Spitex Kanton Bern

What Spitex Kanton Bern does

Spitex Kanton Bern (Association cantonale bernoise d'aide et de soins à domicile) is a nonprofit umbrella association, founded in 1995 through the merger of the Fédération bernoise des services de soins infirmiers de santé publique (FBSP) and the Association cantonale bernoise des services d'aide familiale (ACSHF). It represents 42 independent nonprofit member organizations that collectively deliver home-based nursing, therapeutic care, basic care, household assistance, and social support across the Canton of Bern, serving approximately 35,500 clients and performing 3.7 million care interventions per year with a workforce of around 5,000 employees. Specialized service lines include psychiatric home nursing, wound care, palliative care in coordination with regional mobile palliative care services (MPD), and pediatric home care (Kinderspitex).

The association itself does not deliver care; it advocates politically for its members, negotiates performance contracts (Leistungsverträge) with the Canton of Bern, facilitates participation in national tariff agreements with health insurers (tarifsuisse, HSK, CSS, Helsana, Sanitas, KPT), runs training and continuing education programs (approximately 200 trainees), and operates shared infrastructure including the spitexjobs.ch recruitment portal and the opanspitex.ch online patient registration portal. Member organizations use established healthcare software platforms such as Perigon (root-service ag) and myneva.swing (myneva Schweiz AG) for scheduling, billing, clinical documentation, and mobile care delivery. The technology stack is conventional and not AI-enabled.

The business model is a regulated public service: core revenue for member organizations flows from reimbursements under Switzerland's mandatory basic health insurance (Obligatorische Krankenpflegeversicherung / OKP), with services requiring medical prescription and billed according to cantonal tariff agreements. Additional funding comes from cantonal and municipal performance contracts (Leistungsverträge) and client co-payments. Pricing is not publicly listed and is governed by federal (KVG/LAMal) and cantonal frameworks. The number of member organizations has steadily declined from 58 in 2010 to 42 in 2026, indicating ongoing sector consolidation.

Name

Spitex Kanton Bern

Legal name

Association cantonale bernoise d'aide et de soins à domicile

Website

https://spitexbe.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spitex Kanton Bern is a nonprofit umbrella association representing 42 home care member organizations in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, collectively serving 35,500 clients per year through 3.7 million care interventions delivered by 5,000 staff under regulated health insurance reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Home healthcare services
• Outpatient nursing care
• Home care association
• Palliative home care
• Pediatric home nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mandatory Health Insurance Reimbursements (OKP): Core revenue for member Spitex organizations comes from reimbursements under Switzerland's mandatory basic health insurance (Obligatorische Krankenpflegeversicherung / Assurance-maladie obligatoire). Services require medical prescription and are billed according to cantonal tariff agreements.
2. Cantonal and Municipal Subsidies: Performance contracts (Leistungsverträge) with the Canton of Bern fund coverage guarantees for outpatient care and household/social support services. Municipalities co-finance services.
3. Client Co-Payments: Clients contribute cost shares (deductibles and co-payments) under the health insurance model. Additional client payments may apply for non-insured services such as household help beyond care needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spitex Kanton Bern is a non-profit cantonal umbrella association representing 42 independent member organizations that deliver home-based healthcare services throughout the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its member organizations provide home nursing and therapeutic care, basic care, household assistance, social support, wound care, palliative care, psychiatric care, and pediatric home care (Kinderspitex), reaching 35,500 clients and 3.7 million care interventions per year. The association itself coordinates member services, advocates politically on their behalf, negotiates cantonal and tariff contracts, operates an online patient registration portal (opanspitex.ch) and a shared job portal (spitexjobs.ch), and coordinates vocational training programs for the home-care workforce.

Product overview

SPITEX Verband Kanton Bern is the umbrella association for 42 independent nonprofit home care (Spitex) organizations in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The organization coordinates member organizations that collectively provide home-based nursing, therapeutic care, basic care, household assistance, and social support services 365 days per year. Specialized services include psychiatric care, wound care, palliative care, and pediatric home care (Kinderspitex). The association supports its members through advocacy, training programs, and a shared job portal (spitexjobs.ch). Member organizations operate across the canton providing care in patients' familiar home environments, following the motto 'Partout pour tous' (Everywhere for everyone). Services include evaluation and coordination, therapeutic treatments (medication administration, injections, infusions), basic care (hygiene, dressing), and specialized services in psychiatry, wound treatment, and palliative care. Some organizations also offer supplementary services such as meal delivery, transport, and foot care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursing and Therapeutic Care Services
• Basic Care Services
• Wound Care Services
• Specialized Psychiatric Home Care
• Palliative Care Services
• Pediatric Home Care (Kinderspitex)
• Household Assistance and Social Support
• Evaluation, Counseling, and Coordination
• Online Patient Registration (opanspitex.ch)
• Training and Education Programs
• Job Portal (spitexjobs.ch)

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.7 million care interventions per year across all member organizations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Spitex Schweiz (Aide et soins à domicile Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella association for home care in Switzerland. Spitex Kanton Bern is a member and participates in national policy negotiations, tariff agreements, and coordinated campaigns (e.g., nursing initiative, EFAS, cost brake).
• Canton of Bern (Kanton Bern)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Canton of Bern (via GSI/DSSI) holds performance contracts with Spitex member organizations for care coverage guarantees and co-finances home care services. The association represents members in negotiations with the canton on policy and contracts.
• Health insurers (Krankenkassen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational tariff agreements (Tarifverträge) negotiated between Spitex Schweiz/ASPS and health insurers (tarifsuisse, HSK, CSS, Helsana, Sanitas, KPT) govern reimbursement rates and administrative procedures. Spitex Kanton Bern facilitates member participation in these agreements.
• root-service agmajorTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Perigon Spitex software suite (Perigon Central, Dashboard, Dispo, Mobile, Care, RAI) used by Spitex organizations for scheduling, billing, clinical documentation, and mobile access. Featured as a marketplace partner on the association's website.
• myneva Schweiz AGmajorTechnology or IntegrationProvides myneva.swing software (Ambulant and Stationär packages) for Spitex organizations and nursing homes across German-speaking Switzerland. Includes cloud-based and offline mobile solutions (myneva.swing2go). Featured as a marketplace partner.
• Trees AGminorOthers
• SRK Kanton Bern (Swiss Red Cross Canton Bern)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides continuing education for nursing aides (Pflegehelfende) with a broad catalog of courses and certificate programs. Featured as a marketplace partner on the association's website.
• Mobile Palliative Care Services (MPD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional mobile palliative care services (MPD Bern, MPD Emmental-Oberaargau, MPD Berner Oberland, MPD Seeland, EMSP BEJUNE) work in close collaboration with Spitex member organizations for complex palliative cases.
• AllianzminorOthers

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Spitex Zürich: Cantonal umbrella association for nonprofit home care in Canton Zürich. Operates the same model — representing member Spitex organizations, negotiating cantonal contracts, and delivering home nursing — making it the closest regional peer.
• Spitex Vaud: Cantonal Spitex association for Canton Vaud, providing the same nonprofit home care coordination, advocacy, and member services as Spitex Kanton Bern under Swiss mandatory health insurance.
• Spitex beider Basel: Cantonal umbrella for home care in Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, structured identically to Spitex Kanton Bern with member nonprofit Spitex organizations delivering prescribed home nursing.

Emerging players

• Home Instead (Schweiz): International franchise providing non-medical home care and companionship services to Swiss seniors. Comparable as a competing home-based care provider targeting the same elderly population, though focused on household support rather than prescribed nursing.

Regional players

• SRK Kanton Bern (Swiss Red Cross Canton Bern): Cantonal Red Cross chapter providing continuing education, household help, and emergency social services in Canton Bern. Overlaps with Spitex on household assistance and training partnerships, making it a regional adjacent provider.

Broad incumbents

• Spitex Schweiz (Aide et soins à domicile Suisse): The national umbrella association for home care in Switzerland. Spitex Kanton Bern is a member; they share mission, tariff negotiations, and coordinated policy advocacy, making this a direct structural peer at the national level.
• Tertianum Gruppe: Swiss provider of senior residences, care, and home services. Comparable as an integrated Swiss elder-care operator that competes for the same elderly client base across institutional and home settings.
• Senevita AG: A leading Swiss operator of residential care homes and senior living, with adjacent home-based care services. Comparable as a major Swiss care provider navigating the same regulated reimbursement and cantonal contracting environment.
• Curaviva Schweiz: Swiss national association for care and nursing institutions (predominantly residential). While focused on inpatient facilities rather than home care, Curaviva shares the same advocacy, tariff negotiation, and cantonal coordination roles within Swiss care policy.

Others

• OdA Santé (Organisation du monde du travail en santé): Swiss sector organization responsible for healthcare workforce training and credentials. Comparable as an ecosystem peer because Spitex Kanton Bern runs vocational training programs that fall under the same national healthcare occupation framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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