What Marienheim does

VKA - Verbund katholischer Altenhilfe Paderborn e.V. (operating under the name Marienheim and the VKA brand) is a Catholic non-profit elder care provider organized as a registered association (e.V.) under German law, headquartered at Gewerbepark 16, 59069 Hamm. The organization delivers a comprehensive continuum of elder care services across the Archdiocese of Paderborn (Erzbistum Paderborn), including stationary residential care, semi-stationary (day) care, mobile home care (VKA Mobile Dienste St. Katharina), mobile meal delivery (Mobiler Menüservice), and hospice and palliative care services (Hospizdienst AchtsamZeit and Tageshospiz). Approximately 2,400 employees are dedicated to residents in stationary and semi-stationary facilities, with operations spanning Paderborn, Gütersloh, Bielefeld, and Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The business model relies on recurring service revenue across five distinct service lines, funded through a combination of personal contributions, German long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), and social assistance under established healthcare regulations. Customer acquisition is regionally driven by community reputation, Catholic church affiliation, and direct outreach through the organization's own care facilities, rather than through outbound sales. Distribution is direct via the organization's own stationary facilities, semi-stationary day centers, and mobile care teams that visit patients in their homes. Marketing channels are confined to a corporate website, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, XING), and a dedicated careers portal (pflege-wird-zukunft.de). No products, software platforms, APIs, or proprietary technology are disclosed; the core technology field is listed as "Not disclosed."

The organization is currently in an expansion phase, evidenced by the July 7, 2026 opening of the VKA Piushöfe Wohnen + Leben residential facility in Bielefeld-Gadderbaum and the late-2025 launch of a new Tageshospiz day hospice in Paderborn. It is also publicly engaged in regulatory debates — notably the PNOG draft on nursing wage reimbursement — and contributes to the Erzbistum Paderborn Ethics Network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no revenue figures are reported, and there are no patents, AI capabilities, or external partnerships disclosed in the available data.

Name

Marienheim

Legal name

VKA - Verbund katholischer Altenhilfe Paderborn e.V.

Website

https://vka-ev.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VKA - Verbund katholischer Altenhilfe Paderborn e.V. (Marienheim) is a Catholic non-profit elder care provider offering stationary, semi-stationary, mobile, meal, and hospice services across Paderborn, Gütersloh, Bielefeld, and Hamm, Germany, with approximately 2,400 employees serving elderly residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elder Care Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Elderly residential care
• Mobile nursing services
• Hospice palliative care
• Day care elderly
• Meal delivery service

Headquarters

HQ city

Paderborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Stationary Care Services: Full-time residential care services provided in stationary facilities for elderly residents requiring ongoing support and accommodation.
2. Semi-stationary Care Services: Day care and partial hospitalization care services for elderly individuals who receive care during the day but return home in the evenings.
3. Mobile Care Services (VKA Mobile Dienste): Home care services delivered directly to customers' homes, providing flexible in-home nursing and caregiving support in the regions of Gütersloh, Bielefeld, and Paderborn.
4. Mobile Meal Service (Mobiler Menüservice): Meal delivery service providing reliable, flexible, and varied meal options for elderly customers.
5. Hospice and Palliative Care Services: End-of-life care services including hospice companionship, palliative care center operations, and day hospice services for individuals in their final life phase.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marienheim operates as part of VKA - Verbund katholischer Altenhilfe Paderborn e.V., providing elderly care services within the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The organization delivers stationary residential care, semi-stationary day care, mobile home nursing (VKA Mobile Dienste), meal delivery (Mobiler Menüservice), and hospice and palliative care (Hospizdienst AchtsamZeit and Tageshospiz) to elderly residents across the Paderborn, Gütersloh, and Bielefeld regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VKA Mobile Dienste St. Katharina: Mobile nursing services complementing stationary and semi-stationary facilities in the regions of Gütersloh, Bielefeld, and Paderborn.
• Mobiler Menüservice
• Hospizdienst AchtsamZeit
• Tageshospiz
• Pflege-wird-zukunft.de

Products and services

• Stationary Residential Care

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Korian Deutschland: Korian is a major European (German-headquartered) operator of nursing homes, assisted living, and home care services. It is comparable to VKA as a multi-modality elder care provider, but operates at national scale with for-profit, listed-platform capital structures rather than a regional Catholic-association structure.
• Malteser Deutschland: Malteser is a nationwide Catholic aid organization running hospice, mobile care, and stationary elder services across Germany. It overlaps with VKA's hospice and mobile-care lines and shares the Catholic-affiliation differentiation, though at national rather than Archdiocese scale.
• AWO Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bezirk Westliches Westfalen: AWO is one of Germany's six recognized welfare associations, operating stationary and mobile elder care in NRW including the Paderborn region. It is comparable as a nonprofit multi-service elder care provider competing for residents and care staff in VKA's core market.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Johanniter operates nationwide hospice accompaniment, mobile care, and senior services in Germany. It is comparable to VKA in service mix (hospice + home care + residential support) and competes for the same pool of volunteers and care staff in NRW.

Direct peers

• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: Alloheim is one of Germany's largest private operators of stationary care homes and assisted-living residences with a multi-region footprint. It is directly comparable to VKA in operating model (multi-site residential care for the elderly) but competes from a secular, for-profit platform rather than a Catholic nonprofit one.
• SenVital Senioren- und Pflegezentren: SenVital operates residential and assisted-living care homes across Germany with a comparable service model to VKA's stationary facilities. It competes for the same elderly resident pool in NRW and is relevant for benchmarking occupancy, pricing, and service-line breadth.
• Kursana Care Residenz: Kursana operates a national network of stationary care residences and assisted-living communities in Germany. It is directly comparable to VKA's residential care line, competing for mid-market residents with similar service positioning, but lacks VKA's Catholic-affiliation differentiation.
• Diakonie Paderborn: Diakonie is the Protestant counterpart to Caritas in the Paderborn region, providing stationary and ambulatory elder care, hospice, and family services. It targets the same regional elderly market from a parallel denominational angle and competes directly for skilled nursing labor and residents.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Paderborn e.V. Caritas is the parallel Catholic social services organization for the same Archdiocese of Paderborn. It operates overlapping stationary, mobile, and hospice services for the same elderly population and competes directly with VKA for staff, residents, and Catholic-family referrals in the region.

Others

• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Westfalen-Lippe: ASB is a major German welfare organization with stationary and mobile care services across Westfalen-Lippe. It targets the same regional elderly clientele as VKA and competes for Pflegeversicherung-funded residents and nursing staff in the Paderborn/Bielefeld corridor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VKA.Altenhilfe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marienheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/vka.verbund.kath.altenhilfe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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