Aberia Healthcare

What Aberia Healthcare does

Aberia Healthcare AS is a Norwegian welfare services provider, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Moss, Norway, operating exclusively under public sector contracts with municipalities, Bufetat (county child welfare authorities), and UDI (the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration). The company delivers four primary service lines: Hjem og Familie (specialized foster homes, emergency homes, home-based services, and municipal foster home guidance); BPA (user-controlled personal assistance for adults with disabilities); Barnevern (child welfare institutional care through the non-profit subsidiary Aberia Ung, established c. 2016); and Omsorg og avlastning (24-hour care and respite services for users of all ages). Operations are organized across three geographic regions (Øst, Sør, Vest) plus two national service areas (Specialized Foster Homes and BPA), with the Aurora Omsorg AS subsidiary extending coverage into Northern Norway.

The company's offering spans the lifecycle from child welfare through adult disability and elderly care, supported by trauma-informed clinical methodologies including COS (Circle of Security), PMTO (Parent Management Training – Oregon), and TBO (Trauma-Informed Care). Physical assets include the newly completed Voksentoppen facility in Oslo (combining 24-hour care and respite), the Emma Sansehus sensory experience center in Lillesand, and regional offices in Moss, Hamar, Kirkenes, Kristiansand, Sandefjord, and Trondheim. The company operates a podcast (Aberiapodden), active social media presence, and participates in Norway's Arendalsuka political festival as part of its stakeholder engagement strategy.

Revenue is generated entirely through commissioned public sector contracts under a managed services model, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company is wholly owned within the NHC Group (Nordic Healthcare Group), a diversified Scandinavian welfare conglomerate whose sister companies include Hero, Norlandia & Kidsa barnehager, Frösunda, and Norlandia Care. The CEO since 2020 is Trine Bakkeli, supported by a leadership team predominantly composed of senior public sector healthcare and child welfare administrators. Employee headcount is reported in the 1,001–5,000 range.

Name

Aberia Healthcare

Legal name

Aberia AS

Website

https://aberia.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Aberia Healthcare AS is a Norwegian welfare services provider, founded in 1981, delivering BPA disability assistance, foster care, child welfare institutions, and respite services to public sector commissioners (municipalities, Bufetat, UDI) nationwide across three regions plus Northern Norway via the Aurora Omsorg subsidiary, owned by NHC Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Child Benefits Administration (Child Allowance, Parental Leave) (BPAIAKAD), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF), Social Care & Long-Term Care Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAK), Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief) (HLADAKAC)

Keywords

• Personal assistance services
• Foster care services
• Child welfare services
• Disability care services
• Respite care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Contracts: Aberia generates revenue through contracts with municipalities, county authorities (Bufetat), and government agencies (UDI) for child welfare services, foster care, BPA services, and care/respite services. Services are publicly funded and commissioned.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aberia Healthcare delivers publicly commissioned welfare, healthcare, and child welfare services across Norway. Core offerings include BPA (user-controlled personal assistance for people with disabilities), specialized foster homes and emergency foster homes (beredskapshjem), home-based family services, child welfare residential institutions under the Aberia Ung non-profit division, and care and respite services (omsorg og avlastning) for users of all ages. Services are commissioned by municipalities, Bufetat, and UDI, and delivered through regional offices nationwide.

Product overview

Aberia Healthcare is a Norwegian company providing a comprehensive portfolio of welfare, healthcare, and child welfare services delivered on behalf of the public sector. The core offering consists of BPA (User-controlled Personal Assistance), specialized foster homes, emergency homes, home-based services, child welfare institutions (Aberia Ung), and care/respite services (Omsorg og avlastning). Services are organized across three geographic regions (East, South, West) plus two national service areas (Specialized Foster Homes and BPA). Additional offerings include facilities like Voksentoppen and Emma Sansehus, plus the Aberiapodden communication platform. Aurora Omsorg serves as a subsidiary for Northern Norway operations. The company operates under the NHC Group umbrella alongside sister companies Hero, Norlandia, and Frösunda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aberiapodden: Company podcast titled 'Hvordan ble du sånn?' featuring conversations with guests about upbringing and life choices.

Products and services

• BPA (Brukerstyrt personlig assistanse) User-controlled personal assistance (BPA) for individuals with disabilities who need help in their daily lives. Delivered across multiple Norwegian municipalities under municipal concessions, supporting independent living, work, education, and social participation.
• Spesialiserte fosterhjem (Specialized Foster Homes) Specialized foster home placements for children and adolescents requiring extra support, including rapid settlement for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. Aberia recruits, trains, and provides ongoing follow-up to foster families.
• Beredskapshjem (Emergency Foster Homes) Immediate short-term emergency care placements for children in crisis, with 24/7 availability and dedicated emergency intake phone lines.
• Veiledning i kommunale fosterhjem (Guidance for Municipal Foster Homes) Professional guidance, supervision, and consultation services for municipal foster homes to support foster families with advice and structured follow-up.
• Hjemmebaserte tjenester (Home-based Services) Home-based interventions for children and youth covering guidance, family counseling, network collaboration, conflict resolution, and supervision during visitation (tilsyn under samvær) to strengthen family relationships.
• Barnevernsinstitusjoner (Child Welfare Institutions – Aberia Ung) Residential institutional child welfare services for children and adolescents, operated nationwide through the Aberia Ung non-profit corporation. Provides institutional interventions and support for youth in child welfare placements.
• Omsorg og avlastning (Care and Respite Services) 24-hour care facilities, respite stays, and family caregiver support for users of all ages. Operated by Aberia since 1981, includes supported living arrangements and care homes.
• Voksentoppen A 24-hour care and respite facility located at Voksenkollen in Oslo, combining residential care and respite services for children and adults with various needs and challenges.
• Emma Sansehus (Emma Sensory House) A sensory experience center with 9 color-themed rooms designed to stimulate the senses for people with complex learning difficulties, providing sensory stimulation and structured learning activities.
• Aurora Omsorg (Northern Norway Operations) A wholly-owned subsidiary providing child welfare and care services across Northern Norway, including follow-up services for vulnerable youth in Tromsø and special housing (Særbol) for asylum seekers with special needs under UDI contract.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Misto DobracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAberia, together with sister companies in NHC Group (Hero, Norlandia, Frösunda, Norlandia Care), supports Misto Dobra ('City of Goodness'), a non-profit humanitarian organization in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Misto Dobra operates crisis centers for women and children, orphanages, kindergartens, and refugee centers. Aberia has contributed since 2022 through fundraising campaigns, employee donations (instead of Christmas gifts), and awareness activities. The center currently houses approximately 250 women and children, many traumatized by war.
• NHC Group (Parent/Sister Companies)coreOthersAberia is part of the NHC Group which includes Hero, Norlandia & Kidsa barnehager, Frösunda, and Norlandia Care. The group operates across Scandinavia providing welfare services. Sister companies collaborate on initiatives such as the Misto Dobra fundraising campaign and participate together in events like Arendalsuka.
• Aurora OmsorgminorOthersAurora Omsorg provides child welfare and care services in North Norway under the Aberia umbrella. The company is led by Rebekka Stangeland and operates as a separate entity within the group structure, extending Aberia's services to the northern region.
• Showfabrikken Media ASminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAberia collaborates with Showfabrikken Media AS to produce the 'Hvordan ble du sånn?' podcast series. The production company handles podcast production, editing, and distribution across platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ambea AB: Major Nordic care provider with operations in elderly care, disability services and social care. Larger and more diversified than Aberia but competes in adjacent publicly funded welfare categories.
• Attendo Scandinavia: Large Nordic care provider operating personal assistance, elderly care and social services. Competes with Aberia in the Norwegian BPA and care market as part of a much larger Nordic group with broader service breadth.

Others

• Kirkens Bymisjon (Church City Mission): Large Norwegian nonprofit providing social services including child welfare, refugee support and family services. Competes for some publicly funded contracts and provides a nonprofit-owned benchmark to Aberia's for-profit positioning.
• Velferdsetaten (City of Oslo Welfare Agency): Municipal in-house provider of social welfare services including refugee accommodation and addiction care. Not a private competitor but a key alternative procurement option that municipalities weigh against private providers like Aberia.

Direct peers

• Humana AB: Nordic personal-assistance and care operator with significant Norwegian presence (BPA, home care, supported living). Competes with Aberia for the same publicly procured contracts in the personal-assistance market.
• Stendi (formerly Aleris Omsorg): One of the largest private providers of personal assistance (BPA), home care, child welfare and supported living services in Norway. Direct competitor to Aberia for the same municipal, Bufetat and UDI contracts across nearly all of Aberia's service lines.
• Hero (NHC Group sister company): Norwegian welfare services provider within the same NHC Group conglomerate, operating child welfare, foster care and disability services. Sister-company relationship means shared back office and overlapping customer base with Aberia.
• Norlandia Care (NHC Group sister): NHC Group sister company operating health, care and welfare services in Norway. Closely related service portfolio including personal assistance and elderly care, sharing group-level capabilities.

Emerging players

• Tamro Omsorg / Bonita: Norwegian BPA and personal assistance operator with a more limited geographic footprint than Aberia but competing in the same municipal procurements. Provides a focused benchmark in the BPA subsegment.

Regional players

• Frösunda Omsorg (NHC Group sister): Swedish welfare services sister company within NHC Group, providing personal assistance, residential care and child welfare. Comparable service portfolio to Aberia but primarily in Sweden rather than Norway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/5FtzuoSSLL3zTxSuxUS6vP
• Facebookfacebook.com/HvordanBleDuSannPodkast
• TikToktiktok.com/@aberia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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