Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen

What Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen does

Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen is a cantonal foundation (Stiftung) under Swiss law, headquartered at Davidstrasse 16 in St. Gallen, that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services for elderly residents of the Canton of St. Gallen. The foundation operates through 10 regional offices and three integrated service pillars: Beratung (counseling) covering social, pension, and dementia advice plus caregiver coaching; Hilfen (home support) including household help, meal delivery, tax preparation, administrative services, visiting, and respite care; and Kurse & Veranstaltungen (courses and events) spanning fitness, languages, IT training, and cultural programs. Additional offerings include Docupass advance-care document management and an Online Patientenanmeldung digital intake service. The organization employs over 100 permanent staff, engages approximately 2,000 volunteers, serves more than 50,000 beneficiaries, and is governed by a foundation council led by President Renato Resegatti with Christoph Hostettler as Chair of the Executive Board.

The foundation's revenue model blends three streams: service revenue from direct client fees (CHF 12.4M, ~51.5% of FY2025), public contributions from cantonal and municipal Leistungsverträge (performance contracts) (CHF 10.3M, ~42.8%), and private donations/legacies (CHF 1.37M, ~5.7%). Total operating revenue reached CHF 24.17M in FY2025, up marginally from CHF 23.85M in FY2024. Pricing is negotiated bilaterally with municipalities rather than published. The foundation sits at the center of a dense regional ecosystem, with core partnerships spanning Spitex SG I AR I AI, Curaviva St. Gallen, Swiss Red Cross St. Gallen, neighboring cantonal Pro Senectute associations, and 53 network partners. Technology infrastructure is standard, with no proprietary AI or platform components; the organization holds Zewo certification for donation stewardship.

The go-to-market motion is community-led: services are delivered locally through the 10 regional offices and directly in clients' homes, with municipalities acting as both funding counterparties and primary referral sources via the Leistungsverträge. This model creates strong distribution density and policy-level relationships within the canton but leaves the organization dependent on public-sector budget cycles. M&A activity is selective, exemplified by the absorption of Spitex Region Uzwil's home help services. The combined regulatory mandate, Zewo certification, regional office network, partner ecosystem, and volunteer base form a durable but territorially bounded competitive position in the canton's elderly-care market.

Name

Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen

Legal name

Stiftung Pro Senectute Kanton St.Gallen

Website

https://sg.prosenectute.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen is a Swiss cantonal foundation that delivers counseling, home support, and social programs for elderly residents across 10 regional offices in the Canton of St. Gallen, funded by service fees, municipal performance contracts, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Social counseling
• Home help services
• Senior support
• Elderly meal delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dienstleistungsertrag (Service Revenue): Revenue from direct services provided to clients including social counseling, home help, meal delivery, administrative services, and courses
2. Beiträge öffentliche Hand (Public Contributions): Government funding from cantonal and municipal sources, including Leistungsverträge (performance contracts) with municipalities
3. Spenden, Legate, Sammlungen (Donations, Legacies, Collections): Private donations, bequests, and collection campaigns including autumn collection (Herbstsammlung)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen is a nonprofit foundation providing elderly care services throughout Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland, including social and pension counseling, household help, meal delivery, tax declaration assistance, administrative help, a visiting service, courses and events, home support, caregiver coaching and respite, and dementia information — supported by approximately 100 staff and 2,000 volunteers across 10 regional offices.

Product overview

Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen operates as a unified service platform offering comprehensive elderly care and social services through a network of regional offices. The portfolio consists of three integrated service pillars: (1) Beratung (Counseling) covering Sozialberatung, Vorsorgeberatung, Infostelle Demenz, and Coaching für betreuende Angehörige; (2) Hilfen (Home Support) including Haushilfedienst, Mahlzeitendienst, Steuererklärungsdienst, Administrativer Dienst, Besuchsdienst, and Entlastungsdienst; and (3) Kurse & Veranstaltungen providing educational and social programs. Additional services include Docupass for document management and Online Patientenanmeldung for digital patient registration. The organization also publishes annual reports and maintains a digital newsletter and website.

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Products and services

• Sozialberatung (Social Counseling) Confidential social counseling for elderly people and their relatives on life and financial situation questions, delivered at regional offices.
• Vorsorgeberatung (Pension/Precautionary Advice) Advice on precautionary matters for elderly clients.
• Infostelle Demenz (Dementia Information Center) Information, guidance and support for individuals affected by dementia and their relatives.
• Haushilfedienst (Household Help Service) Help with housekeeping tasks delivered to elderly people in their own homes.
• Mahlzeitendienst (Meal Delivery Service) Delivery of hot meals (and special diet options such as vegetarian, lactose-free, gluten-free, pureed, or no-pork) to elderly clients at home.
• Steuererklärungsdienst (Tax Declaration Service) Assistance preparing and filing the annual tax declaration for elderly clients.
• Administrativer Dienst (Administrative Service) Administrative paperwork help for elderly people, including handling of correspondence and forms.
• Besuchsdienst (Visiting Service) Regular companionship visits to elderly people at home, delivered by trained volunteers.
• Kurs- und Veranstaltungsprogramm (Courses and Events Program) Educational courses and events for seniors, including free courses for general-audit EL (Ergänzungsleistungen) recipients.
• Hilfen und Unterstützung zu Hause (Home Support) Help and support services for elderly people in their own homes, delivered by qualified staff and volunteers.
• Coaching für betreuende Angehörige (Caregiver Coaching) Structured coaching for relatives caring for an elderly family member.
• Entlastungsdienst für betreuende Angehörige (Respite Service for Caregivers) Respite support to relieve family members caring for an elderly relative.
• Docupass Document folder/organizer helping elderly individuals keep important personal and administrative documents in order.
• Ortsvertretungen (Local Representations) Local representatives in municipalities across Canton St. Gallen who act as local contact points for Pro Senectute services.
• Online Patientenanmeldung (Online Patient/Self-Referral Registration) Online registration option for clients to sign up for Pro Senectute Kanton St. Gallen services.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spitex SG I AR I AIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration within the Fachvereinigung Alter (FASG) for coordinated elderly care in the region
• Curaviva St. GallencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration within the Fachvereinigung Alter (FASG) for coordinated elderly care in the region
• SRK Kanton St. Gallen (Swiss Red Cross)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration within the Fachvereinigung Alter (FASG) for coordinated elderly care in the region
• Alzheimer St. Gallen und beider AppenzellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint events for dementia information and support services
• Ombudsstelle Alter und Behinderung (OSAB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented in the leadership bodies of OSAB for advocacy and support
• Stiftung ZeitvorsorgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented in the leadership bodies for time-based volunteering schemes
• IG Alter (Interessengemeinschaft Alter)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal parliament members across party lines engaged in age policy
• Municipalities in Kanton St. GallencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPerformance contracts (Leistungsverträge) with municipalities for elderly care service delivery
• Pro Senectute Appenzell AusserrhodenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal association of the national Pro Senectute organization
• Pro Senectute Appenzell InnerrhodenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal association of the national Pro Senectute organization

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pro Senectute Kanton Zürich: Cantonal Pro Senectute foundation in Zürich offering the same product architecture (Beratung, Hilfen, Kurse) under the national Pro Senectute umbrella; the most direct structural peer with comparable scale, mandate, and revenue mix.
• Spitex Verband Schweiz: National association of Swiss home-care providers (Spitex), directly comparable as a provider of in-home care, household help, and care coordination for elderly and disabled clients across Switzerland; competes and partners with Pro Senectute in the same home-help segment.
• Stiftung Pro Senectute Kanton Bern: Cantonal Pro Senectute foundation in Bern operating with an identical mandate, service portfolio, and revenue model; the closest size-and-structure peer given the common national framework and similar CHF-denominated operating budgets.
• Alzheimer Schweiz: National Alzheimer association offering dementia information, caregiver support, and counseling — directly comparable to Pro Senectute's Infostelle Demenz and caregiver coaching services, with cantonal chapters (e.g., Alzheimer St. Gallen und beider Appenzell) that explicitly partner with the subject company.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss Catholic social welfare organization providing counseling, home support, and community programs for vulnerable populations including the elderly; comparable nonprofit funding model, cantonal chapter structure, and social-services portfolio.
• Curaviva Schweiz: Swiss association of care-home and daycare providers for elderly and disabled; overlapping focus on long-term care, social participation, and dementia services, though Curaviva's members primarily operate residential facilities rather than in-home services.
• Pro Senectute Schweiz: National umbrella organization of the Pro Senectute cantonal foundations; comparable in mission (elderly support services, Beratung, Hilfen zu Hause, Kurse) and product portfolio, but operates at the national coordination and policy level rather than direct service delivery in a single canton.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK): Swiss Red Cross operates cantonal branches (e.g., SRK Kanton St. Gallen) offering comparable elderly support, migration services, and care courses; both are mission-driven nonprofits with public funding, volunteer models, and care-coordination offerings.
• Tertianum Group: Leading Swiss private operator of senior residences and care services; comparable in elderly-care service delivery but commercially operated, contrasting with Pro Senectute's nonprofit cantonal mandate.

Emerging players

• Pro Infirmis: Swiss nonprofit providing social counseling, assistive services, and care coordination primarily for people with disabilities but also elderly; comparable service portfolio (Sozialberatung, administrative help) and similar nonprofit/government funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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