CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt

What CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt does

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a non-profit trade association (Verband) founded in 1987 and headquartered at Im Westfeld 2, Basel, Switzerland. It represents 42 nursing homes and one day-care institution in Canton Basel-Stadt, collectively providing residential care, accommodation, and support services to over 3,000 elderly residents. The association operates with a small central staff of 6 employees, while its 42 member institutions collectively employ approximately 3,506 people.

The association's core function is to serve as the unified representative body for non-profit elderly care providers in Basel-Stadt, negotiating multi-year framework contracts with the canton's Health Department and co-governing quality standards through the Nursing Home Quality Commission. Its principal technology platform is the RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument), a standardized care needs assessment system deployed across all member institutions since 2002 that produces 24 quality indicators per home and supports billing classification. Additional offerings include interRAI LTCF coordinator training courses, evidence-based clinical guidelines developed with the University of Basel (notably Delir Management), leadership development programs in partnership with the University of Basel's Institute for Nursing Science, the qualivista quality framework co-developed with Baselland and Solothurn, an Institutionssuche online portal, ombudsman services, and the semi-annual CURAVIVA-Journal.

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is funded primarily through recurring membership fees from its 42 institutional members, supplemented by training course fees (e.g., CHF 240 per person per day for RAI courses; CHF 680-850 per participant for advance healthcare directive courses). It is a member of the national umbrella CURAVIVA Schweiz and operates within the broader ARTISET federation. Member institutions collectively delivered 1,051,000 care days in 2025, achieved 95.9% average occupancy, generated 337 million CHF in tax volume, and maintained 575 ongoing training positions across health professions and other roles.

Name

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt

Legal name

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt

Website

https://curaviva-bs.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a non-profit trade association representing 42 nursing homes and one day-care institution in Canton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, serving over 3,000 elderly residents. It negotiates cantonal framework contracts, coordinates RAI-based quality assurance, and delivers training and professional development for member institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-Term Care Association Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Nursing home association
• Long-term care services
• Care quality standards
• Professional healthcare training
• Elderly care coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt operates as a member-based association funded by contributions from its 42 member nursing homes. The association negotiates the multi-year framework contract for all nursing homes with the canton.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a non-profit member association that represents 42 nursing homes and one day-care institution in Canton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. It provides collective representation, negotiates multi-year framework contracts with the canton, coordinates the RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) care needs assessment system, delivers professional training and certification programs, and runs quality assurance frameworks such as qualivista. Member institutions collectively offer residential care, day care, dementia care, and palliative care to over 3,000 elderly residents.

Product overview

CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is an association representing 42 nonprofit nursing homes and one day-care institution in Canton Basel-Stadt, serving over 3,000 elderly residents. The organization's offerings span care assessment tools (RAI system with 24 quality indicators), training programs (interRAI LTCF coordinator courses, leadership courses with University of Basel), quality standards (qualivista guidelines), clinical guidelines (Delir Management, Competency Profiles), and advisory services (care placement consultation, financing guidance). Member institutions offer diverse services including residential care, day care (approximately 150 places), dementia care, and various therapeutic approaches. The association also supports professional education through vocational training coordination for HF nursing programs and publishes the semi-annual CURAVIVA-Journal. Key programs include the Academy-Practice Partnership with the Institute of Nursing Science at University of Basel for leadership development, and the Basel Care Home Quality Commission for quality assurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Institutionssuche (Institution Search)
• Tagesbetreuung (Day Care)
• RAI Kurse (interRAI LTCF Coordinator Training)
• Pflegebedarfsabklärung RAI (Care Needs Assessment)
• qualivista (Quality Standards)
• Leitlinie Delir-Management (Delirium Management Guideline)
• Praxisempfehlung Kompetenzprofile (Competency Profiles Recommendation)
• Ombudsstelle (Ombudsman Service)
• Leadershipkurs in APH (Leadership Course for Nursing Homes)
• Heimfinanzierung Beratung (Care Home Financing Advisory)
• Pflegeplatzberatung (Care Placement Consultation)
• HF Pflege Ausbildungskoordination (HF Nursing Education Coordination)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95.9% average occupancy rate across member institutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CURAVIVA SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization for CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt. CURAVIVA Schweiz is part of ARTISET federation. CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a member and follows national standards and guidelines.
• ARTISETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of service providers for people with support needs, formed by CURAVIVA Schweiz and INSOS Schweiz. CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt participates through its national association membership.
• CURAVIVA BasellandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighboring canton association. Together with CURAVIVA BE, GSA (Solothurn), and VAKA (Aargau), forms the CURAVIVA Northwest Switzerland regional conference.
• University of Basel - Institute for Nursing Science (INS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partnership for professional development. Jointly runs the Leadership course for nursing home managers. Collaborated on delirium management guidelines. Joint Academy-Practice Partnership for nursing education.
• Health Department of Canton Basel-StadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner. Negotiates multi-year framework contracts. Together forms the Nursing Home Quality Commission. Supports implementation of quality standards.
• OdA Gesundheit beider BaselmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare education organization for both Basel cantons. CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a member, helping ensure professional workforce development.
• OdA Soziales beider BaselmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial sector education organization. CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt supports vocational training coordination through membership.
• Pro SenectutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElderly support organization. Offers services for elderly people before and during nursing home transition. Provides supplementary benefits counseling and training.
• palliative bs+blmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional palliative care network. Collaborates on palliative care continuing education events and professional development.
• GGGG VoluntasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services organization offering advance healthcare directive counseling courses in collaboration with CURAVIVA.
• Swiss Hospitals (Adullam, Felix Platter, USB, Claraspital)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with major Basel hospitals for patient transfer coordination, medical care continuity, and healthcare system integration.
• SPITEX BaselmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome care services provider. Works with nursing homes on care transition and coordination between home care and institutional care.
• Basler Ombudsstelle für AltersfragenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is co-founder of this independent ombudsman office for elderly issues and SPITEX in Basel.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CURAVIVA Schweiz: National umbrella trade association for elderly-care institutions in Switzerland, of which CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a cantonal member. Same business model (membership representation, framework negotiation, quality standards, training) operating one level up in the same federation (ARTISET).
• ARTISET: Federation of service providers for people with support needs, formed by CURAVIVA Schweiz and INSOS Schweiz. CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt participates through CURAVIVA Schweiz; same membership/advocacy model at the federal level.
• CURAVIVA Baselland: Cantonal sister association representing nursing homes in Basel-Landschaft, formally grouped with CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt in the Northwest Switzerland regional conference. Near-identical mandate: representation, training, and quality assurance for member homes.
• CURAVIVA Bern: Cantonal CURAVIVA association for the canton of Bern, co-participant in the Northwest Switzerland regional conference with Basel-Stadt. Same association structure serving member nursing homes.
• VAKA Aargau: Cantonal nursing home association for Aargau, participating in the same Northwest Switzerland regional conference as CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt. Closely comparable mandate and member base.

Emerging players

• INSOS Schweiz: National federation for social-service providers for people with disabilities, co-founder of ARTISET alongside CURAVIVA Schweiz. Comparable association/trade-body structure but serving a different population (disability services rather than elderly LTC).
• Pro Senectute: Switzerland's largest specialty organization for elderly people, providing pre-entry counseling, supplementary-benefits advice, and transition support. Strategic partner of CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt but focused on the pre-residential phase rather than institutional care.
• OdA Gesundheit beider Basel: Cantonal healthcare-education organization for both Basel cantons, of which CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt is a member. Comparable coordination role for LTC workforce development, with overlapping training-pipeline activities.
• Spitex Schweiz: National association for home-care (Spitex) providers in Switzerland. Adjacent care-delivery setting — complements CURAVIVA members via the partnership between CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt and SPITEX Basel for transition-of-care coordination.

Others

• SBK-ASI (Schweizer Berufsverband der Pflegefachpersonen): Swiss professional association for nursing professionals. Thematically adjacent — addresses workforce development and professional policy in the same nursing labor pool that CURAVIVA Basel-Stadt depends on for staffing its 42 member homes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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