Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland

What Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland does

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland is a Dutch non-profit healthcare coordination network founded in 2010 and based in Culemborg, Gelderland. It organizes independent, in-home dementia care and guidance for people with dementia and their informal caregivers across the Rivierenland region, covering the municipalities of Buren, Culemborg, Neder-Betuwe, Tiel, and West Betuwe. The core service is delivered through a team of seven dementia consultants who provide independent, non-provider-affiliated guidance in clients' homes, arranged via referral from general practitioners (huisartsen) and their practice support staff (POH). The organization also operates training, workshops, and information sessions for professionals and volunteers.

The underlying technical platform is the OZO verbindzorg digital coordination system, which enables real-time information sharing among all parties involved in a client's care — family doctors, dementia consultants, pharmacies, day care providers, specialists, and speech therapists — eliminating repeated handovers and ensuring continuity. The network's intellectual property includes the Stepped Care Methodology (matching support intensity to disease stage), the Wegwijzer Dementie Rivierenland information guide developed with over fifty care professionals, and the Sociale Kaart Rivierenland interactive map of day activities. Strategic direction is governed by the Multi-Year Plan 2030, designed to prepare the region for a projected 248% increase in dementia prevalence by 2050 amid a 65% decline in informal caregivers.

The business model is anchored on Dutch basic health insurance (basisverzekering) reimbursement for dementia counseling, with no cost or deductible impact for most clients. A secondary revenue stream comes from fee-based professional workshops priced at €25 per session. Go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven through GPs, primary care centers, and a core partnership network that includes Zorgcentra De Betuwe, Santé Partners (STMR), SZR, Ziekenhuis Rivierenland, the five regional municipalities, Alzheimer Nederland regio Rivierenland, and Mura Zorgadvies. Headcount is approximately seven dementia consultants plus coordination staff; a waiting list of 34 clients with an average 7-week wait indicates demand currently exceeds consultant capacity.

Name

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland

Legal name

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland

Website

https://dementierivierenland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland is a Dutch non-profit network founded in 2010 that coordinates independent, in-home dementia care for people with dementia and their caregivers across the Rivierenland region through seven dementia consultants, the OZO verbindzorg digital platform, and a regional partnership ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dementia Care Coordination Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Dementia Care Coordination & Care Planning (HSABAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Memory Care Care Management & Navigation (Dementia Care Coordination) (HLADACAJ)

Keywords

• Dementia care coordination
• Independent home care guidance
• Stepped care methodology
• Elderly care network
• Caregiver support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Culemborg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dementia Counseling — Basic Health Insurance Funded: Dementia counseling and guidance is covered under the basic health insurance (basisverzekering) for most cases. This means no costs or deductible (eigen risico) consumption for the client. In some cases a personal contribution (own payment) may apply.
2. Training and Coaching for Professionals and Volunteers: The organization offers training, information sessions, and coaching to professionals and volunteers involved with people with dementia, including POHs, district nurses, and home caregivers. Workshops are offered for a fee (e.g., €25 per session).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland provides independent in-home guidance and support for people with dementia and their informal caregivers through a team of seven dementia consultants serving the Rivierenland region of the Netherlands. Services include care planning, care arrangement, social-emotional support, and multi-stakeholder coordination from early detection through to residential care transition, structured around a stepped care methodology. The network also delivers training, workshops, and coaching for healthcare professionals and volunteers, supported by the OZO Verbindzorg digital care coordination platform.

Product overview

Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland is a healthcare coordination network providing dementia care services through a platform of interconnected products and services. The core offering consists of the Dementieconsulenten Rivierenland (Dementia Consultants) who provide independent at-home guidance, supplemented by the Wegwijzer Dementie Rivierenland (Dementia Guide) for information and navigation. The network operates under the Mehrjarenplan 2030 (Multi-Year Plan 2030) strategic framework, coordinating care through partner organizations. Additional services include Ontmoeten en Dagbesteding (Day Activities) and Begeleiding bij Dementie (Dementia Guidance), all focused on enabling people with dementia to live safely at home as long as possible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dementieconsulenten Rivierenland (Dementia Consultants Rivierenland) Independent in-home guidance and support provided by a team of seven dementia consultants for people with dementia and their caregivers. Consultants advise on managing memory problems, arrange appropriate care, and help clients and their informal caregivers make informed choices to live safely at home as long as possible. Typically reimbursed under Dutch basic health insurance (basisverzekering).
• Begeleiding bij Dementie (Dementia Guidance) Guidance service for people with dementia, typically reimbursed from the Dutch basic health insurance with no costs or deductible (eigen risico) impact for clients, though occasionally a personal contribution may apply.
• Training, Workshops, and Coaching for Professionals and Volunteers Training, information sessions, and coaching delivered to professionals and volunteers involved with people with dementia, including practice support staff (POH), district nurses, and home caregivers. Workshops are offered for a fee (e.g., €25 per session), payable by invoice after registration.
• Ontmoeten en Dagbesteding (Meeting and Day Activities Mapping) Mapping and coordination of the broad range of meaningful day activities and meeting places for people with dementia and their caregivers across the Rivierenland region, providing relief and supporting continued independent living at home.
• Wegwijzer Dementie Rivierenland (Dementia Guide Rivierenland) A comprehensive guide containing tips and tools for questions about dementia, including general information, organized activities in Rivierenland, and municipal contact points. Developed in 2019 with input from more than fifty professionals in care and welfare.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 persons currently on waiting list; average waiting time 7 weeks; 17 clients wait longer than 6 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Zorgcentra De BetuwecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Major care center in Rivierenland, providing residential and home care services. Part of the core network of organizations collaborating to organize dementia care. Also employs the home care staff (Thuiszorg De Betuwe) frequently referenced in client support cases.
• Santé Partners (STMR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Home care organization providing district nursing, home help, and household support services to people with dementia in the region. Frequently involved in the coordinated care of dementia clients through the OZO verbindzorg platform.
• SZRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Care organization providing elderly care including specialist old-age medicine (specialist ouderengeneeskunde), rehabilitation, and home support. Involved in diagnostics (e.g., establishing dementia diagnoses) and occupational therapy for clients.
• Ziekenhuis RivierenlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional hospital providing medical care including the memory clinic (geheugenpolikliniek) staffed by neurologists, geriatricians, and psychologists who conduct diagnostics, provide guidance, and develop treatment plans for people with dementia.
• Gemeenten in RivierenlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The municipalities (Buren, Culemborg, Neder-Betuwe, Tiel, West Betuwe) are responsible for social support (WMO) and elderly care policy. They collaborate on making municipalities dementia-friendly and on the Multi-Year Plan 2030 for dementia care.
• Alzheimer Nederland regio RivierenlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional chapter of Alzheimer's Netherlands, organizing activities for people with dementia and their loved ones, advocating for their interests, and pointing the way to help. Active across the municipalities of Buren, Culemborg, Neder-Betuwe, Tiel, and West Betuwe.
• Mura ZorgadviescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Healthcare consultancy that supported the development of the Multi-Year Plan 2030, conducted research on day activities for people with dementia, and provides ongoing coordination support. Coordinator Huub Creemers is associated with this firm.
• Eerstelijns Centrum TielsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Primary care center in Tiel that collaborates with the network on organizing dementia care services and professional coordination in the region.
• Zorggroep Gelders RivierenlandsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Healthcare group in the Gelders Rivierenland region collaborating on elderly care and dementia support within the broader network.
• Programma Samen… Oud in RivierenlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland is part of this broader regional program focused on aging well in Rivierenland. This program coordinates cross-domain collaboration (medical and social) to prepare for demographic changes.
• Zorgboerderij de BloemheuvelsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Small-scale care farm in Rumpt providing day care for up to eight people with dementia. Offers meaningful day activities including cooking, gardening, crafts, and exercise, enabling people with dementia to remain active and supporting caregivers.
• Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022University of Applied Sciences whose students conducted research on the implementation of the stepped care methodology under supervision of the network and partner organizations.
• Elk WelzijnsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Welfare organization whose consultant flagged concerns about a client with dementia attending the Odensehuis in Culemborg, initiating the coordinated care response described in the collaboration case study.
• Odensehuis CulemborgsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Meeting center in Culemborg for people with dementia and their caregivers, offering activities and support. Opened in West Betuwe, providing a low-threshold meeting place for people with dementia.
• Centrum voor Levensvragen RivierengebiedsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Center for life questions in the Rivierenland area providing spiritual care. Their spiritual caregivers (Margreet Bruens and Eline van der Giessen) deliver workshops on meaning and life questions for people with dementia in home situations.
• Brain Research CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Organization conducting research into new medicines for brain diseases including Alzheimer's. A client (Anita Linskens) participates in their drug research program. The organization seeks participants for Alzheimer's drug trials.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Alzheimer Nederland: National Dutch Alzheimer's association operating across all regions including Rivierenland (where it is an active network partner). Comparable because it provides dementia information, advocacy, and caregiver support at national scale, overlapping with Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland's guidance and education functions.

Direct peers

• Netwerk Dementie regio Utrecht: A neighboring Dutch regional dementia network following the same collaborative model — coordinating independent dementia consultants, GPs, hospitals, and municipalities across a defined geographic region. Operationally and structurally the closest direct peer to Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland.
• Netwerk Dementie Arnhem en Nijmegen: A Dutch regional dementia network serving the Arnhem–Nijmegen area with comparable case-management, network coordination, and dementia-friendly municipality activities — a direct functional twin of Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland.
• Netwerk Dementie Haaglanden: Another Dutch regional dementia network organizing coordinated dementia care across the Haaglanden region with case managers, GPs, and care providers. Mirrors Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland's regional coordination model in a different geography.

Others

• Mezzo: National Dutch association for informal caregivers (mantelzorgers), providing support, advocacy, and resources. Comparable because informal caregivers are central to Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland's home-care model, making Mezzo an adjacent ecosystem player.
• Mura Zorgadvies: Healthcare consultancy that supported Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland's Multi-Year Plan 2030 and provides ongoing coordination support via Huub Creemers. Comparable as an enabling partner delivering strategic planning and research services to regional dementia networks.
• Vilans: National Dutch knowledge center for long-term care, providing research, tools, and implementation support to dementia and elderly-care networks across the Netherlands. Relevant as an ecosystem participant that supports regional dementia networks including comparable organizations.

Emerging players

• Dementie.nl: National Dutch online information portal for dementia run by Alzheimer Nederland, providing digital information and resources to people with dementia and caregivers. Comparable as a complementary information-and-navigation layer overlapping with Netwerk Dementie Rivierenland's Wegwijzer guide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/netwerkdementierivierenland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dementieconsulenten-rivierenland

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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