Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS

What Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS does

Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS is an Italian Type A social cooperative (società cooperativa sociale, ONLUS) founded in July 1993 in Entratico (BG) and now headquartered in Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS), Lombardy. It operates within the Movimento Cooperativo Palazzolese (MCP), a synergistic management umbrella shared with sister cooperative Coop. Sociale Palazzolese (Type B, focused on work integration), and together the two entities employ 254 people as of January 2026. The cooperative delivers a broad continuum of public-sector social, health, and educational services across more than 30 municipalities in the provinces of Brescia and Bergamo, including home assistance (SAD), RSA Aperta dementia programs, integrated day centers (CDI), school integration, Misura B1 disability support, adult vulnerability services (Stazione di Posta, Budget di Salute), accredited blood sampling points, work integration programs under Art. 14 conventions, cemetery management (Grey Service), green maintenance (Green Service), cleaning (Blue Service), social housing (via subsidiary ECCAL), and a food bank (Il Paniere).

Revenue is generated primarily through multi-year service contracts and co-progettazione (co-design) agreements with municipal governments and the regional social-health system (Servizio Sociosanitario Regionale), supplemented by Art. 14 disability hiring conventions under L.68/99 (which allow companies to fulfill quota obligations by conferring work orders to the cooperative), municipal tariffs for cemetery and green services, and a minor private-pay home assistance channel. Pricing for public services is set by municipal and regional government tariffs rather than commercial price lists. The cooperative holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (and sister cooperative Palazzolese additionally holds ISO 14001:2015), reinvests all surpluses into social mission, and adheres to Confcooperative di Brescia. No proprietary digital technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability is evident; value delivery rests on the trained human workforce and established institutional relationships built over more than 40 years of continuous operation in the territory.

Name

Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS

Website

https://palazzolocoop.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. ONLUS is a 254-employee Italian Type A social cooperative (founded 1993) operating within the Movimento Cooperativo Palazzolese, delivering public-sector social, health, educational, and work-integration services across 30+ municipalities in Lombardy's Brescia and Bergamo provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Companion Care & Social Support (non-clinical) (HLADAGAB), Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE), Life Plan / Entrance-Fee CCRCs (HLADAEAA)

Keywords

• Social care services
• Home assistance
• Elderly care
• Disability services
• Cooperative social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardy

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public contracts and co-progettazione with municipalities: The majority of P.A.E.S.E.'s revenue derives from service contracts and co-design agreements with municipal governments (Comuni) and the regional social-health system. Municipalities fund home assistance, school integration, and day center services.
2. Public contracts with municipalities and public entities: Coop. Sociale Palazzolese operates through contracts with public entities, including municipal governments for cemetery management (Grey Service), green maintenance (Green Service), cleaning services (Blue Service), and work integration programs funded by social services.
3. Private pay home assistance: P.A.E.S.E. offers home assistance services (SAD) directly to individual citizens in private form, in addition to contracted services. These are billed directly to the client at rates managed by the cooperative.
4. Non-profit real estate operations (ECCAL): ECCAL reinvests operating surpluses from its non-profit real estate activities into social projects promoted by the cooperatives, including housing and urban regeneration initiatives. Revenue is generated through property management and housing assignments rather than commercial profit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Sociale P.A.E.S.E. is an Italian non-profit Type A social cooperative (ONLUS) that delivers social, health, and educational services for elderly, disabled, and socially vulnerable persons. Operating under the Movimento Cooperativo Palazzolese (MCP) together with sister cooperative Palazzolese, it provides home assistance, day centers for the elderly (CDI), RSA Aperta dementia services, school integration assistance, Misura B1 disability support, blood sampling and home health services, and adult vulnerability programs. Services are commissioned primarily by municipalities and the regional health system across the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia in Lombardy, with select private-pay home assistance also offered to individual citizens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assistenza domiciliare (SAD - Home Assistance) At-home care for partially or fully non-self-sufficient elderly persons and individuals in need, delivered by trained staff (OSS, ASA) under contracts with municipal social services and on a private-pay basis to individual citizens.
• RSA Aperta (Open RSA / Dementia Support) Specialized home-based care for persons with dementia and non-self-sufficient elderly, funded by Regione Lombardia through accredited RSA facilities including RSA di Chiari. Includes Person-Centred Care (PCC) and the Sportello progetto demenze (dementia helpdesk) 'Fa' balà l'oc'.
• Centro Diurno Integrato (Integrated Day Center) Day-center services for elderly including persons with dementia, managed on behalf of SOLCO Consorzio di Cooperative Sociali (Centro Diurno San Pancrazio di Palazzolo sull'Oglio) and Fondazione Istituto Pietro Cadeo (Centro Diurno di Chiari).
• Assistenza scolastica (School Assistance) Educational integration support and personal assistance for students with disabilities within school settings, coordinated with municipal social services and schools across the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia.
• Misura B1 (Disability Support Measure) Regione Lombardia-funded support measure for persons with severe disabilities and their families, providing personalized care plans, assistive interventions, and integration support.
• Servizi sanitari (Blood sampling points, home blood sampling, health spaces) Accredited blood sampling points in municipalities of Bergamo province, home blood sampling services, and dedicated health spaces managed on behalf of a regional laboratory accredited with Regione Lombardia.
• Centro Servizi Stazione di Posta (Adult Vulnerability Center) Multi-service center for adults in economic, social, health, or psychological vulnerability, including Budget Individuale di Salute (BIS) for severe psychiatric fragility, temporary housing, and Pronto Intervento Sociale (PIS). Founded in 2023 in Palazzolo sull'Oglio.
• Inserimento lavorativo (Work Integration) Supported employment pathways for socially disadvantaged individuals, people with mental health conditions, and certified disabled persons, providing vocational training and job placement under contract with municipal social services, the Mental Health Department, and addiction services.
• Garden il Pioppo Nursery and garden center offering floral compositions and green design services for public and private clients, operated as a Type B social cooperative employing disadvantaged workers.
• Green Service (Green Area Maintenance) Design and maintenance services for green areas and urban green spaces, contracted primarily by municipalities and private clients, employing disadvantaged workers via the Type B cooperative.
• Blue Service (Cleaning Services) Civil, industrial, and domestic cleaning services for public entities and private clients, employing disadvantaged workers through the Type B cooperative.
• Grey Service (Cemetery Management) Cemetery park management services provided to the Municipality of Palazzolo sull'Oglio and other municipalities, with the Comune holding 100% of the Grey Service operating capital.
• Art 14 Conventions (Disability Hiring Compliance) Convention service allowing companies to fulfill mandatory disability hiring obligations under Italian L. 68/99 by conferring work orders to the Type B cooperative, with legally prescribed contribution levels based on company size.
• ECCAL (Social Housing) Non-profit housing cooperative (Ente Cooperativo Costruzioni Abitazioni Lavoratori, founded 1947) providing affordable housing through municipal lotteries, rent-to-buy arrangements, and subsidized rent. Reinvests surpluses into social projects.
• Il Paniere (Food Bank) Food aid program supporting approximately 400 people annually in conditions of economic deprivation in Palazzolo sull'Oglio. Operates as Territorial Partner of Banco Alimentare della Lombardia under PN Inclusione 2021-2027. In 2025, supported 382 people with severe deprivation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 254 employees (116 + 1 trainee in P.A.E.S.E.; 134 including 46 socially disadvantaged + 3 trainees in Palazzolese) as of January 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOLCO Consorzio di Cooperative SocialicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop. P.A.E.S.E. manages the Centro Diurno Integrato San Pancrazio di Palazzolo sull'Oglio on behalf of SOLCO Consorzio di Cooperative Sociali. This is a core operational partnership in the day center service area.
• Fondazione Istituto Pietro CadeocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop. P.A.E.S.E. manages the Centro Diurno Integrato di Chiari on behalf of Fondazione Istituto Pietro Cadeo, another core day center management partnership.
• Associazione Confcooperative di BresciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth cooperatives adhere to Associazione Confcooperative di Brescia, the regional federation of social cooperatives, which provides institutional representation, support, and coordination.
• Comune di Palazzolo sull'OgliocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Municipality of Palazzolo sull'Oglio holds 100% of the capital of the Grey Service cimiterial management operation and sets service tariffs. The municipality also provides land for the Protezione Civile center and manages social housing assignments. This is a foundational public partnership.
• Laboratorio di analisi accreditato con Regione LombardiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.A.E.S.E. manages accredited blood sampling points in several municipalities of Bergamo province on behalf of a laboratory accredited with Regione Lombardia.
• Vigili del Fuoco Volontari di Palazzolo sull'OgliominorOthersVolunteer fire brigade housed at the Centro Protezione Civile managed by Coop. Palazzolese. Covers 7 municipalities: Palazzolo, Pontoglio, Capriolo, Paratico, Adro, Erbusco, Cologne.
• Croce Rossa Italiana – Comitato di Palazzolo sull'OgliominorOthersLocal chapter of the Italian Red Cross housed at the Centro Protezione Civile. Operates under the 118 operations center across a service area extending beyond Palazzolo.
• Gruppo di Protezione Civile Alpini di PalazzolominorOthersAlpine Protection Civil group housed at the Centro Protezione Civile. Another volunteer organization hosted at the cooperative's facility.
• Dipartimento di Salute Mentale dell'ASTT FranciacortacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Budget Individuale di Salute (BIS) program for persons with severe psychiatric fragility is developed in partnership with the Mental Health Department of ASTT Franciacorta, under the 'Territori per la salute mentale' innovative project.
• Ambito 6 Monte Orfano (municipal consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Stazione di Posta Centro Servizi and PIS (Pronto Intervento Sociale) operate within the Ambito Distrettuale n. 6 Monte Orfano, a consortium of 6 municipalities (Adro, Capriolo, Cologne, Erbusco, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Pontoglio) with approximately 59,600 residents.
• Banco Alimentare della Lombardia Danilo Fossati ODVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop. Palazzolese participates as Territorial Partner (OpT) in the National Inclusion Program 2021-2027, associated with the lead organization (OpC) Banco Alimentare della Lombardia. The Paniere food bank sources products from Banco Alimentare di Muggiò (Milano).
• Associazione Nazionale Alpini – Sezione di Palazzolo sull'OgliominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANA Alpini volunteers transport food from Banco Alimentare to the Paniere warehouse. They also partner on solidarity collections (e.g., for Romagna flood victims).
• Servizi Sociali comunalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal social services across served municipalities are key sending and funding partners for most cooperative programs, including home assistance, work integration, and food aid programs.
• CAF and Patronati (tax assistance bodies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Stazione di Posta Centro Servizi operates in a network with local CAF, Patronati, and ACLI services to provide comprehensive support to vulnerable adults for bureaucratic and administrative needs.
• Doniamo Energia networkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2018, the Doniamo Energia network has aggregated public and private social actors working to combat poverty (economic, social, cultural, relational). Coop. Palazzolese won the Doniamo Energia call with project 'Un KW in più' for 2018-2019.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coopselios: One of Italy's largest Type A social cooperatives, providing elderly care, disability services, education, and welfare programs across multiple regions. Directly comparable to P.A.E.S.E. in business model (L. 381/91 cooperative), service mix (RSA, home care, disability), and contract structure (public sector concessions).
• Progetto Itaca: Italian nonprofit delivering community-based mental health programs (housing, supported employment, social inclusion) for persons with psychiatric vulnerability. Comparable to P.A.E.S.E.'s BIS (Budget Individuale di Salute) and Fragilità Adulta services developed with Dipartimento di Salute Mentale.
• Segesta Gestioni: Italian operator of residential care homes (RSA) and social services for elderly and non-self-sufficient persons. Comparable to P.A.E.S.E.'s RSA Aperta and Centro Diurno Integrato lines, though Segesta operates more facility-based residential capacity.
• Anteo Impresa Sociale: Italian cooperative network delivering elderly residential care, home assistance, disability services, and education with multi-regional presence. Closely mirrors P.A.E.S.E.'s Type A cooperative model and integrated social/health/educational service delivery under public contracts.
• Euro & Promos FM: Italian Type B social cooperative specializing in work integration of disadvantaged persons and facility management (cleaning, green maintenance, ancillary services). Directly comparable to Palazzolese's Type B work integration mission and its Green/Blue/Grey service subsidiaries.
• CEFAL: Italian consortium for training and work integration of disadvantaged persons, focused on Emilia-Romagna. Comparable to Palazzolese's Inserimento Lavorativo and Art 14 convention activities supporting L. 68/99 disability hiring compliance.
• Civitas Società Cooperativa Sociale: Italian social cooperative delivering home assistance, day center, disability services, and elderly care in northern Italy under public contracts. Closely comparable to P.A.E.S.E. in cooperative structure (Type A) and integrated social/health service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• KOS Group: Italian healthcare group operating residential care homes, rehabilitation hospitals, and home care services at national scale. Comparable to P.A.E.S.E. in elderly and post-acute care, but as a large for-profit incumbent offering broader geographic and clinical reach than P.A.E.S.E.'s Lombardy footprint.
• Clariane Italia (formerly Korian Italia): Italian arm of European elderly care network Clariane (formerly Korian), operating RSA facilities, assisted living, and home care services. Comparable to P.A.E.S.E.'s elderly service lines but as a multinational incumbent with broader scale and capital access.

Others

• ANFFAS: National Italian association of families of persons with intellectual and relational disabilities, operating affiliated service cooperatives and foundations. Related ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor; comparable because it both provides and coordinates disability services that overlap with P.A.E.S.E.'s school integration and Misura B1 offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

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