PHS

What PHS does

PHS AG is a private Swiss home care nursing agency (Spitex) founded in 1987 and headquartered in Zurich, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the nonprofit foundation Stiftung Diakonie Bethanien since 2004. The company serves clients across the cantons of Zurich and Aargau with approximately 200 qualified nursing professionals, providing 24/7 ambulatory nursing care at home, temporary nursing-staff placement for hospitals and care institutions, and an administrative outsourcing service for other Spitex organizations. Its core technology stack includes the Perigon mobile application (Root Services AG) for real-time digital service documentation by field caregivers and Abacus for payroll administration.

PHS holds cantonal Spitex licenses in Zurich and Aargau that permit direct billing to Swiss health insurers under the regulated KLV tariff system, with KLV service rates set between CHF 52.60 and CHF 76.90 per hour depending on care category, plus housekeeping and companionship billed separately at CHF 48.50-49.80 per hour. Beyond core Spitex, the company has built a multi-product platform comprising a 24/7 emergency staffing pool (Notfallpool), professional hospital sitting watches (Sitzwachen), and a formal employment program for family caregivers (Anstellung pflegender Angehöriger). The company maintains five regional branches and pursues a sales-led go-to-market motion centered on direct phone/email contact followed by a free in-home needs assessment.

Customer segments split across long-tail individual home-care clients, named institutional accounts (Stadtspital Zürich, Kinderspital Zürich, Klinik Bethanien, Steiacherhof), and B2B clients purchasing the Admin-Service-Paket. Revenue is generated through recurring KLV-insured hours, per-shift institutional staffing at premium hourly rates, and per-transaction pricing on the administrative outsourcing package. Operating as a nonprofit-foundation subsidiary, PHS combines commercial service delivery with mission-aligned care, leveraging Diakonie Bethanien's 100+ year heritage as a brand and ecosystem asset.

Name

PHS

Legal name

PHS AG

Website

https://phsag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

PHS AG is a Swiss Spitex home care nursing agency founded in 1987, operating in the cantons of Zurich and Aargau with approximately 200 staff, providing ambulatory nursing services, institutional staffing, and administrative outsourcing under the Diakonie Bethanien foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (621399)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Care Management & Care Coordination (Home & Community-Based) (HLAFAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM), Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB), Home Health Clinical Care Coordination & Case Management (HSABACAO)

Keywords

• Home nursing care
• Spitex services
• Healthcare staffing
• Palliative care
• Institutional nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Spitex Home Care Services: Nursing and care services billed according to KLV (Swiss health insurance tariff). Medical prescriptions covered by basic health insurance with patient contribution. Housekeeping and companionship services billed separately as private services.
2. Administrative Services for Spitex Organizations: B2B service package including billing, payroll administration, financial accounting, and IT support for external Spitex organizations. Fixed price per billing transaction, per employee salary, and per IT rental including support.
3. Temporary Nursing Staff for Institutions: Provision of qualified nursing personnel to hospitals, clinics, and care homes. Minimum 4-hour shifts, 24/7 availability, typically short-term placements to cover staffing gaps.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PHS AG is a Swiss nursing agency delivering ambulatory Spitex home care services (nursing, basic care, treatment care, housekeeping, palliative and dementia care, and childcare) directly to clients in their homes across the cantons of Zurich and Aargau. It also supplies qualified temporary nursing personnel (Pflegepersonal PHS) to hospitals, clinics, and care homes, and offers an administrative outsourcing package (Admin-Service-Paket) covering billing, payroll, and IT support for external Spitex organizations.

Product overview

PHS operates as a unified multi-service home healthcare platform combining three core offerings: Spitex PHS (ambulatory home care services for clients at home, covering nursing care, household assistance, palliative and dementia care, and child care), Pflegepersonal PHS (temporary staffing of qualified nursing personnel for healthcare institutions including hospitals and care homes), and Administration für Spitex-Organisationen (an admin-service package handling billing, payroll, and financial accounting for external Spitex organizations). Supporting modules include a 24/7 emergency staffing pool, professional sitting watch services for hospitals, and a formal employment program for family caregivers. The company holds kantonal Spitex licenses for Zurich and Aargau and is a 100% subsidiary of Diakonie Bethanien.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spitex PHS Ambulatory home healthcare and nursing services delivered at clients' homes in the cantons of Zurich and Aargau, including basic care, treatment care, palliative care, dementia support, child care, and household assistance. Available 24/7 with a constant assigned team and cantonal Spitex authorization for direct health insurance billing.
• Pflegepersonal PHS Temporary nursing staff provision for hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare institutions. Covers short-term staffing gaps with qualified nurses (HF/FH), nursing assistants (FaGe), and nursing aides (SRK), including night shifts, sitting watches, and holiday/illness cover. Minimum 4-hour shifts and 24/7 availability.
• Administration für Spitex-Organisationen (Admin-Service-Paket) B2B administrative outsourcing service for Spitex organizations and freelance nursing professionals. Includes digital service recording via Perigon, health insurance/billing processing, payroll administration, financial accounting, and cost-carrier reporting. Fixed pricing per billing transaction, per employee salary, and per IT rental with support.
• Notfallpool Emergency staffing pool providing rapid deployment of qualified nursing staff to healthcare institutions within hours, available 365 days a year. Covers all qualification levels from sitting watchers to diplomated nursing professionals.
• Professionelle Sitzwachen Professional patient observation (sitting watches) for hospitals, providing 1:1 patient monitoring, behavioral observation, de-escalation, and fall prevention in acute care settings. Staff are trained for hospital environments, hygiene, confidentiality, and communication.
• Anstellung pflegender Angehöriger Formal employment service for family caregivers, providing official employment contracts, salaries, social insurance contributions, and ongoing professional guidance from PHS nursing specialists, enabling informal caregivers to care for relatives within a structured, recognized employment arrangement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Response time of maximum one hour for emergency staffing requests
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie BethaniencoreOthersPHS AG is a 100% subsidiary of Diakonie Bethanien, a non-profit foundation established in 1912. Diakonie Bethanien provides elderly care, children's daycare, and support for mothers in need. PHS operates under this foundation's umbrella, benefiting from shared values, experience, and synergies.
• Parta AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company and subsidiary of Diakonie Bethanien; operates as a private Spitex organization in the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, and Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Both companies share values, experience, and synergies under the Diakonie Bethanien umbrella.
• DementalityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolistic support organization for people with dementia. PHS collaborated with Dementality on PHSconnect network events to share expertise and perspectives on supporting family caregivers.
• AccantominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting family caregivers side by side. Partnered with PHS on PHSconnect events focusing on caregiver support and networking.
• Alzheimer SwitzerlandminorOthersSwiss association providing information and counseling for Alzheimer's patients and families. PHS refers clients and families to their resources for comprehensive dementia care support.
• SteiacherhofminorOthersSenior living apartments in Spreitenbach with on-call service. PHS provides Spitex services to residents, including nursing care, housekeeping, and companionship.
• Integra FreiamtminorOthersOrganization for people with cognitive, intellectual, and physical disabilities. PHS provides advisory nursing expertise and consulting support to Integra.
• Klinik BethanienminorOthersPsychiatric University Clinic Zurich. PHS collaborates with case managers to ensure seamless transitions for patients returning home after hospitalization, providing home care services.
• Hotel Hof WeissbadminorOthersFour-star hotel in Appenzellerland combining hospitality with medical rehabilitation. Networking venue for PHS customer consultants and clinic case managers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Manpower Schweiz (Medical): Swiss arm of global staffing firm with a healthcare-specific division. Competes directly with PHS's Pflegepersonal PHS for nursing placements at hospitals and care homes, offering temporary and permanent medical staffing under similar terms.
• Spitex Zürich (Stadt Zürich): Municipal Spitex organization of the city of Zurich. Directly comparable to PHS: provides outpatient nursing and home-care services in the same primary canton, with cantonal authorization for KLV-billed care. Both operate constant-team home-care models with similar service scope.
• Adecco Medical (Adecco Schweiz): Healthcare staffing arm of Switzerland's largest staffing group. Competitor to PHS's Pflegepersonal PHS line for temporary nursing personnel placements to hospitals, clinics, and care homes — same institutional customers (Stadtspital, Kinderspital types), same 24/7 temporary-coverage model.
• Home Instead Schweiz: Switzerland franchise operation of Home Instead Senior Care, a global private home-care brand. Offers in-home personal care, companionship, and dementia support in multiple Swiss cantons — a directly comparable private-pay home-care competitor to PHS's Spitex and family-caregiver offerings.
• Randstad Schweiz (Healthcare): Switzerland arm of global staffing leader with a dedicated healthcare professionals division. Directly comparable to PHS's institutional staffing line for nursing, HF/FH, and FaGe-qualified personnel placement into Swiss healthcare facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Senevita AG: Major Swiss operator of senior residences, care homes, and ambulatory care services. Comparable customer base (elderly Swiss families) and overlap in care-service offerings, though predominantly residential rather than home-based — a broader incumbent in Swiss elder care.
• Tertianum AG: Large Swiss senior living, care, and services group with residential communities, home services, and Spitex-adjacent offerings. Targets the same elderly demographic as PHS with a multi-service care portfolio, serving as a broad incumbent against which PHS positions.
• Pro Senectute Schweiz: National nonprofit foundation providing elder support including home-help, household assistance, and care coordination services across Switzerland. Overlaps with PHS's housekeeping/companionship and family-caregiver support lines, and competes for the same elderly household segment nationwide with broader brand reach.
• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss humanitarian nonprofit operating in home care, family support, and senior assistance. Provides home-based support services comparable to PHS's Spitex household and companion care, with a national footprint and similar mission-driven operating culture.

Regional players

• Spitex Bern: Cantonal Spitex provider in the Bern region. Offers the same KLV-billed home nursing, household help, and palliative care as PHS, with comparable constant-team delivery and 24/7 availability. Regional rather than head-to-head competitor given different geography, but business model, services, and reimbursement structure mirror PHS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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