Spitex Regio Frick

What Spitex Regio Frick does

Spitex Regio Frick is a Swiss non-profit association (Verein) organized under ZGB Art. 60 ff, headquartered in Frick in the canton of Aargau. Founded in 1998, the organization delivers ambulatory home healthcare services — including basic and treatment nursing, palliative care, psychiatric nursing, household assistance, meal delivery, and medical equipment rental — to more than 200 clients across seven contracted municipalities (Frick, Gipf-Oberfrick, Kienberg, Oberhof, Oeschgen, Wittnau, and Wölflinswil) under Leistungsvereinbarungen that fulfill cantonal nursing law obligations. Nursing services operate seven days per week from 07:00 to 21:00, psychiatric nursing Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00, with needs assessed using the RAI-Homecare electronic instrument. Approximately 60 staff, including qualified vocational trainers, support the operation.

The underlying technology stack is operational rather than AI-enabled: an electronic client documentation system paired with the RAI-Homecare assessment instrument, supplemented by an opanspitex.ch digital intake portal providing separate workflows for hospitals, GPs, and private individuals. The business model is reimbursement-driven: nursing services are billed to mandatory health insurance under KVG at nationally negotiated Spitex tariffs (Grundpflege CHF 52.60/hr, Behandlungspflege CHF 63.00/hr, Abklärung/Beratung CHF 76.90/hr), with patients contributing 20% co-payment capped at CHF 15.35/day per KVL Art. 7a. Revenue is completed by municipal Leistungsvereinbarung contributions, an annual membership fee of CHF 40 providing a CHF 5/hr household-services discount to all household members, and donations channeled via Raiffeisenbank Regio Frick-Mettauertal. The organization is a member of Spitex Schweiz and vaka Sparte Spitex, and runs an approved Berufsbildung pipeline partnering with BFGS Brugg, HFGS Aarau, and BZG Münchenstein for FaGe and Pflege HF training.

Name

Spitex Regio Frick

Legal name

Spitex-Verein Regio Frick

Website

https://spitexregiofrick.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spitex Regio Frick is a Swiss non-profit association providing ambulatory home healthcare — nursing, palliative, psychiatric, and household services — to over 200 clients across seven municipalities in the Fricktal region under KVG-reimbursed and municipally funded service agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Wound, Ostomy & Continence Care (WOC) at Home (HSABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Respite In-Home Care (Short-Term Relief) (HLADAGAH)

Keywords

• Home nursing care
• Palliative care services
• Psychiatric home care
• Household care assistance
• Meal delivery service

Headquarters

HQ city

Frick

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Health Insurance Reimbursement (KVG): Nursing services reimbursed through mandatory health insurance (KVG/Krankenversicherungsgesetz). National tariffs negotiated between Tarifesuisse and Spitex Verband Schweiz apply. Services include basic care, treatment care, and assessment/consultation.
2. Municipal Contributions: Municipalities fulfill their statutory obligation under cantonal nursing law by contracting with Spitex Regio Frick through service agreements to ensure minimum home care offerings.
3. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of Fr. 40.00 providing members (and household members) a Fr. 5.00/hour discount on household services.
4. Patient Co-payments: Patients pay 20% participation (co-payment) of care costs, capped at Fr. 15.35 per day per KVL Art. 7a. Accident insurance patients are exempt from co-payment.
5. Donations: Donations accepted via bank account at Raiffeisenbank Regio Frick-Mettauertal Genossenschaft

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spitex Regio Frick is a non-profit home healthcare association that delivers ambulatory nursing care, palliative care, outpatient psychiatric nursing, household assistance, meal delivery, and medical equipment rental directly to clients in their homes across seven municipalities in the Fricktal region of Switzerland. Services are reimbursed primarily through mandatory Swiss health insurance (KVG) and supplemented by municipal service agreements, membership fees, and donations.

Product overview

Spitex Regio Frick is a non-profit home healthcare association offering a unified portfolio of ambulatory care services across multiple municipalities. The core offering centers on nursing care (Pflege) and psychiatric nursing (Psychiatriepflege), supplemented by household assistance (Hauswirtschaftliche Leistungen), meal delivery (Mahlzeitendienst), and medical equipment rental (Krankenmobilien). Palliative Care is integrated throughout nursing services rather than offered as a separate product. Professional education and training programs (Berufsbildung) represent an additional service line. Services operate Monday through Sunday with varying hours and are coordinated through the organization's central office in Frick.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflege (Nursing Care)
• Palliative Care
• Psychiatriepflege (Psychiatric Nursing)
• Hauswirtschaftliche Leistungen (Household Services)
• Mahlzeitendienst (Meal Delivery Service)
• Krankenmobilien (Medical Equipment Rental)
• Berufsbildung (Professional Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ clients served in the region
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Municipalities (Frick, Gipf-Oberfrick, Kienberg, Oberhof, Oeschgen, Wittnau, Wölflinswil)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeven municipalities have service agreements (Leistungsvereinbarungen) with Spitex Regio Frick to fulfill their statutory obligation under cantonal nursing law to provide minimum home care services.
• vaka, Sparte SpitexminorOthersSpitex Regio Frick is a member of vaka, Sparte Spitex, which is affiliated with Spitex Schweiz. This is the umbrella organization for Spitex organizations in Switzerland.
• Alterszentrum Bruggbach, FrickcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeal delivery partnership with Alterszentrum Bruggbach for municipalities Frick, Gipf-Oberfrick, and Oeschgen. Meals are delivered daily to clients.
• Pro SenectuteminorOthersPartnership with Pro Senectute for ready meals which can be ordered and delivered free of charge. Spitex can heat and serve these meals upon request.
• SRK Aargau (Swiss Red Cross)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRK Aargau provides transport services, visit and accompaniment services, emergency call systems, and day care for elderly. SRK Regionalstelle Fricktal coordinates local services.
• VAOF (Verein Altersbetreuung oberes Fricktal)minorOthersPartnership with VAOF for elderly care coordination in the upper Fricktal region.
• Palliative Care Regionalgruppe FricktalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with palliative care regional group for specialized end-of-life care support and coordination.
• Entlastungsdienst Aargau/SolothurnminorOthersPartnership with relief services for caregivers providing respite and relief care services.
• OdA GS AargaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with OdA Gesundheit und Soziales for vocational training coordination. Spitex Regio Frick is an approved training company.
• BFGS Brugg (Berufsfachschule Gesundheit und Soziales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational school partner for FaGe (Fachperson Gesundheit EFZ) training programs.
• HFGS Aarau (Höhere Fachschule Gesundheit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for Pflege HF nursing education programs.
• BZG Münchenstein (Berufsschule für Gesundheit und Soziales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for nursing education including part-time Pflege HF programs.
• Raiffeisenbank Regio Frick-Mettauertal GenossenschaftminorOthersBanking partner for donation account - Spitex-Verein Regio Frick, 5070 Frick, IBAN CH84 8080 8002 9943 3097 4

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spitex Bern: Non-profit Spitex association serving the Canton of Bern with the same municipal Leistungsvereinbarung model, KVG reimbursement, and service mix (nursing, palliative, psychiatric, household). Closest functional peer to Spitex Regio Frick.
• Spitex Zürich: Largest non-profit Spitex organization in Switzerland, providing identical ambulatory nursing, psychiatric care, and household services in the Canton of Zürich under similar KVG/municipal financing models. Direct structural and operational comparable.
• Home Instead Schweiz: Private, for-profit Swiss franchise home care provider offering similar household help, companionship, and basic personal care services to elderly clients in their homes; competes for the same household-services segment of the local elderly care market.
• Spitex Basel-Landschaft: Non-profit Spitex organization operating in adjacent canton Basel-Landschaft with virtually identical service portfolio, regulatory framework, and municipal contracting model as Spitex Regio Frick.

Broad incumbents

• Senevita: Swiss private senior care operator offering home care (Spitex), assisted living, and nursing homes. Comparable in clinical home nursing service line, but operates for-profit at significantly larger scale and across residential and ambulatory settings.
• Tertianum Group: Largest Swiss private provider of senior living, home care, and related services; operates Spitex services at scale as part of a broader residential care portfolio, with overlapping clinical home care offerings but a fundamentally different for-profit, multi-service model.

Regional players

• Pro Senectute Aargau: Cantonal non-profit providing elderly support services including meal delivery partnership with Spitex Regio Frick; overlaps in household help and elderly social support but is regionally organized in Aargau and does not directly deliver clinical nursing.
• Alterszentrum Bruggbach: Local residential elderly care facility in Frick providing meal delivery to Spitex Regio Frick clients; adjacent in elderly care services (residential vs. ambulatory) and serves the same geographic catchment but does not provide home nursing.
• SRK Aargau (Swiss Red Cross): Regional Red Cross organization providing transport, visit/accompaniment, emergency call systems, and day care services for the elderly in Aargau; existing Spitex Regio Frick partner with partially overlapping elderly support offerings but no clinical nursing services.

Others

• Spitex Verband Schweiz (national association): National umbrella association of which Spitex Regio Frick is a member; sets industry-wide quality standards, advocates for Spitex organizations, and negotiates national tariff frameworks with insurers — directly relevant as ecosystem governing body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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