EMS La Résidence

What EMS La Résidence does

EMS La Résidence is the operating brand of the Fondation des Maisons de Retraite du District d'Aigle, a Swiss private foundation recognised of public interest, constituted on November 4, 1969 and associated with the 15 communes of the Aigle district in Canton Vaud. The foundation operates three nursing home (EMS) sites — La Résidence d'Aigle (77 beds), Résidence Grande-Fontaine à Bex (84 beds), and La Résidence des Diablerets (29 beds) — totalling 190 beds, delivering geriatric and psycho-geriatric residential care, nursing and medical services, physiotherapy, podology, socio-cultural animation, and spiritual care. Each site also operates a Centre d'Accueil Temporaire (CAT) for day/respite care serving home-dwelling seniors and family caregivers; the Bex CAT is branded 'La Dolce Vita'.

The underlying technology stack is conventional and non-proprietary: there is no software platform, no app, and no API disclosed. Catering at the Aigle site is outsourced to Eldora SA, a leading Swiss elderly-care caterer; medication supply is handled by a local Aigle pharmacy; and admissions are coordinated with the cantonal home-care network (CMS Vaud, OSAD) and the umbrella employer association Héviva, which governs the collective labour agreement. The foundation does not disclose fee schedules publicly; resident fees are set via individual financial assessment in coordination with the Canton de Vaud's financial aid framework.

The business model is B2C recurring residential care fees, supplemented by ancillary revenue from CAT day-care, home meal delivery to home-dwelling seniors in the Aigle region, and hospitality services (cafeteria, hairdressing). Go-to-market is community-led and referral-based: admissions flow through CMS/OSAD institutional referrals, family recommendations, and the CAT as a community touchpoint. The foundation publishes a quarterly journal 'La Chouette' for residents, families, and collaborators, and positions itself within official Canton Vaud care pathways. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

EMS La Résidence

Legal name

Fondation des Maisons de Retraite du District d'Aigle

Website

https://ems-chablais.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMS La Résidence, the operating brand of the Fondation des Maisons de Retraite du District d'Aigle, operates three Swiss nursing homes in Canton Vaud (Aigle, Bex, Les Diablerets) delivering geriatric and psycho-geriatric residential care, day-respite services, and home meal delivery to ~190 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-Term Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

Keywords

• Nursing home care
• Geriatric residential care
• Long-term elderly care
• Psycho-geriatric care
• Elderly day care

Headquarters

HQ city

Aigle

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential care fees: Revenue generated from fees charged to residents for long-term and short-term accommodation, care, and hospitality services in the three EMS facilities. Fees are determined through individual financial assessments in coordination with the Canton de Vaud.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EMS La Résidence operates three nursing home (EMS) facilities in the Aigle district of Canton Vaud, Switzerland, providing long-term and short-term geriatric and psycho-geriatric residential care for elderly residents, with a combined capacity of 190 beds across Aigle (77 beds), Bex (84 beds), and Les Diablerets (29 beds). It also operates Centre d'Accueil Temporaire (CAT) day-care programmes at each site, hotel and catering services (with food preparation outsourced to Eldora SA), physiotherapy, podology, socio-cultural animation, spiritual care, and home meal delivery for elderly persons living independently in the district.

Product overview

EMS La Résidence operates as a unified portfolio of three nursing home (EMS) facilities managed by the Fondation des Maisons de retraite du district d'Aigle: La Résidence à Aigle (77 beds), Résidence Grande-Fontaine à Bex (84 beds), and La Résidence des Diablerets (29 beds). The facilities share a common mission of geriatric and psycho-geriatric care, offering residential accommodation, medical care, and socio-cultural programming. Each site also operates a Centre d'Accueil Temporaire (CAT) for day care, with Bex's CAT specifically named 'La Dolce Vita'. Additional services include hotel/restaurant operations (outsourced to Eldora SA), physiotherapy, podology, and spiritual care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAT (Centre d'Accueil Temporaire): Temporary reception center providing daytime care services for elderly people living at home, helping maintain autonomy and combat loneliness
• CAT La Dolce Vita

Products and services

• La Résidence à Aigle A nursing home (EMS) facility in Aigle with 77 beds, offering long-term and short-term stays for elderly residents, including geriatric and psycho-geriatric care, with a dedicated Centre d'Accueil Temporaire (CAT) for day care services on site.
• Résidence Grande-Fontaine à Bex A nursing home facility in Bex accommodating 84 residents, set in a park facing the Dents-du-Midi mountains, offering quality geriatric care and a rich programme of socio-cultural activities, including the CAT 'La Dolce Vita' day-care service.
• La Résidence des Diablerets A small nursing home in Les Diablerets with 29 beds, offering geriatric care in a warm atmosphere with views of the Alpine glacier, and an on-site CAT day-care service.
• CAT - Centre d'Accueil Temporaire (Aigle, Bex, Les Diablerets) Temporary day-care centres at each EMS site providing half-day or full-day activities, optional care services, and meals for elderly persons living at home. The Aigle CAT is open Monday to Friday; the Bex CAT is branded 'La Dolce Vita'. Services support home-care maintenance and provide respite for family caregivers.
• Prestations de soins Medical care services for residents including physician visits, nursing care, physiotherapy, podology, and pharmacy supply via partnership with Pharmacie locale d'Aigle.
• Prestations hôtelières Hotel services for residents including meals (managed by Eldora SA), accommodation in private rooms, housekeeping, laundry, hairdressing, and technical maintenance.
• Prestations socio-culturelles Socio-cultural activities for residents including animation, spiritual celebrations, and the quarterly journal 'La Chouette' distributed to residents, families, and staff.
• Home meal delivery service Meal delivery service for home-dwelling elderly persons in the Aigle region, operated in collaboration with CMS Vaud to support independent living and nutritional needs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Eldora SAcoreOthersEldora SA, a leading provider of restaurant services for elderly persons, is contracted to manage food preparation at La Résidence d'Aigle. Eldora is described as 'leader de la restauration pour personnes âgées.' The food service is managed under the responsibility of Chef Michael Pierre.
• CMS Vaud (Centre Médico-Social)coreOthersCMS Vaud is referenced as a partner for home care coordination. La Résidence provides meal delivery services to home-dwelling seniors in collaboration with the CMS, functioning as part of the broader cantonal social care network.
• OSAD (Organisation de Soins à Domicile)coreOthersOSAD is referenced alongside CMS Vaud as part of the support network for home-dwelling seniors. The CAT programme is described as operating 'en collaboration avec les différents réseaux de soutien (famille-médecin-CMS-OSAD).'
• HévivacoreOthersHéviva is the umbrella association (association faitière) to which the Fondation des Maisons de retraite du district d'Aigle belongs. Héviva is signatory to the collective labour agreement (CCT San) for the Vaud parapublic health sector, which governs working conditions at the institution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Sénévita Résidences et Hôtels (differentiation): Smaller Swiss operator focused on boutique residential elderly care, comparable in providing hotel-style residential services for elderly residents. Operates at a smaller scale and more boutique segment than La Résidence but with overlapping service categories.

Regional players

• Lindenhofgruppe (Bern): Regional operator of residential care and nursing homes concentrated in the Bern region of Switzerland. Comparable in offering nursing-home and assisted-living services under a public-interest mandate, though its geography is Bern-adjacent rather than Vaud.

Direct peers

• Senevita Group: Largest private Swiss operator of residential and nursing care facilities, comparable in business model — multi-site EMS / Pflegeheim operator with recurring resident-fee revenue and cantonal partnerships — and the closest direct competitor to EMS La Résidence in the Swiss residential elderly-care category.
• DOMICIL: Bern-based operator of nursing homes and residential care facilities serving the public-interest mandate of Swiss cantonal elderly care. Comparable in mission, funding model, and service offering to a Vaud EMS operator like La Résidence.
• Tertianum: Swiss premium-segment operator of residential, nursing, and assisted-living facilities, comparable because it runs multi-site elderly residential portfolios under recurring-fee models similar to La Résidence, though typically positioned in the higher-end of the Swiss market.

Others

• Eldora SA: Leading Swiss provider of catering for elderly-care institutions and a direct operational partner of La Résidence. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant whose scale and specialization in elderly nutrition directly supports La Résidence's hotel-services layer.
• Héviva (Association faitière): Vaud cantonal umbrella association for parapublic health employers, of which the Fondation is a member. Comparable as the labor-relations and sector-governance counterpart that shapes staffing costs and collective bargaining across La Résidence's operating model.
• CMS Vaud (Centre Médico-Social): Cantonal home-care coordination network in Vaud and a direct referral partner of La Résidence. Comparable as the upstream care-coordination counterpart that channels residents into EMS facilities across the canton.

Broad incumbents

• Korian Suisse: Swiss subsidiary of European long-term care group Korian, operating several nursing homes in Switzerland. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering facility-based residential and nursing elderly care similar to La Résidence but at multi-canton scale.
• Orpea Suisse: Swiss arm of the large European nursing home group Orpea (now Emeis), operating multi-site EMS facilities across multiple cantons. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering skilled nursing and residential elderly care at a scale far exceeding La Résidence's district footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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