Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie

Name

Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie

Legal name

Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie

Website

https://vvgp.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gerontopsychiatric Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF)

Keywords

• Gerontopsychiatric care
• Expertise care networks
• Elderly mental health
• Professional healthcare training
• Knowledge network services

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from healthcare organizations and professionals. For 2026, membership costs €3,099 per year per organization. Membership provides access to the online community, knowledge network, training, and consultation services.
2. Training and educational services: Professional training programs including Herstelondersteunend werken (Recovery-oriented care), Agressie en probleemgedrag (Aggression and problem behavior), and Omgaan met kritiek van familie (Dealing with family criticism). Training is delivered in-company and accreditation is available for some programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie is a Dutch healthcare association that connects 14 national and regional expertise centers to share knowledge, deliver training, and provide specialized consultation and advice for highly complex gerontopsychiatric (GP+) care. It translates scientific insights into practical applications and operates an online community platform where member organizations collaborate on care innovation.

Product overview

Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie operates as a professional healthcare association and network offering a unified service portfolio centered on specialized gerontopsychiatric care. The core offerings include Clientgebonden Consultatie en Advies (client-bound consultation from recognized GP+ expertise centers), a Knowledge Center (Kenniscentrum) with an associated LVHC Research Library, and professional training programs (Herstelondersteunend werken, Agressie en probleemgedrag, and Omgaan met kritiek van familie). The association also provides an online VVGP Community platform for member collaboration and has developed three GP+ innovation products to help professionals deliver appropriate care. The organization connects 14 expertise centers across the Netherlands serving approximately 1,000 clients with highly complex gerontopsychiatric needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultatie en Advies (Clientgebonden Consultatie) Specialized client-bound consultation and advice from recognized GP+ expertise centers for complex gerontopsychiatric care situations, enabling clients to receive appropriate care and remain in their familiar environment.
• Kenniscentrum (Knowledge Center) A knowledge center that develops, manages, and disseminates gerontopsychiatric knowledge through collaboration with expertise centers, professionals, and experiential experts, providing practical knowledge products and learning interventions.
• VVGP Community An online community platform for member organizations providing access to a learning knowledge network where GP professionals can share knowledge, collaborate, and access innovation resources.
• Training Herstelondersteunend werken A 3-hour workshop training healthcare professionals in recovery-oriented care principles, covering the four phases of recovery and supporting GP+ residents by focusing on strengths rather than symptoms.
• Training Agressie en probleemgedrag A training program on aggression and problem behavior consisting of three 3-hour sessions covering aggression theory, signaling plans, territorial learning, and basic resilience principles for psychogeriatric, somatic, and home care settings.
• Training Omgaan met kritiek van familie A 3.5-hour training providing healthcare workers with tools for effective communication with family members of residents, including handling criticism, managing expectations, and de-escalation techniques, with 3 V&VN accreditation points.
• Onderzoeksbibliotheek LVHC A centralized, publicly accessible research library where low-volume, high-complexity (LVHC) care research knowledge comes together, helping researchers, students, care professionals, and policymakers find relevant information across seven LVHC expert networks.
• GP+ Innovatieproducten Three recently developed products that help professionals and care organizations provide appropriate care and treatment for the GP+ target group, explained in an animation video.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 60% of the 1,000 highly complex gerontopsychiatric residents in Dutch nursing homes are served by association's expertise centers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NetwerQminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwerQ is listed as a collaboration partner of the Vereniging voor Gerontopsychiatrie. The partnership supports knowledge sharing and collaboration in the healthcare sector.
• GGZ EcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ Ecademy is listed as a collaboration partner, providing educational resources and training opportunities for gerontopsychiatric professionals.
• TrimbosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrimbos (Trimbos Instituut) is listed as a collaboration partner. The partnership contributes to knowledge development and dissemination in mental health and addiction care relevant to gerontopsychiatry.
• Commissie Expertisecentra langdurige zorg (CElz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CElz (Commissie Expertisecentra langdurige zorg) was established for the creation and further development of expertise care for gerontopsychiatric clients and the required knowledge infrastructure. CElz provides all information about recognitions and positive expert opinions of the association's target group network, Knowledge Center, and regional and target group expertise centers.
• Onderzoeksbibliotheek LVHCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LVHC Research Library is a central, freely accessible location where research knowledge on low-volume, high-complexity (LVHC) care questions comes together. The association participates in this library alongside six other LVHC expertise networks: D ZEP, LBS, MS+, Huntington, Korsakov, and NAH+.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Nictiz: Nictiz is the Dutch center of expertise for digital innovation in healthcare. Adjacent enabler with similar knowledge-network function for the Dutch healthcare sector, though focused on eHealth/informatics rather than gerontopsychiatric clinical content.

Direct peers

• ParkinsonNet: ParkinsonNet is a Dutch national network of specialized healthcare providers for Parkinson's disease, with the same structural model of regional expertise centers coordinated by a central organization. Highly comparable to VVGP's expertise-center network model, but serving a different patient population.
• MS Zorg Nederland: MS Zorg Nederland coordinates specialized care for people with multiple sclerosis, also part of the LVHC network. Comparable to VVGP as a Dutch national coordination body for complex, low-volume chronic care, with similar expertise-center logic and Wlz-recognized status.
• Trimbos-Instituut: Trimbos is the Netherlands Institute for Mental Health and Addiction, listed as a VVGP collaboration partner. It operates a similar knowledge-development and dissemination model for mental health and is a direct peer in the Dutch mental-health knowledge network, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• GGZ Ecademy: GGZ Ecademy is an e-learning platform and VVGP collaboration partner that delivers accredited training to mental health professionals. Directly comparable to VVGP's training portfolio (Herstelondersteunend werken, Agressie en probleemgedrag) and represents a competing or complementary channel for the same healthcare professional audience.
• Korsakov Kenniscentrum: Korsakov Kenniscentrum is one of the Dutch low-volume, high-complexity (LVHC) expertise networks alongside VVGP, focused on Korsakov syndrome. Direct peer in the LVHC ecosystem, sharing the Onderzoeksbibliotheek LVHC and the same regulatory/recognition framework.
• HuntingtonNet: HuntingtonNet is the Dutch expertise network for Huntington's disease, also part of the LVHC network alongside VVGP. Comparable in mission (coordinating specialized centers for rare, complex conditions), funding model, and policy positioning under the Wlz framework.
• NAH+ Netwerk: NAH+ is the Dutch expertise network for non-congenital brain injury with complex care needs, another LVHC peer. Direct comparable in organizational structure, expertise-center model, and shared participation in the Onderzoeksbibliotheek LVHC.
• Vilans: Vilans is the national knowledge center for long-term care in the Netherlands, operating as a similar membership/coordinating body for VVT providers. Highly comparable to VVGP's role as a knowledge intermediary between expertise centers, professionals, and policy bodies, but covering the broader long-term-care population rather than gerontopsychiatrics specifically.

Broad incumbents

• ActiZ: ActiZ is the Dutch employer and branch organization for the VVT (elderly, gehandicaptenzorg, and thuiszorg) sector. Broader incumbent covering most Dutch elder-care providers that VVGP's member organizations belong to, with overlapping membership base but broader industry-wide scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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