Senesuisse

Name

Senesuisse

Legal name

senesuisse

Website

https://senesuisse.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Senesuisse is a Swiss non-profit trade association founded in 1996, representing over 450 economically independent long-term care facilities across Switzerland through political advocacy, quality programs, insurance contract administration, publications, and member services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Senesuisse generates revenue through membership fees. Active individual members pay CHF 18 per year per bed according to the cantonal nursing home list. Special members without beds pay CHF 100 per year. A one-time admission fee of CHF 300 is charged for each new member.
2. Advertising Platform: The association offers advertising opportunities through its FOCUS magazine (published twice annually in German and French with a circulation of 3,000 copies) and website placement. Ad costs range from CHF 800 to CHF 2,000 depending on size, and annual web link fees are CHF 150.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Senesuisse is a Swiss industry association (Verein) that represents the interests of over 450 economically independent old age and care facilities (nursing homes, EMS) across German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. It provides political lobbying, collective bargaining support, standardized insurance billing conventions, quality improvement programs (Q by senesuisse, NIP-Q-UPGRADE), model personnel regulation templates, publications, networking events, and an annual congress for member institutions.

Product overview

Senesuisse is a Swiss industry association representing economically independent long-term care and nursing home institutions (Alters- und Pflegeeinrichtungen), with over 450 member homes across German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Founded in 1996 as a registered association under Swiss law. The organization functions as an employer association providing member services including the FOCUS professional magazine (bimonthly publication in DE/FR), senestory themed editorial content, Q by senesuisse quality management program, and NIP-Q-UPGRADE national quality improvement program. Member benefits include standardized insurance billing conventions with health insurers (HSK, CSS, tarifsuisse), HOTELA social insurance services, Unicaresum personnel recruitment platform, model personnel regulation templates, session previews on health policy, annual reports, and commissioned studies on care sector trends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FOCUS Professional Magazine (Fachmagazin Focus)
• senestory Publication
• NIP-Q-UPGRADE Quality Program
• Q by senesuisse Quality Management
• Insurance Contract Conventions (Verträge Krankenversicherer)
• Personnel Regulations Templates (Personalreglement)
• Membership Services (Mitgliedschaft)
• Session Previews (Sessionsvorschau)
• Annual Reports (Jahresbericht)
• Studies and Infodienst

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• CURAVIVAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association of service providers for the elderly. Collaborative partner in joint programs including NIP-Q-UPGRADE quality improvement initiative and annual congress organization.
• ARTISETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of service providers for people needing support. Co-leads the NIP-Q-UPGRADE national quality implementation program with senesuisse and CURAVIVA.
• ASPS (Association Spitex Private Suisse)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss association of private home care providers. Co-organizes annual congress with senesuisse at Kursaal Bern.
• H+ (Swiss Hospital Association)minorOthersNational association of hospitals and care facilities. Listed as partner association.
• Pro Senectute SwitzerlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Swiss organization for senior citizens. Co-commissioned the 'Habitat protégé' study in 2019.
• Alzheimer SwitzerlandminorOthersSwiss association dedicated to people with dementia and their relatives. Listed as partner association.
• palliative.chminorOthersSwiss association for palliative care. Listed as partner association contributing to palliative care financing discussions.
• HOTELAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial insurance provider offering all social insurance services in one package. Passive senesuisse members affiliated with HOTELA pay no membership fees. HOTELA provides favorable family allowances in most cantons.
• UnicaresumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStaff recruitment platform connecting nursing homes with available nursing staff for short or long-term assignments. Automated processes and digital interfaces provide lower costs than conventional recruitment agencies.
• Lobos4minorOthersPartner company listed on website. Location: Auenstrasse 4, 8600 Dübendorf.
• topCare Management AG (careCoach)minorOthersPartner company providing nursing management services. Location: Nordstrasse 19, 8006 Zürich.
• Careum WeiterbildungminorOthersContinuing education provider for healthcare professionals. Location: Mühlemattstrasse 42, 5000 Aarau.
• Stadt Zürich (Sozialzentren/Gesundheitszentren)minorOthersCity of Zurich providing health services for the elderly. Board member Andy Leemann is Director of Gesundheitszentren für das Alter in Zürich.
• prio.swissmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare consulting firm. Director Saskia Schenker provided expert presentation on tariff partnerships and EFAS at senesuisse general assembly.
• INS (Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel)majorTechnology or IntegrationResearch institute collaborating on NIP-Q-UPGRADE program for quality improvement in long-term care facilities.
• La Source (Institute and School of Nursing, Lausanne)majorTechnology or IntegrationResearch institute collaborating on NIP-Q-UPGRADE program for quality improvement in long-term care facilities.
• SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland)majorTechnology or IntegrationResearch institute collaborating on NIP-Q-UPGRADE program for quality improvement in long-term care facilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• palliative.ch: Swiss professional association for palliative care. Comparable as a thematically aligned sector association contributing to palliative-care financing discussions relevant to Senesuisse's member facilities.
• SBK-ASI (Swiss Nursing Association): Swiss professional association for nursing staff. Comparable as an adjacent sector organization influencing long-term care workforce policy, but representing the labor side rather than the employer/operator side of the sector.
• Pro Senectute Switzerland: Switzerland's leading foundation for older adults. Comparable as a senior-focused advocacy and service organization and a Senesuisse partner (jointly commissioned the 'Habitat protégé' study), though it serves end beneficiaries rather than providers.

Broad incumbents

• H+ Die Spitäler der Schweiz: National association of Swiss hospitals and inpatient care facilities. Comparable as a broader healthcare sector association with overlapping lobbying and policy interests, but covering a much wider provider universe than Senesuisse.

Direct peers

• CURAVIVA: Swiss industry association of service providers for the elderly. Directly comparable as a sector Verband for elderly care providers and co-leads the NIP-Q-UPGRADE quality program with Senesuisse.
• ARTISET: Federation of service providers for people needing support in Switzerland. Directly comparable as a sister Verband co-leading NIP-Q-UPGRADE with Senesuisse and CURAVIVA, and representing overlapping provider segments.
• Spitex Schweiz: National association for public and non-profit home care services (Spitex) in Switzerland. Directly comparable as a parallel sector Verband covering home-based long-term care and competing for the same political and policy agenda.
• ASPS (Association Spitex Private Suisse): Swiss association of private home care providers (Spitex). Directly comparable as a parallel private-sector association, and a formal co-organizer of Senesuisse's annual congress at Kursaal Bern.

Regional players

• EAHSA (European Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing): European umbrella association for providers of housing and services for older people. Comparable as a supranational sector association for elderly care operators, providing a model for cross-border advocacy that Senesuisse could leverage from its Swiss base.
• LeadingAge: US national association of nonprofit aging-services providers. Comparable as a sector trade association for elderly care operators in a different geography, with a similar mix of advocacy, quality programs, and member services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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

Investments

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