Associació Catalana de Recursos Assistencials

What Associació Catalana de Recursos Assistencials does

ACRA (Associació Catalana de Recursos Assistencials) is a non-profit business association founded in 1989 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. It represents care service provider organizations serving elderly people across Catalonia, spanning the full care continuum: home teleassistance, home care, day centers, residential homes, assisted living, sheltered housing, guardianship entities, day hospitals, and socio-health centers. ACRA aggregates member organizations for sector advocacy and provides a unified service platform including legal and labor advisory, training delivery, accreditation guidance, quality certification support, networking events (such as the annual ACP conference attracting 400+ professionals), and a job board for the social care sector.

ACRA's core technology is the Campus Virtual d'ACRA, an online training platform operating in two modalities — live virtual classroom sessions and self-paced teleformation — used to deliver subsidized and bonifiable training to care professionals. Adjacent products include the Borsa de Treball (job board), Servei de Consultes (legal/labor advisory), a comprehensive training catalog covering care methodologies (ACP, Humanitude, Basale Stimulation), implementation programs (Libera-care for restraint reduction, ACP Model, Ethics Reflection Space), the Canal Ètic whistleblowing channel (built on Co-Resol), the ACRA Stat statistical observatory, and the L'Edat de l'Oblit podcast. ACRA is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

The business model is hybrid: a non-profit association (associació empresarial sense ànim de lucre) funded primarily through recurring membership fees from care provider organizations, supplemented by training revenue routed through government programs (Consorci per a la Formació Contínua de Catalunya, SEPE, FUNDAE), and professional services revenue from advisory and consulting work. Pricing is modest and accessible — most training is subsidized to €0 for eligible workers, with private bonifiable training priced at €165 for members and €180 for non-members. ACRA is governed by a Junta Directiva led by President Cinta Pascual and is independent, with no parent company. It also maintains affiliations with European sector bodies (Federation of European Social Employers, European Ageing Network) and Catalan business federations (Foment del Treball, PIMEC).

Name

Associació Catalana de Recursos Assistencials

Legal name

ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA DE RECURSOS ASSISTENCIALS ACRA

Website

https://acra.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACRA is a non-profit sector association founded in 1989 that represents elderly care provider organizations across Catalonia, delivering training via its virtual campus, legal and labor advisory, accreditation support, and advocacy to its member organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care Sector Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADALAA

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment & Care Planning

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Senior Care Coordination & Case Management (Geriatric Care Management)

SECONDARYHSABAIAA

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment & Care Planning

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Care Coordination & Geriatric Care Management

SECONDARYHLADAEAH

Continuing Care at Home (CCaH) / Virtual CCRC Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)

SECONDARYHLADABAC

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities

Keywords

• Elderly care association
• Social care services
• Professional training services
• Sector advocacy
• Care workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ACRA operates as a non-profit business association (associació empresarial sense ànim de lucre) funded primarily through membership fees from care service provider organizations across Catalonia
2. Training Services: Training department provides subsidized and bonifiable training courses for member organizations and their employees, funded through Tripartite Foundation (Fundació Tripartita) and Consortium for Continuing Education of Catalonia
3. Advisory Services: External advisory services (assessoria externa) provided to member organizations including legal, labor, and operational guidance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACRA is a non-profit business association that groups and represents care service providers for elderly people across Catalonia. It delivers a portfolio of services to its member organizations including professional training (Campus Virtual d'ACRA), legal and operational advisory, a sector Job Board, statistical research (ACRA Stat), an ethics/compliance channel, and methodology implementation programs (Libera-care, ACP Model).

Product overview

ACRA is a non-profit business association founded in 1989 that groups care resource entities serving elderly people across Catalonia. The organization provides a unified platform of services centered on its Campus Virtual d'ACRA, which delivers training through Virtual Classroom and Teleformation modalities. Core offerings include a Job Board for sector professionals, Consultation Services for legal and operational advice, and specialized Implantació programs (Libera-care for restraint reduction, ACP Model for person-centered care, and Ethics Reflection Space for moral guidance). The association also operates ACRA Stat as a statistical observatory and publishes the podcast 'L'Edat de l'Oblit' on aging topics. Training programs cover methodologies such as Humanitude, Basale Stimulation, Validation, and Snoezelen, along with clinical skills and management development courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campus Virtual d'ACRA Virtual learning platform offering online training courses for care professionals in two modalities: Virtual Classroom (live sessions with instructors) and Teleformation (self-paced asynchronous learning). Targeted at care professionals working in member organizations.
• Borsa de Treball (Job Board) Job placement service connecting care professionals with member care organizations in the social care sector across Catalonia.
• Servei de Consultes (Consultation Service) Advisory service providing guidance on legal, labor, accreditation, and operational matters for member care organizations.
• Formació - Oferta Formativa (Training Catalog) Comprehensive training program catalog covering care methodologies (ACP, Humanitude, Basale Stimulation), clinical skills, management, and professional development for social care workers. Delivered through subsidized and bonifiable courses.
• Canal Ètic (Ethics Channel) Whistleblowing and compliance channel for reporting ethical and compliance issues, built on the Co-Resol platform, available via web, phone, mail, and in-person channels.
• ACRA Stat Statistical observatory providing data and insights on dependency and care sector trends for member organizations, policymakers, and sector stakeholders.
• Podcast L'Edat de l'Oblit Podcast series discussing aging, care innovation, and sector topics targeted at care professionals and the broader public.
• Implantació Libera-care Certified methodology for reducing physical restraints in care settings, providing member centers with validation as restraint-free facilities.
• Implantació Model ACP (Person-Centered Care) Implementation support for Person-Centered Care (Atenció Centrada en la Persona) best practices and management model in member care organizations.
• Espai de Reflexió Ètica (Ethics Reflection Space) Ethical support service providing guidance and reflection frameworks for member care organizations facing moral dilemmas in care delivery.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, moderate and minor.

• Barcelona Activa (Pol de l'Economia de les Cures)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Collaboration on the Care Economy Pole initiative, participating in focus groups to discuss the future of vocational training in healthcare and social care, specifically combining TCAI and TAPSD qualifications.
• Institut de l'Hospital del Mar FP SanitàriamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Host of focus group discussions on vocational training needs, collaborating on educational programs for the dependency sector workforce.
• Federation of European Social EmployersmajorOthersACRA is a member of this European federation representing social employer organizations, providing international visibility and network connections for the Catalan care sector.
• European Ageing Network (EAN)majorOthersEuropean network connecting organizations working with elderly people, enabling cross-border knowledge exchange and collaboration.
• CEAPS (Consell Estatal de l'Associacionisme i el Voluntariat Social)moderateOthersState-level council for associations and social volunteering in Spain.
• Foment del TreballmoderateOthersMajor Catalan employers' federation representing business interests.
• PIMECmoderateOthersSmall and medium enterprise association in Catalonia.
• LABORA (Laboratori Obert de Robòtica Assistencial de Catalunya)moderateTechnology or IntegrationOpen Laboratory for Assistive Robotics of Catalonia. Expert Guillem Alenyà from LABORA presented on assistive robotics and ethical design at ACRA's innovation webinar series.
• OnaCare La RàpitaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare residence visited during ACRA's business mission to showcase innovative Vertical Care model for people with cognitive impairment, featuring technology and person-centered care approaches.
• Consorci per a la Formació Contínua de CatalunyamajorOthersGovernment consortium providing subsidies for continuing vocational training, enabling ACRA to offer subsidized (free) courses to eligible workers.
• SEPE (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal)majorOthersSpanish public employment service co-funding training programs through Tripartita Foundation mechanisms.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HelpAge International: Global network of organizations promoting the rights and well-being of older people. Comparable to ACRA in advocating for elderly populations and supporting care providers, though operating at a global scale and focused on rights/policy rather than employer representation.
• Federation of European Social Employers: European federation representing social employer organizations across member states. Direct peer in function (employer representation, training, advocacy in social care), with ACRA as a member; effectively a supranational counterpart to ACRA's domestic role.
• European Ageing Network (EAN): European network connecting organizations working with elderly people, of which ACRA is a member. Comparable as a higher-tier industry association in the same sector, providing cross-border knowledge exchange, advocacy, and standards—ACRA's window into EU-level care policy.

Others

• PIMEC (Micro, Petita i Mitjana Empresa de Catalunya): Catalan SME employers' association of which ACRA is a member/partner. Comparable as a regional employer-association platform offering training, advisory, and advocacy services to members, though cross-sector rather than elder-care-specific.

Regional players

• Matia Instituto: Basque research and innovation institute focused on aging and elder care. Comparable to ACRA as a regional sector-knowledge hub combining research, training, and advocacy for elderly care, but operating in the Basque Country rather than Catalonia.
• IMSERSO (Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales): Spanish government agency responsible for elderly services and social services policy. While a public body rather than a member association, IMSERSO is the primary regulatory and funding counterpart to ACRA's members and is essential context for ACRA's advocacy and training role in Spain.

Direct peers

• Fundación Edad&Vida: Spanish foundation bringing together organizations serving older adults, focused on aging policy, research, and sector representation. Comparable to ACRA in its dual role of advocacy and knowledge-broker for the elder care sector, though operating as a foundation rather than a member association.
• Federación de Empresas de la Dependencia (FED): Spanish federation of dependency care employers representing private care providers nationally. Direct peer to ACRA: employer/association model, same provider constituency, overlapping services in training, advisory, and labor representation, serving as a national counterpart to ACRA's Catalan footprint.
• LARES (Asociación Española de Residencias y Servicios de Atención a los Mayores): Spanish nationwide association representing residential and care service providers for the elderly. Direct peer to ACRA: same membership-association model, same sector (elder care providers), same services (training, advocacy, representation), but operating at the national level rather than Catalonia-only.

Emerging players

• Fundación Pilares para la Autonomía Personal: Spanish foundation promoting personal autonomy and person-centered care models for older adults. Overlaps with ACRA's ACP (Atenció Centrada en la Persona) focus and training/implementation programs, but framed as a foundation think-tank rather than a member association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ACRA1989
• Facebookfacebook.com/acragentgran
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acragentgran
• Instagraminstagram.com/acragentgran/?hl=es

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

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