Aphasia Center

What Aphasia Center does

The Aphasie-Zentrum Vechta (legal entity: Aphasie- und Seniorenzentrum Josef Bergmann gemeinnützige GmbH) is a specialized neurological rehabilitation facility in Vechta-Langförden, Germany, operating as a non-profit gGmbH. Founded by Maria Bergmann following the death of her husband from aphasia, the center focuses on the rehabilitation of adults with acquired aphasia following stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, or meningitis, with additional services for children with aphasia, Long COVID/Post COVID patients, and elderly individuals requiring nursing care. The facility's physical capacity is 18 intensive therapy beds, 54 nursing care places, 12 day care places, and 6 assisted living apartments, anchored on a 4-week intensive inpatient program plus outpatient therapy, day care, short-term and respite care, and long-term residential care.

The center's service portfolio is built around four core therapy disciplines — Logopädie (speech therapy), Ergotherapie (occupational therapy), Physiotherapie (physical therapy), and Neuropsychologie — supported by proprietary methods including the 24-Stunden-Kommunikation (24-hour communication concept), Alltagsorientierte Therapie (AOT) integrating language practice with real-life activities such as cooking, shopping, and banking, Dialogtherapie, and Klangstuhl (sound chair) therapy. Advanced rehabilitation technology is deployed via the G-EO System for robot-assisted gait training and Saebo ReJoyce/MAS for robot-assisted arm training, with performance tracking and statistics embedded. A research arm, the Institut für Neuro-Rehabilitation Vechta (IfNRV), was founded on May 30, 2017 to integrate clinical research with specialized treatments.

The business model is reimbursement-driven and diversified across statutory health insurance (GKV) for therapy services, care insurance (Pflegeversicherung SGB XI) for nursing and respite care, private pay and self-payment, plus donations and charitable contributions solicited to fund non-reimbursable services. Pricing for the 4-week intensive therapy program ranges from €1,143.18 (care level 2) to €2,596.59 (care level 1) depending on Pflegegrad, with a separate €49 Schnuppertag (taster day) for prospective patients and €10 for relatives. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven through neurologists, hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities across the Weser-Ems region and nationally via the Bundeszentrum designation, augmented by direct engagement channels (phone, WhatsApp, social media, family seminars, and self-help groups). Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees.

Name

Aphasia Center

Legal name

Aphasie- und Seniorenzentrum Josef Bergmann gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://aphasie-zentrum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Aphasie-Zentrum Vechta is a specialized neurological rehabilitation facility in Vechta, Germany, providing evidence-based intensive aphasia therapy, multidisciplinary rehabilitation (speech, occupational, physical, neuropsychology), and integrated nursing and care services for stroke and brain-injury patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurological Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Stroke/Neuro-Rehabilitation SNFs (HLADADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adult Day Rehabilitation & Therapy Programs (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAIAD), Cognitive-Communication & Memory Rehab Therapy In-Home (HSABADAL), Balance, Fall Prevention & Gait Training In-Home (HSABADAH)

Keywords

• Neurological rehabilitation services
• Aphasia treatment programs
• Speech therapy services
• Intensive inpatient therapy
• Residential nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Vechta

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV): Therapeutic treatments are performed based on medical prescription. The treating physician decides on medical necessity and issues a prescription, which is directly billed to statutory health insurance funds and responsible social insurance providers.
2. Care Insurance (Pflegeversicherung SGB XI): The facility operates as a recognized inpatient care facility with agreements with care insurance providers. Offers short-term care, respite care, and long-term care services, billed directly to care insurance funds.
3. Private Pay and Self-Payment: Private or assistance-insured patients receive private invoices. Additional services and certain programs may be paid out-of-pocket.
4. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The center actively solicits donations to fund therapy materials, support their model concept for stroke and traumatic brain injury patients, and maintain the facility as a place of rehabilitation and well-being.
5. Day Care Services: Day care services for 12 participants, with transport services (pick-up and drop-off), meals, and therapy integration, billed through care insurance additional benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aphasie-Zentrum Vechta is a specialized neurological rehabilitation center providing a 4-week intensive inpatient therapy program for adults and children with acquired aphasia following stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological events. The facility combines speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and neuropsychology with proprietary methods such as the 24-hour communication concept and everyday-oriented therapy (AOT), supplemented by robot-assisted gait and arm rehabilitation technology. It also operates day care, short-term/respite care, and long-term residential care services, plus outpatient therapy for the Weser-Ems region.

Product overview

The Aphasia Center is a specialized neurological rehabilitation center offering a comprehensive range of therapy services organized around its core 4-week intensive inpatient therapy program. The portfolio consists of four primary therapy disciplines (Logopädie/Speech Therapy, Ergotherapie/Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapie/Physical Therapy, and Neuropsychologie/Neuropsychology), supported by specialized therapeutic modules including Dialogue Therapy, Daily Life-Oriented Therapy (AOT), Group Therapy, and Music/Klangstuhl Therapy. The center also operates therapeutic and social integration facilities such as Café einfachMOiN for vocational rehabilitation. Care services include Day Care (12 places), Short-term/Respite Care, and Long-term Residential Living (54 places). The facility is augmented with advanced rehabilitation technology including the G-EO System for robot-assisted gait training and Saebo ReJoyce for robot-assisted arm training. An Institute for Neuro-Rehabilitation (IfNRV) was founded in 2017 for research and advanced therapies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stationäre Intensiv-Therapie (Inpatient Intensive Therapy) A four-week inpatient intensive rehabilitation program combining speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and neuropsychology for aphasia patients following stroke or brain injury, with relatives typically accommodated. Operates with 18 intensive therapy beds at the Vechta-Langförden headquarters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately one-third of aphasia cases show near-complete spontaneous recovery in early days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institute for Neuro-Rehabilitation Vechta (IfNRV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2017Founded on May 30, 2017, the IfNRV conducts research in the field of therapies alongside highly specialized treatments. It represents an extension of the center's scientific and research activities, integrating with clinical treatment programs.
• Neuro-Reha-VechtacoreOthersClosely related neurological rehabilitation facility, part of the same rehabilitation network. Also referred to as 'Die Nr. 1 in Vechta' (The No. 1 in Vechta). Located in the same region, providing complementary rehabilitation services.
• Ortho-Reha-VechtacoreOthersPart of the rehabilitation network in Vechta, offering orthopedic rehabilitation services. Described as 'Die NR. 1 in Vechta' (The No. 1 in Vechta). Complements the aphasia center's services within the local rehabilitation ecosystem.
• Bildungswerk VechtaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducational partner for continuing education and professional development programs. All continuing education events for professionals are offered in cooperation with the Bildungswerk Vechta, which awards certified training points according to § 125 Abs. 2 SGB V.
• Sanitätsfachgeschäfte (Medical Supply Stores)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with medical supply stores for assistive device consulting and orthosis provision. The center provides consulting on assistive devices and orthosis provision in cooperation with local medical supply businesses.
• TÜV (Technical Inspection Association)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperation with TÜV for driving ability assessment. The center offers driving ability testing observation rides with TÜV assessors for patients undergoing driver rehabilitation.
• Fahrschule (Driving Schools)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with driving schools for driver rehabilitation. Ergotherapy includes driver testing with an individually adapted passenger car in cooperation with local driving schools.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• MediClin: German clinic operator with multiple post-acute and neurological rehabilitation facilities. Overlaps on intensive inpatient therapy delivery, particularly for stroke and brain injury patients.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups with neurological and rehabilitation services across multiple states. Comparable stroke and neuro-rehab capability but at far greater scale and clinical breadth.
• Schön Klinik: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups with major neurological and stroke rehabilitation programs (e.g., Bad Aibling). Comparable inpatient neuro-rehab offering but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Helios Klinikum Hattingen: Part of the Helios/Fresenius hospital network running a dedicated neurological rehabilitation clinic. Comparable inpatient neuro-rehab services but embedded in a much larger commercial healthcare platform.
• Kliniken Beelitz: Specialized neurological rehabilitation hospital group near Berlin with deep stroke and aphasia expertise. Functions as a regional reference center comparable to Aphasia Center's positioning but serves the Berlin/Brandenburg catchment.
• Median Kliniken: Largest German operator of rehabilitation clinics with multiple neuro-rehab sites. Overlaps with Aphasia Center on inpatient neurological rehabilitation but operates broadly across orthopedic, cardiac, and psychosomatic indications.
• SRH Kliniken: German non-profit healthcare operator running hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, including neurological rehab. Comparable operating structure (non-profit) and post-acute neuro-rehab scope, but with significantly larger footprint.

Direct peers

• Klinik Bavaria: German private rehabilitation clinic group with intensive neurological and aphasia programs. Comparable focus on intensive speech, occupational, and physical therapy under one roof for post-stroke patients.
• Neuro-Reha-Vechta: Closely affiliated neurological rehabilitation facility sharing the same Vechta operator network ('Die Nr. 1 in Vechta'). Offers complementary neuro-rehab services in the same region, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Ortho-Reha-Vechta: Sister facility in the Vechta rehab network providing orthopedic rehabilitation. Comparable in size, operating model, and regional referral ecosystem; differs only in clinical specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLU5TFf_n-PzR-1nliHEKooMfTX1Qzv5h8
• Facebookfacebook.com/AphasieVechta
• Instagraminstagram.com/aphasie_zentrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aphasie-zentrum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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