Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG

What Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG does

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG is a Schindellegi-based (canton Schwyz) Swiss private company that supplies 24-hour live-in caregivers to elderly Swiss residents in their own homes. Founded circa 2012 and family-owned by the Barrelet family, the firm operates with a lean corporate staff of roughly 25 employees and has cumulatively placed caregivers with more than 2,000 families. Its business model is a placement-and-management agency: families engage Pflegehilfe to source, screen, and continuously supervise round-the-clock live-in personnel, primarily recruited from Poland, with average end-customer pricing around CHF 6,200 per month — a structurally cheaper alternative to a Swiss nursing-home bed priced CHF 9,000–12,000 per month.

Operationally, the company maintains proprietary recruitment offices in Poland (Warsaw, Kattowitz, Toruń) rather than relying on third-party intermediaries, holds SECO licenses for cross-border personnel leasing and foreign recruitment, and is a member of ASPS and Swissstaffing. In July 2024 the company layered a connected-health offering, Pflegehilfe Smart Health, onto its core placement business via a partnership with and equity investment in Swiss health-tech firm domo.health; the offering uses remote patient monitoring, with Parkinson's as the initial therapeutic focus. The implication is a gradual evolution of the revenue model from purely transactional placement fees toward a hybrid placement-plus-recurring-digital-health model.

Name

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG

Legal name

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG

Website

https://pflegehilfe.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG is a Schindellegi-based family-owned Swiss agency that places and manages 24-hour live-in caregivers for elderly clients in German-speaking Switzerland, sourcing personnel via its own Polish recruitment offices and layered with a 2024 remote-monitoring product line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Care Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Light Housekeeping & Home Upkeep (Non-Medical) (HSABAAAD), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

Keywords

• Live-in home care
• Elderly care services
• Caregiver placement agency
• Senior home care
• Private Spitex coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Schindellegi

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 24-Hour Live-in Caregiver Placement: The company acts as a staffing and placement agency for live-in caregivers (Betreuungspersonen). Caregivers live with seniors in their homes, providing household support, companionship, basic care, and safety monitoring. Pflegehilfe Schweiz handles recruitment (via its own Poland office), contract management, administrative tasks, and caregiver replacement. Revenue is generated through placement fees and ongoing service fees from the care arrangement. The model is service-based, recurring, and operates across cantons Zürich, Schwyz, and Aargau.
2. Caregiver Recruitment and Placement Fee: If a client engages a caregiver presented by the company within 12 months of presentation, a fee of CHF 15,000 (excl. VAT) is charged, even if the role differs from the original position. This covers the full recruitment and vetting cost.
3. Pflegehilfe Smart Health (Technology-Enabled Care): Premium care service integrated with domo.health technology platform for digital health monitoring and remote patient management, generating additional service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG is a SECO-licensed home care agency that places and employs live-in caregivers in seniors' own homes across German-speaking Switzerland, providing 24-hour household support, companionship, basic care, and safety monitoring. The service is delivered by directly employed (Swiss-contracted) caregivers sourced through the company's own recruitment offices in Poland and coordinated with Spitex for qualified nursing tasks. The company additionally offers Pflegehilfe Smart Health, a technology-enabled monitoring module powered by the domo.health PRO platform and RPM solutions, particularly for Parkinson's patients.

Product overview

Pflegehilfe Schweiz AG operates as a home care service provider offering a primary core service of 24-hour live-in home care (Betreuung zu Hause), supplemented by a technology-enhanced add-on module called Pflegehilfe Smart Health. The core service provides around-the-clock caregivers who live with seniors, handling household tasks, basic care, and companionship. The Smart Health module integrates domo.health's SaaS platform for patient management and remote patient monitoring, representing a technology-augmented extension of their care services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Betreuung zu Hause (24-Stunden-Betreuung) 24-hour live-in home care service where trained, Swiss-employed caregivers reside with seniors in their homes, providing household support, basic care, companionship, and safety supervision. The service is delivered by directly employed (SECO-licensed) caregivers sourced through Pflegehilfe's own Polish recruitment offices, with coordination with Spitex for qualified nursing tasks. Pricing is approximately CHF 6,000–8,000 per month, materially lower than the ~CHF 10,000/month cost of a Swiss nursing home.
• Pflegehilfe Smart Health Technology-enabled health monitoring add-on for Pflegehilfe Schweiz's live-in care service, powered by the domo.health PRO SaaS platform. Enables care providers to manage all aspects of patient care through a single interface and supports continuous Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) of chronic conditions such as Parkinson's disease. Pflegehilfe Schweiz is also an investor in domo.health.
• Pflegehilfe Spitex (Spitex-Koordination) Coordination service through which Pflegehilfe Schweiz works with Spitex organizations to deliver qualified nursing care (KLV-covered) to its home-care clients. Spitex nurses handle clinical tasks and bill health insurance directly, while Pflegehilfe caregivers provide daily living support, household, and companionship — producing an integrated care package for seniors at home.
• Pflegehelfer/in (Part-time Care Helper Placement) Part-time, hourly care helper placement service for private households in cantons Zürich, Schwyz, and Aargau. Care helpers work flexible shifts (Monday to Sunday) at CHF 27–30 per hour and must hold the Pflegehelfer/in course (or equivalent SRK certification). The service supports families needing shorter-duration or supplementary home care rather than full 24-hour live-in arrangements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Live-in care at ~CHF 6,200/month vs. CHF 10,000/month nursing home cost — saving ~CHF 3,800/month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• domo.healthcoreTechnology or IntegrationPflegehilfe Schweiz has partnered with domo.health, a leading AI-based digital health solutions company. The partnership uses domo.health's SaaS platform to improve patient care quality and optimize resource management. Pflegehilfe Schweiz also invested an undisclosed amount in domo.health, deepening the strategic relationship. The integration includes the domo.health PRO platform for care management and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) solutions specifically for Parkinson's patients.
• Spitex (Swiss Home Care Organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPflegehilfe Schweiz works in close coordination with Spitex organizations, Switzerland's official home care and nursing services. Caregivers placed by Pflegehilfe Schweiz coordinate with Spitex for qualified nursing care (KLV-covered services) that must be provided by certified nursing professionals. Spitex bills health insurance directly for qualified care, while Pflegehilfe Schweiz handles daily living support, household, and companionship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Senevita AG: One of Switzerland's largest operators of residential and assisted-living senior care facilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Swiss senior care with overlapping customer base and Swiss regulatory positioning, though primarily facility-based rather than live-in home placement.
• Tertianum AG: Swiss operator of retirement residences, assisted living and care communities, part of the Swiss Life group. Comparable broad incumbent in Swiss senior housing and care services; competes for the same end-customer (seniors and their families) and adjacent to the home-care versus institutional decision that Pflegehilfe Schweiz addresses.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (Swiss Red Cross): Major Swiss provider of Spitex-related home care services and certified caregiver training. Comparable in delivering and supporting home-based care services across Switzerland and in certifying the SRK caregiver credential that Pflegehilfe Schweiz hires against.
• Pro Senectute: Switzerland's largest specialized organization for elderly services, providing counseling, care coordination, and support services. Comparable in serving Swiss seniors and their families with non-medical support and coordination, though it is a non-profit umbrella rather than a placement agency.

Direct peers

• Careanesth AG: Swiss provider of home-based care staffing and medical/clinical personnel services. Directly comparable in business model (placing qualified caregivers in private homes across Switzerland), target buyer (families needing home care), and consultative delivery model.
• Spitex Schweiz (umbrella / local Spitex organizations): Switzerland's official home nursing and home care service organizations, which Pflegehilfe Schweiz explicitly coordinates with. Spitex delivers KLV-covered skilled nursing in the home and is the regulatory and clinical counterpart that anchors the Swiss home-care ecosystem — directly comparable in operating geography, customer, and channel.
• BENEVIT Pflege AG: Swiss private home care provider offering 24-hour live-in care and Spitex-style services. Directly comparable in service offering, geographic focus on German-speaking Switzerland, and target customers (families seeking in-home senior care).
• Home Instead Senior Care (Switzerland): Operates in Switzerland providing non-medical home care and companionship services for seniors, including 24-hour and live-in care models. Directly comparable in target customer (Swiss families with aging relatives), service offering (household help, companionship, basic care), and consultative sales motion.

Emerging players

• domo.health: Swiss AI-driven digital health SaaS platform for patient management and RPM (including Parkinson's). Comparable as a technology partner and minor investor in Pflegehilfe Schweiz; overlaps on chronic-disease remote monitoring and the digital layer of home-based care delivery.
• VivaCare (Swiss home care operator): Swiss private home care operator offering placement and care services for seniors and chronically ill clients. Comparable as a regional Swiss home care provider in the same placement/24-hour live-in category, with similar B2C family customer segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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