What Opella does

Opella is a private Dutch healthcare and welfare organization headquartered in Ede, delivering integrated care across the Gelderse Vallei region of the Netherlands. It provides five core service lines — home care (thuiszorg/wijkverpleging), residential care (wonen bij Opella, including nursing home, dementia, psychiatric, and hospice), rehabilitation and treatment (revalidatie, including 60 GRZ beds at Elias), day activities and home guidance (dagbesteding en begeleiding thuis), and social services (maatschappelijke dienstverlening) — supplemented by specialised offerings such as physiotherapy, dietetics, spiritual care, Shantala touch therapy, personal alarm response via Reliante Care, and meal delivery via Maaltijd Thuis. As of 2025 Opella served 5,662 clients through 1,683 employees and over 500 volunteers across 11 physical locations in Ede, Bennekom, Lunteren, Harskamp, Wageningen, and Ederveen, with cross-domain ('domeinoverstijgend') working as its differentiated care philosophy since 2017.

The technology backbone is the ONS NedapCare Electronic Client Dossier (ECD) migrated in May 2025, integrated with the Caren client portal, electronic data exchange agreements with regional GPs and Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Beeldzorg (video care) as a permanent district nursing channel, and a Medical-Technical Home Care (MTH) team launched November 2025 to deliver hospital-level infusion treatments at home. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; digital functionality relies on third-party vendors. The Opella Academie (10-year partnership with Rijn IJssel vocational college, renewed 2024-2027) supplies in-house training pipelines in a labour-constrained sector.

Revenue is generated through regulated Dutch funding streams: the Long-term Care Act (WLZ) via care offices for residential care, the Social Support Act (Wmo) via municipal contracts for home support and day activities, and the Health Insurance Act (Zvw) for district nursing and clinical services, supplemented by modest client co-payments for meals and personal alarms. Customers include individual clients, families, the municipalities of Ede/Wageningen/Veenendaal, health insurers, and referral partners. Opella operates as a regional, mission-driven (Christian identity) provider embedded in the Gelderse Vallei ecosystem, where it leads the recently merged Netwerk Dementie Gelderse Vallei 2.0 alongside nearly 40 partner organisations. The 2025 financial year closed with a negative result driven by large ICT investments and challenges with financially healthy care products.

Name

Opella

Legal name

Opella

Website

https://opella.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Opella is a Dutch private healthcare and welfare organization in the Gelderse Vallei region, providing nursing home care, district nursing, home care, rehabilitation, day activities, and social services to roughly 5,662 clients via 1,683 staff and 11 locations, funded primarily through WLZ, Wmo, and Zvw contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare and Welfare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Nursing home care
• Home care services
• District nursing
• Rehabilitation services
• Social welfare work

Headquarters

HQ city

Ede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Long-term Care Act (WLZ) Funding: Residential care and nursing home services funded through the Dutch Long-term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg), paid via care offices
2. Social Support Act (Wmo) and Health Insurance (Zvw) Funding: Home care, district nursing, day activities, and household support funded via municipal Wmo contracts and health insurance
3. Client Co-payments: Clients contribute via personal budgets and own contributions for certain services such as meals and personal alarm monitoring

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Opella delivers integrated healthcare and welfare services across the Gelderse Vallei region of the Netherlands, spanning nursing home care, district nursing, home care, rehabilitation, day activities, therapy, and social work. It serves approximately 5,662 clients annually through nine residential/care locations and field staff, with services funded via Dutch public frameworks (WLZ, Wmo, Zvw) and direct client co-payments for selected add-ons such as personal alarms and meal delivery.

Product overview

Opella is a healthcare and welfare organization providing integrated care services in the Gelderse Vallei region of the Netherlands. The organization operates as a unified care provider offering five core service domains: home care (thuiszorg), residential care (wonen bij Opella), rehabilitation and treatment (revalidatie en behandeling), day care and home guidance (dagbesteding en begeleiding thuis), and social services (maatschappelijke dienstverlening). These core services are supplemented by specialized offerings including physiotherapy, dietetics, spiritual care, and Shantala massage therapy. Opella also provides add-on services such as personal alarm systems, meals at home, and digital care solutions including video consultations (beeldzorg). The organization uses ONS NedapCare as its electronic client dossier system with the Caren client portal, and operates the Opella Academie for staff training in partnership with educational institutions. Opella serves approximately 5,662 clients with 1,683 employees and over 500 volunteers across multiple locations in the Gelderse Vallei.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thuiszorg (Home Care) District nursing and home care services delivered in the Gelderse Vallei region, including wound care, medication administration, and personal care for clients living at home.
• Wonen bij Opella (Residential Care) Nursing home and residential care including senior apartments, dementia care, care for physical disabilities, psychiatric disability care, and hospice services across nine locations.
• Revalidatie en Behandeling (Rehabilitation and Treatment) Geriatric rehabilitation and treatment services at the Elias rehabilitation centre in Bennekom, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, observation and diagnostics, and dietetics.
• Dagbesteding en Begeleiding Thuis (Day Care and Home Guidance) Day care activities and practical home guidance to support independent living, including specialised programs for dementia, psychiatric support, physical disabilities, and culturally specific groups for seniors with Moroccan and Turkish backgrounds.
• Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening (Social Services) General social work, financial coaching, dementia case management, cultural translators, befriending services, and youth and family support covering Algemeen Maatschappelijk Werk Ede.
• Personenalarmering (Personal Alarm Service) Personal alarm service with professional response from Opella's district nursing team; clients wear a wireless neck or wrist transmitter to summon help in emergencies.
• Maaltijden aan Huis (Meals at Home) Meal delivery service in partnership with Maaltijd Thuis, offering fresh and frozen meals with dietary accommodations including salt-free, gluten-free, and lactose-free options.
• MTH Team — Hospital Care at Home Home-based infusion treatments (oncology, osteoporosis and other medical-technical care) delivered by Opella's MTH team, shifting hospital-level care into the client's home with the referring hospital doctor retaining medical responsibility.
• ONS NedapCare (Electronic Client Dossier) Unified electronic client dossier (ECD) platform used by Opella staff to manage client records and care documentation, integrated with the Caren client portal for client/family access.
• Beeldzorg (Video Care) Video-based healthcare consultations as a supplement to physical home care, enabling personal contact via screen for remote client interactions.
• Opella Academie In-company vocational training and professional development programme for Opella staff, delivered in partnership with Rijn IJssel vocational college.

Quantifiable outcome

• Client satisfaction score of 8.2 out of 10 for care and services in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RoparunminorOthers · 26 May 2026Roparun is an est宵fette run from Paris to Rotterdam raising funds for people living with cancer. Hospice Opella received €9,014.45 from Roparun's 2026 event.
• Netwerk Dementie Gelderse Vallei 2.0coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Nearly 40 organisations (care, welfare, GPs, municipalities) merged Dementie Gelderse Vallei and Dementie Veenendaal, Rhenen en Renswoude networks into one. Opella acts as lead (penvoerder). Focus on coordinated dementia care from first signs through to aftercare, with five core teams: Wellbeing, Case Management, Medical/Primary Care, Municipalities, and Living with Care.
• Ziekenhuis Gelderse ValleicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'zorg dichtbij' (care nearby) initiative: hospital-level treatments administered at home, including hormone injections for prostate cancer patients and infusion treatments for oncology/osteoporosis patients. The hospital doctor remains medically responsible.
• IcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the regional night care team (nachtzorgteam Gelderse Vallei) for emergency alarm response between 23:00 and 07:00.
• Santé PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the regional night care team (nachtzorgteam Gelderse Vallei) for emergency alarm response between 23:00 and 07:00.
• Reliante CarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpella works with Reliante Care for personal alarm (personenalarmering) systems. Clients subscribe to Reliante Care for the alarm device and Opella provides professional alarm response via its district nursing team.
• Maaltijd ThuiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for home meal delivery. Maaltijd Thuis prepares and delivers chilled and frozen meals to clients' homes. Opella refers clients to this service for meal support.
• Rijn IJsselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership within the Opella Academie. The contract between Rijn IJssel vocational college and Opella was renewed for three years (2024-2027) for in-company training and professional development of Opella staff. The Opella Academie celebrated its 10-year anniversary in October 2024.
• Zorgboerderij De WillemshoeveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDay care collaboration with a care farm in Wageningen for agricultural and nature-based day activities. Collaboration renewed and expanded for 2025-2027.
• Pro Persona ConnectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on meaning-of-life courses ('Op zoek naar zin') and mindfulness courses ('Voluit Leven') for adults aged 50+ in the municipality of Ede.
• Duurzaam Netwerk Ede (DNE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpella is the first care organisation to receive recognition from the Duurzaam Netwerk Ede, a network connecting key figures from diverse communities (Maroccan, Turkish, Somali, Syrian), mosques, police, area managers, and the mayor of Ede for community connection and cooperation.
• Gelderse Huisartsen (HAGV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned agreement for electronic exchange of patient and client data alongside six other home care organisations and Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei.
• Stichting Koffieluitjes EdeminorOthersCharity partner for Opella's annual end-of-year market. €2,153 was raised for the foundation which works to reduce loneliness among elderly people in Ede.
• Vallei VitaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of healthcare organisations in the Gelderse Vallei working on good, accessible, and affordable care now and in the future. Includes Advance Care Planning (ACP) collaboration with UMC Utrecht. Participants: Huisartsen Gelderse Vallei, Icare, Opella, Menzis, Norschoten, Santé Partners, Vilente, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Zinzia, Zorggroep Charim.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tante Louise: Tante Louise is a regional elderly care organization in West-Brabant providing nursing home, rehabilitation, and home care services. It is comparable to Opella in scale, Dutch public funding mix, and integrated elderly care service portfolio.
• Icare: Icare is a Dutch home care and district nursing organization that co-operates with Opella in the regional night care team (nachtzorgteam Gelderse Vallei). It provides wijkverpleging and home care services in overlapping Gelderland/Overijssel regions under comparable Zvw funding.
• Pieter van Foreest: Pieter van Foreest is a regional elderly care organization in the Delft/Westland region providing nursing home, home care, and rehabilitation under the same WLZ/Zvw funding structure as Opella. Comparable scale and service breadth make it a relevant peer for performance benchmarking.
• Vilente: Vilente is a regional welfare and care organization in the Gelderse Vallei that participates in the Vallei Vitaal network alongside Opella. It focuses on supporting independent living, day activities, and elderly care services under comparable Dutch municipal and care frameworks.
• Santé Partners: Santé Partners is a regional care and welfare organization in the same Gelderse Vallei network, jointly operating the regional night care team with Opella. It offers district nursing, home care, and youth/family services under comparable Dutch public funding streams.
• De Wever: De Wever is a Dutch regional elderly care organization in Tilburg/Noord-Brabant providing nursing home, home care, and rehabilitation services. It operates at similar scale and under the same WLZ/Wmo/Zvw funding regime as Opella, making it a structural peer for benchmarking.
• Zinzia Zorggroep: Zinzia is a regional care organization in the Veluwe/Gelderse Vallei region that participates in the Vallei Vitaal network with Opella. It provides nursing home care, rehabilitation (GRZ), and home care under similar WLZ/Zvw funding structures.
• Norschoten: Norschoten is a regional elderly care organization also based in the Ede/Gelderse Vallei area, participating in the same Vallei Vitaal network as Opella. It offers nursing home care, home care, and rehabilitation across overlapping Dutch municipalities, making it the most direct geographic and service-line peer.
• Zorggroep Charim: Charim is a regional elderly and home care organization in Veenendaal and the broader Gelderse Vallei, participating in the Vallei Vitaal network alongside Opella. It offers nursing home, home care, and rehabilitation services to comparable elderly populations.

Regional players

• Zorggroep Elde: Zorggroep Elde is a Dutch regional care organization providing elderly care, home care, and welfare services under WLZ/Wmo funding. As a smaller regional Dutch care provider operating a comparable integrated service mix, it is a useful peer for unit economics and small-scale operating benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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