Spitex Bachtel

What Spitex Bachtel does

Spitex Bachtel is a non-profit home healthcare organization operating under a public service mandate (öffentlicher Leistungsauftrag) in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Wetzikon, the organization serves the municipalities of Gossau ZH, Hinwil, Rüti, Seegräben, and Wetzikon through five physical service centers and a 24/7 operations model with round-the-clock phone coverage and night-visit capability. Its service portfolio is structured around two integrated lines: Pflege & Hauswirtschaft (nursing, household, stoma, continence/bladder weakness, psychiatric nursing, and family caregiver support) and Betreuung & Services (dementia support, palliative care, respite, live-in, sleep night watch, day care, and meal/transport services). The organization holds regional competence center designations for stoma and continence care, with certified WCET therapists and an exclusive cooperation with GZO Spital Wetzikon for the stoma pathway, alongside partnerships with PallCare Spital Wetzikon GZO for palliative care and Spitex Uster for night coverage.

Name

Spitex Bachtel

Legal name

Spitex Bachtel

Website

https://spitex-bachtel.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spitex Bachtel is a non-profit home healthcare provider under a Swiss public mandate, delivering integrated nursing, household, and specialty care (stoma, continence, psychiatric, palliative) across five municipalities in the canton of Zürich with 24/7 availability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB)

Keywords

• Home healthcare services
• Nursing care services
• Home nursing
• Palliative care
• Stoma and continence care

Headquarters

HQ city

Wetzikon

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Health Insurance Reimbursement (KVG/LAMal): Basic health insurance covers Spitex services as prescribed by doctors. This is the primary revenue source for nursing and care services.
2. Municipal/State Subsidies: As a nonprofit with public mandate, receives public funding for operations
3. Donations and Supporter Contributions: Accepts donations and has a supporter (GönnerInnen) program

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spitex Bachtel is a non-profit home healthcare organization providing integrated home care services in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It delivers nursing care, household support, psychiatric care, palliative care, and specialized stoma and continence care through a single treatment team available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across five municipalities (Gossau ZH, Hinwil, Rüti, Seegräben, and Wetzikon).

Product overview

Spitex Bachtel is a non-profit home healthcare organization serving the population of Gossau ZH, Hinwil, Rüti, Seegräben, and Wetzikon in the canton of Zürich. The organization operates as an integrated care provider offering a comprehensive suite of home care services structured around three core areas: nursing and household services (Pflege & Hauswirtschaft), care and relief services (Betreuung & Services), and specialized care including stoma and incontinence management. The service portfolio includes basic nursing care, medical treatment care, psychiatric care, household assistance, dementia support, palliative/end-of-life care, overnight supervision, live-in care, day care, meal delivery, and transportation services. As an integrated care provider, Spitex Bachtel guarantees clients and their families care from a single treatment team, operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The organization functions as a public service provider with no waiting list for services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflege (Nursing Care) Comprehensive nursing services including basic care, medical treatment care, consultation, needs assessment, wound care, medication management, and support for daily living activities provided by nursing professionals HF and healthcare assistants to patients at home.
• Hauswirtschaft (Household Services) Household support services including cleaning, laundry, cooking, shopping, plant and pet care, and waste disposal, provided on medical prescription to maintain hygienic living conditions for clients at home.
• Stoma Care Specialized ostomy care and consultation as the regional competence center, including pre-hospital counseling, hospital coordination, post-operative home support, product selection, and crisis management, delivered in exclusive cooperation with GZO Hospital Wetzikon.
• Blasenschwäche (Incontinence Care) Regional competence center for incontinence care offering assessment, daily living support, individualized aids provision, therapy options guidance, and coordination with urology and gynecology specialists.
• Psychiatrische Pflege (Psychiatric Care) Mental health nursing services provided by specialized psychiatric care professionals to support clients with psychiatric conditions in their home environment.
• Betreuung (Care and Supervision) Care and supervision services including dementia support, palliative care, and coordination of complex care situations involving multiple parties, delivered to clients in their homes.
• Entlastung (Relief/Respite Services) Respite services to relieve family caregivers, including overnight watch, live-in care, and day care options to support caregivers in their caregiving role.
• Gemeinsam Wohnen Live-In (Live-In Care) Live-in care arrangement where care staff reside in the client's home to provide continuous around-the-clock support and companionship.
• Tagesbetreuung (Day Care) Daytime care services providing supervised activities and care for clients, offering family caregivers daytime relief.
• Mahlzeiten- und Fahrdienst (Meal and Transport Service) Meal delivery and transportation services to support clients with daily needs, including grocery delivery and medical/non-medical transport assistance.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GZO Spital WetzikoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive cooperation with GZO Spital Wetzikon for stoma care. The hospital and Spitex Bachtel work together on comprehensive stoma patient care, from pre-hospital consultation through post-surgery home care. Joint magazine article published on their collaboration.
• Spitex UsterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Spitex Uster for night care services (Nachtangebot). Spitex Uster night services are provided in cooperation with Spitex Bachtel.
• PallCare Spital Wetzikon GZOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with specialized PallCare team of GZO Spital Wetzikon for palliative/end-of-life care at home, enabling patients to die at home if possible.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Domicil AG: Major Swiss residential care home operator in the Bern region. Comparable Swiss elderly care market and regulatory environment; broader portfolio but adjacent to home-care services.
• Tertianum Group: Largest private Swiss provider of senior living, care, and related services. Comparable Swiss healthcare market and elderly care focus, but operates residential facilities rather than a pure home-care model.
• Senevita AG: Swiss operator of residential care homes and senior living facilities. Comparable end customer (elderly Swiss population) and regulatory environment, but asset-heavy residential model versus Spitex Bachtel's home-based delivery.

Direct peers

• Spitex Zürich: The largest Spitex organization in Switzerland, providing home nursing and care services in the city and canton of Zürich. Directly comparable nonprofit/public-mandate operating model serving overlapping Swiss home-care demand.
• Spitex Bern: Major regional Spitex organization in canton Bern providing integrated home nursing, care, and household services. Closely comparable operating model, scale bracket, and Swiss public-mandate structure.
• Home Instead Schweiz: Swiss franchise of the international Home Instead network providing non-medical home care and companionship services to seniors. Comparable home-based care delivery and elderly client base in Switzerland.
• Spitex Luzern: Regional Spitex provider in central Switzerland delivering home healthcare under the same KVG/LAMal reimbursement framework. Directly comparable service mix and nonprofit structure.
• Spitex Uster: Neighboring Spitex organization in canton Zürich with which Spitex Bachtel already partners for night services. Operates the same nonprofit/public-mandate home-care model with similar service portfolio.
• Helvita Care: Swiss home care organization offering personalized in-home care and support services. Direct peer in the Swiss home-care market with overlapping target segments (elderly, post-hospital recovery).

Others

• GZO Spital Wetzikon: Regional hospital partner of Spitex Bachtel for stoma and palliative care. Not a direct competitor but a strategic referral source and ecosystem participant in the same Zürich Oberland healthcare network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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