What SALUS does

Salus gGmbH is a non-profit healthcare and social services provider headquartered in Magdeburg, Germany, and the principal operating subsidiary of Salus Altmark Holding gGmbH. The organization delivers an integrated care continuum of psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, neurological, pediatric-psychiatric, geriatric, child-and-youth welfare, integration assistance for people with disabilities, and forensic psychiatry services across the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its asset base comprises 17+ owned facilities, including two specialized psychiatric hospitals (Fachklinikum Bernburg and Fachklinikum Uchtspringe), nine day clinics (Tageskliniken), six Salus-Praxis outpatient sites, two elderly care homes (Altenpflegeheim Uchtspringe and Seniorenzentrum St. Georgii Magdeburg with 100+ inpatient and 15 day care places), three Eingliederungshilfe locations, the Pädagogisch-Psychiatrisches Zentrum (PPZ) bridging youth welfare and child psychiatry, two Maßregelvollzug forensic units with FORENSA outpatient clinics in Magdeburg and Halle, the Schloss Pretzsch child-and-youth-welfare estate, the Salus-Landhof Staats inclusion farm, and interdisciplinary Frühförderung early-intervention centers.

The operating model is reimbursement-based and funded through five statutory channels: Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) for psychiatric and neurological treatments, Long-term Care Insurance (Pflegeversicherung) for elderly care under legally defined Pflegegrade, Youth Welfare (Jugendhilfe) for child welfare facilities, state-funded Forensic Psychiatry (Maßregelvollzug), and Integration Assistance (Eingliederungshilfe) under SGB IX/XII cost recognition agreements. Specialized clinical programs include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) per M. Linehan, the Psychobiografisches Pflegemodell nach Professor Erwin Böhm (certified at Uchtspringe since 2008), ambulatory psychiatric nursing (APP), and psychiatric institute outpatient clinics (Psychiatrische Institutsambulanzen). As a registered non-profit (gemeinnützige GmbH) under the 'Salus Altmark Holding' group, Salus has no listed capital-markets presence and does not publicly disclose revenue.

Salus operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market rather than a consumer-marketing motion: demand enters through referrals from general practitioners, specialists, hospitals, social services, courts (forensic), and statutory insurers, with patients/users routed to the appropriate facility across the Saxony-Anhalt network. The talent base spans psychiatrists, neurologists, psychotherapists, certified nurses, educators, social workers, occupational therapists, and forensic specialists under named medical and administrative directors at each site. Recent operational moves include the 2021 opening of the Landhof Staats farm-shop inclusion project, the Altmark APP rollout, and the FORENSA forensic outpatient expansion in Magdeburg and Halle.

Name

SALUS

Legal name

Salus gGmbH

Website

https://salus-lsa.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Salus gGmbH is a non-profit healthcare and social services provider in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, operating two psychiatric hospitals, nine day clinics, outpatient practices, elderly care, child welfare, disability, and forensic services under Salus Altmark Holding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric and Social Healthcare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Health Aide (HHA) Services (Medically Directed) (HSABACAB), Neurorehabilitation-Integrated LTACHs (e.g., TBI/SCI/Stroke) (HLAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Elderly nursing care
• Youth welfare services
• Forensic psychiatry treatment
• Disability integration assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV): Core revenue from statutory health insurance reimbursement for psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, neurological, and medical treatments as a licensed healthcare provider.
2. Long-term Care Insurance (Pflegeversicherung): Revenue from statutory long-term care insurance covering elderly care services, short-term care, and respite care based on assigned care grades.
3. Youth Welfare Services (Jugendhilfe): Revenue from youth welfare funding for child and youth welfare facilities, including residential care, foster care support, and educational assistance.
4. Forensic Psychiatry (Maßregelvollzug): Revenue from state-funded forensic psychiatry and measures enforcement, including rehabilitation and supervision services.
5. Integration Assistance (Eingliederungshilfe): Revenue from integration assistance services for people with disabilities, funded through cost recognition agreements under SGB IX/XII.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Salus gGmbH is a non-profit healthcare and social services provider that delivers psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, neurological, elderly nursing, child and youth welfare, disability integration assistance, and forensic psychiatry (Maßregelvollzug) services through an integrated network of two specialized hospitals, nine day clinics, six outpatient practices, residential care homes, and welfare facilities across the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Services are funded through statutory health insurance, long-term care insurance, youth welfare, and state forensic budgets, and are delivered by interdisciplinary clinical teams using evidence-based therapeutic models.

Product overview

SALUS is a diversified healthcare and social services provider operating as a unified portfolio of specialized facilities and services under the Salus Altmark Holding gGmbH umbrella. The offering is structured as a platform of interconnected healthcare, rehabilitation, and welfare services rather than a single product. Core components include two main specialized psychiatric hospitals (Fachklinikum Bernburg and Fachklinikum Uchtspringe) providing inpatient psychiatric, neurological, and psychosomatic care; a network of nine day clinics (Tageskliniken) across Saxony-Anhalt; Salus-Praxis outpatient psychiatric practices; and specialized senior care through Seniorenzentrum St. Georgii Magdeburg (gerontopsychiatric with 100 stationary and 15 day care places) and Altenpflegeheim Uchtspringe (psychobiographical care model). Integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe) services across three locations provide residential and ambulatory support for people with disabilities. Child and youth welfare is anchored by Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Schloss Pretzsch with residential groups, therapeutic services, and ambulatory offerings, complemented by the Pädagogisch-Psychiatrisches Zentrum (PPZ) bridging youth welfare and child psychiatry. Forensic psychiatry and Maßregelvollzug services operate at Bernburg and Uchtspringe with the FORENSA outpatient clinic. Specialized add-on services include ambulatory psychiatric nursing (APP), psychiatric institute outpatient clinics, interdisciplinary early intervention (Frühförderung), and the Salus-Landhof Staats inclusion farm project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FORENSA: Forensic outpatient clinic providing probation supervision and forensic psychiatric aftercare services
• Frühförderstelle
• Salus-Landhof Staats

Products and services

• Fachklinikum Bernburg
• Fachklinikum Uchtspringe
• Tageskliniken (Day Clinics)
• Salus-Praxis (Outpatient Practice)
• Seniorenzentrum St. Georgii Magdeburg
• Altenpflegeheim Uchtspringe
• Betreuungsangebote – Eingliederungshilfe (Integration Assistance)
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Schloss Pretzsch
• Pädagogisch-Psychiatrisches Zentrum (PPZ) Uchtspringe
• Forensische Psychiatrie und Maßregelvollzug (Forensic Psychiatry and Compulsory Treatment)
• Ambulante Psychiatrische Pflege (APP)
• Interdisziplinäre Frühförderung (Interdisciplinary Early Intervention)

Quantifiable outcome

• Bestnoten (best grades) from annual Medizinischer Dienst inspections
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Local Community (Uchtspringe/Staats)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Inklusionsprojekt Landhof Staats sells local produce (eggs, vegetables, seasonal fruits) from the inclusion project to local community through farm shop and local deliveries. Decorative items from ergotherapy sold as unique products.
• Elbzentrum Schloss PretzschminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Since 2013, Schloss Pretzsch has opened to the public with goal of developing into an Elbe Center (Elbzentrum). Cultural venue Café Eberhardine operates on the grounds, hosting events and activities.
• Landkreis Wittenberg - Adolf-Reichwein-SchulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Förderschule in Landkreis Wittenberg (special school for emotional and social development). Ensures close cooperation between child welfare facilities and educational services at Schloss Pretzsch.
• Förderverein Psychiatrie in Geschichte und Gegenwart e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport association organizing cultural events for patients, residents, relatives, and employees at Uchtspringe facilities. Helps organize patient leisure activities.
• Parkkrankenhaus Leipzig (Tagesklinik Torgau)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWohngruppe Lebensmut in Torgau maintains connection to Parkkrankenhaus Leipzig day clinic for psychiatric services, providing integrated care access for youth in the area.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alexianer GmbH: German non-profit Catholic healthcare and social services group operating psychiatric hospitals, elderly care, and integration assistance across multiple federal states. Directly comparable in scope, mission, and statutory funding model to SALUS.
• Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf: Hamburg-based non-profit operating an integrated portfolio of psychiatric, eldercare, disability integration assistance, and youth welfare services under one organizational umbrella — directly parallel to SALUS's multi-segment model.
• v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: Large German non-profit operating psychiatric clinics, residential care for people with disabilities, youth welfare, and eldercare, primarily in northern Germany. Closely matches SALUS's integrated care and disability focus.

Broad incumbents

• Johanniter GmbH: National non-profit operating hospitals, senior care homes, ambulatory services, and youth/family services across Germany. Comparable diversified portfolio at significantly larger scale than SALUS.
• SRH (Stiftung Rehabilitation Heidelberg): Non-profit foundation operating specialty hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, and senior care facilities across Germany. Comparable statutory-funded, multi-site operating model with similar specialty hospital positioning.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation and psychosomatic clinics, with comparable statutory insurance reimbursement model and partial overlap in neurological/psychiatric service lines.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators with a strong psychiatric and neurological portfolio. Comparable in hospital-based service delivery but operates as a for-profit rather than non-profit.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Germany's largest private hospital group with broad psychiatric and neurological offerings. Comparable inpatient specialty footprint but at national scale and for-profit orientation.
• Caritas Deutschland: National Catholic welfare umbrella operating hospitals, elderly care, youth welfare, and integration assistance facilities across Germany — comparable non-profit funding model and service breadth at much larger scale.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National Protestant welfare umbrella encompassing hospitals, psychiatric care, eldercare, and disability services — direct parallel to SALUS in mission and statutory funding orientation at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SALUSgGmbH
• Facebookfacebook.com/SalusAltmarkHolding
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/salus-ggmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/salusaltmarkholding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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