Spitex Region Brugg

What Spitex Region Brugg does

Spitex Region Brugg AG is a non-profit, municipality-owned home healthcare provider headquartered in Windisch, Canton Aargau, Switzerland, founded in 2013 by 10 municipalities and now owned by 17 shareholder municipalities covering a catchment of 52,000 inhabitants. The organization delivers home-based nursing care, psychiatric nursing, specialized palliative care (as one of five Regional Palliative Care Centers in Canton Aargau), dementia care, wound and stoma management, pain consultation, 24-hour care coordination (via the Betreuungs-Spezialist partnership), household support, and meal-delivery coordination. Operations run from one central planning hub in Windisch and two branch offices (Rüfenach and Schinznach), scheduling approximately 500 interventions per day and delivering 70,000 nursing hours and 27,000 household hours annually, supported by 140 employees and 25 training positions.

The core technology stack comprises an operational scheduling and patient-registration backbone (including the Opancare online portal), structured care modules for wound, stoma, pain, dementia, psychiatric, and palliative pathways, and a peer-worker program in psychiatric care. Business model mechanics are regulated: medically prescribed nursing care is reimbursed by health insurers (KV/LV) at 80% of uniform national tariffs, with a patient co-pay capped at CHF 15.35 per day; household services for clients aged 60+ or with IV disability status are coordinated through Pro Senectute; municipalities cover residual costs under the cantonal Pflegegesetz; and a Gönnerverein collects donations and membership fees to fund projects, continuing education, and hardship support. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven: patients enter via medical prescription, online registration, doctor (Zuweiser) referral, or direct phone/email contact, with 17 municipal shareholder mandates effectively creating a captive service territory.

Name

Spitex Region Brugg

Legal name

Spitex Region Brugg AG

Website

https://spitex-region-brugg.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Spitex Region Brugg AG is a municipality-owned, non-profit home healthcare provider in Canton Aargau, Switzerland, delivering nursing, psychiatric, palliative, and dementia care plus household support to 52,000 residents across 17 shareholder municipalities, with 140 staff, 11M CHF revenue, and 500 daily interventions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wound, Ostomy & Continence Care (WOC) at Home (HSABACAE), Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Windisch

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nursing care services: Core revenue from nursing and care services billed to health insurers (KV/LV) according to uniform national tariffs with medical prescription. Patients contribute 20% of insurance tariffs up to max CHF 15.35/day.
2. Household and support services: Household services and support for daily living activities. For persons 60+ and IV beneficiaries, services are coordinated through Pro Senectute. Without medical prescription or for those under 60 without IV status, costs are fully borne by clients.
3. Public subsidies: Municipalities (wohngemeinden) cover residual costs according to cantonal nursing law (kantonales Pflegegesetz).
4. Donations and member contributions: Gönnerverein (supporter association) collects membership fees and donations to fund projects, continuing education, team events, and support for clients in hardship cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spitex Region Brugg AG provides professional home healthcare services across 17 municipalities in the Brugg region of Switzerland. Core offerings include general nursing care (wound management, stoma care, pain consultation), psychiatric home nursing, specialized palliative care, dementia care, 24-hour care coordination, support for family caregivers, household services, and meal delivery coordination. Approximately 500 centrally planned interventions are delivered daily with 70,000 nursing hours and 27,000 household hours per year.

Product overview

Spitex Region Brugg AG is a home healthcare services organization offering a unified portfolio of care services. The core offerings include general nursing care (Pflege), psychiatric care, specialized palliative care, dementia care, 24-hour care (via Betreuungs-Spezialist partnership), support for caregiving relatives, household services, and coordinated meal delivery. Services are delivered at patients' homes through a central location in Windisch and two branch offices, with approximately 500 centrally planned deployments daily. Online patient registration is available through the opancare/opanspitex platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 70,000 nursing hours delivered annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Betreuungs-SpezialistcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for 24-hour care services. Spitex provides nursing care coordination while Betreuungs-Spezialist provides caregiving personnel. Joint flyer published in 2025. Ensures continuous care coverage for clients needing round-the-clock support at home.
• Lungenliga AargauminorOthers · 1 January 2023Partnership for 'zackstark' project supporting smoke-free apprenticeships. Lungenliga provides support and incentives for apprentices to remain smoke-free during their training.
• SeitenWechsel programminorOthers · 1 January 2018Program allowing business leaders to do one-week internships in healthcare organizations. Ben Martin from PSI Villigen participated in 2018 and later joined the Board of Directors.
• Spitex HeitersbergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization within the Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network. Spitex Region Brugg provides specialized palliative care services as one of five Regional Palliative Care Centers (RPZ) in Canton Aargau for partner organizations.
• Spitex Nord Ost AargaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization within the Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network serving North East Aargau region.
• Spitex Region Aargau OstcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization within the Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network serving Eastern Aargau region.
• Spitex Wettingen-Neuenhof AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization within the Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network serving Wettingen and Neuenhof municipalities.
• Spitex WürenloscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization within the Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network serving Würenlos municipality.
• Pro Senectute Kanton AargaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPro Senectute handles household services for clients aged 60+ and IV beneficiaries in the region on behalf of Spitex. Provides meal delivery services as well.
• Haus Eigenamt (Lupfig)minorOthersMeal delivery service provider for Spitex clients in the Eigenamt region.
• Alters- und Pflegeheim Schenkenbergertal AGminorOthersMeal delivery service provider for Spitex clients in the Schenkenbergertal region.
• Finest AG (Windisch)minorOthersMeal delivery service provider for Spitex clients in Windisch area.
• Asana Spital (Leuggern)minorOthersMeal delivery service provider serving southern parts of the Spitex service area.
• Koordinationsstelle Alter Region BruggcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination office for elderly services in the Brugg region providing comprehensive information and counseling on aging-related topics. Refer partner to Spitex services.
• Partner institutions for FaGe internshipsminorOthersVarious partner organizations where FaGe (Fachperson Gesundheit) trainees complete their six-month practical internship rotations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Senevita AG: One of Switzerland's largest private senior care operators offering residential and home care services. Comparable service lines (home care, dementia, palliative) but with a for-profit, multi-site, primarily residential model.
• Tertianum Group: Switzerland's largest private senior living and care group, operating residences and home care services nationwide. Overlaps with Spitex on home nursing and dementia care but operates at significantly larger scale and different ownership model.
• Spitex Kanton Aargau (Verband): Cantonal industry association representing all Aargau Spitex organizations. CEO Rebekka Hansmann presides over the Verband. Sets standards and represents the sector — broader incumbent rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Spitex Heitersberg: Neighboring regional Spitex organization in Canton Aargau and a direct channel partner within Spitex Region Brugg's specialized palliative care network. Operates the same home nursing model across an adjacent catchment.
• Spitex Region Aargau Ost: Regional Spitex partner serving Eastern Aargau and fellow member of the cantonal palliative care network. Same model, same cantonal regulation, directly comparable scale.
• Spitex Wettingen-Neuenhof AG: Municipal Spitex partner in the same palliative network. Closely matches Spitex Region Brugg's operating model, public ownership, and home nursing service portfolio.
• Spitex Nord Ost Aargau: Regional Spitex partner within the same Spezialisierte Palliative Spitex network in North East Aargau. Closely comparable in service mix, ownership structure (municipality-owned), and regulatory environment.

Emerging players

• Home Instead Schweiz: Franchised private home care provider in Switzerland offering non-medical companionship and personal care. Competes for a portion of the household and personal care segment that Spitex addresses through Hauswirtschaft services.

Others

• Spitex Verband Schweiz: National industry association for Swiss Spitex organizations. Not a competitor but the governing body whose tariff negotiations, quality standards, and policy advocacy directly shape Spitex Region Brugg's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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