L'Onada Serveis

What L'Onada Serveis does

L'Onada Serveis is a privately held Spanish social services group founded in 1995, headquartered and operating across Catalonia and Spain. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries it delivers elderly care (OnaCare brand, including residences, day centers, home care via OnaSAD, and neuro-rehabilitation via Onaictus), early childhood education (L'Onada Bressol nurseries for children 0-3 years), community catering (Tradicionarius, established 2014), and supporting social entities (Fundació Plegadis, FISS). The group operates more than 30 physical centers and has been active for approximately 30 years.

The company's technology backbone is a portfolio of internally developed proprietary platforms: GeriSoft (elderly care management) with a family-facing portal GeriSoft Familias, OnaSAD (home care service management at sad.lonada.com), Onaictus (neuro-rehabilitation management), PetitSoft (real-time educational management connecting nursery staff, management, and parents), and Plataforma de Formació (employee training at formacio.lonada.com). The differentiators cited are integration and ease of use rather than advanced AI/ML capabilities. The group also holds ISO 27001 information security certification.

L'Onada Serveis generates revenue through recurring subscription-style fees for residency, day care, home care, neuro-rehabilitation, and nursery placements, supplemented by professional services revenue from Tradicionarius catering. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via owned physical centers, supported by community-based marketing (social media, local events, open days at nurseries, family testimonials) and word-of-mouth referrals. Ownership is held within the Grup L'Onada Serveis umbrella with no disclosed external private equity or venture capital backing.

Name

L'Onada Serveis

Legal name

L'Onada Serveis

Website

https://lonada.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

L'Onada Serveis is a private Spanish social services group operating more than 30 elderly care centers, nurseries, catering, and home care services across Catalonia and Spain, serving dependent seniors, their families, and children aged 0-3 through its OnaCare and L'Onada Bressol brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Home Health Care Services (62161), Child Care Services (6244), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-In & 24/7 In-Home Care (HLADAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live-In Care (Single Caregiver, 24-Hour Presence) (HSABAHAB)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Residential care facilities
• Day care centers
• Home care services
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarragona

HQ country

Spain

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. Residential Elderly Care: Full-time residency services for elderly people in situation of dependency, operating through owned/managed centers across Catalonia and Spain
2. Day Care Centers: Day center services providing care and activities during daytime hours, with 5 days free trial mentioned
3. Home Care (OnaSAD): Home assistance services for people in dependency situations, delivered at clients' homes
4. Neuro-rehabilitation (Onaictus): Specialized neurorehabilitation services for recovery and therapy
5. Early Childhood Education (L'Onada Bressol): Nursery and preschool services for children 0-3 years, including educational programs, meals, and extended care
6. Catering Services (Tradicionarius): Collective catering services for schools and care centers, with nutritionists and specialized kitchen teams

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

L'Onada Serveis is a private social services group that delivers elderly care services (residential, day care, home care, and neuro-rehabilitation through the OnaCare brand) and early childhood education for children 0-3 years (through L'Onada Bressol nurseries), operating more than 30 physical centers across Catalonia and Spain with proprietary internal software platforms (GeriSoft, PetitSoft, OnaSAD) supporting operations.

Product overview

L'Onada Serveis operates as a multi-brand service organization with two primary divisions: OnaCare for elderly care services (residential, day care, home care, neuro-rehabilitation) and L'Onada Bressol for early childhood education (nursery schools 0-3 years). The company has developed proprietary software products including GeriSoft and PetitSoft for operational management. OnaCare manages over 30 care centers across Catalonia and Spain, while L'Onada Bressol operates multiple nursery centers. Additional offerings include Tradicionarius Catering for communal kitchen services and an internal training platform. The portfolio is held together by proprietary management systems that connect staff, families, and care/education professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sueños Vivos: Project to promote wellbeing of elderly people through active aging and personal autonomy
• En Buenas Manos
• Orígenes de vida
• GeriArt
• Gallinae

Products and services

• OnaCare Elderly Care Services Comprehensive elderly care services brand offering residential care (residencias), day care centers (centros de día with 5 free trial days), home care services (OnaSAD), and neuro-rehabilitation services (Onaictus) for elderly people in dependency situations, operating more than 30 centers across Catalonia and Spain.
• L'Onada Bressol (Nursery and Preschool Services) Network of nursery schools offering education and care for children aged 0-3 years, operating multiple centers in Catalonia with an experiential and respectful methodology, including meals, extended care hours, and real-time progress monitoring through the PetitSoft platform.
• Tradicionarius Catering Collective catering service with specialized community cooking and nutritionists offering artisanal, traditional Mediterranean-based menus for schools and care centers, with the ability to accommodate special diets and intolerances.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TRADICIONARIUS® CATERINGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Internal catering division created in 2014 providing specialized community cuisine with nutritionists for nurseries and care centers. Operates without intermediaries to ensure quality, flexibility, and quick response to dietary needs including special diets and intolerances. Provides artisanal, traditional, Mediterranean-based menus.
• Fundació PlegadisminorOthersNon-profit foundation affiliated with L'Onada group, operating social and care services. Mentioned in the group ecosystem alongside other group entities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clece: Clece, part of the ACS Group, is a large Spanish provider of social services including elderly care, disability support, and childcare. It overlaps with L'Onada across both OnaCare and L'Onada Bressol service lines, but at much larger scale and across multiple service categories.
• Colisée: Colisée is a French-headquartered operator of elderly care residences with a meaningful Spanish footprint. It is a broader incumbent operating across multiple European countries, directly competing with OnaCare in Spain while also providing international scale benchmarks.

Direct peers

• SAR Residencias: SAR Residencias (Servicios Asistenciales Residenciales) operates a multi-regional network of elderly care residences and day centers across Spain. It competes head-to-head with OnaCare in offering full-time residency and day services for elderly dependents.
• Caser Residencial: Caser Residencial, part of Caser (Seguros Caser), operates elderly residences and day centers in Spain. Its insurance-backed structure and care service model are directly comparable to L'Onada's OnaCare network.
• Sanitas Mayores: Sanitas Mayores is the elder care division of Sanitas (part of Bupa), operating elderly residences and day centers in Spain under a branded healthcare umbrella. Comparable to OnaCare in operating model and premium positioning within Spanish private elder care.
• Ballesol: Ballesol is a long-established Spanish operator of elderly residences and day centers with a footprint across multiple regions. It is directly comparable to L'Onada in service mix (residences, day centers) and target families seeking quality long-term care.
• Amavir: Amavir is a Spanish elderly care operator with residences and day centers across multiple autonomous communities. It serves the same dependent elderly segment as OnaCare and competes for the same family-driven care decisions.
• DomusVi: DomusVi is the largest private operator of elderly care residences and day centers in Spain, offering residential, day, and home care services. It is the most direct competitor to L'Onada's OnaCare network and a benchmark for scale, geographic reach, and multi-service elder care in the Spanish market.
• Vitalia: Vitalia is a Spanish operator focused on elderly residences and day centers with a regional multi-center model. It directly overlaps with L'Onada's service portfolio and customer segment of elderly dependents and their families.

Emerging players

• Babilou / Peques Childcare: Babilou and other private nursery chains compete with L'Onada Bressol in the Catalonia and broader Spanish early childhood education market. They share the same 0-3 child segment and working-parent value proposition, though typically without an integrated elder care offering.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lonadaserveis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@onacare_acp
• Facebookfacebook.com/onacareacp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onacareserveis
• Instagraminstagram.com/onacare.acp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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