Christophorus

What Christophorus does

Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe gGmbH is a nonprofit (gemeinnützige GmbH) stationary nursing care facility located on the Havelhöhe campus in Berlin-Kladow, Germany, founded in 2016. The company operates a single 46-single-room residential care home arranged across three floors in small living groups, serving elderly and care-dependent individuals including those requiring palliative end-of-life care. Its care model is anthroposophically-oriented, combining conventional nursing with art therapy, eurythmy therapy, and palliative methods, supported by weekly on-site physician visits, an in-house physiotherapy practice, and direct access to the adjacent Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe acute hospital.

The company's underlying service platform is not a technology product but a physical care environment: 46 individual rooms (19–21 sqm each) with private bathrooms, three daily meals plus afternoon coffee, intergenerational programming with the adjacent Waldorf school and kindergarten, and a leisure and culture program including biweekly musical performances. Medical and therapeutic services are delivered through tightly integrated partner relationships with the campus hospital, a visiting doctor (Arztpraxis von Achim Rieger), on-site physiotherapy, ergotherapy providers, and a cooperating pharmacy (Havelland Apotheke). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via phone, email, and a formal waitlist (Warteliste), with admissions managed by the Deputy Nursing Director.

Revenue is generated through recurring stationary care fees billed via German Pflegekasse (care insurance) and private pay, as detailed in a non-public pricing PDF. The company is privately held as a gGmbH with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Its market is regional, drawing residents from Berlin and the surrounding Potsdam area, with all activity confined to the single Kladow facility.

Name

Christophorus

Legal name

Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe gGmbH

Website

https://christophorus-pflege.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe is a Berlin-based nonprofit gGmbH operating a 46-room stationary nursing and palliative care facility on the Havelhöhe campus, serving elderly and care-dependent residents from Berlin and Potsdam with anthroposophically-oriented holistic care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Residential Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Luxury / High-End Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAD)

Keywords

• Stationary elderly care
• Nursing home services
• Palliative care
• Anthroposophical nursing
• Residential care facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Stationary Nursing Care Fees: Revenue generated from providing fully residential care services to elderly and care-dependent individuals. The facility offers comprehensive care including accommodation, meals, medical support, and therapeutic services, billed through care insurance and private payments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe operates a fully stationary nursing care facility (Haus 9) on the Havelhöhe campus in Berlin-Kladow, providing holistic, anthroposophically-oriented residential care for elderly and care-dependent individuals. The facility offers 46 individually designed single rooms across three floors, alongside palliative care, full-board meals, weekly medical visits, physiotherapy, art and eurythmy therapy, and intergenerational cultural activities connected to the adjacent Waldorf school, kindergarten, and acute hospital.

Product overview

Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe operates as a single, unified fully stationary nursing care service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the 46-room residential nursing facility (Haus 9 on the Havelhöhe campus), which is supported by five named service sub-products: individually designed single-room accommodation with private sanitary facilities, full-board meal provision with organic regional ingredients, coordinated medical and therapeutic care (including in-house and partner physiotherapy, doctor\'s office, and acute hospital access), anthroposophically-oriented palliative nursing with art and eurythmy therapy, and a leisure/culture program featuring intergenerational activities and campus events. Together these sub-products form a holistic, family-style care environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christophorus Pflege Havelhöhe – Vollstationäre Pflegeeinrichtung A fully stationary nursing care facility offering 46 individual single rooms across three floors, providing holistic, anthroposophically-oriented palliative care in a family-like atmosphere on the Havelhöhe campus in Berlin-Kladow for elderly and care-dependent individuals.
• Individuelle Unterkunft (46 Einzelzimmer) Forty-six individually designable single rooms (19–21 sqm each) with private bathroom, wardrobe, table, two chairs, TV and telephone connection, call system, and WLAN, arranged in small living groups with communal shared spaces for residents.
• Verpflegung und Ernährung Three daily meals including morning and evening buffets and a warm lunch with soup, two main courses (one vegetarian), dessert, and optional salad; afternoon coffee and pastries; high-quality and partially organic regional products; special diets available on medical indication.
• Medizinische und therapeutische Versorgung On-site medical care through cooperation with the doctor's practice of Achim Rieger (weekly visits), external ergotherapists, an in-house physiotherapy practice, and direct access to the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe acute hospital including Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Naturopathy departments; pharmacy cooperation with Havelland Apotheke.
• Palliative und anthroposophische Pflege Anthroposophically-oriented and palliative nursing care based on the needs and life stories of residents, employing art therapy and eurythmy therapy alongside conventional nursing to support the harmony of body, mind, and soul.
• Freizeit- und Kulturangebot Generational encounters with adjacent Waldorf school and kindergarten, free musical performances (jazz, classical, tango) every second Sunday, access to the campus grounds and Gutspark Neukladow, and intergenerational celebrations and creative activities.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus HavelhöhecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The adjacent acute hospital shares the anthroposophical orientation and provides complementary medical services including Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Natural Healing Methods departments. Weekly doctor visits are conducted at the care facility. The hospital's facilities are available for resident emergencies and specialist care. The partnership is foundational, as the hospital's anthroposophical tradition from 1995 influenced the establishment of the care facility.
• Gemeinschaftshospiz ChristophoruscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaborated closely with the community hospice during the establishment of the Christophorus Pflege facility. Both organizations share the Christophorus name and mission of dignified end-of-life care with anthroposophical orientation.
• Freie Waldorfschule HavelhöheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe adjacent Waldorf school with its kindergarten creates an intergenerational campus environment. Children interact with elderly residents through joint celebrations, singing, and creative activities. The vibrant energy from young people benefits the daily atmosphere of the care home.
• Arztpraxis von Achim RiegercoreTechnology or IntegrationWeekly doctor visits are conducted at the care facility, providing residents with regular medical oversight. Residents maintain free choice of doctor (freie Arztwahl) for other medical needs.
• Physiotherapiepraxis (Souterrain)coreTechnology or IntegrationA physiotherapy practice located in the basement of the care facility building. Residents can access treatment with medical prescription or request in-room treatment. External physiotherapy is also possible.
• Kladower Forum (Gesundes Dorf initiative)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint educational events series 'Gesundes Dorf' (Healthy Village) focused on stationary elderly care topics, in partnership with Sportfreunden Kladow, Stadtteilzentrum Kladow, and Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe. Free public events held at Kladower Forum venue.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Johanniter Seniorenhäuser: German charitable senior care homes operated under the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe nonprofit. Comparable nonprofit operator profile and stationary care offerings, but with a national multi-facility footprint.
• AGAPLESION: German nonprofit hospital and elderly care network with stationary care facilities. Closest comparable in terms of nonprofit/charitable operator ethos combined with residential nursing care, but operates at network scale.
• Kursana Residenzen: Operated by Dussmann Gruppe, Kursana runs senior living and care residences throughout Germany. Provides overlapping residential care services as part of a broader facility-management group's portfolio.
• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: Large German nursing and assisted living chain with residential care homes across Germany. Direct overlap on stationary elderly care service lines, but operates at chain scale rather than a single nonprofit facility model.
• Korian Deutschland: Europe's largest senior care operator with a major German footprint operating hundreds of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Same core product category (residential elderly/nursing care) but at vastly greater scale and as part of a wider multi-country portfolio.
• Casa Reha Seniorenresidenzen: German nursing home chain providing residential elderly care and assisted living across multiple states. Same core offering (stationary nursing care) but running as an established multi-facility operator.
• SenVital Seniorenresidenzen: German operator of senior residences offering assisted living and residential nursing care. Comparable service mix but multi-site portfolio positioning versus Christophorus' single-location model.

Others

• Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe: Adjacent acute hospital on the Havelhöhe campus sharing the same anthroposophical orientation and foundational ethos since 1995. Not a competitor but a core strategic partner providing clinical escalation and resident referrals.
• Filderklinik: Anthroposophical acute hospital in Filderstadt, Germany, sharing the same Rudolf Steiner medical-philosophical tradition. Adjacent in mission but delivers a different service line (acute hospital versus stationary nursing care).

Regional players

• Vidarkliniken: Anthroposophical healthcare provider in Järna, Sweden, operating a hospital and integrative care services rooted in the same Rudolf Steiner tradition. Same philosophical orientation as Christophorus but operating in a Nordic geography outside its market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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