Diako Thüringen

What Diako Thüringen does

Diako Thüringen is the operating name of Diakonie Stiftung Thüringen, a Protestant (evangelical) church-affiliated welfare foundation headquartered in Eisenach and operating across the German state of Thuringia. The foundation delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services spanning the full human life cycle — pregnancy counseling, kindergartens, youth services, school social work, family counseling, early intervention, senior home care, day care, assisted living, inpatient nursing, dementia care, palliative and hospice services, sheltered workshops and inclusion enterprises for people with disabilities, mental health and addiction counseling, migration and integration programs, food banks, and educational institutions including vocational schools and adult education. Service delivery is organized through a regional Ost/West governance split and executed via more than 200 owned facilities across 25+ cities and towns, supported by wholly-owned subsidiaries such as Diakoniestiftung Weimar Bad Lobenstein gGmbH and three integration enterprises (DeColor24, LobTec, inclusio Weimar).

The foundation has no proprietary technology product; its core technology is human-centered care delivery coordinated through local service stations, kindergartens, workshops, counseling offices, and senior residences. It also operates a small set of commercial vocational-rehabilitation ventures — bakeries, dairies, cafés, printing, garden/landscape services, and accommodation at locations such as Holzdorf and Altengesees — that double as training and employment sites for people with disabilities. No APIs, software platforms, or mobile applications are offered; digital presence is limited to the corporate website and facility-level Facebook/Instagram accounts.

Revenue is generated primarily through public social insurance reimbursements under German law (SGB V health, SGB VIII youth welfare, SGB IX disability/rehabilitation, SGB XI long-term care), supplemented by income-assessed service fees (e.g., municipal kindergarten fee schedules), donations collected via targeted campaigns (hospice, addiction counseling, food banks), and revenue from sheltered workshops and inclusion enterprises. The organization is a private, non-profit Stiftung with no venture capital, private equity, or public-market ownership; it operates under the broader Diakonie umbrella, the social welfare arm of the Protestant Church in Germany, and reports no publicly disclosed revenue or financials.

Name

Diako Thüringen

Legal name

Diakonie Stiftung Thüringen

Website

https://diako-thueringen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Diako Thüringen is the Protestant-affiliated Diakonie Stiftung Thüringen, a non-profit foundation operating 200+ social-care facilities across Thuringia, Germany — delivering childcare, senior and disability care, counseling, hospice, and education services to the state's residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH), End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH), Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Childcare and youth services
• Counseling and mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Eisenach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Social Insurance Funding: Services funded through German social insurance systems including SGB V (health insurance), SGB VIII (child and youth welfare), SGB XI (long-term care insurance), and SGB IX (rehabilitation and participation of disabled persons). Government contracts and public funding for social services.
2. Service Fees: Fees for various services such as childcare, senior care, and counseling, often partially covered by public insurance or paid by clients directly based on income assessment.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Donations collected through various campaigns and projects to support specific services and facilities. Active fundraising for hospice care, addiction counseling, food banks, and other social services.
4. Workshop and Employment Services Revenue: Revenue from sheltered workshops and employment services for people with disabilities, including industrial assembly, metalworking, woodwork, food production, and other crafts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Diako Thüringen (Diakonie Stiftung Thüringen) is a Protestant church-affiliated non-profit foundation that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services across the German state of Thuringia. Its offerings span the full life cycle — from childcare, early intervention, and youth services through family counseling, to home-based and inpatient elderly care, dementia support, palliative and hospice care, as well as services for people with disabilities including sheltered workshops, inclusion enterprises, and community housing, plus mental health and addiction counseling, migration support, food banks, and educational institutions.

Product overview

Diako Thüringen (Diakonie Stiftung Thüringen) is a Protestant social welfare organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of social services across Thuringia, Germany. The organization operates as a multi-service provider rather than a technology product company, offering interconnected services for families, seniors, people with disabilities, and those seeking advice or assistance. Key service areas include childcare and early childhood education (Kinderbetreuung/Kindergartens), youth services (Jugendarbeit), senior care ranging from home care (Pflege zu Hause) and day care (Tagespflege) to inpatient nursing homes and palliative care, services for people with disabilities including workshops (Werkstätten), inclusion enterprises, and community living arrangements, as well as mental health and addiction counseling, migration and integration services, food banks (Tafeln), and educational institutions. The organization also operates commercial enterprises including bakeries, dairies, craft workshops, and cafes that support vocational rehabilitation. Services are delivered through approximately 200+ facilities and locations across Thuringia, coordinated through regional offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinderbetreuung (Childcare Services) Comprehensive childcare and kindergarten services across Thuringia, including Christian and integrative facilities serving children from infancy to school entry age.
• Jugendarbeit (Youth Services) Youth work, youth counseling, school social work, and child protection services across multiple districts.
• Schwangerschafts- und Familienberatung (Pregnancy and Family Counseling) Pregnancy counseling, conflict counseling, family planning advice, and parenting/family counseling in locations including Altenburg, Eisenach, Gera, Greiz, and Saalfeld.
• Frühförderung (Early Intervention Services) Mobile and interdisciplinary early intervention services for developmental support in language, motor skills, cognition, and social-emotional areas.
• Pflege zu Hause (Home Care Services) Home nursing and care services through multiple Diakonie care services and social stations across Thuringia providing medical treatment, basic care, and household support.
• Stationäre Pflege und Betreutes Wohnen (Inpatient Care and Assisted Living) Full inpatient care facilities including senior residences, nursing homes, dementia care homes, assisted living apartments, and senior shared apartments across Thuringia.
• Tagespflege (Day Care for Seniors) Day care facilities for elderly and care-dependent individuals offering therapeutic activities, meals, and social participation.
• Palliativversorgung und Hospiz (Palliative Care and Hospice) Palliative care networks and hospice services including Diako Palliative Network Thuringia and St. Elisabeth Hospice in Altenburg.
• Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung (Workshops for People with Disabilities) Occupational workshops providing vocational training and employment for people with disabilities across multiple locations including Eisenach, Hörselberg, Bad Lobenstein, Saalfeld, and others.
• Inklusionsbetriebe (Inclusion Enterprises) Integration companies providing regular employment for people with disabilities, including DeColor24, LobTec, and inclusio Weimar, operating in surface treatment, gauge manufacturing, and inclusion services.
• Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen (Ambulatory Assisted Living) Outpatient assisted living and personal assistance services for people with disabilities across multiple districts.
• Seelische Gesundheit und Suchtberatung (Mental Health and Addiction Counseling) Community psychiatric contact and counseling services, psychosocial addiction counseling, and telephone pastoral care.
• Migrations- und Integrationsprojekte (Migration and Integration Projects) Asylum procedure counseling, refugee social work, migration counseling, and integration projects including ThINKA and TIZIAN services.
• Tafeln (Food Banks) Food bank services providing food assistance in Bad Salzungen, Blankenhain, and Weimar.
• Bildung und Schulen (Education and Schools) Educational institutions including Protestant community schools, Montessori schools, vocational schools for social professions, and adult education through Bildungsakademie.
• Mobiles Seniorenbüro AGATHE (Mobile Senior Office) Mobile advisory services for seniors providing home visits, counseling on health, care, and living situations, and connecting them to regional services.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TelefonSeelsorge OstthüringenminorOthersNetwork partnership with TelefonSeelsorge (Telephone Pastoral Care) for Ostthüringen (Eastern Thuringia) providing crisis hotline services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operates senior care, family services, and disability programs through regional chapters. Comparable in service breadth, reliance on public funding, and nonprofit operating model; competes directly for municipal contracts.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): German welfare organization providing senior care, disability services, and social assistance through regional chapters. Comparable non-profit operating model with similar reliance on statutory insurance funding.
• Caritas: Catholic counterpart welfare organization operating the same service categories (childcare, senior care, disability services, counseling) across Germany, including Thuringia. Closest direct peer given overlapping service mix, funding models, and faith-based nonprofit structure.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization delivering senior care, hospice, and social services in Germany. Comparable faith-based nonprofit model with overlapping service portfolio and similar SGB-funded revenue structure.
• Malteser: Catholic faith-based welfare organization providing senior care, hospice services, and social support across Germany. Comparable hospice/palliative care and elder care service lines, and competes for similar Diakonie-aligned payer relationships.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): Major German welfare association providing childcare, elder care, and social services through state-level chapters. Directly comparable non-confessional peer competing with Diako Thüringen for the same municipal contracts and insurance funding.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Federal umbrella of the Protestant welfare association that Diako Thüringen belongs to. Operates as the national coordination and advocacy body for regional Diakonie foundations, directly comparable in mission and service taxonomy but at a federation rather than operator level.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella organization for non-confessional welfare providers in Germany. Comparable as a coordinating/advocacy body for social services but operates as a federation rather than a direct service provider.

Emerging players

• Agaplesion: Faith-based healthcare and senior care group operating hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices across Germany. Comparable elder care service mix but with a more commercially-oriented operating model.

Regional players

• Diakonie Mitteldeutschland: Sister Diakonie organization covering Saxony-Anhalt and adjacent regions. Directly comparable as a regional Diakonie foundation with similar service portfolio, organizational structure, and SGB-funded revenue model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/diakoniestiftung
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakoniestiftung

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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