Sozialwerk St. Georg

What Sozialwerk St. Georg does

Sozialwerk St. Georg gGmbH is a non-profit social services organization headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, founded in 1952 and operating across the full care lifecycle for people with assistance needs. It serves 5,500+ clients through six core service lines: housing (Wohnen), work and employment (Arbeit und Beschäftigung), education (Bildung), care (Pflege), counseling and support (Beratung und Förderung), and children and youth services (Kinder und Jugendliche). The client base spans people with physical, cognitive, and psychological disabilities, addiction disorders, dementia, and autism spectrum conditions, plus their families.

The organization operates a vertically integrated technology stack around Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), with 15+ years of domain experience. Technical components include radio-based sensor systems for doors, beds, and walls, AI-driven care process optimization via behavioral pattern analysis, a proprietary Quartiersplattform tablet application, custom Alexa skills for morning routines, VR technology for biographical work, circadian lighting systems, and a scientifically licensed Personal Outcomes Scale (POS) methodology covering 48 quality-of-life dimensions. It operates a model apartment (Musterwohnung) in Neukirchen-Vluyn for AAL demonstration and coordinates the VvAT research consortium with 10 NRW social organizations and 2 universities.

The business model is funded primarily through the German social insurance system — Eingliederungshilfe (disability integration assistance), Pflegeversicherung (long-term care insurance), and related social welfare provisions — under individual assistance agreements with cost carriers. Reimbursements are recurring per-client contracts. Complementary revenue lines include the georgs.plus inclusion company (gastronomy, cleaning, facilities management, 200+ employees) and the Emscher-Werkstatt workshop (600+ employees with disabilities). The 2025 transformation from Verein (e.V.) to gemeinnützige GmbH (gGmbH) modernized governance, and a minority stake in inHaus GmbH enables commercialization of AAL-based smart building solutions to external disability organizations through the 'Kompetenzteam AAL' offering.

Name

Sozialwerk St. Georg

Legal name

Sozialwerk St. Georg gGmbH

Website

https://sozialwerk-st-georg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sozialwerk St. Georg is a non-profit social services organization in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, providing housing, work, education, care, and counseling services to 5,500+ people with disabilities, addiction, mental illness, dementia, and autism, augmented by a 15-year AAL technology program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Disability Care

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Disability care services
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Assisted living technology
• Social housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gelsenkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: Core revenue from German social insurance system, including disability integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe), long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), and related social welfare provisions. Services are funded based on assistance agreements with cost carriers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sozialwerk St. Georg is a non-profit social welfare organization providing housing, work and employment, education, care, and counseling services to over 5,500 people with disabilities, addiction disorders, mental illness, and dementia in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Services are funded through the German social insurance system (Eingliederungshilfe, Pflegeversicherung) and enhanced with assistive technologies such as AAL smart home systems, AI-supported care tools, and a proprietary quality-of-life measurement methodology. The organization also operates an inclusion company (georgs.plus), disability workshops (Emscher-Werkstatt), and a research model apartment for assistive technology demonstration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Services (Wohnen) Residential services offering independent living support for people with assistance needs, including individual apartments and group living arrangements across multiple facilities in NRW.
• Work and Employment (Arbeit und Beschäftigung) Employment and occupation services for people with assistance needs, including workshop facilities and various work areas across the Emscher-Werkstatt and georgs.plus.
• Education (Bildung) Educational offerings including courses, workshops, and professional qualification programs for people with assistance needs, including the Bildungsatelier program.
• Care Services (Pflege) Nursing and care services with ambulatory facilities and reliable support partners for clients and their relatives, including dementia care.
• Counseling and Support (Beratung und Förderung) Individual counseling services at local counseling centers or online, with special offerings for people on the autism spectrum including individual single-promotion services.
• Children and Youth Services (Kinder und Jugendliche) Services for children and youth under the Kinder & JugendRäume St. Georg brand, supporting young people and their families.
• AAL - Ambient Assisted Living Technical assistance systems supporting people with assistance needs in daily life, including orientation, communication, household tasks, and daily organization with reminder, assistance, and monitoring functions through sensor-based smart home technology.
• georgs.plus (Inclusion Company) Inclusion company offering various work areas including gastronomy, hotel, administration, garden and landscape maintenance, building cleaning, and electrical services, with 200+ employees.
• Emscher-Werkstatt (Workshop for People with Disabilities) Workshop for people with disabilities (WfbM) with over 600 employees, offering various professional fields including document destruction, IT/administration, electrical assembly, vehicle care, gardening, metalworking, carpentry, and more.
• Tagesstätten-Verbund (Day Care Association) Association of multiple day care facilities and day structuring offerings including Tagesstruktur Kapellenstraße, Tagesstruktur EigenArt, Tagesstrukturen Viktoria und Schalke, and Tagesstätte Gelsenkirchen-Süd (TaGS).
• Haus Viktoria Residential facility for people with alcohol and/or medication dependencies, offering 24 places in communal living and 12 places in external apartments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500+ clients served (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• InHaus GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2007Cooperation since 2007 with leading provider of innovative assistance solutions. Since summer 2022, Sozialwerk St. Georg Bauen und Wohnen gGmbH is a shareholder in InHaus GmbH. Together they offer 'Kompetenzteam AAL' providing turnkey buildings with smart technology for external disability organizations.
• 10 Social Organizations in NRWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTen social organizations participating in VvAT project coordinated by Sozialwerk St. Georg, testing assistive technologies at 10 locations in NRW.
• 2 Universities (Hochschulen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo universities commissioned for content and process evaluation of VvAT project on assistive technologies in disability integration assistance.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National federation of Protestant welfare organizations operating housing, care, counseling, and integration services across Germany—similar mission and funding structure but at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest diakonische social services providers, running extensive housing, workshops, psychiatric care, and education programs for people with disabilities, epilepsy, and social-psychiatric needs. Highly comparable mix of disability, mental health, and social welfare services.
• Lebenshilfe (Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe): Germany's largest advocacy and service organization for people with intellectual disabilities, operating local chapters across multiple states with housing, work, education, and family services—directly comparable to Sozialwerk St. Georg's disability portfolio but at national federation scale.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare association providing disability, youth, elder care, and family services nationwide, with strong NRW presence through AWO NRW—directly comparable service mix.
• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare association, providing a broad portfolio of disability, elder care, youth, and family services through regional chapters—comparable in scope but much broader than Sozialwerk St. Georg.

Direct peers

• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based social services provider with schools, housing, and workshops for people with physical and multiple disabilities, known for pioneering assistive technology and inclusive education—closely aligned with Sozialwerk St. Georg's AAL and disability-support focus.
• Josefsheim Biggendorf: NRW-based provider of housing, work, education, and therapeutic services for people with intellectual disabilities and complex support needs, with similar scale and service breadth to Sozialwerk St. Georg.
• Graf Recke Stiftung: Düsseldorf-based social services provider operating housing, workshops, and educational support for people with disabilities and psychiatric needs in NRW—direct regional peer with overlapping service lines.
• Hephata Hessisches Diakoniezentrum: Diakonie-affiliated social services network in Hessen offering housing, workshops, education, and assistive services for people with disabilities and mental illness, with comparable portfolio and inclusion-employment initiatives.

Others

• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic aid organization operating ambulatory care, housing, and social services for elderly and people with disabilities; less direct overlap but a similar welfare-system player with adjacent services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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