Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco

What Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco does

Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a medicalized public nursing home operated as a consortium (Consorzio) under Switzerland's Legge sul consorziamento dei Comuni (LCCom), jointly owned and governed by the municipalities of Agno, Bioggio, Magliaso, and Neggio in Canton Ticino. Founded as a consortium initiative in 1985 and inaugurated on 5 April 1993, the facility operates from a single 4,585 sqm site at Via Peschiera 8, Agno, with 72 beds distributed across four floors (24 beds per floor in 16 single rooms and 4 double rooms), allocated by municipality (Agno 35, Bioggio 21, Magliaso 12, Neggio 4). It employs approximately 100 collaborators and delivers 24-hour nursing coverage under the leadership of Administrative Director Mattiolo Luca and Sanitary Director Dr. Med. Denti Franco.

The core product is residential elderly care, offered through two service lines: soggiorni permanenti (permanent residency) and soggiorni temporanei (temporary stays up to three months per year). The care stack includes medical assistance, 24-hour nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, animation activities, musicotherapy (introduced as a cantonal pilot in 2011), spiritual care, kitchen services (carrying the 'Fourchette Verte' quality label), cleaning, laundry, and technical services, plus ancillary on-site hairdresser and pedicure provided by external practitioners. Revenue is generated primarily through monthly resident fees (rette) billed to residents and their health insurers (Casse Malati), supplemented by municipal contributions from consortium and non-consortium municipalities under cantonal statutory agreements, and marginal transactional revenue from the CHF 10 AVS meal service for pensioners and visitor coupons.

Distribution is structurally captive: admissions are routed exclusively through the cancellerie of the four consortium municipalities, with priority access for domiciled residents and inter-municipal agreements governing any non-consortium placements. The facility does not engage in commercial marketing; its website serves as an informational portal, and visibility derives from its public-institution status, local press coverage, and partnerships with industry associations (ADICASI, CURAVIVA Svizzera, ATTE, FORMAS, ED Ticino) and a peer-institution twinning with Casa anziani comunale Bellinzona. Governance is exercised through a Consiglio consortile of 4 members and a Delegazione consortile of 5, restructured under the 2010 LCCom amendments to streamline oversight.

Name

Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco

Legal name

Cigno Bianco

Website

https://cignobianco.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a public consortium nursing home in Agno, Canton Ticino, jointly owned by the municipalities of Agno, Bioggio, Magliaso, and Neggio, providing 72 beds of medicalized residential and temporary elderly care with comprehensive nursing, therapeutic, and ancillary services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Nursing Home Care

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

Keywords

• Elderly residential care
• Nursing home services
• Medicalized long-term care
• Temporary elderly stays
• Municipal care consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Agno

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Resident fees (retta): Residents pay a monthly fee (retta) for accommodation and care services. Billing is issued bimestrially to residents' health insurance funds (Casse Malati) and to the residents themselves. Health insurers have the right to request 10% co-payment on these bills.
2. AVS meal service: Meals are offered to AVS-age persons (pensioners) domiciled in the consortium municipalities at CHF 10 per meal including beverages. This external meal service is provided at the facility's restaurant.
3. Municipal contributions: Municipalities contribute to the facility's costs; non-consortium municipalities can sign agreements guaranteeing statutory contributions under the relevant cantonal law for their domiciled residents.
4. Beauty and ancillary services: Additional services such as hairdresser and pedicure are provided on-site by external practitioners and billed directly by the service provider to the resident.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco operates a 72-bed public medicalized nursing home offering permanent and temporary residential stays for elderly individuals, primarily citizens of the consortium municipalities of Agno, Bioggio, Magliaso, and Neggio in Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It delivers comprehensive 24-hour nursing, medical, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and palliative care, supported by catering, housekeeping, laundry, animation, music therapy, spiritual care, and administrative services on a single campus.

Product overview

Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a medicalized nursing home operating as a consortium of four municipalities (Agno, Bioggio, Magliaso, and Neggio) in Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The facility offers two core residential products: Soggiorni permanenti (permanent stays with 72 total beds) and Soggiorni temporanei (temporary stays up to 3 months). These are supported by comprehensive healthcare services including medical assistance, nursing care, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. Wellbeing services encompass animation/activities, music therapy, and spiritual care, while operational services cover food/catering (with Fourchette Verte quality label), cleaning, laundry, and technical support. The facility also provides personal services (hairdresser, pedicure) and community services through volunteer programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soggiorni permanenti (Permanent Residential Stays) Long-term residential care for elderly citizens of consortium municipalities (Agno, Bioggio, Magliaso, Neggio) who can no longer live independently, with 72 beds allocated across four floors.
• Soggiorni temporanei (Temporary Residential Stays) Short-term stays of up to three months per year (possibly split) for elderly persons needing respite, rehabilitation, or trial stays, subject to bed availability.
• Servizio pasti per persone in età AVS (Meal Service for AVS-Age Persons) Communal meal service for pensioners domiciled in consortium municipalities, served in the facility restaurant at CHF 10 per person including beverages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximum temporary stay of 3 months per year per resident
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ADICASI (Associazione dei direttori delle Case per anziani della Svizzera Italiana)minorOthersCasa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a member of ADICASI, the association of directors of elderly care homes in Italian-speaking Switzerland. This membership connects the facility to a professional network of similar institutions in the Ticino region.
• CURAVIVA SvizzeraminorOthersCasa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a member of CURAVIVA Switzerland, the association of social and care institutions in Switzerland. CURAVIVA supports its members in areas of quality, training, and advocacy.
• ATTE (Associazione ticinese terza età)minorOthersCasa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a member of ATTE, the Ticino association for the elderly (third age). This association represents and advocates for elderly persons in the canton.
• FORMAS (Associazione per la formazione nelle strutture sanitarie e negli istituti sociali del Cantone Ticino)minorOthersCasa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a member of FORMAS, the association for training in healthcare facilities and social institutions in Canton Ticino. FORMAS provides continuing education for healthcare staff.
• ED Ticino (Associazione Economia Domestica Ticino)minorOthersCasa Anziani Cigno Bianco is a member of ED Ticino, the Ticino Domestic Economy Association, which focuses on household and domestic science education and practices.
• Consorzio Protezione Civile Regione Lugano CampagnaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe facility collaborates with the Consorzio Protezione Civile Regione Lugano Campagna to organize holiday trips (to Rodi Fiesso) and weekly day excursions for residents. This partnership enables social outings and community integration activities for residents.
• Casa anziani comunale BellinzonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA twinning relationship (gemellaggio) was established between Casa Anziani Cigno Bianco and Casa anziani comunale Bellinzona, as reported in Corriere del Ticino in January 2014. This represents a peer institution exchange between two municipal nursing homes.
• External hairdresser practitionerminorOthersA hairdresser service is available on-site one day per week (potentially two days if needed). The service is invoiced directly by the external practitioner to the resident.
• External podiatrist (pedicure service)minorOthersA podiatrist is available on-site twice per month. Requests for this service are communicated to floor staff. The service is invoiced directly by the external practitioner to the resident.
• Ufficio anziani e delle cure a domicilio Canton TicinominorOthersThe Cantonal Office for the Elderly and Home Care (Ufficio degli anziani e delle cure a domicilio) under the Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità Canton Ticino sponsors a musicotherapy pilot project at the facility, which was introduced in 2011. The facility operates under cantonal health and social legislation.
• Priests of consortium municipalities (under Don Massimo Braguglia, Prevost of Agno)minorOthersThe priests of the consortium municipalities take turns providing Catholic worship services in the facility's chapel, under the responsibility of Don Massimo Braguglia, Prevost of Agno. Services are held on Fridays at 10:15 and are open to residents and external visitors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cigno-bianco

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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