Assista Soziale Dienste

What Assista Soziale Dienste does

Assista Soziale Dienste GmbH is a nonprofit charitable limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH) founded in 1972 and headquartered in Altenhof am Hausruck, Upper Austria. It provides an integrated portfolio of disability services organized across five divisions: Wohnen (residential living — fully supervised, youth, accompanied, and partially supervised housing for 210+ residents); Arbeit und Inklusion (integrative employment plus creative and productive workshops and a Digitalservice unit in Linz); Institut für Therapien (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and disabled sports); Mobile Betreuung und Hilfe (home-based assistance from age 3); and ancillary community-facing assets including Café Hausruckwald, accessible event halls, visitor tours, and an e-commerce online shop selling workshop-produced goods and processing tax-deductible donations.

The organization operates six locations across Upper Austria (Altenhof am Hausruck, Linz, Steyr, Gallspach, Vöcklabruck, and Wels) with approximately 500 employees serving more than 200 people with disabilities, including specialized programs such as the Synapse socio-pedagogical long-term rehabilitation model in Gallspach for adults with acquired brain injury. Its technology stack is modest and standard — BMD for applicant management, mailworx for newsletter distribution, Google Maps and YouTube embed integrations, with SIWA Online GmbH as the website implementation partner — with no proprietary platforms or AI/ML systems disclosed.

The business model is anchored on publicly funded social welfare contracts with the Upper Austrian State Government Social Department under the OÖ. Chancengleichheitsgesetz. These contracts cover the residential, mobile, therapeutic, and integrative employment services. Supplementary earned income is generated through the online shop (ceramics, leather goods, wood games, garden products, laser-cut items, atelier art), Café Hausruckwald hospitality, and event venue rentals. Leadership is split between two managing directors — Markus Lasinger (content/operational) and Hermann Wiesinger, MBA, MBA (commercial/economic) — and staff compensation is governed by the SWÖ-KV collective agreement. No external investors, parent company, or M&A activity is evidenced.

Name

Assista Soziale Dienste

Legal name

Assista Soziale Dienste GmbH

Website

https://www.assista.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Assista Soziale Dienste is a nonprofit charitable GmbH in Upper Austria, founded in 1972, providing residential care, mobile assistance, therapy, and integrative employment for more than 200 people with disabilities across six locations with around 500 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Assistive Technology, Adaptive Equipment & Home Exercise Program Training In-Home (HSABADAN), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Residential care
• Vocational integration
• Occupational therapy
• Mobile care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Altenhof Am Hausruck

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Care & Welfare Contracts: Assista operates as a nonprofit charitable GmbH under the Upper Austrian Equality Act (OÖ. Chancengleichheitsgesetz), providing residential care, mobile care, therapeutic services, and integrative employment for people with disabilities. Services are predominantly funded through public social welfare contracts with regional government authorities. This represents the core revenue stream for the organization's operating model.
2. Workshop Product Sales (Online Shop & Café): Products created in Assista's therapeutic workshops — including ceramics, leather goods, wood games, garden/nursery items, laser-cut products, and art from the atelier — are sold through the Assista online shop and the on-site Café Hausruckwald. These represent earned income from goods and hospitality services.
3. Event Venue Rental: Assista rents out its accessible event hall and seminar rooms in Altenhof to external parties for gatherings, seminars, and concert evenings. The venue accommodates up to 100+ guests with full stage, lighting, and acoustics infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Assista Soziale Dienste GmbH is a nonprofit charitable social enterprise in Upper Austria that provides residential living, mobile home care, therapeutic services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, disability sports), and integrative employment for people with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries. The organization operates across six locations with around 500 employees, serving more than 200 residents and ambulatory patients, supplemented by a workshop-based online shop, a public café, and accessible event spaces.

Product overview

Assista Soziale Dienste GmbH is a social services company providing a comprehensive portfolio of care and support services for people with physical and/or neurological disabilities in Upper Austria. The offering is organized as multiple service divisions rather than a unified software platform: (1) Wohnen (Living) services including fully supervised living, youth living, accompanied living, partially supervised living, and mobile care; (2) Arbeit und Inklusion (Work and Inclusion) featuring integrative employment programs, creative and productive workshops, and a digital service center; (3) Institut für Therapien (Therapy Institute) offering physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and disabled sports; (4) an Online Shop selling handcrafted products from the workshops; and (5) supplementary services including Café Hausruckwald, event space rentals, visitor tours, and donation options. The company operates from 6 locations across Upper Austria with approximately 500 employees serving over 200 people with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vollbetreutes Wohnen (Fully Supervised Living)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe Oberösterreich: Austrian nonprofit providing housing, work, and inclusive services for people with intellectual disabilities across Upper Austria; directly comparable to Assista in mission, geography, and service mix.
• Volkshilfe Oberösterreich: Upper Austrian social services nonprofit offering housing support, mobile care, and family services for vulnerable populations including people with disabilities; comparable regional peer.
• pro mente Austria: Austrian nonprofit federation providing supported housing, work integration, and therapy for people with mental health and developmental disabilities; directly comparable in service portfolio and welfare-contract model.
• Hilfswerk Oberösterreich: Upper Austrian nonprofit providing mobile care, family support, and 24-hour assistance services; directly comparable peer in the regional home-care and disability services market.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Oberösterreich: Large Austrian nonprofit operating residential, mobile care, and disability support services across Upper Austria; broader portfolio overlaps with Assista's care offerings.
• Diakonie Österreich: National faith-based nonprofit providing disability services, mobile care, and supported employment throughout Austria; competes for similar welfare contracts and client segments.
• Barmherzige Brüder Österreich: Catholic nonprofit operating hospitals, care facilities, and disability services across Austria; broader institutional portfolio but overlapping residential and therapy capabilities.
• Lebenshilfe Austria (Bundesverband): National umbrella nonprofit coordinating Austrian disability services providers; comparable mission and governance structure to Assista at a national federation level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/assistaChannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/assista
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assista-soziale-dienste-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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