Pallion - Palliatieve zorg Limburg vzw

What Pallion - Palliatieve zorg Limburg vzw does

Pallion - Palliatieve zorg Limburg vzw is a Belgian non-profit association (vzw) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hasselt, Belgium. It operates as the recognized central point of contact for palliative care in the Limburg province, serving palliative patients, their families, healthcare providers, residential care centers, volunteers, and partner organizations. Its core services span four interconnected lines: (1) multidisciplinary palliative care guidance (Begeleiding/MBE) for patients wishing to remain and die at home, addressing physical, psycho-emotional, social, and existential needs; (2) training and education (Vorming) via its own online platform (vorming.pallion.be) and in-person courses; (3) the Escape & Educate game-based training format; and (4) informational tools covering topics such as advance care planning, palliative sedation, dementia, and grief. The organization employs approximately 27 staff organized into specialized teams (support, profiling, care, expertise and quality).

The underlying operational model is built around a multidisciplinary accompaniment team that collaborates with the patient's existing home doctor and home nurses, rather than providing direct clinical care. The training platform supports multi-day basic courses, reference training, skills labs, webinars, and intervision series for healthcare professionals and care organizations. The Escape & Educate sub-brand offers interactive team-based learning combining puzzles with palliative care scenarios.

Pallion's revenue is derived from a mix of government subsidies supporting its provincial palliative care mandate and modest fees from professional training courses (e.g., €50 per participant for a 2-hour skills lab, €65 for a 3.5-hour VAPH study day). Its go-to-market is relationship-based and community-led, relying on direct engagement with healthcare networks, its own training platform, social media presence, and a digital newsletter. There is no commercial sales motion and no external investor or parent organization.

Name

Pallion - Palliatieve zorg Limburg vzw

Legal name

Pallion - Palliatieve zorg Limburg vzw

Website

https://pallion.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pallion is a Belgian non-profit association headquartered in Hasselt that serves as the central palliative care point of contact for the Limburg province, delivering multidisciplinary home-based care guidance, professional training, and educational resources to patients, families, healthcare providers, and care facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Palliative Care (Home-Based Non-Hospice) (HLADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care (Home-Based) Providers (HLAFAEAD), Palliative Care Clinics & Outpatient Programs (HLADAHAF), End-of-Life 24/7 In-Home Care (Hospice Support) (HSABAHAG)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• End-of-life care
• Healthcare professional training
• Home-based care support
• Multidisciplinary care teams

Headquarters

HQ city

Hasselt

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Provision: As a non-profit organization (vzw) in Belgium, Pallion operates as part of the palliative care support infrastructure, likely receiving government funding and subsidies for palliative care services
2. Training and Education Services: Revenue from professional training courses for healthcare providers and care facilities, including multi-day basic training, reference training, skills labs, webinars, and intervision series

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pallion provides multidisciplinary palliative care guidance and support for patients in Limburg, Belgium who wish to remain at home (or in a home-replacing context) until end of life, addressing physical, psycho-emotional, spiritual, and social care needs. Alongside direct patient and family support, the organization delivers professional training, education, and team advisory services to healthcare providers, organizations, residential care centers, and volunteers to improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care across the region.

Product overview

Pallion vzw operates as a unified palliative care service platform providing multiple interconnected services: (1) Begeleiding - multidisciplinary palliative care guidance for patients at home, (2) Vorming - training and education programs for healthcare professionals and organizations, (3) Escape & Educate games - innovative team-building and educational tools, and (4) Tools/Infopunt - information resources covering various palliative care topics. The organization functions as a coordination point for palliative care in Limburg, serving patients, families, healthcare providers, facilities, students, and volunteers. The training platform (vorming.pallion.be) operates as a separate web application for course enrollment and management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escape & Educate: Escape games combined with educational content for healthcare organizations to train on palliative care situations through team-based puzzles and scenarios.

Products and services

• Begeleiding (Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Guidance) Multidisciplinary palliative care guidance and accompaniment for patients in Limburg who wish to remain at home (or in a home-replacing situation) and die with dignity at their preferred location, addressing physical, psycho-emotional, spiritual, and social care needs in collaboration with the patient's home doctor and home nurses.
• Vorming (Training & Education Programs) Professional training and education programs for healthcare providers, organizations, facilities, citizens, and volunteers, including individual learning paths, multi-day basic training, reference training courses, webinars, skills labs (e.g., €50 for 2-hour communication skillslab, €65 for VAPH study days), and intervision series, delivered via vorming.pallion.be and in-person sessions.
• Escape & Educate Games Innovative escape room-style games combined with educational deepening for healthcare organizations, challenging care providers to work together, communicate, and reflect on recognizable situations from daily palliative care practice through interactive care stories, puzzles, and team-based scenarios.
• Teamondersteunend Advies (Team Support Advisory) Consultation and advisory services for healthcare teams and organizations seeking to implement a quality palliative care culture, provided through on-site engagement, team-level coaching, and structural guidance for care facilities in Limburg.
• Multidisciplinair Overleg (Multidisciplinary Consultation) Multidisciplinary consultation services for healthcare teams managing complex palliative care situations, supporting collaboration between home doctors, home nurses, care facility staff, and other involved caregivers to coordinate patient care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enabling patients to die at home according to their wishes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VAPH (Vlaams Agentschap voor Personen met een Handicap)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with VAPH for training and supporting care providers in facilities for persons with disabilities. Pallion provides educational programs specifically designed for VAPH facility staff.
• Home Healthcare ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with home doctors (huisartsen) and home nurses (thuisverpleegkundigen) as part of the multidisciplinary team approach for home-based palliative care.
• Residential Care Centers (Woonzorgcentra)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with residential care homes in Limburg to support palliative care implementation and culture development in these facilities.
• Healthcare Organizations and Care FacilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with various healthcare organizations, facilities, and providers in the Limburg region to build and strengthen palliative care culture.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Familiehulp vzw: Major Belgian non-profit home and family care provider. Overlaps with Pallion on in-home care delivery and caregiver support for elderly and chronically ill populations in Belgium, though with a broader personal-care focus rather than palliative specialization.
• Domus Medica: Belgian home care organization delivering nursing and supportive services in patients' homes. Comparable to Pallion's home-based palliative support model but operating as a broader home health provider across Belgium.
• CM (Christelijke Mutualiteit): Large Belgian healthcare mutual/insurer offering care coordination, patient support, and health services to members. Comparable to Pallion in providing guidance and support for seriously ill members, but at national scale across all health conditions.
• Hospice UK: UK national charity supporting hospice and palliative care providers through advocacy, training, and standards. Analogous in role to Palliatieve Zorg Vlaanderen but for the UK, providing a comparable umbrella support function.
• Marie Curie UK: Major UK charity providing hospice and palliative care services, training, and information. Highly comparable mission and service mix to Pallion, though operating at national UK scale rather than Belgian provincial scope.

Direct peers

• Omega vzw: Belgian coordination body focused on palliative care and end-of-life issues. Omega overlaps directly with Pallion in providing multidisciplinary guidance, training, and advocacy for palliative patients and families across Belgium.
• Palliatieve Zorg Vlaanderen vzw: Umbrella federation for palliative care in Flanders, Belgium. Pallion operates as a regional network under this federation, making it the most directly comparable coordinating organization for palliative care training, policy advocacy, and network support in the same Belgian ecosystem.
• LEIF (Levenseinde Informatieforum): Belgian end-of-life information forum providing guidance on euthanasia, advance care planning, and patient rights. Directly comparable to Pallion's information resources and palliative guidance services for end-of-life decision-making in Belgium.

Regional players

• Stichting Palliatieve Zorg Nederland: Dutch foundation supporting palliative care networks and providers in the Netherlands. Operates a similar model of regional coordination, training, and multidisciplinary support but in the neighboring Dutch market rather than Belgium.

Others

• International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care: Global non-profit organization promoting hospice and palliative care worldwide through education, advocacy, and resource development. Comparable to Pallion in palliative care training and information dissemination but at an international scale rather than provincial.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pallion-palliatievezorglim9732
• Facebookfacebook.com/Pallion-Palliatieve-Limburgse-Ondersteuningsequipe-van-Listel-vzw-109596312483284
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pallion-palliatieve-zorg-limburg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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