What Talma Urk does

Talma Urk, operating as Stichting Zorgcentrum Talma Urk, is a Christian healthcare foundation established in 1967 and headquartered in Urk, Netherlands. The organization provides a comprehensive continuum of elderly and vulnerable-person care across the single geography of Urk, including district nursing (wijkverpleging), personal care, household support, specialized care, day activities (dagbesteding), dementia care, terminal care, respite care, recovery care, and meal services. It operates five service locations — Talma Haven, Het Dok, De Hofstee, Het Ankerlicht, and the under-construction De Nieuwe Haven — serving 92 residential residents and 186 home care clients, supported by 390 employees.

The core technology footprint consists of two lightweight digital services rather than a proprietary platform: Talmaaltijden, an online meal-selection system that lets clients choose weekly menus for the Tafeltje Dekje home meal-delivery service, and Reinhelpt, a free video-based online learning environment for informal caregivers of Talma Urk clients. No AI/ML, advanced analytics, or clinical decision-support systems are evidenced. The business model is primarily funded through the Dutch regulated healthcare reimbursement system — long-term care under the Wet langdurige zorg (WLZ) for residential residents and home healthcare under the Zorgverzekeringswet (ZVW), with contractual agreements with Dutch health insurers effective February 2025. Ancillary revenue comes from direct client charges for meals, room rental (zaalverhuur), and day activities. Marketing is community-led, relying on healthcare professional referrals, the Zorgdomein referral platform, and reputation signals on ZorgkaartNederland (8.6 average across 279 reviews) rather than digital acquisition.

Name

Talma Urk

Legal name

Stichting Zorgcentrum Talma Urk

Website

https://talma-urk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stichting Zorgcentrum Talma Urk is a Dutch Christian healthcare foundation providing home care, residential care, day activities, dementia care, and meal services to elderly and vulnerable residents of Urk, Netherlands, across five locations serving 92 residents and 186 home care clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK)

Keywords

• Elderly nursing care
• Home healthcare services
• Residential care facilities
• Dementia care services
• Meal delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Urk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Care (WLZ): Long-term care funding under the Dutch Wet langdurige zorg (WLZ) for residents in care facilities such as Talma Haven, Het Dok, De Hofstee, and Het Ankerlicht
2. Home Healthcare (ZVW): Healthcare provided at home funded by Dutch health insurance (Zorgverzekeringswet), including wijkverpleging (district nursing) and personal care
3. Meal Services: Tafeltje Dekje meal delivery service and restaurant meals for clients, generating revenue from meal charges
4. Contracted Healthcare Services: Contracted services with healthcare insurers for specialized care, Wijkverpleging, and other covered healthcare services. Contract agreements with insurers effective from February 2025.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Talma Urk is a Dutch Christian healthcare foundation that delivers elderly care services in Urk, Netherlands. Its portfolio spans home healthcare (district nursing, personal care, specialized care), residential living with care at four locations, day activities, household support, meal delivery (Tafeltje Dekje) and restaurant dining, and temporary assisted stays including recovery, respite, terminal, and hospital-displaced care. The organization also provides specialized dementia care across the continuum.

Product overview

Talma Urk is a Christian healthcare organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of care services on Urk, Netherlands. The organization offers home care services (thuiszorg), day care (dagbesteding), and residential living with care (wonen met zorg). Core service lines include household support, meal delivery (Tafeltje Dekje), district nursing, specialized care, dementia care, terminal care, and assisted living. The organization operates multiple residential locations: Talma De Hofstee, Talma Het Dok, Talma Haven, and the upcoming De Nieuwe Haven. Digital offerings include Talmaaltijden for online meal selection and Reinhelpt, an online learning platform for informal caregivers. Services are delivered as customized care plans tailored to individual client needs, with home care and four residential locations providing around-the-clock support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Huishoudelijke ondersteuning (Household Support) Household support services delivered to clients in their own homes, assisting with daily living tasks for elderly and vulnerable individuals in Urk.
• Tafeltje Dekje (Meal Delivery) Meal delivery service allowing clients to choose from a weekly menu and have hot meals delivered to their homes in the Urk community.
• Mee-eten in het restaurant (Restaurant Dining) Restaurant dining service at Talma Urk locations where external clients and residents can share meals together.
• Zaalverhuur (Room Rental) Room rental services for events and gatherings at Talma Urk facilities, available to the community.
• Dagbesteding (Day Care / Day Activities) Day care services for clients including structured activities, individual guidance, wellbeing programs, and dementia-specific programming at Talma Urk locations.
• Thuiszorg (Home Care) Home healthcare services delivered at clients' residences in Urk, including district nursing (wijkverpleging), personal care, specialized care, personal alarm systems, and a comprehensive Volledig Pakket Thuis full home-care package.
• Verzorgd Logeren (Assisted Temporary Stays) Short-term residential care services including recovery care (herstelzorg), respite care (respijtzorg), terminal care (terminale zorg), hospital-displaced care (ziekenhuisverplaatste zorg), and assisted temporary lodging.
• Wonen met zorg (Residential Living with Care) Residential living with integrated care at Talma Urk locations (Talma De Hofstee, Talma Het Dok, Talma Haven, with De Nieuwe Haven opening April 2027), including 24/7 nursing care, dementia care, and supported independent living.
• Talmaaltijden (Online Meal Selection Platform) Online digital platform enabling Tafeltje Dekje clients to easily select their meal choices from the weekly menu for home meal delivery.
• Reinhelpt (Online Caregiver Learning Environment) Online learning environment providing short videos and training on disease patterns and care-oriented actions for informal caregivers of Talma Urk clients. Free access for all Talma Urk informal caregivers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.6 average rating on ZorgkaartNederland from 279 reviews

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Stichting Vrienden van Talma UrkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 1994The Friends of Talma Urk Foundation was established on March 8, 1994, to raise and manage funds for activities and facilities benefiting residents of Talma Urk and Baron van Ghentlaan. The foundation supports comfort items, activities, and meal quality improvements.
• StemgeverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStemgever is an organization providing independent client counselors (cliëntvertrouwenspersonen) for involuntary care situations under the Wet Zorg en Dwang (WZD). Talma Urk clients have access to these independent counselors through Stemgever, specifically Renuka Jagan who serves Talma Urk clients on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
• Dutch Health Insurers (Zorgverzekeraars)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalma Urk has contractual agreements with Dutch health insurers for the provision of covered healthcare services. Contract details are available from February 2025 onwards. These contracts determine reimbursement rates for home healthcare, specialized care, and other insured services.
• CompagnonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompagnon is conducting recruitment and selection services for Talma Urk's HR Manager position. They are handling the hiring process including candidate inquiries through Maeike Dubbeldam.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Humanitas: Major Dutch care organization offering home care, residential living, and welfare services. Overlaps in elder-care categories but operates as a large multi-region provider rather than a single-community embedded operator like Talma Urk.
• Cordaan: One of the largest Amsterdam-based Dutch care providers, operating residential, home, and community services. A larger incumbent offering the same general category of services (home care, residential) but at metropolitan scale rather than single-village community-led delivery.

Direct peers

• Martha Flora: Dutch small-scale residential-care provider specializing in dementia and high-acuity elderly care. Highly comparable for the dementia-care service line and the small-scale, culture-led service philosophy that anchors Talma Urk's positioning.
• Zorgaccent: Dutch elder-care organization operating residential and home-care services across Overijssel/Flevoland — overlapping service lines (residential, home care, day activities) with comparable scale and similar reliance on WLZ/ZVW reimbursement in the same Dutch region as Talma Urk.
• CarintreGroep: Dutch Stichting delivering home care, residential elder care, and specialized services in Twente. Matches Talma Urk on legal structure (foundation), service mix, and small-scale locally-embedded operating philosophy.
• Thebe: Dutch care organization providing home care, residential elder care, and day services with a community-embedded operating model. Comparable in offering breadth (continuum of care) and reliance on Dutch healthcare-insurance funding streams.
• Buurtzorg Nederland: Iconic Dutch community-based home-care organization founded on small-team, neighborhood-level delivery. Highly comparable in GTM motion (community-led, direct-to-consumer) and home-care (wijkverpleging) service delivery in the Dutch market.
• Vivium: Dutch regional elder-care foundation offering residential living, home care, and day services in the Gooi region. Direct functional overlap with Talma Urk's continuum-of-care offering under a Stichting governance model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talmaurk

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Investors

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