State Association for Inner Mission in Schleswig-Holstein

What State Association for Inner Mission in Schleswig-Holstein does

The Landesverein für Innere Mission in Schleswig-Holstein is a non-profit charitable association (freigemeinnütziger, mildtätiger Verein under § 33 Abs. 2 BGB) founded in 1875 and headquartered in Rickling, Germany. It operates an integrated portfolio of social welfare services across approximately 100 facilities and roughly 20 locations in Schleswig-Holstein, serving approximately 4,250 care places. The organization is structured into five core divisions: Pflege (nursing and elderly care including residential homes, home care, senior living, and day care), Psychiatrie (psychiatric hospital and day clinics), Suchthilfe (addiction counseling centers and the Fachklinik Freudenholm-Ruhleben rehabilitation clinic), Teilhabe (sheltered workshops, supported housing, and inclusion services for people with disabilities under the Segeberger Wohn- und Werkstätten, Eiderheim, and Erlenhof sub-brands), and the Landesverein-Institut (nursing school, pastoral care, volunteer coordination, legal guardianship, and prevention). Wholly-owned gGmbH subsidiaries (MVZ, Pflege & Wohnen Segeberg, Pflege & Wohnen Holstein) and a 2025-established Landesverein-Stiftung (supporting foundation) round out the corporate structure. Affiliation is via the Landesverband der Inneren Mission in Schleswig-Holstein e.V. and Diakonie Deutschland.

Revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement from statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung), long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), and social welfare funding (Eingliederungshilfe, Sozialämter), supplemented by donations via the foundation, sheltered-employment commercial contracts (e.g., pelzGROUP, Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology), and social-enterprise revenue from cafés, farm shops, and (as of December 2025) a hotel-bistro at Wittenborner Quarrée. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: services are delivered at owned facilities with no third-party distribution, accessed via physician and welfare-office referrals or self-referral by individuals and families. Customer segments span elderly individuals requiring care, people with psychiatric conditions, people with addiction disorders, people with disabilities, and affected family members and caregivers across the Schleswig-Holstein region. The current four-member executive board — Vorstandssprecher Matthias Dargel, Fachvorstand Pflege Thomas Tweer (since March 2025), Theologische Vorständin Eva Rincke (since January 2024), and Dr. Clemens Veltrup (since August 2024) — oversees operations under a Kuratorium chaired by Bishop em. Gothart Magaard.

Name

State Association for Inner Mission in Schleswig-Holstein

Legal name

Landesverein für Innere Mission in Schleswig-Holstein

Website

https://landesverein.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Landesverein für Innere Mission in Schleswig-Holstein is a 150-year-old non-profit diaconal association operating ~100 facilities across Schleswig-Holstein, providing integrated nursing care, psychiatric treatment, addiction support, and disability inclusion services to ~4,250 individuals, funded primarily through German statutory health and social welfare reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Individual and Family Services (6241), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Psychiatric care
• Addiction treatment
• Elderly nursing care
• Disability inclusion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rickling

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Health Insurance Reimbursement: Services funded through statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung), long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), and social security systems. Core operational funding for nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities.
2. Social Welfare Funding: Funding through welfare offices (Sozialämter), integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe), and other government social programs for disability services, addiction treatment, and psychiatric care.
3. Donations and Foundation: The Landesverein-Stiftung accepts donations and manages charitable contributions to support additional services not covered by public funding. Donations from private donors and institutional funders.
4. Service Fees: Fees for services such as the Lindenhof-Laden (meat and bakery products), Café Friedrich, Café Spindel, Eiderheim-Shop (hunting and garden products), and other commercial operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Landesverein is a diaconal non-profit operating an integrated portfolio of social welfare services across five divisions: nursing and elderly care (Pflege), psychiatry and psychotherapy (Psychiatrie), addiction counseling and rehabilitation (Suchthilfe), disability inclusion and sheltered employment (Teilhabe), and a service institute (Landesverein-Institut) that includes a nursing school, pastoral care, volunteer coordination, legal guardianship, and prevention services. Approximately 100 facilities at ~20 locations in Schleswig-Holstein deliver inpatient, outpatient, day-clinic, residential, home-care, and sheltered-employment services to roughly 4,250 individuals.

Product overview

The Landesverein für Innere Mission in Schleswig-Holstein is a diaconal organization operating a comprehensive network of approximately 100 facilities across ~20 locations with ~4250 care places. The organization offers an integrated portfolio of five core service divisions: Pflege (nursing and elderly care with stationary homes, home care, senior residences, and day care), Psychiatrie (psychiatric hospital and day clinics), Suchthilfe (addiction counseling centers and specialized rehabilitation clinic), Teilhabe (inclusion services with sheltered workshops and assisted living for people with disabilities), and the Landesverein-Institut (nursing school, pastoral care, volunteer services, and legal guardianship). The portfolio also includes auxiliary services such as cafés, farm shops, garden centers, and a hotel operating as social enterprises that provide vocational training and employment for people with disabilities. The organization was founded in 1875 and serves as a major employer in Schleswig-Holstein.

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Products and services

• Pflege (Care Services) Comprehensive nursing and elderly care including stationary care homes, home care services, senior living residences, and day care facilities across multiple locations in Schleswig-Holstein.
• Psychiatrie (Psychiatry Services) Psychiatric hospital and day clinic services providing treatment for mental health conditions including general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry with associated institute outpatient clinics.
• Suchthilfe (Addiction Assistance) Addiction counseling centers and a specialized clinic providing prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for substance dependencies across multiple locations in Schleswig-Holstein.
• Teilhabe (Inclusion Services) Work and living assistance services for people with disabilities including sheltered workshops, residential facilities, day care centers, and supported employment programs.
• Landesverein-Institut Institute offering training school for nursing professionals, pastoral care, volunteer coordination, legal guardianship services, and prevention services.
• Fachklinik Freudenholm-Ruhleben Specialized clinic for medical rehabilitation of alcohol, drug, and medication dependencies with addiction psychiatric ambulance.
• Tagesklinik Preetz Day clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy specializing in addiction medicine, opened December 2025.
• Segeberger Wohn- und Werkstätten Sheltered workshops for people with disabilities offering diverse work positions, vocational training, and residential services across multiple locations including an inclusive workplace integrated into the pelzGROUP manufacturing facility in Wahlstedt.
• Pflegeberufeschule In-house nursing school offering three-year training as nursing specialist, one-year nursing auxiliary training, and elderly care training.
• ATP - Assistenz und Teilhabe Assistance and participation services for people with mental illness offering assisted living, shared apartments, day centers, and meeting places at multiple locations.
• SPRUNGBRETT Shared apartment social rehabilitation program for addiction recovery operating across multiple locations including Fehmarn, Heiligenhafen, Bad Segeberg, Kaltenkirchen, Norderstedt, and Uetersen.
• Hotel und Café im Wittenborner Quarrée Hotel and café-bistro opened in the Wittenborner Quarrée in Rickling, with lease agreement signed on December 12, 2025.
• Landesverein-Stiftung Charitable foundation established in 2025 to support people in contact with the organization and their relatives with services not covered by public funding, accepting donations and managing charitable contributions.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~4250 individuals receive care and support services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Therapiehilfe gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organizer of Fachtag (expert conference) on addiction prevention for youth. Joint event with Therapiehilfe and Kreis Segeberg focusing on current consumption trends and evidence-based prevention approaches.
• Kreis Segeberg (health department)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organizer of Fachtag on addiction prevention. Partnership for professional exchange on addiction issues affecting youth in the district.
• Landesstelle für Suchtfragen Schleswig-HolsteinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Expert speaker at addiction prevention conference. Specialist organization providing state-level expertise on addiction issues.
• pelzGROUP (Firma Pelz)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Partnership established in 2025 to create an inclusive workplace within the pelzGROUP manufacturing facility in Wahlstedt. The Segeberger Wohn- und Werkstätten (SeWoWe) of the Landesverein relocated 22 employees with disabilities plus 2 staff to work directly on the pelzGROUP production site, handling hygiene product manufacturing including tampon and pad production. This innovative model integrates sheltered employment directly into mainstream manufacturing operations, enabling inclusive work environments where people with and without disabilities work together.
• Diakonisches Werk Schleswig-Holstein (Diakonie SH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Lead coordinator of the KOMPASS project (Orientierung im Wandel) funded by the rückenwind³ program. The project focuses on leadership development, organizational development, and cultural change across 31 cooperating organizations. The Landesverein contributes organizational development expertise.
• Norddeutsche Gesellschaft für Diakonie (NGD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner in the KOMPASS project contributing leadership development expertise. NGD participates with 22 executives in the trägerübergreifend (cross-provider) collaboration for future-oriented leadership in social work.
• Stiftung Diakoniewerk KroppminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner in the KOMPASS project contributing cultural development process expertise. Smaller participant in the rückenwind³-funded initiative with 10 executives involved.
• Kreis SegebergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Research cooperation partner in loneliness survey research project. Collaboration with Kreis Segeberg and UKSH (University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein) to study loneliness among district residents and develop intervention strategies.
• Institut für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie (UKSH Kiel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Academic research partner in loneliness research collaboration. University institute collaborating on questionnaire development, ethics applications, and data analysis for loneliness study in Kreis Segeberg.
• Weinmann Emergency Medical TechnologyminorOthers · 1 January 2024Medical technology company that awarded the Werkstatt Kaltenkirchen with the Weinmann-Award 2023 as best supplier of medical technology components. The workshop produces oxygen reservoirs, connectors, and ultrasonic cleaning of components for emergency medical equipment used in ambulances.
• World of SweetsminorOthers · 1 January 2023Online candy retailer in Henstedt-Ulzburg providing internship opportunities for Werkstatt employees with disabilities. The partnership enables transition toward regular employment on the primary labor market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups, with a substantial psychiatric hospital and rehabilitation footprint. Comparable as an incumbent operator of psychiatric inpatient and day-clinic infrastructure, though its ownership model (private, for-profit) differs from the Landesverein's non-profit Verein structure.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic charitable organization operating hospitals, ambulance services, nursing, and addiction support across Germany. Comparable as a parallel faith-based provider of inpatient and outpatient care, with overlapping exposure to psychiatric and elderly care funding streams.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella federation of Protestant social welfare organizations, of which the Landesverein is an indirect member. Diakonie Deutschland aggregates and represents more than 30,000 member institutions and sets the framework that the Landesverein operates within, making it the structural incumbent peer for benchmarking scale, funding channels, and policy advocacy.
• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator with a growing psychiatric and rehabilitation portfolio. Comparable as an incumbent operating psychiatric inpatient and day-clinic capacity at scale, and a relevant competitor for inpatient psychiatric referrals in northern Germany.
• AWO Bundesverband: Germany's largest non-denominational welfare association, operating nursing homes, psychiatric support, addiction services, and disability inclusion programs nationwide. Comparable to the Landesverein as a parallel cross-vertical welfare provider, but secular and operating at national scale rather than regionally concentrated.
• Caritas Germany: The Catholic equivalent of Diakonie in Germany, providing nursing, psychiatric, addiction, and disability services through regional carriers. Comparable as a parallel faith-based social welfare system, and a key competitor for public contracts and donor goodwill across German federal states.

Direct peers

• von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest Diakonie carriers, operating hospitals, psychiatric clinics, sheltered workshops, residential facilities, and nursing across multiple regions. Highly comparable in scale and vertical mix to the Landesverein, and a useful comp for capex intensity and integrated-care operating economics.
• Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf: Large Hamburg-based Diakonie carrier offering an integrated portfolio of disability services, psychiatry, nursing, and sheltered workshops — structurally analogous to the Landesverein's five-division model. It is one of the closest comps in Germany for a regional faith-based, multi-vertical social welfare provider.
• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based charitable foundation offering integrated services for people with disabilities, including sheltered workshops, residential care, education, and therapy. Directly comparable to the Landesverein's Teilhabe division in its focus on combining living, working, and therapeutic services under one organizational umbrella.
• Diakonisches Werk Hamburg: Regional Diakonie association for Hamburg, operating an integrated portfolio of nursing, psychiatric, addiction, and inclusion services. Highly comparable to the Schleswig-Holstein Landesverein in governance structure (Verein + subsidiaries), funding mix, and service vertical mix, and a useful proxy for regional benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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