Anker Fjord Hospice

What Anker Fjord Hospice does

Anker Fjord Hospice is a publicly funded, non-profit palliative care facility located in Hvide Sande, Midtjylland, Denmark, operating since 2006 within the Region Midtjylland healthcare system. It provides specialized palliative care to patients with life-threatening illnesses, offering free-of-charge stays across 12 private 60 m² apartments with fjord views, supplemented by shared amenities including a café, sensory room, spa, library, and sensory garden. Care is delivered through a multidisciplinary team — nurses, chief nurse, psychologist, physiotherapist, music therapist, chaplain, social worker/family therapist, kitchen staff, and administrator — supported by ~100 trained volunteers coordinated by a dedicated nurse, with admission handled via electronic referral from GPs and hospital physicians and triaged jointly with the Enhed for Lindrende Behandling (Palliative Care Unit at Gødstrup). Revenue is dominated by Region Midtjylland public healthcare funding; ancillary streams include ~1,200 support association memberships (150/225/650 kr personal/family/corporate), visitor meals and overnight stays, donations and bequests (including the CirkelLineDans folkegave for the 20th anniversary in October 2026), and paid professional palliative care courses. The hospice extends its footprint beyond the facility through the Navigator volunteer-based post-discharge service, semi-annual Mindeaftener memorial evenings, and an external rejseholdet training program for healthcare professionals.

Name

Anker Fjord Hospice

Legal name

Anker Fjord Hospice

Website

https://ankerfjordhospice.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anker Fjord Hospice is a publicly funded, non-profit 12-bed palliative care facility in Hvide Sande, Denmark, delivering free end-of-life care to terminal patients and family support, funded by Region Midtjylland and a 1,200-member support association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice & Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE), End-of-Life 24/7 In-Home Care (Hospice Support) (HSABAHAG), Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities (SNF/NH Hospice) (HLADAHAD)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• Hospice care
• End-of-life care
• Symptom management
• Specialized nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Hvide Sande

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Funding: Funded by Region Midtjylland as part of the Danish public healthcare system. Hospice stays are free for patients.
2. Support Association Membership: Approximately 1200 members paying annual fees: 150 kr personal, 225 kr family, 650 kr corporate. Supports activities and facilities beyond the regular budget.
3. Guest Meals and Accommodation: Visitors can purchase meals and overnight stays: breakfast 30 kr, lunch 95 kr, dinner 75 kr, overnight 150 kr per person including breakfast.
4. Donations and Bequests: Accepts donations and memorial gifts for activities, equipment, and the 20th anniversary fundraising campaign for the CirkelLineDans sculpture.
5. Course Fees: Educational courses offered to healthcare professionals on palliative care topics. Temaeftermiddag costs 350 kr per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Anker Fjord Hospice delivers specialized palliative (lindrende) treatment, care and support to patients with life-threatening illnesses, addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs through an interdisciplinary team. The hospice accommodates up to 12 patients in 60 m² private apartments and offers symptom-relief/rehabilitation stays of 3-5 weeks, a Navigator post-discharge program, music therapy, physiotherapy, and dedicated support services for relatives. Patient stays are free, funded by Region Midtjylland as part of the Danish public healthcare system.

Product overview

Anker Fjord Hospice is a single-site hospice facility offering specialized palliative care services as its core product. The hospice provides accommodation for 12 patients in 60 m² apartments with family guest facilities, along with shared amenities including café, spa, library, and gardens. Beyond core palliative care, the facility offers a Navigator Service for post-discharge support, memorial evenings, courses in palliative care for professionals, and support services for relatives. The organization is planning a CirkelLineDans reflection space and sculpture as a folk gift for its 20th anniversary in 2026. Anker Fjord Hospice functions as a unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialized Palliative Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Hospice stay satisfaction - patients and families report meaningful end-of-life experiences
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Linda Stampe (Visual Artist)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2026Linda Stampe was consulted for form development and idea generation for the CirkelLineDans bronze sculpture. Collaborated with volunteer Jesper Østergaard and hospice leadership to create the reflection space design.
• Bo Christensen (Architect)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2026Architect Bo Christensen designed the outdoor reflection space with inspiration from the sculpture's DNA and Anker Fjord's values. The design creates space for mirror basin, play, and contemplation.
• Maria Cass (Clinical Psychologist, National Sorrow Center)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2026Authorised clinical psychologist Maria Cass from Det Nationale Sorgcenter (National Sorrow Center) is presenting at the Temaeftermiddag (afternoon seminar) on children as next of kin.
• Elisabeth Rokkjær Hammer (Hospital Chaplain, OUH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2026Hospital chaplain at Palliative Team and Children and Youth Palliative Team at OUH, delivering presentation on existential and spiritual needs of children facing parent's serious illness.
• Støtteforeningen for Anker Fjord Hospice (Support Association)coreOthersIndependent support association with ~1200 members that provides financial support for activities and facilities beyond the hospice's regular budget. Funds exhibitions, events, and the CirkelLineDans project.
• Enhed for Lindrende Behandling (Palliative Care Unit, Gødstrup)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalliative care unit provides doctors who work at the hospice 3 days per week. Hospice director and palliative doctor jointly conduct patient assessment three times weekly.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sankt Lukas Hospice: A Copenhagen-based hospice operating under a similar Danish hospice model with multidisciplinary palliative care, volunteer involvement, and family support services. Directly comparable as a fellow Region-funded Danish hospice facility with comparable bed count and clinical scope.
• Hospice Fyn: A hospice on the island of Funen delivering palliative care under Denmark's public healthcare framework. Directly comparable to Anker Fjord as a small-to-mid-size Danish hospice with similar government funding, multidisciplinary staffing, and family-centred care philosophy.
• Hospice Sjælland: A hospice serving Region Sjælland with multidisciplinary palliative care teams and family accommodation. Directly comparable to Anker Fjord as a Danish publicly funded hospice operating with similar bed count, clinical scope, and volunteer-supported service model.
• Arresødal Hospice: A hospice in Hillerød offering palliative care within the Danish public healthcare system with comparable multidisciplinary staffing and family-oriented services. Directly comparable to Anker Fjord as a publicly funded Danish hospice with similar scale and operating philosophy.
• Diakonissestiftelsens Hospice: A hospice operated by the Diakonissestiftelsen in Fredericia, providing palliative care services as part of Denmark's public healthcare network. Directly comparable as a Danish hospice with similar multidisciplinary care model, family support programmes, and community engagement.
• Sankt Maria Hospice (Hjørring): A North Jutland hospice providing palliative care services as part of Denmark's regional healthcare structure. Directly comparable to Anker Fjord as a publicly funded hospice with comparable clinical staffing model, family support services, and community engagement approach.

Broad incumbents

• St Christopher's Hospice: Founded the modern hospice movement and operates as a larger, internationally recognised palliative-care provider with education, research and inpatient services. Comparable to Anker Fjord as a hospice facility with multidisciplinary teams, family support, and educational outreach, though at significantly greater scale and with broader funding sources.

Regional players

• Enhed for Lindrende Behandling (Gødstrup Hospital): The Palliative Care Unit at Gødstrup Hospital that formally partners with Anker Fjord Hospice, providing doctors three days per week. Comparable as the regional hospital-based palliative care counterpart that complements and partially substitutes for inpatient hospice care in Region Midtjylland.

Others

• Hospice UK: The national charity for hospice care in the United Kingdom, advocating for and supporting hospice providers across the sector. Relevant as an industry body comparable in function to the supportive ecosystem around Anker Fjord, including training, research dissemination, and policy advocacy.
• Det Nationale Sorgcenter: The Danish National Sorrow Center, which provides grief support and education in Denmark. Comparable to Anker Fjord's community grief and bereavement work (memorial evenings, relative support) and serves as an adjacent ecosystem participant with overlapping educational offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stoetteforeningankerfjord
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anker-fjord-hospice

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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