Penta Hospitals Slovakia is expanding into long-term care with the Senevida brand, bringing together healthcare and social care to better respond to Slovakia’s rapidly ageing population.
The Group is strengthening its integrated healthcare and social care model in Central Europe as Slovakia faces a growing shortage of long-term care capacity
Penta Hospitals International is further expanding its long-term and social care activities in Central Europe by introducing the Senevida brand in Slovakia. The move builds on the Group’s experience in the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia and marks another step towards creating a more integrated model of healthcare and long-term care across its markets.
Senevida Slovakia currently operates four facilities with a total of 301 beds in Galanta and Stropkov. At the same time, Penta Hospitals is preparing its first new-build facility in Slovakia, planned in close proximity to Bory University Hospital in Bratislava. The ambition is to better connect healthcare and social care and respond to the rapidly growing needs of an ageing population.
The expansion comes at a time when Slovakia already lacks almost 5,000 residential care places for seniors. If capacity continues to grow at its current pace, the shortfall could increase to approximately 13,000 places by 2040. The number of people aged over 85 – the group most likely to require support with everyday activities – is also expected to more than double by 2040.
Building a continuum between healthcare and long-term care
For Penta Hospitals, the development of long-term and social care represents a natural extension of its existing healthcare services.
“More than fifteen years ago, we started building a network of hospitals, outpatient clinics, occupational health and medical transport services in Slovakia. Senevida is the part of the care continuum that has been missing. Our ambition is to reduce the barriers between hospitals, outpatient care and social care facilities and create a more natural continuity of care for people as their needs change,” says Radoslav Čuha, CEO of Penta Hospitals Slovakia.
The first step in Slovakia was the acquisition of three facilities in the Galanta region – Pohoda Seniorov, Senior Care Galenia and Senior Care Kaskády – with a combined capacity of 221 beds. They are located close to Penta Hospitals Galanta.
The Senevida network in Slovakia also includes a specialised 80-bed facility in Stropkov for people with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. The facility shares a campus with the local Penta Hospitals hospital. Together, the four facilities employ 192 people.
This proximity to hospital infrastructure is an important element of the model.
“Our facilities in Galanta and Stropkov have a hospital within easy reach. For residents and their families, this creates additional reassurance if a person’s health condition deteriorates. Our long-term ambition is to increasingly connect healthcare and social care around the needs of the individual,” says Marián Haviernik, Director for Long-Term and Social Care at Penta Hospitals Slovakia and Senevida Slovakia.
New capacity planned next to Bory University Hospital
Penta Hospitals is also preparing to develop new long-term care capacity in Slovakia.
The first planned greenfield project is an integrated facility next to Bory University Hospital in Bratislava, developed in cooperation with Penta Real Estate.
The project is expected to combine specialised residential care for people with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia with nursing care for patients who, for example, are recovering from a stroke or surgery but are not yet able to return home.
The planned four-storey facility would provide approximately 120 beds. Residents would live in smaller groups of up to 20 people, each with its own dining area, activity spaces and staff facilities. A therapeutic garden is also planned as part of the project.
The concept will draw on experience from the Czech Republic, where the Group has already developed six new long-term care facilities. Further details, including the investment value and expected opening date, will be announced once the project receives final approval.
Scaling proven Senevida expertise across Central Europe
Senevida is Penta Hospitals International’s brand for long-term and social care, currently operating across four Central European markets.
In the Czech Republic, Senevida operates 59 homes with more than 7,000 beds and is the country’s largest provider of residential social care services. In Poland, the network operates seven facilities. In 2026, Penta Hospitals International also expanded into Estonia, where it operates the 13-facility Südamekodud network.
This international footprint allows the Group to transfer proven standards, processes and expertise between markets.
In the Czech Republic, Senevida has developed a unified quality management system across its 59 homes. Client and family satisfaction is measured regularly, facilities are audited and findings are followed by specific improvement measures. Telemedicine gives residents additional access to physicians, while the Rodinná zóna mobile application helps families stay informed about their loved ones’ daily activities and communicate with care teams.
These practices will provide an important foundation for the further development of Senevida in Slovakia, including the planned facility at Bory.
Responding to one of the region’s major demographic challenges
The expansion of Senevida reflects a broader demographic challenge facing Slovakia and other European countries.
Slovakia is ageing faster than almost any other EU country. The share of people aged 65 and over increased by 4.8 percentage points over the past decade, the second-highest increase in the European Union. By 2040, people aged over 65 are expected to represent around 24% of Slovakia’s population, compared with 18% today. At the same time, the number of working-age people per senior is expected to fall from almost four to approximately 2.5.
Today, 36% of seniors who depend on the assistance of others receive no formal care at all, either at home or in a residential facility.
For Penta Hospitals International, increasing capacity while connecting health and social care more effectively is therefore becoming an increasingly important part of its healthcare strategy in Central Europe.
About Senevida Slovakia
Senevida Slovakia is part of Penta Hospitals Slovakia. It currently operates four facilities with a combined capacity of 301 beds:
- Pohoda Seniorov in Galanta (70 beds),
- Senior Care Galenia in Galanta (71 beds),
- Senior Care Kaskády near the Kráľová water reservoir (80 beds)
- and the Specialised Facility Stropkov (80 beds).
The network provides residential care for seniors, specialised care and social care services.
Demographic and capacity data are based on the 2026 Advance Institute study “Let’s Prepare for a Longer Life: How to Transform Long-Term Care in Slovakia in an Era of Ageing”, using Eurostat and Ageing Report 2024 data. The study was supported by Penta Hospitals.