Daheim

What Daheim does

DAHEIM GmbH is a privately held German nursing home (Pflegeheim) operating since June 2008 from a single facility at Austraße 41, Unterensingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company provides residential elderly care in a 50-bed home organized into four small Wohngruppen (living groups) named after local landmarks, on two floors configured as one double room and 23 single rooms per floor. Service offerings include Vollzeitpflege (full-time residential care), Kurzzeitpflege (short-term and respite care), dedicated living units for couples, structured daily activities under German § 43b social care law, and an on-site integrated physiotherapy practice. A public-facing café and restaurant (Café und Restaurant in der Au) is located in the entrance area as a community amenity. The company is an accredited Ausbildungsbetrieb (training facility) since 2009 and has produced 11 apprentice nurses to date.

DAHEIM's revenue is generated through German regulated care rates (Pflegesätze) negotiated with long-term care insurance funds (Pflegekassen) and supplemented by resident co-payments and ancillary fees for short-term and day care. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set per individual care assessment. Distribution is exclusively direct: prospective residents and their families contact the facility to arrange admissions tours and care needs assessments, coordinated by the Pflegedienstleiterin and Heimleiter. Marketing is community-led, relying on the Förderverein Pflegeheim DAHEIM e.V. support association, local school and church partnerships, and a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, alongside Google AdWords/SEM and a comprehensive IONOS-hosted website.

Ownership and management are tightly held. The company is managed by Geschäftsführer Thaddäus Kunzmann (also Heimleiter) and Geschäftsführerin Jennifer Reissing-Schwertle (also Pflegedienstleiterin and Stellvertretende Heimleitung), with Anton Lechinger as Assistent der Geschäftsführung. There is no parent company, no private equity ownership, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries. The technology profile is that of a traditional care home with no proprietary software platform, no API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The single-facility, single-geography footprint and absence of any growth signal in 16 years of operation define the company's strategic profile.

Name

Daheim

Legal name

DAHEIM GmbH

Website

https://daheim-pflegeheim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DAHEIM GmbH is a privately held German nursing home in Unterensingen, Baden-Württemberg, operating 50 residential beds across four living groups since June 2008, serving elderly residents needing full-time care, short-term care, and couple accommodations under Germany's regulated Pflegesätze framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Nursing Care

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF)

Keywords

• Residential nursing care
• Elderly care services
• Short-term care
• Senior living facility
• Dementia care

Headquarters

HQ city

Unterensingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Fees: DAHEIM generates revenue through residential care fees paid by residents and/or covered by long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung). The facility also offers short-term care (Kurzzeitpflege) and day care services with separate fee structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DAHEIM GmbH operates a 50-bed nursing home in Unterensingen, Germany, providing full-time residential nursing care (Vollzeitpflege), short-term care (Kurzzeitpflege), and couple living units in four small-group residential settings. The facility offers on-site physiotherapy, daily activity programming under German social care law § 43b, and a public café and restaurant (Café und Restaurant in der Au) as an integrated community amenity.

Product overview

Daheim operates as a nursing home facility offering residential care services with 50 beds across four living groups on two floors. The core services include full-time care in small living groups (Vollzeitpflege), short-term care placements (Kurzzeitpflege), and living units for couples. The facility integrates a physiotherapy practice on-site and operates a public café/restaurant called 'Café und Restaurant in der Au' as an amenity. Additional services include daily care activities under § 43b, all managed through a traditional care home operational model without a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Café und Restaurant in der Au: A public café and restaurant located in the entrance area of the nursing home, with a large terrace, serving homemade cakes, ice cream, snacks, and daily meals.

Products and services

• Vollzeitpflege (Full-Time Care) Permanent residential care provided in small living groups with 24-hour support and individualized care plans for elderly residents requiring ongoing nursing care.
• Kurzzeitpflege (Short-Term Care) Temporary care placements for individuals needing short-term rehabilitation, post-hospitalization recovery, or respite care for family caregivers, with a separate fee structure from full-time care.
• Wohneinheiten für Paare (Couple Living Units) Specially designed living spaces allowing married or partnered elderly individuals to remain together while receiving residential care services.
• Alltagsbetreuung nach § 43b (Daily Care Services)
• Physiotherapie (On-site Physiotherapy Practice) Integrated physiotherapy services within the facility providing residents with direct access to rehabilitation and physical therapy services without requiring external appointments.
• Café und Restaurant in der Au
• Ausbildungsbetrieb (Vocational Training Program) Vocational training program for healthcare and nursing professionals, with 11 students having completed their education since 2009.

Quantifiable outcome

• Operated for 16+ years since 2008 without major documented COVID-19 infection outbreaks among residents
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Patenkind Kenia (Child Sponsorship)minorOthers · 1 January 2017Since 2017, DAHEIM, along with its foot care staff (Frau Matenaer and Frau Monika Schwarz), sponsors a child in Kenya, providing food, medical care, school fees, and supplies through a landwirtschaftsprojekt (agricultural project) for the family.
• Stiftung BethelminorOthers · 6 February 2015Since February 6, 2015, DAHEIM has been an official collection point for used stamps for Stiftung Bethel, which supports workplace integration for people with disabilities. Over 105.73 kg of stamps have been collected and sent.
• Förderverein Pflegeheim DAHEIM e.V.coreOthersThe support association is a dedicated nonprofit that enhances the quality of life for residents through supplementary activities, events, concerts, and fundraising. The association has supported major facility improvements including a 9,000 EUR donation for air filtration systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Waisenhaus St. Katharina, MbingaminorOthersDAHEIM and Café in der Au jointly support the St. Katharina orphanage in Mbinga, Tanzania, which provides care for 35 infants and young children. The facility supports the children's home financially and through awareness-raising activities.
• DRK (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) BesuchshunddienstminorOthersThe German Red Cross provides regular visiting dog services (Besuchshund) for residents, bringing emotional support and joy through animal-assisted therapy visits.
• Round Table / ora internationalminorOthersDAHEIM partners with Round Table and ora international for the annual Christmas gift box program (Weihnachtspäckchen) sending care packages to children in Romania and Moldova. The program has grown from 27 packages in 2011 to a record 77 in 2024.
• Trio KarageorgievminorOthersThe international music trio (piano, violin, cello) performs classical concerts at DAHEIM for residents and the community, contributing to the facility's cultural and social enrichment program.
• Heimatchor UnterensingenminorOthersThe local Heimatchor (homeland choir) performs seasonal concerts at DAHEIM, singing traditional German songs for residents as part of the social activity program.
• Keller (Luftfiltertechnik)minorOthersThe firm Keller from Kirchheim installed four air filtration units (filtering 99.9% of viruses) in DAHEIM's residential areas, purchased with funds raised by the Förderverein during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Physiotherapiepraxis im Haus (On-site Physiotherapy)coreTechnology or IntegrationA physiotherapy practice is integrated within the DAHEIM facility, providing residents with direct access to rehabilitation and physical therapy services without requiring external appointments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Victor's Group (Victor's Residenz): Family-owned German operator of senior residences and nursing homes with premium positioning and community-integrated service models; closely aligned with DAHEIM's family-ownership, small-group, high-service ethos at slightly larger scale.
• Haus Edelberg Senioren-Zentren: Family-operated German nursing home group running multiple Pflegeheime with comparable Vollzeitpflege, Kurzzeitpflege, and dementia care offerings; a strong size-and-model comparable to DAHEIM as a private family operator.
• Dorea (formerly DOREA Pflegemanagement): Private German operator of Pflegeheime and senior residences with a comparable mix of Vollzeitpflege, Kurzzeitpflege, and on-site amenity programming; mid-sized chain that more closely matches DAHEIM's community-embedded operating model than the largest incumbents.
• Charleston Holding: German private operator of nursing homes, assisted living, and outpatient care services with a similar full-time and short-term care service profile; comparable mid-sized chain peer with focus on quality-of-life programming paralleling DAHEIM's positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Altenhilfe: Large non-profit operator of inpatient Pflegeheime, short-term care, and dementia programs across Germany through its regional Caritas associations; competes with DAHEIM for residents and staff in the same regulated market, but as a non-profit network rather than a for-profit GmbH.
• Diakonie Pflege: Major non-profit provider of nursing home care, Kurzzeitpflege, and dementia services across Germany via regional Diakonische Werke; directly comparable service portfolio to DAHEIM at national scale, with overlapping referral channels from municipalities and churches.
• Cura Seniorencentrum: German chain operator of nursing homes and senior residences with full-time and short-term care offerings; competes with DAHEIM in regulated eldercare but at chain scale across multiple federal states.
• Korian Deutschland: One of Germany's largest nursing home and assisted living operators with hundreds of facilities nationwide; directly comparable to DAHEIM in offering Vollzeitpflege and Kurzzeitpflege, but operates at chain scale with significant geographic and service-line diversification that DAHEIM lacks.
• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: Major German private operator of Pflegeheime and senior residences offering full-time care, short-term care, and assisted living; comparable to DAHEIM's core service set, but at substantially larger national scale with hundreds of facilities.
• Pro Seniore Residenzen: Established German nursing home and senior residence operator offering Vollzeitpflege, Kurzzeitpflege, and dementia care; comparable service mix to DAHEIM but operates a multi-site national portfolio under a recognized chain brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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