Het Gouden Hart

What Het Gouden Hart does

Het Gouden Hart Thuisverpleging BVBA is a Belgian private limited company (BVBA) operating an officially RIZIV-recognized home nursing practice (Group 942 734 09 001) headquartered in Berchem (Antwerp). The organization functions as a cooperative (samenwerkingsverband) of 11 experienced nurses, coordinated by Zoë Jacobs, with Bart Van Royen serving as reference nurse for wound care. The practice delivers home-based nursing care across 19 postal code areas in the Antwerp region, supplemented by an on-site practice facility for complex wound care, medical procedures, and medical pedicure services. Service offerings span hygienic care, prescribed medical procedures, blood draws, palliative care, wound care, medication management, and assistive device provision (key safes, personal alarms), with 24/7 availability for palliative patients and trilingual NL/FR/ENG service.

The business model is built on RIZIV-billed home nursing services reimbursed by Belgian health insurance funds (mutualities) under the derdebetalersregeling third-party payer system, meaning insured patients incur no direct co-payment. Revenue is generated per nursing act performed, with custom care contracts available for uninsured patients or non-covered services such as medical pedicure. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-patient and direct-to-referrer: patients contact the practice by phone (24/7) or email, and new patient flow is driven by referrals from doctors, specialists, mutualities, and seven Antwerp-region hospitals. There are no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company affiliations; ownership sits with the cooperating nurses.

The underlying technology stack is limited to RIZIV-compliant documentation and billing systems — there is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or AI/ML capability. Distribution relies on the practice's own field nurses making home visits, with an on-site practice room for cases requiring specialized equipment. The competitive position rests on regulatory accreditation, broad multi-mutuality integration, institutional referral relationships, and continuity-of-care relationships with chronic and palliative patients in the Antwerp catchment area.

Name

Het Gouden Hart

Legal name

Het Gouden Hart Thuisverpleging BVBA

Website

https://gouden-hart.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Het Gouden Hart is an RIZIV-recognized Belgian home nursing practice (BVBA cooperative of 11 nurses) delivering reimbursed home-based care — hygiene, wound care, palliative support, and medical pedicure — across 19 Antwerp postal codes, billing via all major mutualities under the derdebetalersregeling system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Nursing Care

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), Mobile & At-Home Nail Services (HSALACAL)

Keywords

• Home nursing care
• Medical pedicure services
• Wound care nursing
• Palliative home care
• Hygiene care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerp/Berchem

HQ country

Belgium

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. Home Nursing Care Services: Revenue generated through RIZIV-recognized nursing care services billed directly to mutualities (health insurance funds) via the third-party payer system (derdebetalersregeling). Patients with valid doctor prescriptions and EID registration incur no co-payment. Custom care contracts available for uninsured patients or services outside standard coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Het Gouden Hart is a RIZIV-recognized home nursing practice that delivers professional thuisverpleging services directly to patients across the Antwerp region. Core offerings include hygiene care, medical procedures (with and without doctor's prescription), wound care, palliative care, blood draws, medication management, and medical pedicure. Services are provided in patients' homes or at the organization's own practice room in Berchem.

Product overview

Het Gouden Hart is a home nursing organization offering a unified portfolio of care services in the Antwerp region. The core offering consists of professional home nursing care (thuisverpleging), supplemented by medical pedicure (medische pedicure) services. Nursing procedures are organized into three sub-categories: procedures without doctor's prescription (hygienic care), procedures with doctor's prescription (medical treatments), and procedures at request of doctor/laboratories (blood draws). Additional support includes assistive devices (key safes, personal alarms) and an on-site practice facility for complex treatments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Services available 24/7, 7 days a week for palliative patients

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• All Belgian Mutualities (Christelijke Mutualiteit, Liberale Mutualiteit, Onafhankelijke Mutualiteit, Socialistische Mutualiteit, Vlaams Neutraal Ziekenfonds)coreOthersCollaborates with all health insurance funds/mutualities in Belgium for the third-party payer system (derdebetalersregeling), enabling patients to receive care without direct payment.
• Medical Service Centers, Doctors, and SpecialistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with all medical service providers, doctors, and specialists in the Antwerp region to coordinate patient care and ensure comprehensive support.
• Local Hospitals (AZ Heilige Familie Rumst, AZ Middelheim, AZ Monica, AZ Sint Maarten, Sint Augustinus, Sint Vincentius, UZA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferral relationships with local hospitals in the Antwerp region for patient transitions from hospital to home care.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wit-Gele Kruis Vlaanderen: Largest home nursing organization in Flanders, offering RIZIV-billed thuisverpleging across the entire region. Directly comparable to Het Gouden Hart in service mix and reimbursement model, but operates at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Familiehulp: Established Flemish home care brand under the CM group, offering a broad mix of home nursing and family aide services. Comparable to Het Gouden Hart in regulated home care delivery, but with a much larger geographic footprint and brand.
• Korian Belgium: European care group with Belgian operations spanning nursing homes, assisted living, and home care services. Comparable in elderly-care delivery, but operates across a much broader service portfolio and is facility-anchored.
• Sodexo Home Care (Belgium): Multinational facilities and home services provider with Belgian operations in personal/home care. Comparable only at the broadest level of in-home service delivery; not a specialized RIZIV-billed nursing peer.

Direct peers

• i-mens: Flemish home care organization (formerly CM Thuiszorg) providing nursing and personal care at home under similar RIZIV-billed arrangements. Competes head-to-head with Het Gouden Hart for patients and self-employed nurses in the broader Antwerp/Flanders market.
• Solidariteit voor het Gezin: Belgian home care provider offering family care, nursing, and household help, including thuisverpleging. Same direct-to-patient delivery model with RIZIV-recognized services and 24/7 elements, making it a close operational peer.
• Helan (formerly Bond Moyson Oost-Vlaanderen): Belgian mutual-affiliated home care provider delivering thuisverpleging and domestic help across Flanders. Directly comparable business model, customer base, and reimbursement logic to Het Gouden Hart.

Emerging players

• Altrio thuisverpleging: Belgian cooperative of self-employed home nurses (samenwerkingsverband) using a RIZIV-billed model very similar to Het Gouden Hart. Closely comparable organizational structure and target nurse profile.
• Cura Thuisverpleging: Smaller Flemish home nursing practice operating under the RIZIV third-party payer system with comparable service menu (wound care, hygiene, palliative). Direct peer in scale and positioning to Het Gouden Hart.
• Home Instead (Belgium): International franchise specializing in non-medical home care and companionship for seniors in Belgium. Comparable in targeting elderly clients at home but focused on personal care rather than RIZIV-billed skilled nursing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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