Spitex Region Emmental

What Spitex Region Emmental does

Spitex Region Emmental is a Swiss nonprofit home healthcare organization (Verein under Art. 60 ff. ZGB) founded on January 1, 2007 through the merger of five Spitex associations in the former Amt Signau district. It operates under a cantonal care mandate (Versorgungsauftrag) from the Canton of Bern, delivering professional home-based nursing and household services across nine municipalities in the upper Emmental region (Eggiwil, Langnau i.E., Lauperswil, Röthenbach i.E., Rüderswil, Schangnau, Signau, Trub, Trubschachen), covering approximately 320 square kilometers and 24,000 inhabitants. With roughly 170-180 employees organized across regional teams and headquartered at Burgdorfstrasse 25, Langnau, the organization serves around 600 clients daily from two operational bases in Langnau and Eggiwil.

The service portfolio spans core nursing (assessment, treatment, and basic care), specialized clinical lines (psychiatric nursing, palliative care, dementia care, wound treatment, foot care), and household support (cleaning, laundry, cooking, shopping). Group programs — discussion, cooking, creative activity, music, and walking groups — are offered to psychiatric clients. Distribution is direct-to-home within the mandated area, with usual service hours 07:00-22:00 and flexible arrangements for palliative cases; new intake is facilitated through the opancare.ch online registration portal alongside referrals from family physicians and hospitals. The core technology is a coordination platform for managing visits, household services, and psychiatric care across municipalities; no proprietary AI or advanced digital tooling is disclosed.

Revenue mechanics combine mandatory health insurance reimbursement under KVG (with patient deductible and co-payment), cantonal residual financing from Canton Bern, patient contributions for those aged 65 and over, and supplementary insurance plus AHV/IV benefits for uncovered Spitex costs. A separate Stiftung Spitex Region Emmental manages donations and legacies. The organization is politically independent and denominationally neutral, governed by a board led by Präsidentin Christine Lüthi Widmer with Vizepräsident Jürg Aemmer, and operationally led by Geschäftsführerin Cornelia Steinmann. Key ecosystem relationships include the Gesundheitsnetz Emmental, participation in mpdEO AG, and a training partnership with Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege.

Name

Spitex Region Emmental

Legal name

Spitex Region Emmental

Website

https://spitex-re.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spitex Region Emmental is a Swiss nonprofit home healthcare organization providing nursing, psychiatric, palliative, dementia, wound, and household services to approximately 600 daily clients across 9 mandated municipalities in the upper Emmental region of Canton Bern, with 170-180 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE)

Keywords

• Home nursing care
• Household care services
• Palliative care
• Psychiatric nursing
• Dementia care

Headquarters

HQ city

Langnau i.E.

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services (Nursing Care): Nursing care services (assessment, treatment care, basic care) are covered by health insurance (KVG) minus deductible and co-payment. Canton Bern provides residual financing with patient contribution for those 65+. Services are provided under government mandate in designated municipalities.
2. Household Services: Household services are not covered by basic insurance but may be included in optional supplementary insurance. This represents an out-of-pocket or supplementary insurance funded stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spitex Region Emmental is a non-profit home healthcare organization providing integrated nursing and household services to residents of 9 municipalities in the Emmental region of Switzerland. The core offering consists of professional nursing care (including specialized services in psychiatry, palliative care, dementia, wound treatment, and foot care) combined with household support services (cleaning, laundry, cooking, and shopping assistance). The organization also offers group programs such as discussion groups, cooking groups, creative activity groups, music sessions, and walking groups for psychiatric patients.

Product overview

Spitex Region Emmental is a non-profit home healthcare organization providing integrated nursing and household services to residents of 9 municipalities in the Emmental region of Switzerland. The core offering consists of professional nursing care (including specialized services in psychiatry, palliative care, dementia, wound treatment, and foot care) combined with household support services (cleaning, laundry, cooking, and shopping assistance). The organization also offers group programs such as discussion groups, cooking groups, creative activity groups, music sessions, and game/spaziergang groups for psychiatric patients. Services are delivered by approximately 170-180 employees from two locations (Langnau and Eggiwil) to around 600 clients daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflege (Nursing Care) Comprehensive nursing care services including treatment care (Behandlungspflege), basic care (Grundpflege), and specialized nursing services delivered at patients' homes across 9 municipalities in the Emmental region.
• Psychiatrische Pflege (Psychiatric Care) Psychiatric nursing care for mentally ill individuals, providing support for daily living and crisis management in collaboration with relatives, doctors, and therapists. Includes group offerings such as conversation groups, cooking groups, creative activities, music sessions, and walking groups.
• Palliative Care Compassionate end-of-life care and support for patients with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on comfort and quality of life at home. Includes flexible service arrangements beyond usual hours for palliative care situations.
• Demenz (Dementia Care) Specialized care and support for patients with dementia, helping them live safely at home with appropriate interventions.
• Wundbehandlung (Wound Care) Professional wound treatment and management services for patients with acute or chronic wounds, provided by specialist wound care nurses.
• Fusspflege (Foot Care) Professional foot care services, particularly for elderly and diabetic patients.
• Hauswirtschaft (Household Services) Home management support including cleaning, laundry, cooking, and shopping assistance to help clients live independently at home. May be covered by supplementary insurance or paid out-of-pocket.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 600 customers daily
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gesundheitsnetz EmmentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare network partnership for coordinated care delivery. Spitex Region Emmental works closely with this network for integrated patient care.
• mpdEO AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpitex Region Emmental holds a stake (participation) in mpdEO AG, indicating strategic involvement in regional healthcare digitization or coordination initiatives.
• Verein Gesund i.EminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Verein Gesund i.E (Healthy Emmental Association) for regional health promotion initiatives.
• Dahlia (Mahlzeitendienst)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeal delivery service partnership. Spitex refers clients to Dahlia for fresh warm meals, and Dahlia provides meal services for clients unable to prepare their own food.
• Berner Bildungszentrum PflegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege for practical training of Higher Technical School of Nursing (Höhere Fachschule Pflege) students. Provides internship opportunities for nursing students.
• Hausärztinnen and Hausärzte (Family Doctors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation with family doctors in patient care coordination. Doctors refer patients to SPITEX services and participate in treatment planning.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spitex Kanton Bern: The umbrella Spitex organization for Canton Bern, coordinating multiple regional Spitex providers including Spitex Region Emmental. Direct peer operating in the same regulatory and reimbursement framework, providing home nursing and household services across the canton.
• Spitex Schweiz: The national umbrella association for Swiss Spitex organizations, representing over 600 member providers. Direct peer as the industry association governing the same home-care service category and quality standards.
• Spitex Zürich: Non-profit Spitex organization providing home nursing and household support across the city of Zürich under a similar cantonal mandate model. Direct peer in service model, customer base (elderly and chronically ill at home), and KVG-based reimbursement.

Broad incumbents

• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK) - Entlastungsdienst: Swiss Red Cross operates relief and household support services for elderly and families across Switzerland. Broad incumbent in home-based household and care services with a similar target customer base, though delivered through volunteer-driven models.
• Tertianum AG: One of Switzerland's largest private senior care and residence operators with home-care service offerings alongside residential facilities. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities including household support and nursing, though primarily residential rather than home-delivery.
• Senevita AG: Swiss operator of senior residences and care homes offering nursing and household services across multiple cantons. Broad incumbent in the elder-care market with overlapping nursing and household services, though primarily facility-based.

Regional players

• Domicil Bern AG: Bern-based operator of residential care homes and home-care services. Regional peer operating in the same Canton of Bern geography with overlapping elderly care and nursing service offerings.

Emerging players

• Home Instead Schweiz: Franchise-based private home care provider offering non-medical companion and personal care services to Swiss seniors. Emerging player in the home-care space with overlapping household service offerings but more limited clinical nursing capability.

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

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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