LA CLE DES AGES

What LA CLE DES AGES does

LA CLE DES AGES is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901), founded in 1993 and headquartered in Pélissanne, Bouches-du-Rhône, that delivers home-based personal care and nursing services to elderly dependent persons and persons with disabilities. It operates two complementary core services under the French regulatory framework: a SAAD (Service d'Aide et d'Accompagnement à Domicile) providing non-medical daily living assistance such as hygiene, meals, mobility, housekeeping, and social companionship, and a SSIAD (Service de Soins Infirmiers à Domicile) providing medical nursing care including injections, wound care, perfusion, medication management, and chronic disease monitoring. Services are delivered in prestataire mode, meaning the association remains the legal employer of caregivers deployed at beneficiaries' homes.

The association operates with approximately 280-281 professionals organized into 17 administrative staff, 229 aides à domicile and auxiliares de vie, and 35 aides-soignantes and infirmières, serving 1,000-2,000 beneficiaries across 34-40+ communes in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It runs three physical offices in Pélissanne (siège social), Tarascon, and Salon-de-Provence, and offers a free in-home evaluation visit to design personalized care plans with a dedicated referent per beneficiary. Service coverage extends to Pélissanne, Vitrolles, Lançon-de-Provence, Tarascon, Salon-de-Provence, Grans, and Châteaurenard, with services available seven days a week.

Revenue is generated through recurring monthly billing under conventioned agreements with public and private funders: the Conseil Départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône funds SAAD services through APA (Allocation Personnalisée d'Autonomie), the Assurance Maladie reimburses SSIAD services at 100% with no beneficiary co-payment, and additional funding flows from MDPH (PCH), caisses de retraite (CARSAT Sud-est, MSA, Assurance Retraite, ANGDM), mutual insurance funds (MGEN, CMCAS Marseille, AXA Assistance, Bien-être assistance, Mutuaide assistance), and voucher systems (CESU, Domiserve). The association holds the Arrêté d'autorisation du 16/03/2022 from the Conseil Départemental and Agrément SAP n°301100988 from the Préfecture. There are no investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no proprietary technology, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Governance is led by Eliane Garnier (Présidente du conseil d'administration) and Yvan Codina (Directeur général).

Name

LA CLE DES AGES

Legal name

La Clé des Ages

Website

https://associationlacledesages.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LA CLE DES AGES is a French non-profit association founded in 1993 that delivers home-based personal assistance (SAAD) and nursing care (SSIAD) to elderly and disabled individuals across 34-40+ communes in Bouches-du-Rhône, serving approximately 2,000 beneficiaries with around 280 professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty Personal Care Agencies (Non-Medical Home Care Providers) (HLADAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Home care services
• Elderly care
• Disability support
• Nursing services
• Personal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salon-de-Provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Service d'Aide et d'Accompagnement à Domicile (SAAD): Aide à domicile services conventionnée with Conseil Départemental APA, sécurité sociale, CESU, caisses de retraite et mutuelles. Services provided in prestataire mode where association remains employer of caregiver.
2. Service de Soins Infirmiers à Domicile (SSIAD): Soins infirmiers à domicile covered at 100% by Caisse d'Assurance Maladie. Prescription médicale required for services. No patient co-payment required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LA CLE DES AGES is a French non-profit association that delivers home care services to elderly dependent persons and disabled individuals across the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its core offering comprises two services: SAAD (Service d'aide et d'accompagnement à domicile) covering non-medical daily living assistance such as housekeeping, meal preparation, mobility support, and social companionship; and SSIAD (Service de soins infirmiers à domicile) providing medical nursing care including injections, wound dressings, medication management, and chronic disease monitoring, delivered under medical prescription.

Product overview

LA CLE DES AGES operates two complementary core services: a SAAD (Service d'aide et d'accompagnement à domicile) providing non-medical daily living assistance, and a SSIAD (Service de soins infirmiers à domicile) providing medical nursing care. The SAAD includes home help, meal preparation, mobility support, and social companionship, while the SSIAD offers professional nursing care including injections, wound care, and therapeutic monitoring. Together these services enable elderly and disabled individuals to remain at home, with coverage across 34 communes in the Bouches-du-Rhône department serving approximately 2,000 beneficiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service d'aide et d'accompagnement à domicile (SAAD) Non-medical home assistance service providing daily living support to elderly dependent persons and disabled individuals, including household tasks, meal preparation, mobility support, hygiene help, and social companionship. Conventioned with Conseil Départemental (APA), sécurité sociale, CESU, caisses de retraite, and mutuelles.
• Service de soins infirmiers à domicile (SSIAD) Home nursing care service providing medical care, hygiene assistance, and therapeutic support for elderly and dependent persons. Operates 7 days a week under medical prescription, with 100% coverage by the French national health insurance (Caisse d'Assurance Maladie). Includes injections, wound dressings, perfusion, medication management, chronic disease monitoring, therapeutic education, and cognitive stimulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services available 7 days a week for beneficiaries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Département des Bouches-du-RhônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernmental partner providing authorization and funding through APA (Allocation Personnalisée d'Autonomie). Conseil Départemental regulates and finances home care services for elderly dependent persons.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency providing authorization for SSIAD (Service de Soins Infirmiers à Domicile) and regulatory oversight of healthcare services.
• Maison départementale des personnes handicapées (MDPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental house for disabled persons providing PCH (Prestation de Compensation du Handicap) funding and administrative support for disabled beneficiaries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• O2 Senior (O2 Care Services): One of France's largest private home-services brands, with a dedicated O2 Senior offer covering personal care, housekeeping, and accompaniment for elderly dependents. Operates nationally with greater scale and brand investment than a regional association.

Direct peers

• AXEO Services: Major French franchise network of home services providers (housekeeping, personal care, elder care) operating across multiple regions. Competes for the same aides à domicile pool and offers overlapping SAAD-type services for elderly dependents.
• Senior Compagnie: French franchise dedicated to in-home assistance for seniors and disabled persons, offering garde, accompagnement, and aide à la vie quotidienne. Operates a prestataire model analogous to La Clé des Ages and conventioned with major mutuelles and retirement funds.
• Petits-fils: National French home care network focused on elderly assistance (aide aux aînés), providing hour-based personal care and accompaniment services across many cities. Competes directly for the same caregiver pool and beneficiary segments as La Clé des Ages.
• Domidom: French franchise network specialized in personal care, housekeeping, and accompaniment services for elderly and dependent persons at home. Directly comparable service offering and conventioned funding profile to La Clé des Ages.
• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): National network of non-profit home care and nursing providers in France, offering SAAD, SSIAD, and related services. Shares La Clé des Ages' association-based governance, dual SAAD+SSIAD model, and reliance on departmental / health-insurance convention funding.
• ADHAP (Aides à Domicile aux Personnes Âgées): Network specialized in personalized home assistance for elderly and disabled persons, offering hour-based personal care across French regions. Directly comparable mission, service mix, and conventioned payer base.
• ADMR (Fédération ADMR): France's largest federation of non-profit home care associations, providing SAAD and SSIAD services across virtually all departments. Operates the same prestataire (provider) model with conventioned funding from APA, Assurance Maladie, and mutuelles, making it the closest structural and operational peer to La Clé des Ages.

Regional players

• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale): Municipal social services centers that deliver or coordinate in-home personal care for elderly and disabled residents. Compete with La Clé des Ages for departmental referrals and APA-funded beneficiaries within the same communes.
• ASSAD (associations locales): Federation of regional non-profit home care associations (Associations de Soins et Services à Domicile). Structurally similar to La Clé des Ages but typically anchored in other French regions, useful as a benchmark for association-based elder-care service models.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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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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