Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto

What Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto does

Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto is a charitable, nonprofit long-term care institution (ILPI — Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos) operating in Mococa, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Founded on June 20, 1920, with its physical building inaugurated on October 2, 1921, the organization has provided continuous residential care for elderly persons aged 65 and older for over a century. The facility operates at a fixed capacity of 50 residents and is staffed by 14 employees. Its service offering centers on long-term residential accommodation, daily care, and supplementary activities such as the "Lar Dia" (Day Care) cognitive stimulation program, which includes bingo, memory exercises, and craft workshops for ambulatory elderly attendees.

The institution operates under a charitable, community-supported funding model rather than a commercial pricing structure. Its revenue is assembled from multiple streams: monthly contributions from resident beneficiaries (typically a portion of their pension benefits), recurring donations from member contributors and the broader community, and proceeds from periodic fundraising events such as charity auctions and bingos. It also receives in-kind and volunteer support from civic partners including SESI, the Mococa municipal government, APAE, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Mococa, and the Rotary Club. A portion of its operating costs is offset by residents' pensions and, where eligible, by governmental social assistance programs for indigent elderly.

Governance is handled by a volunteer administrative board (the most recent transition occurring in January 2012 under Carlos Alberto Ferreira) and the institution is registered as a Civil Society of Public Interest (OSCIP) with the Mococa municipal government, supporting its eligibility for public-sector partnerships and tax-exempt treatment. The organization is single-site, serving exclusively the Mococa catchment area, and does not operate commercial product lines, technology platforms, or fee-for-service billing — there is no digital product, app, or technology stack described. Its scope is fundamentally local, social-welfare-oriented, and constrained by its fixed physical capacity of 50 residents.

Name

Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto

Legal name

Lar dos Velhinhos de Mococa Dr. Adolpho Barreto

Website

https://lardosvelhinhosdemococa.blogspot.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto is a nonprofit long-term residential care home in Mococa, São Paulo, Brazil, serving up to 50 elderly residents aged 65+ through community-funded operations, pension contributions, and civic partnerships since 1920.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-Term Elderly Care (ILPI)

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADABAI

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Long-term care
• Residential care
• Nonprofit elderly care
• Institutional elderly care

Headquarters

HQ city

Mococa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Contributions: Resources come from one-time donations and monthly contributions from members (sócios). Donations are converted into food, medicine, clothing, housing, and care services.
2. Monthly Subscriptions (Sócios Contribuintes): Monthly membership fees from contributing members. The amount depends on each person's generosity. These contributions support quality care and financial stability.
3. Resident Pension Contributions: Most residents contribute their retirement/pension (one minimum wage) to the institution. However, the actual cost per resident exceeds this amount (approximately two minimum wages).
4. Fundraising Events: Events such as the traditional lunch auction (Leilão de Prendas de Almoço) and Festa Junina generate additional funds. The 2013 auction raised approximately R$40,000.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lar dos Velhinhos Dr. Adolpho Barretto is a nonprofit ILPI (Instituição de Longa Permanência de Idosos) that provides full-time residential long-term care for up to 50 elderly residents aged 65 and above in Mococa, São Paulo, Brazil. Services include accommodation, meals, clothing, medication management, medical, dental, psychological, and physiotherapy care, complemented by cognitive stimulation through playful and cultural activities. The institution is funded via resident pension contributions, monthly member contributions (sócios), charitable donations, and community fundraising events.

Product overview

Lar Dos Velhinhos Dr Adolpho Barretto is a single-service charitable institution (ILPI - Instituição de Longa Permanência de Idosos) providing long-term residential elderly care. The institution offers comprehensive elderly care services including 24/7 care for up to 50 seniors aged 65 and older, covering medical assistance, dental care, psychological support, physiotherapy, meals, clothing, and housing. Funding comes from resident pension contributions and monthly member donations.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Residential Long-Term Elderly Care Services (ILPI) Full-time residential long-term care services for up to 50 elderly residents aged 65 and above, including accommodation, meals, clothing, medication management, and medical, dental, psychological, and physiotherapy care, complemented by cognitive stimulation through playful and cultural activities. Targeted at low-income elderly individuals in need of full-time care.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Filarmônica MocoquenseminorOthers · 30 July 2013The local Philharmonic orchestra performed at the traditional lunch auction (Leilão de Prendas de Almoço), providing live music entertainment for the event.
• UNIGRAU School of MococaminorOthers · 27 June 2013UNIGRAU school participated in the traditional Festa Junina event, organizing and performing the caipira (rural) wedding show as part of the celebration.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Mococa (Mococa City Government)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2013City government partnered with APAE, Lar dos Velhinhos, and Santa Casa de Misericórdia to organize the 1st Municipal Forum of the Elderly (1º Fórum Municipal do Idoso) in June 2013.
• APAE de Mococa (Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2013Partnership with APAE, Lar dos Velhinhos, and Santa Casa de Misericórdia organized the 1st Municipal Forum of the Elderly (1º Fórum Municipal do Idoso) with support from the city government.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de MococacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2013Partnership with Santa Casa, APAE, and Lar dos Velhinhos for organizing the 1st Municipal Forum of the Elderly. Santa Casa is also the historical beneficiary of earlier charitable efforts dating back to 1907.
• Comunidade Preciosidade SantíssimaminorOthers · 1 June 2013Parish community that provided religious blessing (Benção dos Santos - Antônio/João/Pedro) by Father Sau during the Festa Junina celebration.
• SESI (Serviço Social da Indústria) - Escola SESI 357minorOthers · 29 April 2013SESI school conducted a fundraising competition (gincana) between students (green and yellow teams) and donated 648 liters of oil to the Lar dos Velhinhos institution as part of their community outreach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• APAE Brasil: APAE is Lar dos Velhinhos' direct partner in the 1st Municipal Forum of the Elderly in Mococa. Operates a comparable nonprofit, community-supported care model focused on vulnerable populations across Brazil.
• Ordem de Malta Brasil: Brazilian arm of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, operating charitable hospitals and elder care programs nationwide. Highly comparable as a faith-rooted, donation-supported provider of long-term care services to elderly and vulnerable populations.
• Lar São Vicente de Paulo: One of Brazil's largest Catholic charitable elder care networks, operating numerous ILPIs nationwide. Directly comparable as a charitable, community-funded, long-term elderly residential care provider in the Brazilian context.
• Fundação Padre Albino: São Paulo state-based nonprofit healthcare foundation operating hospitals and care services. Comparable as a regional nonprofit charitable provider offering residential and clinical care within a community-funded operating model.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Mococa: Lar dos Velhinhos' direct partner in the municipal elderly forum and the historical beneficiary of the 1907 charitable origins that led to the institution's founding. Comparable nonprofit community-supported care model in Mococa.

Regional players

• Residencial Senior: Brazilian commercial senior living operator serving a similar 65+ demographic with residential long-term care. Comparable on service category and customer profile, but operates under a fee-for-service rather than charitable funding model.

Emerging players

• ABRAz (Associação Brasileira de Alzheimer): Brazilian association supporting families and patients with Alzheimer's and dementias, with partial overlap on elderly cognitive support — relevant to Lar dos Velhinhos' cognitive stimulation and cultural programming offerings for residents.
• SOMA Cuidados Continuados: Brazilian provider of continuing care and elderly support services. Overlaps with Lar dos Velhinhos on target population (seniors needing ongoing care) and on delivery of integrated clinical + residential support, though operating under a more commercial framework.

Others

• Cruz Vermelha Brasileira: Brazilian Red Cross operates community health and humanitarian programs including elderly support. Related as a major Brazilian charitable care provider with similar volunteer-driven and donation-supported funding model, though broader in scope than elder residential care.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with a broad portfolio of assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Useful scale and operating benchmark for the residential long-term care category Lar dos Velhinhos occupies, though on a vastly larger, commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/velhinhosdemococa
• Facebookfacebook.com/lardosvelhinhos.adolphobarretto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lar-dos-velhinhos-dr-adolpho-barretto

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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