Opera Della Provvidenza S. Antonio

Name

Opera Della Provvidenza S. Antonio

Legal name

Opera della Provvidenza S. Antonio

Website

https://operadellaprovvidenza.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Elderly Residential Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assisted Living with Memory Care (Mixed Campus) (HLADABAB), Behavioral Health–Integrated Dementia Care Communities (Neuropsychiatric/BPSD Programs) (HLADACAE), Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care Management & Behavioral Support (HLADALAF)

Keywords

• Disability residential care
• Elderly dementia care
• Social welfare services
• Therapeutic day programs
• Nonprofit healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarmeola

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. 5x1000 Tax Designation Donations: Italian taxpayers designate 5x1000 of their IRPEF tax to the organization (tax code 80009950280). These funds support specific social assistance projects and quality-of-life improvements for residents.
2. Residential and Day Care Service Fees (SSN / Regione Veneto): The organization receives public funding from the Veneto Region and the National Health Service (SSN) for operating RSA (nursing home) and CRGD (disability) residential units, as well as day care centers. Residents and their families also contribute to service fees.
3. Charitable Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through direct donations (Sostienici), charity events (Maratona di Padova Charity Program, Borgo & Co. festival), and crowd-funding campaigns (Rete del Dono platform) for specific projects such as the Poliambulatorio specialistico.
4. Regional Project Funding (Regione Veneto / Ministero del Lavoro): The organization participates in funded social projects such as 'In Con-Tatto' (funded by Regione Veneto with Ministry of Labor and Social Policy resources), generating project-specific funding for social inclusion activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Opera della Provvidenza S. Antonio (OPSA) operates residential and day care facilities for approximately 350 persons with severe intellectual disabilities (RSA and CRGD units) and approximately 150 elderly non-self-sufficient individuals, particularly those with Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, across three residential homes (Casa Madre Teresa di Calcutta, Casa S. Massimiliano Kolbe, Casa Mons. G. Bortignon) and day centers (San Raffaele, San Camillo) in Sarmeola di Rubano, Padua. Services include 24/7 residential care, an on-site specialist outpatient clinic (Poliambulatorio) for diagnostics, therapeutic activities such as pet therapy, music therapy, creative dance, and sensory laboratories, professional training programs, and caregiver support initiatives (Progetto ORA).

Product overview

Opera della Provvidenza S. Antonio (OPSA) is a large residential healthcare facility operating as a Third Sector Entity (Ente del Terzo Settore) and ONLUS, affiliated with the Diocese of Padua. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of services organized into two main areas: disability services (approximately 350 guests in RSA and CRGD units) and elderly care services (approximately 150 places in residential and day centers). The disability area offers residential care, day centers, and specialized autism programs. The elderly area centers on three residential facilities (Casa Madre Teresa di Calcutta, Casa S. Massimiliano Kolbe, and Casa Mons. G. Bortignon) specializing in Alzheimer's and dementia care, complemented by two day centers (San Raffaele and San Camillo) at different stages of cognitive decline. Supporting services include an on-site specialist outpatient clinic (Poliambulatorio), an educational service with therapeutic activities (music therapy, sensory labs, adaptive sports), professional training programs (OSS courses, school-to-work programs), and social inclusion projects (In Con-Tatto). Caregiver support is provided through the Progetto ORA initiative with Fondazione Cariparo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,055 residential care attendances and 8,938 day care attendances in 2023 for the Elderly Area
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regione VenetocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPSA is an Ente del Terzo Settore (Third Sector Entity) registered in the ONLUS registry, connected to the Diocese of Padua. The Veneto Region provides funding for social and healthcare projects, including the 'In Con-Tatto' project financed by the Region with resources from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies.
• La Città degli AsinicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the association La Città degli Asini of Polverara for animal-assisted interventions (IAA — Interventi Assistiti con gli Animali). The association works with donkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses to promote well-being through the human-animal bond. OPSA residents engage in pet therapy sessions with this partner.
• Car FittingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCar Fittings, a Padua and Fossò-based company producing hardware for furniture and accessories for the furniture industry, partners with OPSA for an assembly laboratory. 18 residents from the Disability Area assemble shelf brackets, package products, and apply shipping labels. The partnership provides residents with a sense of productive work and personal gratification.
• Lions Club Padova Ruzzante RubianuscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLions Club Padova Ruzzante Rubianus organizes the Lions Day for OPSA, a day of health prevention (blood sugar and blood pressure checks), solidarity, and entertainment open to the public. Lions donated a portable echocardiogram to OPSA through fundraising supported by residents' families.
• Croce Rossa ItalianaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCroce Rossa Italiana supported the Lions Day event by providing free blood sugar and blood pressure checks for all participants.
• Concentus Musicus PatavinusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe orchestra of Concentus Musicus Patavinus performed a special Easter Mozart concert at OPSA's theatre in celebration of the 270th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
• Coro Città di Piazzola sul BrentaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Coro Città di Piazzola sul Brenta performed alongside Concentus Musicus Patavinus at the Easter Mozart concert at OPSA.
• Veteran Car Club PadovaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibition of vintage cars organized by Veteran Car Club Padova during the Lions Day event at OPSA.
• Croce Verde PadovaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibition of vintage ambulances and historic rescue vehicles curated by Croce Verde Padova during the Lions Day event at OPSA.
• Fondazione Fontana OnlusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFondazione Fontana Onlus partnered with OPSA at the Padova Marathon, as part of a charity program supporting projects for Saint Martin CSA and L'Arche Kenya. The foundation's director, don Dante Carraro, is also President of the Board of Directors of OPSA.
• Medici con l'Africa – CuammminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedici con l'Africa – Cuamm participated in the Padova Marathon charity initiative alongside OPSA. Its director, don Dante Carraro, also serves as President of OPSA's Board of Directors.
• Rete del DonominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRete del Dono is the charity platform partner of the Padova Marathon. OPSA used the Rete del Dono platform for its crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a portable echocardiogram and other Poliambulatorio equipment.
• Centro di Ateneo per i Musei (CAM) — Università di PadovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPSA collaborates with CAM on the 'Musei in Valigia' project, which brings museum collections to residents with cognitive decline at Casa Madre Teresa. The collaboration involves co-designing museum experience sessions, with conservators from CAM and OPSA staff working together across four experiential sessions per theme.
• Giotto Cooperativa SocialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiotto Cooperativa Sociale co-organized the National Conference on Therapeutic Gardens with OPSA, the Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale and TESAF of the University of Padua, presenting results of the VERBENA experimental project for therapeutic gardens for persons with dementia.
• Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale e TESAF — Università di PadovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department of General Psychology and TESAF of the University of Padua collaborated with OPSA on the VERBENA project, developing therapeutic gardens for people with dementia at Casa Madre Teresa, and co-organized the National Conference on Therapeutic Gardens.
• Comune di RubanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Municipality of Rubano partnered with OPSA and Alzheimer Uniti Italia on the project 'Rubano Città Amica delle persone con demenza' (Rubano, Dementia-Friendly City), aiming to transform the local community's approach to dementia through awareness, training, and sensitization programs.
• Ulss 6 EuganeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlss 6 Euganea is a key healthcare partner, collaborating on the 'Rubano Dementia-Friendly City' project and managing 25 respite centers (centri sollievo) supported by over 200 volunteers for persons with dementia and their families.
• Fondazione Cariparo — Progetto ORAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFondazione Cariparo initiated Progetto ORA (Orientamento, Rete, Ascolto), a program offering listening spaces, support, and training for family caregivers of persons with dementia. OPSA hosts a Progetto ORA center at Casa Madre Teresa di Calcutta, offering counseling, seminars, cinema forums ('Tra cinema e realtà'), and caregiver support groups.
• Alzheimer Uniti ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlzheimer Uniti Italia is the national Alzheimer association behind the 'Dementia-Friendly City' initiative, of which Rubano (with OPSA as a partner) is a part. The association provides guidelines and a network for dementia-friendly community development.
• Associazione Malattia di Alzheimer Padova (Amap)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmap is a local Padua association collaborating on the 'Rubano Dementia-Friendly City' project alongside Ulss 6, OPSA, and Progetto ORA of Fondazione Cariparo.
• Scuola di Danza Scarpette Rosse di RubanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDance instructor Lucia Perin from Scarpette Rosse led a creative dance laboratory for OPSA residents as part of the 'In Con-Tatto' project, guiding participants in rediscovering bodily movement and self-expression.
• Scuola Primaria Leonardo da VinciminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Leonardo da Vinci primary school collaborated on the 'Cappuccetto Verde' sensory fairy tale project within 'In Con-Tatto,' where children and OPSA residents explored a reimagined fairy tale using all five senses together.
• Doposcuola del Parco Etnografico di Bosco di RubanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe after-school program at the Parco Etnografico participated in the 'Cappuccetto Verde' sensory fairy tale project alongside OPSA residents as part of the 'In Con-Tatto' inter-generational inclusion initiative.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fondazione Cucchini: Italian non-profit foundation operating residential services for people with intellectual disabilities and elderly in the Veneto region, directly comparable in geography, scale, and mission to OPSA.
• Casa di Riposo San Giovanni: Italian non-profit residential care home for elderly non-self-sufficient individuals, often faith-affiliated, with similar operational scale and funding mix (public contracts + donations) to OPSA.
• Piccolo Cottolengo di Torino: Religious-affiliated non-profit residential care home in Turin serving people with intellectual disabilities and non-self-sufficient elderly. Comparable mission, governance structure, and service mix to OPSA, though operating in a different region (Piedmont vs. Veneto).
• Cooperativa Sociale Sanità Solidale: Italian social cooperative operating residential and day care services for elderly and people with disabilities, with similar mix of public funding and integrated social/health services.
• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi: Italy's largest Catholic non-profit foundation for rehabilitation and care of people with disabilities and the elderly, operating numerous residential facilities across Italy. Directly comparable to OPSA as a faith-based, non-profit, mixed disability-and-elderly residential care operator.

Broad incumbents

• Korian Italia: Largest private operator of nursing homes and residential care facilities in Italy, offering assisted living, memory care, and home care services at national scale. Comparable end customers and care categories, but for-profit, larger, and more diversified than OPSA.
• Residenze Heliopolis (Korian Group): Brand of Korian Italia operating dementia and elderly residential care communities in Italy, with comparable memory care focus to OPSA's Casa Madre Teresa di Calcutta but at commercial scale.
• Segesta Gestioni: Italian healthcare management company (part of Korian Group) managing public and private residential care facilities, including RSA services under regulated Italian frameworks — comparable service model to OPSA's managed care contracts.

Regional players

• ASP Città di Bologna: Azienda Servizi alla Persona operating public residential care services for elderly and vulnerable populations in the Bologna area. Comparable public-sector, residential care mandate, but serves Emilia-Romagna rather than Veneto.

Others

• Università di Padova - Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale: Academic research partner of OPSA on the VERBENA therapeutic gardens project and National Conference on Therapeutic Gardens. Included as an ecosystem participant enabling OPSA's therapeutic and research programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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