Intensiv Leben

What Intensiv Leben does

intensivLEBEN GmbH is a private, owner-managed out-of-hospital intensive care provider headquartered in Burkhardtsdorf, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 2011 by Marc Kischkewitz and joined in 2012 by co-owner Nicole Wieberneit, the firm specializes in the care of highly dependent, ventilation-dependent patients outside the hospital setting, delivering artificial respiration, careful ventilator weaning (Entwöhnen), and 24-hour nursing support in both shared residential communities (Wohngemeinschaften) and individual home settings. Its service portfolio comprises seven integrated modules — out-of-hospital ventilation and weaning, rehabilitation and medical technology provision, assisted-living community placement, 24-hour individual home care, discharge and case management, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy — coordinated end-to-end from hospital discharge through ongoing therapeutic support.

The company operates approximately 30 patients across 8 self-organized residential communities in Chemnitz, Dresden, Central Saxony, and the Erzgebirge region, supported by roughly 80 employees and 10 trainees, and additionally provides round-the-clock home care. Care delivery relies on specialized medical equipment (ventilators, blood-gas analyzers) rather than software platforms, and is differentiated by a DIGAB e.V. certified in-house training program that qualifies staff in out-of-hospital ventilation, a sub-2% employee turnover rate (exceptional for the nursing sector), and an international caregiver recruitment pipeline spanning Vietnam, Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Slovakia with Goethe Institute language support. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees for intensive care reimbursed via German statutory and private health insurance (Krankenkassen); pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The firm is owner-managed with no holding company or external investors, has earned two TOP 100 Innovator designations (2018, 2020) and three Attraktiver Arbeitgeber Pflege certifications (2018, 2021, 2023), and announced a 2024 corporate rebrand to "IC Home 24" alongside signals of geographic intent extending from Saxony toward the Baltic Sea.

Name

Intensiv Leben

Legal name

intensivLEBEN GmbH – Außerklinisches Beatmungs- und Weaningzentrum

Website

https://intensiv-leben.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

intensivLEBEN GmbH is an owner-managed out-of-hospital intensive care provider in Saxony, Germany, delivering 24-hour ventilation, weaning, and rehabilitation services to highly dependent patients across eight residential communities and home-based settings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Out-of-hospital intensive care

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Home Respiratory & Ventilator Care (Skilled) (HLADAFAI)

Keywords

• Out-of-hospital ventilation
• Intensive care services
• Ventilator weaning
• Residential care communities
• Home-based nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Burkhardtsdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing intensive care services to patients, likely reimbursed through German health insurance (Krankenkasse) systems for long-term care

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

intensivLEBEN provides round-the-clock out-of-hospital intensive care for highly dependent, often ventilator-bound patients in Saxony, Germany. Core delivery consists of seven integrated service modules: artificial respiration and ventilator weaning (with blood-gas analysis), rehabilitation and medical equipment provision, residential assisted-living communities, 24-hour individual home care, hospital discharge and case management, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. Services are reimbursed primarily through German statutory or private health insurance and delivered across multiple locations in Saxony via eight residential communities and home-care arrangements.

Product overview

Intensiv Leben is an out-of-hospital intensive care and weaning center offering a comprehensive suite of services for highly dependent patients requiring ventilation. The core portfolio consists of seven integrated service modules: out-of-hospital ventilation and weaning (including blood-gas analysis), rehabilitation/medical technology provision, assisted-living community placement, 24-hour individual home care, discharge/case management coordination, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. These services work together within a structured process flow—from initial case management through living arrangement setup, ventilation configuration, equipment organization, and ongoing therapeutic support—to deliver continuous, needs-based care. The company operates across multiple locations in Saxony, Germany, managing approximately 30 patients in eight residential communities with a team of 80 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Out-of-hospital Ventilation and Weaning (Außerklinisches Beatmen und Weanen)
• Rehabilitation and Medical Technology (Reha- und Medizintechnik)
• Residential Assisted-Living Communities (Wohngemeinschaften)
• Individual Home-Based Intensive Care (Einzelversorgung zuhause)
• Discharge and Case Management (Entlassungs- bzw. Casemanagement)
• Occupational Therapy (Ergotherapie)
• Physiotherapy (Physiotherapie)

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 2% employee turnover rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• DIGAB e.V. (German Interdisciplinary Society for Out-of-hospital Ventilation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2021intensivLEBEN is a certified training provider of DIGAB e.V. for basic qualification in out-of-hospital ventilation. This partnership enables the company to train and certify nursing staff in specialized ventilation care.
• Goethe InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Goethe Institute and other European schools/institutions for language training and qualification of international nursing staff recruited from abroad.
• Selected Rehabilitation and Medical Technology ProviderssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with selected providers of rehabilitation and medical technology to ensure immediate delivery and readiness of vital aids for intensive care patients.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonitas Holding: Germany-based private provider of intensive home care and assisted-living communities for ventilated and highly dependent patients, operating a similar residential-community + 24/7 home-care model.
• Heimbeatmungsservice Brambring: Specialist German provider of home mechanical ventilation and out-of-hospital weaning services, serving ventilator-dependent adults — directly overlapping the company's core clinical offering.
• GIP (Gesellschaft für integrierte Patientenversorgung): Specialized German provider of out-of-hospital intensive care and ventilation services, with comparable focus on tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients in home and residential settings.
• VitalAire (Air Liquide): Air Liquide's home-respiratory and ventilation-care subsidiary operating in Germany, providing home oxygen, ventilation, and out-of-hospital respiratory services — directly overlapping intensivLEBEN's ventilation and weaning focus, including in Saxony.
• Renker Gruppe: German family-run group operating intensive home-care and residential community services for highly dependent patients, closely comparable in scale, regional model, and service mix to intensivLEBEN.

Emerging players

• Linde Healthcare (Linde): Home respiratory and ventilation division of Linde in Germany; an industrial-scale emerging player in the same home-ventilation category, providing both a competitive reference point and a potential medical-gas/equipment supplier.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators; while primarily inpatient, it operates adjacent home-care and post-acute services and serves as a key referral source for out-of-hospital intensive-care providers like intensivLEBEN.
• Helios (Fresenius): Major German hospital group with broad inpatient and post-acute services; relevant as a discharge source and as a potential integrator/competitor in out-of-hospital intensive care.
• Vivantes: Largest municipal hospital group in Berlin with post-acute services; comparable as a broad German healthcare incumbent whose patient-discharge channel overlaps with specialized intensive home-care providers.

Others

• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital chain with growing post-acute and home-care activities; an adjacent incumbent whose discharge funnel and emerging home-ventilation offerings intersect with intensivLEBEN's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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