ALAIR & AVD

What ALAIR & AVD does

ALAIR & AVD is a French non-profit healthcare association structured as two complementary associations (ALAIR and AVD), operating since 1982 as a prestataire de santé à domicile (home healthcare provider) headquartered in Limoges. The organization delivers hospital-grade clinical services directly in patients' homes across the Limousin and Charente regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, supported by three operational sites located in Limoges, Angoulême, and Brive-la-Gaillarde. Service lines span respiratory assistance (including home ventilation and CPAP), artificial nutrition (enteral and parenteral), infusion/perfusion therapies, insulin pump therapy for diabetes, hemochromatosis treatment (therapeutic phlebotomy), and complex wound care.

The organization operates with 101–250 employees forming multidisciplinary clinical teams, and provides 24/7 telephone support to patients and prescribers. ALAIR & AVD has invested in a digital coordination layer comprising a patient portal, a physician-facing portal, and the Extramed portal for EHPAD (residential care) partners — embedding the provider into the daily workflows of prescribing clinicians and care facilities. The association was the first home healthcare structure to receive the SNADOM "Responsabilité et Santé" quality and responsibility label.

The business model is reimbursement-driven under the French national health insurance framework (Sécurité sociale), with revenues tied to tariffs set for authorized home healthcare indications rather than to private-payer pricing. The counterparty mix on the clinical side includes hospital services, prescribing physicians, EHPADs, and individual patients in the catchment area, but economically the French state is the dominant payer. As a non-profit associative structure, ALAIR & AVD reinvests operating surplus into service coverage rather than distributing profit.

Name

ALAIR & AVD

Legal name

ALAIR & AVD

Website

https://alair-avd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ALAIR & AVD is a French non-profit home healthcare association founded in 1982 in Limoges, providing respiratory, nutritional, infusion, insulin-pump, and wound-care therapies across the Limousin and Charente regions through three operational sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Providers (DME-Integrated) (HLAFAEAF)

Keywords

• Home healthcare services
• Respiratory care services
• Clinical nutrition therapy
• Infusion therapy services
• Home medical equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Limoges

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare services reimbursement: ALAIR & AVD operates as a home healthcare provider (prestataire de santé à domicile) delivering medical care and equipment to patients in their homes, with services reimbursed through the French national health insurance system (Sécurité sociale). Services include respiratory assistance, artificial nutrition, perfusion, insulin pump therapy, and wound treatment.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ALAIR & AVD is a non-profit home healthcare provider (prestataire de santé à domicile) delivering prescribed medical care, therapeutic services, and medical equipment to patients in their homes across the Limousin and Charente regions of France. Its portfolio covers respiratory assistance (oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, sleep apnea treatment, aerosol therapy, tracheostomy care, thoracic mobilization, exercise rehabilitation), artificial nutrition (enteral and parenteral), home perfusion, hemochromatosis treatment, insulin pump therapy, and wound treatment via TPN, delivered by multidisciplinary clinical teams and reimbursed through the French national health insurance system (Sécurité sociale).

Product overview

ALAIR & AVD is a home healthcare services provider operating as two associative structures (ALAIR and AVD) serving the Limousin and Charente regions of France. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of home medical services organized around core offerings: respiratory assistance (including oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, sleep apnea treatment, aerosol therapy, tracheostomy support, thoracic mobilization, and exercise rehabilitation), artificial nutrition (enteral and parenteral), perfusion, hemochromatosis treatment, insulin pump therapy, and wound treatment via TPN. The company also provides patient-facing digital portals for patients, physicians, and nursing homes to access services and coordinate care. The two associations operate from three geographic sites: Limoges, Angoulême, and Brive-la-Gaillarde, enabling rapid response across their regional service area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALAIR association: One of the two associations forming ALAIR & AVD, based in Limoges.
• AVD association

Products and services

• Respiratory Assistance (Assistance respiratoire) Home-based respiratory care service covering oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, sleep apnea treatment, aerosol therapy, tracheostomy support, thoracic mobilization with cough assistance, and exercise rehabilitation for respiratory patients in the Limousin and Charente regions.
• Artificial Nutrition (Nutrition artificielle) Home artificial nutrition service providing enteral nutrition (tube feeding) and parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding) for patients requiring clinical nutritional support at home.
• Home Perfusion (Perfusion) Home perfusion service delivering intravenous treatments to patients in their homes across the Limousin and Charente regions.
• Hemochromatosis Treatment (Traitement de l'hémochromatose) Home-based treatment service for patients with hemochromatosis (iron overload condition).
• Insulin Pump Therapy (Insulinothérapie par pompe) Home insulin pump therapy service for diabetes management, providing device support and clinical follow-up for patients using insulin pumps at home.
• Wound Treatment via TPN (Traitement des plaies par TPN) Home wound treatment service using Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for patients requiring complex wound care at home.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clariane (formerly Orpea): Major European operator of nursing homes, clinics, and home healthcare services — competes with ALAIR & AVD in the home care segment as part of a much broader healthcare and senior services portfolio.
• Korian (Home Care division): Large French elder care and home services group operating across nursing homes, clinics, and home care — overlapping with ALAIR & AVD's home care mission but at much greater scale and with broader service scope.

Direct peers

• Santelys: French associative home healthcare provider offering respiratory, perfusion, and nutrition services — closely comparable in associative governance model and service mix to ALAIR & AVD.
• SOS Oxygène: French home oxygen therapy and respiratory care provider — directly overlapping with ALAIR & AVD's respiratory assistance, oxygen therapy, and sleep apnea services.
• Orkyn': French home healthcare provider (Air Liquide group) delivering respiratory, nutrition, perfusion, and insulin pump therapies — directly comparable in service mix to ALAIR & AVD.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): French associative network providing home-based healthcare and personal care services in rural areas — comparable associative structure and home-care delivery model across French regions.
• VitalAire (Air Liquide Healthcare): French home respiratory care provider, a subsidiary of Air Liquide, offering oxygen therapy, ventilation, and sleep apnea services at home — directly competing with ALAIR & AVD's respiratory assistance portfolio in overlapping French regions.
• Bastide Le Confort Médical: French provider of home medical equipment and respiratory, nutrition, perfusion, and chronic disease services — a national competitor in the same PSAD segment as ALAIR & AVD.
• AgaSanté: French home healthcare provider delivering respiratory, nutrition, and chronic disease management services at home — directly comparable PSAD service portfolio.
• LVL Médical: French home healthcare services company offering respiratory, infusion, and chronic care support — directly comparable multi-modality home care provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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