Pôle Autonomie Santé

What Pôle Autonomie Santé does

Pôle Autonomie Santé is a publicly funded expertise center dedicated to technical and technological aids for autonomy and well-ageing at home, operated under the Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) de Lattes in the Hérault department of France. Founded in 2019 and reorganized as a Groupement d'Intérêt Public (GIP), it serves individuals experiencing loss of autonomy, seniors, people with disabilities, their caregivers, and the healthcare and social-work professionals who support them. Its core service offerings are the CICAT (a free information and advisory showroom displaying more than 600 technical aids across categories such as bathing, kitchen, mobility, home automation, communication, vision and hearing), the EqLAAT mobile team (free home visits across all of Hérault), the Living Lab (a collaborative platform for co-designing and evaluating innovative products with users and professionals), the Fab Lab (custom fabrication of technical aids), an Espace Formation with four training rooms, a 150-seat amphitheatre, a coworking space, and an economic platform of modular offices (26–130 m²) rented to companies developing autonomy and health-sector solutions. Advice and home-visit services are free for individuals; revenue comes from public operating subsidies and grants plus rental income from training rooms, coworking, amphitheatre, and office space, with funding sourced from the French State, Région Occitanie, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the Commune de Lattes, the Département de l'Hérault, CARSAT, and CNSA.

Name

Pôle Autonomie Santé

Legal name

Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) de Lattes

Website

https://pole-autonomie-sante.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pôle Autonomie Santé is a publicly funded expertise center in Lattes, Hérault, offering free information, advice, and home-visit services on technical aids for autonomy, plus a Living Lab, Fab Lab, training rooms, and office space for autonomy-sector companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Assistive Technology and Aging-in-Place Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Door Widening, Hardware & Interior Accessibility Carpentry (HSABAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobility Aids (Wheelchairs, Scooters, Walkers, Canes) (HLAHAMAA)

Keywords

• Technical aids advice
• Autonomy and aging
• Assistive technology services
• Home adaptation consulting
• Public health hub

Headquarters

HQ city

Lattes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and grants: The organization is a public initiative (GIP - Groupement d'Intérêt Public) primarily funded by government entities including the French State, Région Occitanie, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and the Commune de Lattes. Construction of the new building was financed by these public partners totaling €8.849M.
2. Training space rental: Four training rooms equipped with technical aids are available for rental to organizations wanting to train on the proper use of technical aids and professional risk prevention.
3. Enterprise space rental: Modular office spaces of 26 to 130 m² available for rent to companies developing solutions related to healthcare, autonomy, and health technology, as part of the economic platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pôle Autonomie Santé is a public service hub that provides free information, advice, and demonstration of technical aids for individuals experiencing loss of autonomy, seniors, and people with disabilities in Hérault. It operates a CICAT showroom with 600+ technical aids, a mobile EqLAAT home-visit team, a Living Lab for collaborative innovation, a Fab Lab for custom aid fabrication, training-room rentals for professionals, coworking space, and an economic platform with offices for companies developing autonomy-sector solutions.

Product overview

Pôle Autonomie Santé operates as a public service hub offering an integrated ecosystem of services for autonomy and well-being at home. The core offerings include CICAT (an information and advisory center for technical aids), EqLAAT (a mobile home-visit team), Living Lab (a collaborative design platform), and Espace Formation (training facilities). The organization maintains an extensive showroom with over 600 technical aids across categories including bathing, bedroom, communication, kitchen, home automation, mobility, workstations, daily life, and vision/hearing aids. Additional infrastructure includes a Fab Lab for custom manufacturing, coworking spaces, and an economic platform with rental offices for companies in the autonomy sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CICAT (Centre d'Information et de Conseil en Aides Techniques) Free information and advisory center for technical aids, offering neutral, sales-pressure-free guidance to individuals and professionals on solutions for autonomy and well-being at home; operates a 600+ technical aid showroom organized by daily life themes.
• EqLAAT (Équipe Locale d'Accompagnement sur les Aides Techniques) Free mobile team that visits beneficiaries' homes throughout the Hérault department to assess needs and recommend appropriate technical aids for autonomy at home; targeted at individuals with loss of autonomy, seniors, and people with disabilities.
• Living Lab Collaborative platform that places user experience and professional expertise at the heart of designing and evaluating innovative products and services in the autonomy sector.
• Fab Lab Fabrication laboratory dedicated to designing and customizing technical aids for specific needs through custom manufacturing of assistive devices.
• Espace Formation (Training Space Rental) Rental of four training rooms equipped with technical aids and a 150-seat amphitheater to organizations and companies for training on proper use of technical aids and workplace risk prevention.
• Espace Coworking Shared coworking workspace hosting independent professionals related to autonomy, including occupational therapists, psychomotor therapists, and nurses.
• Plateforme Économique (Economic Platform / Office Rental) Economic platform offering modular office spaces (26–130 m²) for rent to companies developing solutions related to healthcare, autonomy, and health technology; part of the Pole's business incubation ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free home visits for all residents of Hérault through the EqLAAT mobile team

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, core and minor.

• Top 7moderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 June 2026Organizer of the Trophées de la Silver Économie Occitanie Est. Hosted the 2026 edition at the Pole Autonomie Santé facility.
• AG2R La MondialemoderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 June 2026Insurance and social protection company that partnered with Top 7 and the Pole to organize the Trophées de la Silver Économie 2026.
• Ville de Lattes (Commune de Lattes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Lattes is the primary initiator and owner of the project. Mayor Cyril Meunier and the municipal team have driven the project from inception, providing the largest share of construction funding (€4.579M) and hosting the facility. The CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) manages day-to-day operations through a GIP structure.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRégion Occitanie is a key institutional partner providing €1.5M in construction funding and political support. President Carole Delga visited the facility in February 2024 to recognize the project's contribution to the silver economy in the region.
• Département de l'HéraultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department of Hérault, represented by Vice-President Patricia Weber, is a member of the GIP managing the facility and has committed to continuing support for the project's operations in future years.
• Montpellier Méditerranée MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Metropolis provided €1M in construction funding and is a member of the GIP. Mayor of Montpellier Michael Delafosse attended the inauguration, emphasizing the project's role in the MedVallée initiative for global health.
• CARSAT Languedoc-RoussilloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe pension and social security fund is a regular partner, collaborating on events like Petit-déjeuners Silver Occ. Delphine Paccard, Responsible for Social Action and Health at CARSAT, participates in Silver Occ events to present the fund's programs for entrepreneurs and seniors.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNSA is listed among the institutional supporters of the organization, contributing to the national ecosystem of autonomy support.
• SA3M (Société d'Equipement de la Région Montpelliéraine)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSA3M served as the project management and developer for the construction of the new 2400m² building. They managed the entire construction process from design to completion.
• B2BA ArchitectescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerB2BA was the architectural firm responsible for designing the new building, creating the 2400m² facility with its CICAT, training rooms, amphitheater, coworking space, and economic platform.
• Human Lab de Saint-PierreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner investment in the Fab Lab space, bringing expertise in collaborative innovation and user-centered design methodologies.
• Mutualité Française OccitaniemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizes 'Mes éco-gestes au quotidien' workshops at L'Étape, the Pole's facility, as part of the conférence des financeurs de la prévention de la perte d'autonomie program.
• Binom MobileminorOthersWinner of the 'Innovation - Produit ou service du futur' award at the Trophées de la Silver Économie 2026. Develops adapted phones for seniors.
• AÉSIO Santé MéditerranéeminorOthersWinner of the 'Autonomie - Adaptation de l'habitat' award at the Trophées de la Silver Économie 2026. Developer of the Cité des Aînés project.
• Les Flâneuses (Thérèse Donnet, E-he)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerToulouse company that co-designed 'Les Flâneuses' universal mobility device with the Pole's professionals. Featured at inauguration as example of local innovation.
• Association MA VIEmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing PEM-ES (Posture Equilibration - Motricité et Education pour la Santé) exercise programs, providing 12-week adapted physical activity sessions at Palais des Sports de Lattes twice yearly.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Petits-Fils: Specialized home-care network for seniors, providing daily-living assistance. Comparable customer segment to PAS (seniors and their families) with overlapping autonomy-support services.
• Senior Compagnie: Private franchise network providing senior home-care and assistance services. Comparable to PAS's autonomy-support mission though delivered on a commercial, paid-service basis versus PAS's free public model.

Others

• CARSAT Languedoc-Roussillon: Regional pension and social-security fund — listed as a partner of PAS — operating retirement-prevention and senior-support programs. Comparable as a public ecosystem partner for senior services in the same Occitanie region.

Broad incumbents

• O2 Care Services: Major French home-services brand offering senior care, daily-living assistance, and household help. Comparable in serving seniors at home but operating on a commercial subscription model rather than public-interest free services.

Direct peers

• Human Lab de Saint-Pierre: Living Lab focused on disability and user-centered design. Directly comparable to PAS's Living Lab / Fab Lab activities; both are formal PAS partners and share a collaborative user-experience innovation methodology.
• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): National federation representing home-care associations across France, offering technical aid advice, home adaptation, and professional training — highly comparable to PAS's CICAT, EqLAAT, and training-room offerings.
• Filien ADMR: ADMR's telemedicine and telecare platform supporting seniors at home. Comparable to PAS through its focus on remote assessment and home-based autonomy support across French departments.
• ADMR (Fédération Nationale): France's leading federation of home-care and autonomy service providers, delivering personal care, daily-living assistance, and home adaptation services to seniors and people with disabilities — directly comparable to Pôle Autonomie Santé's mission of supporting autonomy at home.
• Centre d'Expertise National en Aides Techniques (CENATECH / CECAT): National expertise centers for technical aids under CNSA — comparable to PAS's CICAT in providing neutral information and advice on technical aids for autonomy.

Regional players

• UNA Occitanie: Occitanie regional branch of UNA, directly overlapping with PAS in Hérault and surrounding departments on home care, technical aids advice, and professional training services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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