Cura Vita

What Cura Vita does

Cura Vita GmbH is a privately-held ambulatory nursing care service (ambulanter Krankenpflegedienst) headquartered in Namborn, Saarland, Germany. Founded on April 1, 1993 by registered nurse Helga Malter, the company provides in-home nursing and care services to care-dependent elderly and sick individuals across five municipalities: Namborn, Oberthal, Gronig, Güdesweiler, and St. Wendel. The company operates under a three-Geschäftsführer structure (Helga Malter-Schäfer, Kathrin Schäfer-Wagner, and Christina Schäfer) and employs approximately 54 staff across care, training, and management functions.

Core services include palliative care (Palliativpflege), gerontopsychiatric care with a dementia focus (Gerontopsychiatrie), nursing consultation (Pflegeberatung), wound management (Wundmanagement), professional nursing care, medical treatment care, household support, and individual activities for dementia patients. The company also runs a three-year vocational training program for certified geriatric nurses (Altenpfleger/-innen) established in 2010, with staff trained in validation techniques, kinesiology, basal stimulation, and other specialized care methods. The digital footprint is minimal — there is no proprietary software platform; the website is built on standard components (Google Maps, reCAPTCHA, Font Awesome, YouTube embeds), and the company partners with Hetzner for hosting and the DRK for first-aid training.

Revenue is generated through professional services reimbursable by statutory and private health and long-term care insurance funds (Kranken- und Pflegekassen). The company operates a direct-to-consumer model with no resellers or third-party distribution channels, acquiring customers primarily through word-of-mouth, the company website, and direct phone/email contact. Cura Vita is a single-site operation with no disclosed subsidiaries, external investors, or M&A activity; ownership is concentrated among the three managing directors.

Name

Cura Vita

Legal name

Cura Vita GmbH

Website

https://curavita-helgamalter.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cura Vita GmbH is a private ambulatory nursing service in Namborn, Saarland, Germany, founded in 1993, providing in-home palliative, geriatric, dementia, and wound care to elderly residents across five municipalities, reimbursed through German health and long-term care insurance funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSABACAA

Medicare-Certified Skilled Nursing Visits (RN/LPN)

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

SECONDARYHSABAFAL

In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

SECONDARYHSABAGAD

Emergency / On-Demand Respite Care

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Respite Care Services

Keywords

• Ambulatory nursing care
• Home healthcare services
• Palliative care
• Wound management
• Elderly care

Headquarters

HQ city

Namborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Nursing and care services reimbursement: Cura Vita provides ambulatory nursing care services that are financially supported by statutory and private health and nursing care insurance funds (Kranken- und Pflegekassen). The company states it cannot offer services for free and advises customers on how to use insurance funds for personalized relief.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ambulatory nursing care service (ambulanter Krankenpflegedienst) based in Namborn, Germany, delivering in-home nursing and support to elderly, sick, and palliative clients. Services include palliative care, gerontopsychiatric care, wound management, nursing consultation, household services, and caregiver training.

Product overview

Cura Vita is an ambulatory nursing service (ambulanter Krankenpflegedienst) providing comprehensive at-home healthcare and support services in the Namborn, Oberthal, Gronig, Güdesweiler, and St. Wendel areas. The company offers a unified portfolio of nursing and care services rather than a modular software product. Core services include palliative care (Palliativpflege), gerontopsychiatric care with dementia focus, nursing consultation (Pflegeberatung), wound management, professional nursing care based on kinesics and basal stimulation, medical treatment care, household services, and individual activities for dementia patients. Additionally, the company operates a three-year vocational training program for geriatric nursing certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palliative Care Specialized in-home palliative nursing care for terminally ill and chronically ill patients in the Namborn region, focused on comfort, pain management, and quality of life.
• Gerontopsychiatric Care In-home nursing care tailored for elderly patients with psychiatric conditions such as dementia, addressing behavioral, cognitive, and emotional care needs.
• Wound Management Professional wound care and dressing services delivered in clients' homes for chronic, post-surgical, or pressure-related wounds.
• Nursing Consultation Professional nursing consultation and care planning visits conducted at the client's home, providing expert advice on treatment and ongoing care.
• Household Services Domestic and household support services delivered alongside nursing care to assist clients with daily living activities in their homes.
• Elderly Care Training (Pflegekurse) Training courses for family caregivers and informal caregivers covering elderly care skills, available to relatives of clients and community members.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital chain. Not a direct home-care competitor but a key upstream referrer to ambulante Pflegedienste like Cura Vita and an increasingly active provider of post-discharge care services.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group operating across multiple states. Relevant as an upstream partner/downstream competitor for post-acute home nursing referrals that Cura Vita serves.

Direct peers

• Renafan Group: Germany-wide operator of ambulanter Pflegedienst, Intensivpflege and stationäre care, headquartered in Berlin. Closest scaled analog to Cura Vita in terms of service mix including home nursing and specialist care.
• Home Instead Deutschland: Large Germany-wide franchisor of ambulante Seniorenbetreuung und häusliche Pflegedienste. Directly comparable to Cura Vita as a home-delivered elderly care provider; meaningfully larger footprint but the same core service model.
• Malteser Deutschland: Caritative organisation running ambulanter Pflegedienst and palliative care in many German regions. Comparable to Cura Vita in combining skilled home nursing, palliative focus, and family-facing Pflegeberatung.
• ASB (Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland): Non-profit provider of ambulanter Pflegedienst and Hauswirtschaftliche Versorgung across Germany, including in Saarland. Directly comparable operating model of reimbursed home nursing and household services.
• Compassio (BeneVit / Compassio Gruppe): Operates ambulante Pflegedienste alongside senior residences across Germany. Comparable because it bundles home-based nursing with dementia and palliative specialties similar to Cura Vita's portfolio.

Regional players

• Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit: Berlin-focused hospital and outpatient care network with ambulante Pflegedienste. Comparable care portfolio but regional rather than national, useful as a peer benchmark for service-line breadth.
• Caritas Pflege Saarland: Caritas Saarland offers ambulante Pflege and Beratung in the same Namborn/St. Wendel catchment as Cura Vita. It is the most direct regional competitor given geographic overlap.
• Diakonie Saar: Regional branch of Diakonie providing ambulante Pflege and Demenzbetreuung in Saarland. Strongly comparable service portfolio and geographic footprint in the same market as Cura Vita.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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