Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes

What Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes does

CRID (Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes) is a Portuguese Private Social Solidarity Institution (IPSS — Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social) headquartered in Alcabideche, Cascais, operating 13 social service areas (valências) with 98 professionals serving 438 direct and 676 indirect beneficiaries. The institution delivers a comprehensive continuum of social services spanning disability rehabilitation and inclusion (CACI — Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão), residential care (Lar Residencial, ERPI), day care (Centro de Dia), home-based care (SAD), early childhood care (Creche), and family support (Gabinete de Apoio à Família). Therapeutic programs include Snoezelen multisensory therapy, canine-assisted therapy, adapted sports (surf and rugby), ceramics, music through the nationally recognized inclusive band "Os Curiosos," and physiotherapy via a dedicated unit funded by Portugal's PRR recovery plan. The organization also runs specialized programs such as MentalFIT +65 (senior wellness coaching), HortaLab (therapeutic urban gardening), and Atividades Socialmente Úteis (vocational training placements with external employers). CRID operates 7 physical sites across the Cascais municipality, is a member of the Rede Social de Cascais and CLIC (Conselho Local para a Inclusão em Cascais), and receives institutional support from the Câmara Municipal de Cascais, the Junta de Freguesia de Alcabideche, and the Junta de Freguesia de Cascais e Estoril. The business model is a non-profit IPSS structure with revenue primarily from Portuguese Social Security contracts (subsidizing CACI, Lar Residencial, Centro de Dia, SAD, ERPI, Creche), supplemented by municipal funding, means-tested user co-payments, IRS Solidário charitable tax allocations (NIF 504 382 101), community fundraising (e.g., Pingo Doce Bairro Feliz), and grant funding (e.g., PRR, Erasmus+). Beneficiary acquisition is community-led via municipal referrals, family outreach, and partnership networks rather than commercial sales motions. No commercial pricing is published, and there is no technology platform, proprietary software, or AI/ML capability referenced.

Name

Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes

Legal name

Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes

Website

https://crid.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRID is a Portuguese non-profit (IPSS) operating 13 social service areas in the Cascais municipality, serving 438 direct beneficiaries — primarily people with disabilities, elderly individuals, and young children — through rehabilitation, residential, daycare, home care, and therapeutic programs. Funded via Social Security contracts, municipal support, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Elderly Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Home Health Care Services (62161), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA)

Keywords

• Disability rehabilitation services
• Elderly care services
• Social inclusion programs
• Home care services
• Occupational therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Alcabideche

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Security and Government Funding: CRID is a private social solidarity institution (IPSS) funded primarily through Portugal's Social Security system, receiving public subsidies for operating its various social response services (CACI, Lar Residencial, Centro de Dia, SAD, ERPI, Creche).
2. IRS Solidário (Charitable Tax Donation): Citizens can donate 1% of their IRS (personal income tax) to CRID by entering the organization's NIF 504 382 101 in their annual tax return, at no additional cost to the donor.
3. Service Fees: Revenue from service user contributions for daycare, home care, residential care, and other social services, typically subsidized by Social Security with user co-payments based on income.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRID is a Portuguese Private Social Solidarity Institution (IPSS) that delivers rehabilitation, social integration, residential care, daycare, home care, and early childhood education services for people with disabilities, elderly individuals, and young children across the Cascais municipality. The institution operates 13 service areas including CACI (Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão), Lar Residencial, Centro de Dia, ERPI, SAD (Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário), Creche, Gabinete de Apoio à Família, and Serviços de Saúde (physiotherapy and medical care), supplemented by therapeutic programs such as Snoezelen multisensory therapy, canine therapy, adapted sports, music therapy, and senior wellness coaching.

Product overview

CRID offers a comprehensive portfolio of social services focused on rehabilitation and inclusion of people with disabilities and elderly populations. The core services include: CACI (Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão) for daytime activities and skills training, Lar Residencial for residential care, Creche for childcare, Centro de Dia for senior day care, SAD (Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário) for home-based care, ERPI (Estrutura Residencial para Pessoas Idosas) for elderly residential care, and a Family Support Office. Supporting services include health/physiotherapy services, assistive products (Produtos de Apoio), and specialized therapeutic programs such as Snoezelen multisensory therapy, animal-assisted therapy, tangotherapy, and music therapy through the inclusive band 'Os Curiosos'. The institution also runs programs like MentalFIT +65 for senior wellness, HortaLab for therapeutic gardening, Atividades Socialmente Úteis (ASU) for employment preparation, holiday camps, and publishes multiple newsletters (Fora da Caixa, CRID Unidade de Fisioterapia, Contigo Eu Consigo). CRID is a social rehabilitation institution, not a technology company, and therefore does not offer software products, APIs, or AI-powered solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CACI: Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão - Activity and Training Center for Inclusion serving people with disabilities
• Lar Residencial
• Centro de Dia
• SAD - Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário
• ERPI - Estrutura Residencial para Pessoas Idosas
• Creche
• Os Curiosos
• Gabinete de Apoio à Família
• MentalFIT
• HortaLab
• Palco Iluminado
• Unidade de Fisioterapia

Products and services

• CACI - Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão Center for Activities and Training for Inclusion providing daytime activities, skill development, and occupational training programs for people with disabilities. Operated at both the Sede (headquarters) and Complexo Social locations in Cascais.
• Lar Residencial Residential home providing permanent accommodation, care, and support for people with disabilities who require ongoing residential services.
• Creche

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Câmara Municipal de CascaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cascais Municipal Council is CRID's primary institutional partner, providing funding through programs such as Cascais Inclui +, supporting social projects, volunteering initiatives, and community events. The municipality also hosts CRID in various local networks and events.
• Segurança Social (Social Security)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortugal's Social Security system provides the primary public funding for CRID's IPSS social services, subsidizing CACI, Lar Residencial, Centro de Dia, SAD, ERPI, and Creche operations based on a contractual agreement.
• Rede Social de CascaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID is a member and active participant in the Cascais Social Network, which coordinates social services across the municipality, organizes participation events (Rotas de Participação), and facilitates inter-institutional collaboration.
• CLIC – Conselho Local para a Inclusão em CascaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID is an active member of CLIC, the Local Council for Inclusion in Cascais, which organizes public participatory sessions ('Temos Voz') and inclusion initiatives. CRID participates in organizing and moderating these sessions.
• Junta de Freguesia de AlcabidechecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Alcabideche Parish Council is a key local partner supporting CRID's community events, the Lar Residencial location, and inclusive activities including the Arraial festivals and participation in Santos Populares celebrations.
• Junta de Freguesia de Cascais e EstorilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cascais and Estoril Parish Council supports CRID through various programs, including the MentalFIT project for seniors, and organizes awards such as the Prémio Rei D. Carlos which has recognized CRID users.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Ibn MucanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID has established a ceramics partnership with the Ibn Mucana school group, where CACI users attend ceramic art sessions at the school's Casa das Artes, developing creative and therapeutic skills. The partnership involves 13 participants (2 monitors and 11 students) from both CRID's Sede and Complexo Social CACI units.
• Associação Núcleo – Criar para IntegrarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID collaborates with this association on art projects including the 'Para Além da Cores' exhibition and 'Oficina d'Artes' project, using art as a vehicle for inclusion. The association also supported CRID's workshop at FIARTIL.
• Europe XXIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participated in the Carcavelos stage of the Tour de Surf Adaptado da Europe XXI, an initiative promoting adapted surf and inclusion for people with disabilities. The event was co-promoted with the European Parliament Office in Portugal.
• Gabinete do Parlamento Europeu em PortugalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe European Parliament Office in Portugal co-promoted the Tour de Surf Adaptado, and its President Roberta Metsola visited CRID at the Carcavelos beach event, lending institutional support to CRID's inclusion mission.
• Lisbon Surf Camp & SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID collaborated with Lisbon Surf Camp & School for the adapted surf activity at Carcavelos beach, providing adapted surf instruction and safety support for CRID beneficiaries.
• Comissão Para a Pessoa com Deficiência do Concelho de CascaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participates in the Municipal Commission for Persons with Disabilities in Cascais, contributing to municipal disability policy and inclusion initiatives.
• Ministry of Health (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Portuguese Ministry of Health is listed as a partner of CRID, likely supporting the health services provided by the institution including physiotherapy and health care.
• ART LAB | Laboratório ArtísticominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerART LAB organized the World Dance Day celebration where CRID's 4 participants performed with the 'Alma em Movimento' dance group. CRID has been part of this group for several years, and ART LAB celebrated its 7th anniversary.
• Cascais Rugby / OH GUI ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participates in the OH GUI adapted rugby project created by the Junta de Freguesia de Cascais e Estoril, Cascais Dramático, Cercia, and CRID, and dynamized by Cascais Rugby with the motto 'Rugby para todos, sem exceções'. CRID participated in the Portugal Rugby Youth Festival at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa.
• Farmácia da Misericórdia de CascaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of the ASU (Atividades Socialmente Úteis) program under Cascais Inclui +, Farmácia da Misericórdia de Cascais hosts CRID CACI users for social and professional skills training in a real work environment.
• ArtcutflexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtcutflex participates in the ASU (Atividades Socialmente Úteis) program, providing real work context for CRID CACI users to develop social and professional competencies.
• CercicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID collaborated with Cercica (Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos Inadaptados) on the 'Para Além da Cores' art exhibition at Galeria de Arte – Estoril, alongside other social organizations.
• Centro de Apoio Social do Pisão (Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Cascais)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID partnered with the Centro de Apoio Social do Pisão on the 'Para Além da Cores' art exhibition, working together with Cercica and the Núcleo association.
• Cascais Global Network / Erasmus+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participated in the Erasmus+ program through the Cascais Global Network consortium, sending two groups of professionals to Bari (ZIP organization) and Treviso (ISRAA) in Italy for professional development in aging and disability fields.
• ITAÚminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerITAÚ was set to begin a new ASU (Atividades Socialmente Úteis) partnership with CRID in April, providing a work context for CACI users to develop professional skills.
• Associação FermentaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID hosted the 'Avó veio trabalhar' project by Associação Fermenta, contributing to a collaborative art piece for the 25th anniversary of the Cascais Social Network, involving multiple CRID service areas and seniors.
• Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (ESSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID established a partnership with ESSA for lectures and workshops on child development ('Pequenos Olhares, Grandes Descobertas') and health coaching ('Saltos e Sonhos'), with physiotherapy students providing sessions under faculty supervision.
• EntrajudaminorOthersEntrajuda is listed as a partner of CRID, providing material and resource support for social institutions in Portugal.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral: Portuguese non-profit organization providing rehabilitation and support services for individuals with cerebral palsy. Comparable as a specialized disability services organization offering CACI-equivalent day services and family support programs.
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Cascais: Large Portuguese social services organization operating multiple valências (elderly care, disability, social support) in Cascais. Directly comparable as a multi-service IPSS in the same geography with overlapping service areas including Centro de Apoio Social do Pisão.
• Centro Social Paroquial de Cascais: Parish-based social services center operating in Cascais. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized local IPSS offering similar social responses (SAD, day care, family support) competing for the same municipal and Social Security funding.
• CERCIBEJA: Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos Inadaptados de Beja. Comparable as a regional CERC providing multi-valência social services (disability, elderly, family support) under the IPSS framework in southern Portugal.
• CERCIPÓVOA: Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos com Deficiência do Concelho de Póvoa de Lanhoso. Comparable as a regional CERC-type cooperative providing disability and rehabilitation services to a defined municipality, mirroring CRID's institutional model.
• Cercica: Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos Inadaptados based in Cascais. Directly comparable to CRID as a disability-focused social services cooperative operating in the same municipality, with whom CRID has previously partnered on art exhibitions.
• Fundação LIGA: Portuguese foundation providing social and therapeutic services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Comparable as a multi-service IPSS offering residential care, day centers, and therapeutic programs with a similar scope to CRID's CACI and Lar Residencial services.

Broad incumbents

• APPACDM: Associação Portuguesa de Pais e Amigos do Cidadão Deficiente Mental is the largest national federation of disability support organizations in Portugal. Comparable as a national-scale disability services platform, though broader in scope than CRID's regional focus.
• FENACERCI: Federação Nacional de Cooperativas de Solidariedade Social is the national federation for CERCs (special education and rehabilitation cooperatives). Relevant as the umbrella organization for many of CRID's peer cooperatives and a benchmark for national disability service standards.

Others

• Alzheimer Portugal: National non-profit association supporting people with dementia and their caregivers. Relevant as an adjacent social services organization addressing the elderly population that overlaps with CRID's ERPI, Centro de Dia, and MentalFIT +65 service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CRIDcascaisPT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crid

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