Thuisverpleging Meerdael

What Thuisverpleging Meerdael does

Thuisverpleging Meerdael is a Belgian cooperative (Cvba — coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) of independent home nurses operating under the legal name Coöperatie van Thuisverpleegkundigen Arrondissement Leuven. The organization is headquartered in Vaalbeek, Belgium, and delivers nursing care directly to patients in their homes and service flats across 15 municipalities in the Leuven arrondissement, including Bertem, Bierbeek, Blanden, Egenhoven, Haasrode, Herent, Heverlee, Kessel-lo, Korbeek-Dijle, Korbeek-Lo, Leuven, Oud-Heverlee, Sint-Joris-Weert, Terbank, and Wilsele. Service is provided 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

The cooperative's service catalog spans general nursing assistance (toileting, injections, total care), specialized clinical services (wound care, palliative care, technical care including TPN and catheter management), patient education (diabetes education), and high-acuity offerings such as home oncology hospitalization (Thuishospitalisatie oncologie). It also deploys qualified care assistants (Zorgkundige+). The organization differentiates on the advanced training and continuing education of its nursing staff, positioning specialization rather than generalist coverage as its core value proposition. The cooperative is also recognized as a practice-oriented training center for future nurses.

Revenue is generated by billing patient visits under official RIZIV (Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) tariffs for conventionalized nurses, with separate weekday and weekend/holiday rate schedules effective January 1, 2024. Patients pay a co-payment (remgeld) with the remainder reimbursed through health insurance. Customer acquisition operates through direct patient contact, healthcare provider referrals (GPs, hospital social services, health insurance mutualities), and word-of-mouth within the local care network. The organization holds no patents, trademarks, or external funding; it is entirely member-owned with Steven Vancraesbeek serving as Chairman (also a nursing pain specialist) and Michiel Lovenich as Managing Director.

Name

Thuisverpleging Meerdael

Legal name

Coöperatie van Thuisverpleegkundigen Arrondissement Leuven

Website

https://thuisverpleging-meerdael.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thuisverpleging Meerdael is a Belgian cooperative of independent home nurses providing 24/7 specialized nursing care, palliative care, wound care, diabetes education, and home oncology hospitalization across 15 municipalities in the Leuven arrondissement, billed under official RIZIV tariffs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Nursing Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSABAHAJ

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Live-In & 24/7 In-Home Care

SECONDARYHLAFAEAH

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Home Health & Hospice Providers

SECONDARYHSABACAE

Wound, Ostomy & Continence Care (WOC) at Home

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Skilled Nursing & Clinical Home Health

Keywords

• Home nursing services
• Palliative care
• Wound care
• Diabetes education
• Home healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaalbeek

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Billing: Services are billed according to official RIZIV (Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) tariffs for conventionalized nurses. Both weekday and weekend/holiday rates apply. Patients pay co-payment (remgeld) with remainder reimbursed through health insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Thuisverpleging Meerdael is a cooperative of independent home nurses providing 24/7 nursing care at patients' homes and in service flats across the Leuven arrondissement in Belgium. Services span toileting assistance, injections, wound care, total care, palliative care, technical nursing procedures (TPN, Hickman/Port-a-cath flushing), diabetes education, and oncology home hospitalization. Care is delivered by nurses holding advanced post-basic training and is billed at official RIZIV (Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) tariffs.

Product overview

Thuisverpleging Meerdael is a cooperative of independent home nursing professionals offering a comprehensive range of nursing care services in the Leuven area of Belgium. The organization operates as a single unified service with multiple specialized care domains including wound care, palliative care, technical care (TPN, catheter management), diabetes education, and home oncology hospitalization. Services are provided 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, at patients' homes or in service flats. The cooperative structure emphasizes specialized care with nurses holding advanced training and continuing education qualifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palliative Care (Palliatieve zorgen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Care available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Meal delivery servicesminorOthersCollaboration with meal delivery services to provide supplementary assistance for optimal home stay, mentioned as part of coordination with other services to complement nursing care.
• Personal alarm servicesminorOthersPartnership for personal alarm systems to enhance home safety and enable independent living, offered as supplementary assistance through collaboration with other services.
• Social housing providerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen for innovative partnerships with social housing providers to provide nursing care services to residents, demonstrating forward-thinking approach to expanding care access.
• Assisted living facilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative partnerships with assisted living facilities (assistentiewoningen) to integrate nursing services within these residential settings.
• Multidisciplinary practicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with multidisciplinary healthcare practices to enhance inter-disciplinary collaboration in primary healthcare.
• HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnerships with hospitals to facilitate smooth transitions and coordinated care for patients.
• Melisio Group BVminorOthersEscalation path for complaints - if the patient is not satisfied with the solution, the complaint can be submitted to the chairman of the board of Melisio Group BV.
• CoopburominorOthersReference organization for cooperative entrepreneurship information, providing educational resources about the cooperative business model.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Helan (formerly Onafhankelijk Ziekenfonds): Belgian mutual health insurer offering home nursing services to members. Operates in overlapping regional markets under the same RIZIV tariff structure with comparable skilled nursing focus.
• Bond Moyson Thuisverpleging: Belgian mutual health fund-affiliated home nursing service operating under RIZIV tariffs with comparable geographic regional coverage. Directly comparable in service scope (wound care, palliative, injections) and cooperative-like regional structure.
• Altrio Thuisverpleging: Belgian home nursing organization providing skilled nursing visits in patients' homes under RIZIV tariffs. Directly comparable service model and geographic focus across Belgian municipalities.
• Solidaris Thuisverpleging: Solidaris mutual health fund's home nursing arm delivering skilled nursing visits in patients' homes across Belgium. Direct competitor using the same RIZIV reimbursement regime and serving overlapping patient populations.

Broad incumbents

• Wit-Gele Kruis Vlaanderen: Largest home nursing organization in Flanders providing skilled nursing visits across Belgium. Direct functional overlap with Thuisverpleging Meerdael (wound care, injections, palliative, technical care) under the same RIZIV framework, but at national scale rather than single-region focus.
• i-mens: Major Flemish home care provider (formerly Familiehulp) offering personal care, household help, and nursing services at scale. Comparable home-based service delivery model and RIZIV billing infrastructure.
• CM Thuisverpleging: Christelijke Mutualiteit's home nursing division providing skilled nursing care to members and patients. Comparable service mix and RIZIV framework, with scale advantages from CM's large membership base.

Emerging players

• Team Thuisverpleging: Network of independent home nurses operating in Belgium with similar cooperative-like structure. Comparable in scale, service scope, and target patient population to Thuisverpleging Meerdael.

Others

• Senior Living Group (Armonea): Major Belgian operator of residential care facilities and adjacent home care services. Comparable end-patient population (elderly requiring nursing care) and listed as an assisted living partner for Thuisverpleging Meerdael.

Regional players

• Zorg Leuven (Zorgbedrijf Leuven): Local public-sector care organization operating in the Leuven region with overlapping elderly and home care services. Geographic overlap with Thuisverpleging Meerdael's territory in the Arrondissement Leuven.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thuisverplegingmeerdael
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thuisverpleging-meerdael

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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