialist services. Comparable scale and integrated service model in a different Dutch province.
• Lunet Zorg: Largest disability care provider in the Brabant region, offering housing, work, day activities, and specialized support for people with intellectual disabilities. Closely matches Vanboeijen's full-service model and regional footprint strategy.
• ORO (Stichting ORO): Noord-Brabant and Limburg disability care organization offering residential care, day activities, and work programs. Comparable mid-sized regional provider of services to people with intellectual disabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VanboeijenDrenthe
• Facebookfacebook.com/Vanboeijen-197842920279905
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/124830
• Instagraminstagram.com/vanboeijen_gehandicaptenzorg
• Xx.com/Vanboeijentweet

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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