What Vereinigte Hospitien - Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts does

Vereinigte Hospitien is a public-law foundation (Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts) headquartered in Trier, Germany, established by Napoleonic decrees of 1804-1805 and operating a comprehensive portfolio of social care and ancillary services. Its core offerings span the full care lifecycle: residential nursing homes for the elderly (Stift St. Irminen, Helenenhaus), a geriatric rehabilitation clinic (the first of its kind in Rhineland-Palatinate, opened September 1995), assisted living (Jacobusstift, Wohnungen Krahnenstraße), specialized multiple sclerosis care (Echternacher Hof), a residence for retired clergy (Willibrordstift), childcare and youth residential services (Ruländer Hof), gerontological counseling, disability support, pastoral care, a baby hatch program (Projekt Moses), and volunteer coordination. The foundation employs approximately 530 staff from 30 nations, making it one of the largest employers in the Trier region.

The foundation generates revenue primarily through regulated German long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), social assistance, and private payments for its care services, supplemented by a heritage winery (Weingut Vereinigte Hospitien) whose vineyards along the Saar and Mosel produce Riesling, Burgundy, sparkling wine, brandies, and non-alcoholic wines sold via a Shopify e-commerce storefront and an on-site Vinothek. It also accepts donations and endowments. Underlying technology includes the Telepflege certified video consultation system (Docs in Clouds TeleCare GmbH), the azubi:web digital learning platform (Generation:L), Matomo for website analytics, and a Vivendi PEP SelfService HR portal. The estate itself is a strategic asset: a 6.5-hectare park, the baroque Stift St. Irminen, the Willibrord Chapel, and a historic wine cellar are co-located with the operational facilities.

Recent strategic activity has focused on innovation and ecosystem positioning rather than scale expansion: launching the GKV-Spitzenverband-funded Telepflege pilot in July 2024, hosting Medizincampus Trier (cooperation with three regional medical institutions, inaugurated May 2022), and the November 2025 election of Commercial Director Tobias Reiland as 1st Chairman of the Vereinigung Europäischer Stiftungsweingüter. The foundation is governed by a Verwaltungsrat and led by Stiftungsdirektorin Dr. Yvonne Russell and Commercial Director Tobias Reiland; as a foundation, it has no shareholders and its assets are permanently endowed for charitable purposes.

Name

Vereinigte Hospitien - Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts

Legal name

Vereinigte Hospitien, Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts

Website

https://vereinigtehospitien.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1804

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vereinigte Hospitien is a 220-year-old public-law foundation in Trier, Germany, operating residential and outpatient care (elderly, geriatric rehab, MS, childcare, clergy), a historic winery with Saar/Mosel vineyards, and gerontological counseling for ~530 staff and the regional community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care & Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Transitions Management (Hospital/SNF-to-Home) (HSABAIAC), Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL), Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF), Dementia Personal Care (ADLs) Support (HSABAEAB)

Keywords

• Elderly nursing care
• Geriatric rehabilitation
• Social care services
• Assisted living facilities
• Foundation winery

Headquarters

HQ city

Trier

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Care Services: Core revenue stream from operating residential and outpatient care facilities including elderly care homes, rehabilitation clinics, disability care, youth services, and childcare. Services are funded through a combination of public health insurance, long-term care insurance, social assistance funds, and private payments.
2. Wine Sales: Stiftungsweingut (foundation winery) sells wine products directly to consumers via e-commerce and a physical winery shop. Products include Riesling, Burgundy, sparkling wine (Sekt), brandies (Brände), and non-alcoholic wines, sourced from vineyards along the Saar and Mosel rivers. EU shipping available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vereinigte Hospitien operates a portfolio of social care facilities and services for elderly, ill, disabled, and care-dependent individuals in Trier, Germany — including nursing homes, geriatric rehabilitation, assisted living, MS-specialized residential care, childcare, and youth residential groups. It also operates a foundation winery (Weingut Vereinigte Hospitien) producing Riesling, Burgundy, sparkling wines, and brandies from Saar/Mosel vineyards, sold via e-commerce and on-site shop.

Product overview

Vereinigte Hospitien is a public-law foundation operating a comprehensive portfolio of social care facilities and services in Trier, Germany. The core offering consists of residential and nursing care homes for elderly (Stift St. Irminen, Helenenhaus), a geriatric rehabilitation clinic, supported living facilities (Jacobusstift, Wohnungen Krahnenstraße), a Multiple Sclerosis residential home (Echternacher Hof), retirement home for clergy (Willibrordstift), and child welfare facilities (Ruländer Hof daycare and residential group). Supporting services include gerontological counseling, disability support, youth welfare, pastoral care, a baby hatch program, volunteer coordination, and guest accommodations. The foundation also operates a historic winery (Weingut) with vineyards along the Saar and Mosel rivers, producing Riesling, Burgundy, and other wines sold through an e-commerce platform. A telepflege innovation project uses video technology to optimize nursing staff deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stift St. Irminen

Quantifiable outcome

• Telepflege project aims to reduce physical walking distances and steps for nursing staff by enabling video consultations between qualified and auxiliary nursing staff.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Association of European Foundation Wineries (Vereinigung Europäischer Stiftungsweingüter e.V.)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025The Association of European Foundation Wineries is a consortium of ~25 European winery estates bound to charitable foundations, collectively cultivating approximately 1,000 hectares of vineyards across Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Hungary. The Vereinigte Hospitien's own winery is a member. Tobias Reiland was elected as the new first chairman (Vorstandsvorsitzender) in November 2025, succeeding Annette Noffz of Bürgerspital Würzburg. The association promotes the idea that successful wine business operations fund social institutions.
• Docs in Clouds TeleCare GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2024Docs in Clouds TeleCare GmbH from Aachen provides the certified video technology and devices for the Telepflege pilot project at Stift St. Irminen. The company also trains nursing staff on the telepflege equipment. The project is funded by the GKV-Spitzenverband under §125a SGB XI. The trial phase runs for nine months.
• City of Trier (Stadtverwaltung Trier)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024The City of Trier (Department of Urban Development, Statistics and Elections) is a consortium partner in the Telepflege project. It will support knowledge and experience transfer during the model program and assist with the rollout of cross-sectoral and regional telepflege care following the trial period.
• GKV-Spitzenverband (National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds)coreOthersThe GKV-Spitzenverband provides funding for the Telepflege pilot project under the model program for telepflege trials (§125a SGB XI). The project aims to address demographic change and skilled nursing shortages by optimizing personnel deployment through video consultation technology.
• Herbert & Veronika Reh StiftungminorOthersThe Herbert & Veronika Reh Stiftung supported the expansion of the Gerontological Counseling Center (Gerontologische Beratungsstelle), enabling increased psychological counseling services for residents, relatives, and staff.
• Medizincampus Trier Partners (Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier, Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn March 2020, three medical institutions signed a cooperation agreement to establish Medizincampus Trier on the Vereinigte Hospitien estate. Starting from the winter semester 2020/2021, part of medical studies will take place in Trier, aiming to keep physicians in the region after graduation to address the skilled worker shortage. The project was inaugurated in May 2022 after renovation of the 'old rectory' building.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic welfare confederation running hospitals, care homes, disability services and youth welfare across Germany. Notable overlap with Vereinigte Hospitien's Catholic-affiliated pastoral care, elderly care and disability services.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella for Protestant welfare organizations operating hospitals, elderly care, disability services and youth welfare. Comparable breadth of social services but operates as a federation rather than a single-foundation operator.

Direct peers

• Marseille-Kliniken AG: German operator of nursing homes and rehabilitation clinics, listed on the German stock exchange. Comparable service mix to Vereinigte Hospitien's residential nursing and Geriatrische Rehabilitationsklinik.
• Augustinum: Munich-based non-profit operating residential and nursing homes for elderly across Germany, with a similar non-profit care philosophy. Closely comparable mission, elderly care focus and dependent-on-donations funding model.
• Korian Deutschland: One of the largest private nursing home and assisted living operators in Germany with a multi-region footprint. Closely comparable to Vereinigte Hospitien in residential elderly care, skilled nursing and assisted living service lines.
• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: Major German nursing home and assisted living chain with hundreds of facilities nationwide. Comparable to Vereinigte Hospitien's Stift St. Irminen, Helenenhaus and Jacobusstift residential care and assisted living offerings.
• Pro Seniore Residenzen: German nursing home group serving elderly residents with residential care, assisted living and dementia care. Closely aligned with Vereinigte Hospitien's core elderly care and assisted living service lines.
• Agaplesion gAG: Non-profit German hospital and elder care network operating clinics, rehabilitation and residential care. Highly comparable given Vereinigte Hospitien's mix of geriatric rehabilitation, residential nursing and charitable orientation.
• Charleston Holding GmbH: Private German care provider operating residential and nursing homes for elderly with multiple sites across Germany. Directly comparable to Vereinigte Hospitien's nursing and assisted living facilities.

Regional players

• BeneVit Gruppe: German care provider operating residential and nursing homes primarily in southern and central Germany. Comparable service model to Vereinigte Hospitien but operates in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VereinigteHospitien
• Instagraminstagram.com/vereinigtehospitien/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vereinigte-hospitien

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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