Swiss-Care-Company GmbH

What Swiss-Care-Company GmbH does

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH is a privately held Swiss healthcare staffing and recruitment firm founded in February 2013 and headquartered in Remetschwil, Canton Aargau, with a small team of approximately 12 employees. The company specializes in connecting qualified nursing and care professionals with healthcare institutions across all major Swiss regions, including Zürich, Basel, Bern, Mittelland, Ostschweiz/GR/FL, Zentralschweiz, Wallis, and Schaffhausen/Thurgau. Its two core offerings are Personalverleih (temporary personnel leasing) and Feststellenvermittlung (permanent placement) for specialized and leadership healthcare staff, serving nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, hospitals, senior centers, psychiatric facilities, Spitex/home care organizations, and family medicine practices. Supporting services include the OPTO Online Assessment (a Big Five personality analysis tool offered via partnership with Master Management AG), HR Support (ad placement, certificate services), Resilience Training & Workshops, and a dedicated job portal (stellen.swisscarecompany.ch) with over 114 active listings and a Job Mail newsletter. The company is led by Alessandra Huddlestone (Managing Director with 30 years of healthcare staffing experience).

The business generates revenue through margins on temporary staffing billable hours, placement fees on permanent hires, and professional services fees for OPTO assessments and HR support engagements. Go-to-market is sales-led and inside-sales-driven: direct outreach and account management to healthcare institutions, combined with candidate-facing self-serve channels (job portal, WhatsApp Business, Initiativbewerbung, and since May 2025 an AI-powered WhatsApp application flow via PastaHR for pre-screening). Marketing relies on organic social (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), YouTube, the company blog, Job Mail newsletters, and active sponsorship of industry events including the Swiss Nursing Congress, St. Galler Demenz Kongress, Future Health Basel, HR Festival Europe, and LangzeitSchweiz (where the company is a main sponsor).

Technology is largely third-party: the OPTO assessment is licensed from Master Management AG, the AI chatbot relies on PastaHR/OpenAI models, and operational coordination uses Dropbox and Zoom. Swiss-Care-Company's own technical surface is its proprietary job portal and the candidate-facing WhatsApp integration. The company has no parent organization, no disclosed funding rounds, and no institutional investors identified in the source material; ownership appears concentrated among private shareholders, likely including founding management.

Name

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH

Legal name

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH

Website

https://swisscarecompany.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH is a privately held Swiss healthcare staffing firm providing temporary and permanent placement of nursing and care professionals to hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, Spitex, and family practices across all Swiss regions, supplemented by OPTO personality assessments, HR Support, and resilience training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Healthcare Non-Clinical Temp Staffing (BPACACAO), Specialty Caregiver Placement (Dementia, Parkinson’s, Post-Op) (HSABAMAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Nurse recruitment agency
• Temporary personnel leasing
• Permanent placement services
• HR consulting healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Remetschwil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personnel Leasing (Personalverleih): Swiss-Care-Company acts as a staffing/temporary employment agency for the healthcare sector, providing temporary personnel (Pflegefachpersonen, FaGe, etc.) to healthcare institutions. Revenue is generated through margins on hourly billing rates for temporary staff deployed at client sites.
2. Permanent Placement (Feststellenvermittlung): The company recruits and places candidates in permanent positions at healthcare institutions. Fees are likely earned as a commission or success fee upon successful placement of a candidate.
3. OPTO Online Assessment Services: The company offers the OPTO Performance Analysis online assessment to companies for professional personnel selection, leadership development, and team building. Revenue is generated through assessment fees charged to employer clients.
4. HR Support Services: Additional HR services including HR Support for HR departments, Resilience Training & Workshops, job advertisement services (Inserate-Service), certificate services (Zeugnis-Service), and further education support for temporary staff.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH is a healthcare-focused staffing and recruitment agency operating in Switzerland. It places qualified nursing, care, and healthcare leadership personnel into temporary (Personalverleih) and permanent (Feststellenvermittlung) positions at hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, Spitex organizations, and senior centers. The firm also provides supplementary HR services including the OPTO Online Assessment (Big Five personality analysis), HR Support, and Resilience Training & Workshops to healthcare employers.

Product overview

Swiss-Care-Company GmbH is a specialized healthcare recruitment and staffing company operating primarily in the Swiss healthcare market. The company offers a portfolio of services centered on two core offerings: temporary personnel leasing (Personalverleih) and permanent position placement (Feststellenvermittlung) for specialized and leadership staff in healthcare. Supporting these core services are several modules and add-ons: the OPTO Online Assessment (a Big Five-based personality analysis tool for personnel selection and team development), HR Support services (including ad placement and certificate services), resilience training and workshops, and an online job portal with a customizable Job Mail newsletter. The company also offers WhatsApp-based application processing through its Pasta HR partnership. All services are focused on the Swiss healthcare sector, serving both employers (healthcare institutions such as nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, and hospitals) and candidates (nursing and care professionals).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalverleih (Temporary Staffing) Temporary personnel leasing service placing qualified nursing and care staff in healthcare facilities across Swiss cantons including Zurich, Basel, Bern, Mittelland, Central Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Valais, and Thurgau. Targeted at healthcare institutions needing short-notice or project-based staffing coverage.
• Feststellenvermittlung (Permanent Placement) Permanent position placement service for specialized and leadership personnel in the healthcare sector, matching qualified candidates with healthcare institutions for long-term employment.
• OPTO Online Assessment Scientifically validated online personality assessment tool based on the Big Five personality model, supporting professional personnel selection, leadership development, and team building by providing insights into personality traits and performance potential.
• HR Support Point-based HR support services for healthcare institutions, including ad placement services (Inserate-Service), certificate services (Zeugnis-Service), and general HR process assistance for HR departments.
• Resilienz – Trainings & Workshops Resilience training and workshop services designed to strengthen personal and team resilience, offered as a supplementary service to healthcare organizations.
• Zeugnis Service Certificate service that supports HR departments in creating and managing employment references and testimonials, including drafting, reviewing, and signing processes.
• Stellenportal / Job Mail Newsletter Online job portal offering over 100 current job positions in the healthcare sector, supplemented by a customizable Job Mail newsletter service for candidates to receive personalized job alerts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of temporary staffing hours performed by female healthcare personnel, 15% by male healthcare personnel, with continuous growth in temporary assignments since 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• eCare (Legal as a Service)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 March 2023Swiss-Care-Company partnered with eCare's Legal as a Service to have a competent partner for legal matters and data protection. The partnership includes KTG (Krankentaggeld) solution implementation and staff training for personnel leasing operations.
• Master Management AGcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 December 2022Swiss-Care-Company partners with Master Management AG to provide the OPTO Online Assessment tool to its clients. OPTO is a scientifically grounded personality analysis tool based on the Big Five personality model used for professional personnel selection, leadership development, and team building. The partnership enables Swiss-Care-Company to offer data-driven recruitment services to healthcare institutions.
• LangzeitSchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2022LangzeitSchweiz is a professional association for long-term care in Switzerland. Swiss-Care-Company is a main sponsor and active partner, participating in events including the St. Galler Demenz Kongress, Fachseminare, and general assemblies. The partnership positions Swiss-Care-Company within the long-term care community and supports joint advocacy against staffing shortages in elderly care.
• hilkyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2022Swiss-Care-Company partners with the startup hilky, which is based on plant-based nutrition philosophy. The partnership reflects shared values around health and wellbeing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manpower Switzerland: Global staffing group with a healthcare vertical in Switzerland providing both temporary and permanent placement of nurses and care professionals. Direct competitor in the same Swiss healthcare staffing market segment.
• Kelly Services Switzerland: International staffing firm with healthcare and scientific specialization active in Switzerland. Competes for the same nursing, allied health, and clinical support placements with comparable temporary and permanent staffing offerings.
• Randstad Switzerland: Major international staffing firm with a Switzerland healthcare staffing practice. Competes directly for the same institutional clients (hospitals, nursing homes, Spitex) and candidate pools (nurses, FaGe, caregivers), with broader candidate reach and larger recruiter teams.
• Michael Page Switzerland: Specialist professional staffing firm (PageGroup) with a strong healthcare leadership and specialist placement practice in Switzerland. Direct competitor specifically in the permanent placement (Feststellenvermittlung) of healthcare leadership and specialist roles that Swiss-Care-Company also targets.
• Hays Switzerland: Specialist recruitment firm with a dedicated healthcare and life sciences practice in Switzerland. Comparable in focus on skilled healthcare professionals, leadership development support, and assessment-driven placement services.
• Adecco Group Switzerland: Global staffing leader with a dedicated healthcare/medical division operating in Switzerland. Directly competes in both temporary healthcare staffing (Personalverleih) and permanent placement across nursing and allied health roles — the same core markets Swiss-Care-Company serves, but at materially greater scale.

Others

• XING (New Work SE): Leading DACH-region professional networking and job platform. Comparable as an indirect competitor/alternative channel for healthcare candidates and institutional job postings in Switzerland, particularly relevant given Swiss-Care-Company's focus on the German-speaking Swiss market.

Regional players

• Jobchannel AG: Swiss-focused healthcare and medical job portal and recruitment firm. Comparable as a regional competitor operating in the same Swiss healthcare recruitment market with a digital platform-led model targeting similar nursing and allied health candidates.
• Personal Plus AG: Swiss healthcare-focused staffing agency operating in temporary and permanent placement of nursing and care staff. Comparable as a regional direct competitor in the same Swiss healthcare staffing niche with similar service offerings to Swiss-Care-Company.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Switzerland: Global specialist staffing and HR consulting firm with Swiss operations. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering HR consulting and assessment-led hiring services that overlap with Swiss-Care-Company's HR Support and OPTO Assessment offerings, though not specialized in healthcare clinical staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SwissCareCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swiss-care-company-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/swiss_care_company

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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