CURAVIVA Luzern

What CURAVIVA Luzern does

CURAVIVA Luzern is a private cantonal association (Kantonalverband) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sursee, Switzerland, that serves as the collective representative of 70 nursing institutions — comprising 66 nursing homes and 4 institutions with special offerings totaling approximately 4,900 beds — across the five planning regions of the canton of Lucerne (Luzern, Seetal, Sursee, Willisau, and Entlebuch). The association operates a portfolio of digital services for members and the broader public: a searchable Heimliste directory of 71 care institutions, a real-time Freie Pflegeplätze portal for available beds, a Stellenmarkt job marketplace integrated with sozjobs.ch, an internal Newsroom for members, and specialized tools including the Taxvergleich fee-comparison report and the KORE cost-and-investment accounting framework coordinated through Konferenz CURAVIVA Zentralschweiz. Core non-digital offerings include representation of member interests in politics and public affairs, negotiation of administrative contracts with health insurers (tarifsuisse ag and HSK), quality assurance support, and continuing professional education delivered through partnerships with ARTISET, CURAVIVA Zentralschweiz Bildung, XUND, and Palliativ Luzern.

The association's business model is anchored on recurring membership dues from its 70 institutional members, supplemented by fee-based training programs — notably the six-module Palliative Geriatrics series priced at CHF 600 per closed, institution-internal module or CHF 55 per participant for open events (minimum 15 participants). Governance is exercised by a board of directors drawn from the five regional planning groups (President Nadja Rohrer for Communication; Erika Stutz for Personnel; Raymond Neumann for Development; Stefan Wülser for Finance; Fridolin Schraner for Integrated Care; Jessica Leins as board member), supported by a small Geschäftsstelle secretariat. The organization holds no equity, has no parent company, and raises no external funding, operating as a traditional sectoral membership body within Switzerland's regulated long-term care landscape.

Name

CURAVIVA Luzern

Legal name

CURAVIVA Luzern

Website

https://curaviva-lu.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CURAVIVA Luzern is a private cantonal association in Sursee, Switzerland, representing 70 nursing institutions (~4,900 beds) across the canton of Lucerne, providing advocacy, training, bed-availability portals, cost-accounting tools, and contract negotiation with health insurers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Association Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Elderly care association
• Nursing home services
• Care home directory
• Professional care training
• Healthcare cost accounting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sursee

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CURAVIVA Luzern operates as a cantonal association of nursing homes. Revenue is generated through membership fees from 70 nursing institutions (66 nursing homes and 4 institutions with special offerings) in the canton of Lucerne. The association also offers training and professional development services through partnerships with ARTISET Bildung and CURAVIVA Zentralschweiz Bildung.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CURAVIVA Luzern is a cantonal membership association that organizes 70 nursing institutions in the Canton of Lucerne. It provides member institutions with a digital directory and bed-availability portal, a job marketplace, KORE cost-accounting tools, a tax-comparison survey, negotiated administrative contracts with health insurers, and modular palliative geriatrics training. It also serves as the public-facing information source on elderly care for affected persons and relatives.

Product overview

CURAVIVA Luzern operates as a cantonal association (Kantonalverband) for care homes rather than a technology product company. The organization provides a suite of interconnected digital services for its 70 member care institutions (66 nursing homes and 4 specialized institutions) serving approximately 4,900 beds across the canton of Lucerne. The core offerings include the Heimliste directory for finding care homes, the Freie Pflegeplätze portal for real-time bed availability, and a Stellenmarkt job marketplace. Professional add-on modules include KORE cost accounting tools, Taxvergleich tax comparison reports, administrative contract negotiation services with health insurers, and specialized training programs like the Palliative Geriatrics modular courses. All offerings are oriented toward connecting care recipients with facilities and supporting member institutions in operational excellence.

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Products and services

• Heimliste (Care Home Directory) Searchable directory of 71 care institutions in the Canton of Lucerne allowing users to find care homes by name, postal code, or location; intended for elderly people, relatives, and professionals seeking placement information.
• Freie Pflegeplätze (Available Care Beds) Real-time portal showing available care beds across member institutions, with details on room types, gender availability, and care types including short-term, long-term, dementia, and palliative care; supports placement decisions for affected persons and relatives.
• Stellenmarkt (Job Marketplace) Job listing portal for care sector positions at member institutions, integrated with sozjobs.ch for posting and managing job openings; used by member HR teams to recruit social-sector staff.
• Taxvergleich (Tax Comparison Survey) Annual survey of accommodation and care fees across care homes in Lucerne canton, distributed as downloadable PDF reports; supports member benchmarking and pricing decisions.
• Kosten-, Leistungs- und Anlagenrechnung (KORE) Cost accounting tools and resources provided to member institutions for financial management and benchmarking, coordinated with the CURAVIVA Central Switzerland conference; supports member financial reporting and cost control.
• Modulare Impulsveranstaltungen Palliative Geriatrie (Modular Palliative Geriatrics Training) Six-module training program on palliative geriatrics developed in cooperation with Palliativ Luzern, covering topics from basic palliative care to end-of-life care and family support; delivered as in-house closed training (CHF 600 per module) or open events (CHF 55 per participant, minimum 15 participants).
• Demenz Portal (Dementia Portal) Online platform with information on dementia care, linked to ARTISET's dementia expertise resources; serves affected persons, relatives, and care professionals.
• Administrativverträge (Administrative Contracts with Health Insurers) Negotiated contracts with health insurance purchasing groups (tarifsuisse ag and HSK) on behalf of Central Swiss cantonal associations; provides members with collective bargaining power on administrative terms.
• Mitgliederbereich (Member Area) Password-protected portal for member institutions to manage bed listings, update facility data, and access exclusive resources; the operational backbone for member services.
• Newsroom CURAVIVA Luzern Internal news and information platform for members containing articles, guides, and professional resources; complements the public website as a member-only knowledge hub.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• CURAVIVA Zentralschweiz BildungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCURAVIVA Luzern is co-trustee of CURAVIVA Zentralschweiz Bildung, the Central Swiss training association for nursing and elderly care centers. The association represents member interests in all educational matters and provides joint training and education services.
• XUND (OdA Gesundheit Zentralschweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXUND is an employer organization functioning as an organization of working life (OdA) under the Vocational Training Act. CURAVIVA Luzern is co-trustee. XUND represents interests of Central Swiss hospitals/clinics, elderly and nursing centers, and Spitex organizations.
• Palliativ LuzerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation between CURAVIVA Luzern and Palliativ Luzern for modular impulse events on palliative geriatric care. The partnership offers six thematic modules covering basics of palliative geriatrics, delivered as in-house or open training events.
• Konferenz CURAVIVA ZentralschweizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference of six Central Swiss associations (LU, NW, OW, SZ, UR, ZG) that negotiates administrative contracts with health insurers (tarifsuisse ag and HSK) on behalf of member institutions. Also manages benchmark, tax tools, and cost accounting guidelines.
• ARTISET (formerly CURAVIVA.CH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization providing continuing education in leadership, care, social pedagogy, and hospitality. CURAVIVA Luzern provides access to ARTISET's online dementia platform and professional training programs.
• Spitexverband Kanton LuzernmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization representing home care services in Lucerne canton, working together on integrated care and professional development matters.
• HeiminfomajorTechnology or IntegrationNational nursing home search platform providing data for CURAVIVA Luzern's bed availability listings and member institution directories. Data is managed by member institutions themselves.
• sozjobs.chmoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob portal for social sector positions, used by CURAVIVA Luzern members to post job vacancies. CURAVIVA Luzern links to sozjobs.ch for job listings across member institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARTISET (formerly CURAVIVA Schweiz): National umbrella association for elderly care, disability, and social-pedagogy institutions in Switzerland. ARTISET (rebranded from CURAVIVA.CH) provides national advocacy, continuing education, and platforms such as the dementia expertise hub that CURAVIVA Luzern resells to its members — making it both a partner and a higher-tier incumbent.
• Senesuisse: Swiss industry association for economically independent senior service providers, including retirement and care homes. A broader incumbent representing the for-profit segment of the elderly-care industry, offering some overlap in advocacy and benchmarking.

Others

• INSOS Schweiz: National association of social-pedagogical and residential-care institutions for people with disabilities. Comparable as a Swiss cantonal/federal advocacy and member-services association structure, though serving a different care segment than CURAVIVA Luzern's elderly-care focus.
• OdA Gesundheit Zentralschweiz (XUND): Central Swiss employer organization (OdA) coordinating vocational training in health professions, co-trustee of CURAVIVA Luzern. Relevant as an adjacent enabling organization that jointly shapes the labor pipeline for CURAVIVA Luzern's member institutions.
• Heiminfo: National online directory and bed-availability platform for Swiss nursing homes. Directly comparable as a member-facing information infrastructure partner, providing the data backbone for CURAVIVA Luzern's Heimliste and Freie Pflegeplätze offerings.

Emerging players

• Palliativ Luzern: Cantonal specialist organization providing palliative-care expertise and co-delivering the modular Palliative Geriatrics training program with CURAVIVA Luzern. An emerging specialist partner that could expand into adjacent end-of-life care services.
• Spitexverband Kanton Luzern: Cantonal association representing home-care (Spitex) organizations in Lucerne. Operates with a parallel advocacy/training mandate focused on home-based care, an emerging complement to inpatient nursing care central to CURAVIVA Luzern's mission.

Direct peers

• CURAVIVA Zürich: Cantonal association of care homes in Canton Zurich with parallel services including KORE-style cost accounting, professional training, and advocacy. Comparable in mandate, scale, and member-service portfolio to CURAVIVA Luzern.
• Vaka (Verband Aargauischer Pflege- und Betreuungseinrichtungen): Aargau cantonal association of long-term care institutions offering member services such as training, benchmarking, and tariff negotiation. A structural direct peer operating in a neighboring canton with similar organizational form.
• CURAVIVA Bern: Cantonal association of nursing homes in Canton Bern operating with the same membership-fee model, member services (training, benchmarking, advocacy), and health-insurer tariff negotiation mandate. It is the closest structural analogue to CURAVIVA Luzern in a neighboring canton.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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