Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid

What Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid does

Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid (SZZ), founded in 2004 in the Netherlands as Stichting Zorgboederijen Zeeland and rebranded in 2011 to its current name, is a foundation (stichting) that operates as a federation of more than 100 independent care farm entrepreneurs across the southern Dutch provinces of North Brabant, Zeeland, and Limburg. The organization delivers care and guidance services — including day care (dagbesteding), individual and group guidance (begeleiding), residential care (wonen), overnight stays and respite care (logeren), 24-hour care, and work-oriented day care (arbeidsmatige dagbesteding) — to clients aged roughly 6 to 96+ across a broad clinical range: dementia and somatic conditions, autism spectrum disorders, youth behavioral and developmental challenges, acquired brain injury (NAH), physical disabilities, psychiatric conditions, addiction, and Parkinson's disease. The underlying methodology is green care — the use of nature, animals, and structured outdoor farm activities as therapeutic complements to professional care practice.

The business model rests on two revenue pillars: membership fees paid by the 100+ care farm entrepreneurs (a subscription/recurring stream that buys them quality certification, training, marketing, administrative tooling, and collective representation), and government-funded care delivery at the member-farm level via the WMO (municipal Social Support Act), WLZ (Long-Term Care Act), ZIN (Care in Kind via insurers), and PGB (Personal Budget) reimbursement channels. A small additional stream comes from consumer self-pay day care at certain locations. Go-to-market is hybrid sales-led and community-led: municipalities and healthcare insurers refer clients to contracted SZZ member farms, while new care farm entrepreneurs are recruited into the federation on the strength of word-of-mouth and demonstrated quality standards (ISO, HKZ, Kwaliteit Laat Je Zien, plus annual zoonosis inspections). Supporting infrastructure includes a SharePoint-based Zorgondernemersportaal, a quarterly newsletter (SZZ Thema), a client representation council, a client panel, and the annual Vanzelfsprekend satisfaction survey. SZZ is not a technology company: there is no AI capability, no API product, no mobile app, and no disclosed software integrations; the organizational moat is the federation, brand, and quality-certification ecosystem rather than any proprietary technology.

Name

Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid

Legal name

Stichting SZZ

Website

https://szz.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid (SZZ) is a Dutch foundation that federates 100+ independent care farm entrepreneurs across North Brabant, Zeeland, and Limburg, delivering green care (day care, guidance, residential, respite, and 24-hour care) to clients aged 6 to 96+ with conditions ranging from dementia and autism to NAH and addiction, funded primarily via Dutch public care budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Caregiver Support, Coaching & Training (HLADALAG), Care Management & Care Coordination (Home & Community-Based) (HLAFAEAL), Family Communication, Care Updates & Scheduling Support (HSABAAAK)

Keywords

• Social care services
• Day care programs
• Residential support services
• Disability support services
• Green care farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Waalwijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees from care farm entrepreneurs: Care farms pay membership fees to be part of the SZZ network, gaining access to quality certification, marketing support, administrative tools, training, and collective representation.
2. Government-funded care contracts: SZZ care farms receive funding through WMO (Social Support Act), WLZ (Long-Term Care Act), ZIN (Care in Kind), and PGB (Personal Budget), with municipalities and healthcare insurers as the primary payers.
3. Consumer self-pay for day care: Some locations offer day care services purchased directly at a consumer rate, providing an additional revenue stream for care farms outside of public funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SZZ unites more than 100 care farm entrepreneurs across southern Netherlands into a single quality association that delivers day care, individual guidance, group support, residential care, 24-hour care, work-oriented day activities, and overnight respite care to clients aged 6 to 96+ with dementia, autism, physical disabilities, brain injury, psychiatric conditions, addiction, and youth support needs. Services are funded primarily through Dutch public care frameworks (WMO, WLZ, ZIN, PGB) with member care farms also offering consumer self-pay day care. The association recruits new care entrepreneurs that meet ISO, HKZ, and Kwaliteitssysteem Zorgboerderijen quality standards and provides them with marketing, training, regiomanager support, and the Zorgloket administrative desk.

Product overview

Samenwerkende Zorgboeren Zuid (SZZ) is a care farm network organization rather than a technology product company. The organization operates as a federation of over 100 independent care farms (zorgboerderijen), care estates (zorghoeven), care gardens (zorgkwekerijen), and care ateliers across southern Netherlands. The core offering is social/healthcare services delivered in green rural environments, including day care (dagbesteding), individual guidance (begeleiding), group guidance (groepsbegeleiding), residential care (wonen), overnight stays (logeren), respite care (respijtzorg), treatment (behandeling), and work-oriented day care (arbeidsmatige dagbesteding). SZZ provides supporting infrastructure including a care entrepreneurs portal (SharePoint-based), client representation systems, client panels, annual satisfaction surveys (Vanzelfsprekend), confidential advisor services, and a quarterly newsletter. Individual care locations specialize in different areas such as dementia care, autism spectrum support, youth care, physical disabilities, psychiatric care, addiction recovery, and intellectual disabilities. The organization is not a technology/software company and does not offer API products, AI capabilities, or software integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Care Farm Network (Zorgboerderijen Network) Federated network of more than 100 independently operated care farms (zorgboerderijen), care estates (zorghoeven), care nurseries (zorgkwekerijen), and care ateliers across southern Netherlands, providing quality-validated care in green rural environments for clients aged 6 to 96+.
• Day Care (Dagbesteding) Daytime activity programs delivered at member care farms for elderly clients, people with disabilities, youth with support needs, and other individuals requiring meaningful daily structure in an outdoor setting.
• Guidance and Support (Begeleiding) Individual and group guidance services for clients with autism spectrum disorders, dementia, physical disabilities, psychiatric conditions, and addiction issues, delivered by professional care staff at member care farms.
• Residential Care (Wonen) Supported living arrangements at select care farm locations for people with intellectual or physical disabilities, providing 24-hour supported housing in a rural environment.
• Respite and Overnight Stay (Logeren) Temporary accommodation at care farms providing short breaks for clients and relief for family caregivers, available across the SZZ member network.
• Work-Oriented Day Care (Arbeidsmatige Dagbesteding) Work-oriented day programs at care farms that combine meaningful work activities with care support, helping individuals develop vocational skills and potentially transition to regular employment.
• 24-Hour Care (24-uurs Zorg) Continuous 24-hour care services at select member locations providing round-the-clock support for individuals with intensive care needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients achieve personal goals and experience flourishing through green care at SZZ farms

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GGD West-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025SZZ collaborated with GGD West-Brabant to host a working visit by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) at SZZ member care farm Levensvreugde. The visit focused on zoonosis (infectious disease) preparedness for farms that combine animal husbandry with healthcare services. GGD West-Brabant documented the working visit and the discussion around avian influenza contingency planning for care farms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/szzinbeeld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/szz-in-beeld

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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