Cooperativa Auxilium

What Cooperativa Auxilium does

Cooperativa Auxilium is a Type A Italian Social Cooperative (Cooperativa Sociale di tipo A) founded in 1999 in Senise, Basilicata, by Angelo Chiorazzo, and now led by President Pietro Chiorazzo. It operates as a multi-service welfare platform delivering integrated healthcare and social services through home care (ADI), residential facilities (RSA, hospices, rest homes, psychiatric residences), hospital auxiliary services, rehabilitation centers, children's services (foster homes, mother-child units), migrant reception and integration (CARA, SAI, CAS), and facility management (cleaning, security, logistics). Approximately 1,700 staff — 72% women, with women forming the majority of coordinators and managers — care for over 30,000 people daily across Basilicata, Puglia, Lazio, and Lombardia, with regional offices in Rome, Milan, and Bari. Long-tenured contracts anchor the operating base, including management of the CARA di Bari-Palese (approximately 43,000 asylum seekers welcomed over 15 years, with 780 current guests) and home-care services for ASL Basilicata recognized as a leading Italian provider for complex and severe patients.

The cooperative is funded almost entirely through institutional revenue: recurring contracts with Aziende Sanitarie Locali (ASL), municipalities, prefectures, and national health services via public tenders, supplemented by government welfare programs covering elderly care, disability services, psychiatric support, child protection, and migrant integration. Pricing is set by public contracts and government tariff schedules (including LEA for home care), with no direct consumer billing. Distribution is wholly domestic and direct — through service delivery by Auxilium staff in patients' homes, its own residential facilities, and government-managed reception centers — with no consumer sales channel and no technology productized for external sale. The organization has pursued brand and ecosystem positioning through gender-equality certification (UNI PdR 125:2022 via Bureau Veritas Italia, 2023), maximum Rating di Legalità, partnerships with Comunità di Sant'Egidio, universities, Fon.Coop, and the Italian Army, and Vatican-linked visibility (Pope Francis visit, Radio Vaticana coverage).

Name

Cooperativa Auxilium

Legal name

Cooperativa Auxilium

Website

https://coopauxilium.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Auxilium is an Italian Type A Social Cooperative (founded 1999, Basilicata) operating an integrated welfare platform that delivers home care, residential care, hospital auxiliary services, rehabilitation, children's services, and migrant reception across four Italian regions for approximately 1,700 employees serving 30,000+ people daily through public-sector contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare and Social Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable / Middle-Market CCRCs (HLADAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonprofit / Faith-Based CCRCs (HLADAEAC), Border Management & Humanitarian Border Assistance (BPADAHAL)

Keywords

• Home healthcare services
• Social assistance services
• Elderly care services
• Migrant reception services
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ragusa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Contracts: Revenue from contracts with Aziende Sanitarie Locali (ASL), regional health authorities, and municipalities for providing home care, residential care, hospital services, and social integration programs.
2. Social Services and Welfare Programs: Government-funded social welfare programs including care for elderly, disabled, psychiatric patients, minors, and migrants through public service agreements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Auxilium is a Type A Social Cooperative that delivers integrated healthcare, social assistance, and educational services across Italy. It operates home care (ADI), residential facilities (RSA, hospices, psychiatric residences, day centers), hospital support services, rehabilitation centers, children's services, migrant reception and integration (CARA/SAI/CAS), and facility support services (cleaning, security, logistics), serving over 30,000 people daily through contracts with regional health authorities and government entities.

Product overview

Cooperativa Auxilium is a type A Social Cooperative that provides an integrated portfolio of healthcare, social welfare, social, and educational services across Italy. The cooperative operates as a multi-service platform offering: Home Care (Cure Domiciliari), Residential Care (including nursing homes, rest homes, and hospice), Hospital Services, Rehabilitation Centers, Children's Services, Migration Reception and Integration (managing CARA centers), and Facility Support Services. These services are designed to address physical, psychological, and social distress, serving vulnerable populations including elderly, disabled, minors, migrants, and psychiatric patients. The cooperative prioritizes person-centered care and has grown to serve over 30,000 people daily across multiple Italian regions (Basilicata, Puglia, Lazio, Lombardy). The service architecture is unified under the Auxilium brand, with specialized divisions for different care categories that share common values of quality, proximity, and solidarity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cure Domiciliari (Home Care) Home-based healthcare services provided to fragile individuals including elderly, disabled, and non-self-sufficient persons, covered under Livelli Essenziali di Assistenza (LEA). Delivered through regional health authority contracts across multiple Italian regions.
• Residenzialità (Residential Care) Residential care facilities including Case di Riposo per anziani (rest homes for elderly), RSA (Residenze Sanitarie Assistenziali - nursing homes), Hospice facilities, psychiatric rehabilitation residences, Gruppi Alzheimer programs, and day centers for people with physical and mental disabilities.
• Servizi Ospedalieri (Hospital Services) Healthcare services provided within hospital settings, supporting medical staff and patient care in clinical environments through contracts with healthcare facilities.
• Centri Medici Riabilitativi (Rehabilitation Medical Centers) Medical rehabilitation centers providing therapeutic and rehabilitative services to patients with various conditions, including day centers for individuals with physical and mental disabilities.
• Area Minori (Children's Services) Child welfare services including Case famiglia per minori (family homes for children), Nuclei Mamma Bambino (mother-child units), and Assistenza Scolastica Personalizzata (customized school assistance for students with special needs).
• Accoglienza e Integrazione (Reception and Integration) Migration and refugee services including CARA (Centro di Accoglienza per Richiedenti Asilo) reception centers, SAI (Sistema di Accoglienza e Integrazione) programs, CAS (Centro di Accoglienza Straordinaria), and support for unaccompanied foreign minors. The cooperative manages the CARA of Bari-Palese, which has welcomed approximately 43,000 people over 15 years.
• Pulizie, Vigilanza, Logistica (Cleaning, Security, Logistics) Facility management services including cleaning, security, and logistical support for healthcare and social facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30,000 people in need cared for daily
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bureau Veritas ItaliacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Bureau Veritas Italia, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification services since 1828, certified Auxilium for gender equality (UNI PdR 125 2022) demonstrating compliance with quality, environment, health, safety, and social responsibility standards.
• UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with universities for training, research, and development of healthcare and social service programs. Universities provide academic credibility and research support while Auxilium offers practical training opportunities.
• Research Institutes (Istituti di Ricerca)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnerships for developing innovative healthcare and social integration methodologies.
• Aziende Sanitarie Locali (ASL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare companies as primary clients and partners for delivering home care, hospital services, and community health programs.
• Fondo Paritetico Interprofessionale, Fon.CoopcoreOthersAuxilium adheres to Fon.Coop, the mutual professional fund for continuing education in cooperatives and Third Sector enterprises, supporting staff training and development.
• Comunità di Sant'EgidiomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with the Sant'Egidio Community on initiatives including the World Children's Day, migration integration programs, and peace initiatives. Joint projects include welcoming events and cultural integration activities.
• Athletica VaticanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the friendship with Auxilium, migrants welcomed by the cooperative have been invited to join the Pope's athletic team, participating in Run for Peace and other sporting events promoting integration and peace.
• Prefettura di BaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment prefecture working with Auxilium on CARA management, security coordination, and integration programs for migrants in the Bari area.
• Italian Army (Esercito Italiano)minorOthersMilitary support for Christmas donations and community events at CARA facilities, providing additional resources and visibility to integration programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gruppo KOS: Large Italian healthcare and social care operator with residential facilities (RSA), rehabilitation centers, and home care across Italy. Comparable service portfolio but operates as a corporate group rather than cooperative.

Emerging players

• CIR Food (Cooperative): Italian cooperative providing catering and facility services to hospitals and care facilities. Partial overlap through healthcare facility support services, though more focused on food/auxiliary services.

Direct peers

• Coopselios: Italian social cooperative providing residential care for elderly, home care, and social services with significant presence across northern Italy. Directly comparable as a multi-region cooperative serving public welfare contracts.
• Mediaservice (Italia): Italian cooperative delivering cleaning, facility management, and support services to healthcare and social facilities. Comparable in the hospital auxiliary services and facility support segment.
• Codess Sociale: One of Italy's largest social cooperatives (Cooperativa Sociale), operating home care, residential care, and social services across multiple Italian regions under public contracts. Direct comparable in scale, service mix, and cooperative structure to Cooperativa Auxilium.
• Consorzio Zenit: Italian consortium of social cooperatives providing integrated social-healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Comparable structure and service orientation to Auxilium.
• Sol.Co. (Consorzio Solco): Network of Italian social cooperatives delivering community-based social and healthcare services, including elderly care and migrant reception. Comparable cooperative-led service model with public-sector contracts.
• KCS Caregiver: Italian cooperative providing social-healthcare services including home care, residential care, and disability services under public contracts. Comparable in service mix and target beneficiaries.
• Sanipiù: Italian cooperative specializing in personal care services, social-healthcare, and family services through public contracts. Comparable cooperative model serving similar welfare market segments.

Others

• Uneba (Unione Nazionale Istituzioni e Iniziative di Assistenza Sociale): Italian association representing social and welfare institutions providing elderly care, disability services, and social welfare. Comparable institutional ecosystem rather than direct competitor, useful for understanding market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/auxiliumcoop
• Facebookfacebook.com/AuxiliumCooperativa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-auxilium

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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