Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd

What Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd does

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd is a South African, founder-led healthcare training and services company operating from Century City, Western Cape. Its core product is a 12-month Healthcare Assistant training programme comprising 1,150 hours (142 theory, 1,008 practical) delivered at seven academy sites across Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, with three annual intakes (Feb/March, May/June, Sept/Oct). Course fees run R29,952–R31,952 (2026–2028) plus assessment and registration fees, paid via bank deposit with a six-installment plan option.

Beyond training, Nido operates two related revenue streams: a placement service connecting graduates with private hospitals, old age homes, retirement villages, and private households, and a home-care services line delivering in-home care (post-hospitalisation, dementia, rehabilitation, palliative) to private patients, with Discovery Health Homecare acting as a preferred-provider referral channel since June 2016. The company is bootstrapped, founder-owned (CEO Gizelle van der Merwe), privately held, and has trained over 40,000 Healthcare Assistants since 2000, with international placement success in New Zealand and the UK. There is no proprietary technology platform; delivery is people-intensive and operational rather than software-driven.

Name

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd

Legal name

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://nidohealth.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd is a South African founder-led training academy and home-care provider running a 12-month Healthcare Assistant course across seven sites, placing graduates in private healthcare and delivering in-home care via its Discovery Health partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Workforce Training

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing Assistant (CNA) & Patient Care Technician (PCT) (EDAOAJAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare assistant training
• Home care services
• Caregiver certification
• Nursing education
• Healthcare staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Assistant Training Programme: Course fees for the 12-month Healthcare Assistant training programme. Total training fees of R29,952 (2026), R30,952 (2027), R31,952 (2028) plus assessment test fees of R1,350-R1,450. Registration fees of R15,000-R17,000. Additional fees for CPR training, certificate ceremony, uniforms, and replacement materials. Payment plan available in 6 installments of R2,492 over 6 months.
2. Home Care Services: Professional home care services providing Healthcare Assistants to private patients in their homes, including in-home care, post-hospitalisation care, specialised care (dementia, rehabilitation, palliative), and medical aid-supported care through Discovery Health Homecare.
3. Placement Services: Post-training placement assistance connecting graduates with positions in private hospitals, healthcare institutions, old age homes, retirement villages, and private homes. Free placement service for graduates who register with Nido after completing the course.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd trains and certifies Healthcare Assistants through a 12-month programme (1,150 hours combining 142 hours of theory with 1,008 hours of practical placement in private hospitals and care facilities), places graduates into employment, and delivers professional in-home care services to private patients including post-hospitalisation, palliative, dementia, and rehabilitation care. The integrated offering covers training, placement, and direct home care service delivery across four South African provinces.

Product overview

Nido Nursing (Pty) Ltd operates as a unified healthcare services and training organisation offering three integrated core offerings: the Health Care Assistant Training Course (a 12-month programme with 1150 hours of theory and practical training), Private Placements Assistance (connecting graduates with employment in hospitals, care facilities, and private homes), and Home Care Services (providing professional in-home care including post-hospitalisation, palliative, and specialised care). These products work together to form a complete pipeline from training through placement to direct patient care services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Care Assistant Training Course A 12-month comprehensive training programme comprising 1,150 hours (142 hours theory plus 1,008 hours practical) that prepares students to become qualified Healthcare Assistants through hands-on rotations in hospitals, care facilities, and home-based settings. Recognised internationally with graduate acceptance in New Zealand and the UK.
• Private Placements Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ Healthcare Assistants trained and placed in South Africa and internationally since 2000
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Discovery Health HomecarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016Nido has been a preferred provider for Discovery Health Homecare since June 2016. Discovery HomeCare refers patients to Nido for home care services, particularly post-hospitalisation and specialised care. Nido provides quality care and support to Discovery Health members, with Dr Kelli Willson noting Nido's passion, quality care, and experienced care team. This partnership provides steady referral volume and medical aid coverage options for clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Aveanna Healthcare: Aveanna Healthcare is a US-listed home health and medical solutions provider. Comparable as a regional private duty and home health operator with similar caregiver staffing economics.
• BrightStar Care: BrightStar Care is a US-based home care and medical staffing franchise network. Comparable as a regional private duty home care operator with overlapping medical and non-medical care services.
• Right at Home (UK): Right at Home is a UK-based home care provider offering in-home elderly and specialist care. Comparable as a regional player in the home care space where Nido graduates also place internationally.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Bayada is a large US-based home health care provider with an employed caregiver model. Comparable as a regional home care operator with a similar in-home personal care service line.

Direct peers

• Netcare Education: Netcare Education operates healthcare training programmes in South Africa and is referenced in Nido's own materials as an employer pathway for graduates. Both organisations train healthcare assistants and nurses within the South African private healthcare ecosystem.
• Florence Nightingale Nursing Academy: A South Africa-based nursing and healthcare assistant training academy. Comparable as a direct peer operating in the same Healthcare Assistant training category with overlapping target student population.

Broad incumbents

• Mediclinic: Mediclinic is a leading private hospital group in South Africa with internal nurse training capacity. Comparable as a broad incumbent healthcare employer and educator with overlap in healthcare assistant workforce demand.
• Life Healthcare: Life Healthcare is a major South African private hospital group that runs in-house training and recruits healthcare assistants. Comparable as a large incumbent in the same private healthcare staffing and training value chain.
• Intercare: Intercare operates private medical and dental facilities across South Africa and recruits healthcare support staff. Comparable as a healthcare services operator with overlapping caregiver workforce needs.

Others

• Discovery HomeCare: Discovery HomeCare is both Nido's preferred-provider partner and a healthcare home care service within Discovery Health. It is a strategic channel/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, sitting upstream in the referral chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nidohealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/nidohealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nido-nursing-pty-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/nido_nursing_academy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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