Réseau Santé Glâne

What Réseau Santé Glâne does

Réseau Santé Glâne (RSG) is a public communal association under Swiss cantonal law that groups all 14 communes of the Glâne district in the canton of Fribourg. Headquartered at Rue de l'Eglise 29 in Billens, RSG operates an integrated network of elderly and social care services under a mandate recognized by the Service de la santé publique (SSP) and Santé Suisse. Its core offerings span three nursing homes (Etablissements Médico-Sociaux, EMS) in Billens (83 beds, Foyer Saint-Joseph), Siviriez (62 rooms, Foyer Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice, relocated to a new building in August 2024), and Vuisternens-devant-Romont (86 beds including two dementia care units, Foyer Sainte-Marguerite), giving a total inpatient capacity of 235 beds with 24 dedicated psychogeriatric beds. A 12-bed Séjour d'évaluation et d'orientation (SEO) evaluation unit and an 8-place day care center (Foyer de jour) opened in early 2025 at Siviriez round out residential and daytime services.

Beyond residential care, RSG runs Aide et soins à domicile (ASDG), a home care service operating seven days a week across the district providing nursing care, basic care, family economics support, meal delivery, and laundry services. Adjacent services include childcare consultations (Consultation Petite Enfance) from birth to school age and the Indemnité forfaitaire, a cantonal financial aid for family caregivers. Support operations include a central kitchen at Billens producing approximately 4,000 meals per week for residents, staff, visitors, and external home-delivery customers, plus a professional laundry processing about 600 kg of linen daily for internal and external clients. All three EMS sites host restaurants open to the public, and the former Billens hospital was converted into a Centre de Santé in 2022 with community-facing amenities including an adapted swimming pool.

RSG's revenue is derived primarily from publicly regulated channels: Swiss mandatory health insurance reimbursements under LAMal, cantonal subsidies from the Direction de la Santé et des Affaires Sociales (DSAS), and contributions from the 14 member communes. Day care pricing is publicly disclosed (CHF 55/day full, CHF 35 half-day with meal, CHF 20 half-day without), while nursing home tariffs are determined per resident through individual assessment. Quality assurance is anchored by the AFISA quality label renewed in 2023 and the QUAFIPA quality management certification covering all three EMS facilities for the 2023-2026 period. RSG uses the Carefolio care management platform for patient documentation and distributes stakeholder information through the iGlâne mobile application launched in July 2023. The organization is led by Directrice Nadia Marchon with functional heads for hospitality/logistics, administration/finance, human resources, care services, home care (ASDG), and quality coordination.

Name

Réseau Santé Glâne

Legal name

Réseau Santé de la Glâne

Website

https://sante-glane.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Réseau Santé Glâne is a communal association operating integrated elderly care across the Glâne district in Fribourg, Switzerland, running three nursing homes (235 beds), home care, day care, childcare consultations, catering, and laundry services under public cantonal funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABACAA), Transitional Care Units (TCU) (HLAFAFAF), Emergency / On-Demand Respite Care (HSABAGAD)

Keywords

• Elderly nursing care
• Home care services
• Day care center
• Medical social establishment
• Communal healthcare association

Headquarters

HQ city

Billens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Reimbursement: Publicly funded healthcare services under Swiss health insurance (LAMal) and cantonal healthcare legislation. Services include home care, nursing home care, and day care, funded through health insurance reimbursements, cantonal subsidies, and communal contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Réseau Santé Glâne (RSG) is an association of the 14 communes of the Glâne district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, that operates a coordinated network of elderly care services. It runs three nursing homes (EMS) with 235 beds, a home care service (ASDG) for people needing care at home, a day care center (Foyer de jour), childcare consultations, central catering, and laundry services. Services are publicly funded through Swiss health insurance (LAMal), cantonal subsidies, and communal contributions.

Product overview

Réseau Santé de la Glâne is a multi-service healthcare and social services association serving the 14 communes of the Glâne district. The organization operates three nursing homes (EMS with 235 beds total), a home care service (ASDG), a day care center (Foyer de jour with 8 places), childcare consultations, catering (4,000 meals/week), and laundry services (600 kg/day). The network provides coordinated care from home assistance to residential elderly care, with recent expansion including the 2024 relocation of Siviriez EMS to a new 62-bed facility and the 2025 opening of the day care center.

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Products and services

• EMS - Etablissements Médico-Sociaux (Nursing Homes) Three nursing homes (EMS) located in Billens (83 beds), Siviriez (62 beds in newly built facility since August 2024), and Vuisternens-devant-Romont (86 beds, including two dementia care units), providing residential care with 235 beds total including 24 psychogeriatric beds. Services include long-term and short-term stays for elderly residents requiring continuous nursing care and supervision.
• ASDG - Aide et Soins à Domicile (Home Care Services) Home care and assistance services providing nursing care, basic care, family economics support, meal delivery, and laundry services to individuals facing physical or psychological illness, accidents, disabilities, pregnancy, or childbirth who wish to remain at home. Services available 7 days/week from 7:00-21:00.
• Foyer de Jour (Day Care Center) Day care facility with 8 places at Siviriez offering daily activities, social interaction, and support for elderly people living at home, while also providing respite for family caregivers (proches-aidants). Full day including meal is CHF 55; half day with meal is CHF 35; half day without meal is CHF 20.
• Consultation Petite Enfance (Child Development Consultation) Child development consultation service providing guidance for parents on child development, breastfeeding, nutrition, sleep, care, and education from birth to school entry. Includes childcare consultations located in Billens.
• Hôtellerie - Catering Services On-site restaurants and cafeterias open to public 7/7 at Billens, Siviriez, and Vuisternens, producing approximately 4,000 meals per week for residents, staff, visitors, and home delivery customers. Includes medically prescribed diet meals. Operates under hygiene certification.
• Blanchisserie - Laundry Services Professional laundry processing for RSG establishments and external clients, handling approximately 600 kg per day of linen from hospitality, corporate apparel, and elderly care customers. Operates under environmental certification.
• Centre de Santé (Health Center) Health center facility in Billens (former hospital converted in 2022) offering various health services and amenities including an adapted swimming pool for visitors.
• Indemnité Forfaitaire (Forfeited Indemnity) Financial aid granted to parents and relatives providing regular, significant and durable care to incapacitated persons, enabling them to live at home. Administered according to cantonal law LASD 2005.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Domicil AG: Communal nursing home operator in the Bern region with multiple residential facilities. Shares RSG's model of publicly-affiliated nursing home operations serving a defined regional population with cantonal regulatory oversight.
• Senevita AG: One of Switzerland's largest private nursing home operators, running multiple EMS facilities with residential care. Directly comparable to RSG's three EMS nursing homes in terms of core service offering, regulatory framework, and elderly care focus.
• Spitex Schweiz: National association for Swiss home care providers, directly comparable to RSG's ASDG service. Both deliver in-home nursing and basic care under similar cantonal frameworks, serving the same elderly and home-bound populations across Switzerland.
• Stadtzürcher Pflegezentren: Municipal nursing home operator for the City of Zurich, running a network of residential care facilities. Closely comparable to RSG in operating multi-site public nursing homes under cantonal quality and regulatory standards.

Broad incumbents

• Tertianum AG: Larger Swiss operator of premium retirement and care residences. Comparable in offering residential elderly care with hospitality services, but operates as a private premium provider rather than a communal association model.
• ORS Service AG: Swiss provider of healthcare and social services with broader scope including elderly care, refugee services, and integration programs. Overlaps with RSG in providing residential care and social assistance under public mandates.
• CURAVIVA Schweiz: National industry association representing Swiss elderly care institutions, including nursing homes and home care providers. Provides the broader institutional context for RSG's operations and represents the industry standards RSG adheres to.
• Pro Senectute Schweiz: National foundation providing elderly services including care support, counseling, and coordination across Switzerland. Comparable in serving the elderly population with multi-disciplinary support, though operating as a foundation rather than direct care provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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