History of the Group
In its twenty-year history, the Clariane Group has undergone profound changes, consolidating its core business, deploying new expertise and expanding in Europe.
At your side for twenty years
2003-2014: birth of Korian and first developments in Europe
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● 4 networks of medical-social facilities join together; Korian is born in Besançon.
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● Listing on Euronext Paris.
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● First acquisitions in Europe, in Germany with Phönix and in Italy with Segesta.
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● Korian becomes a leader in Germany.
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● Merger of Korian and Medica.
2015-2019: European expansion and new business lines
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● Korian is now also present in Belgium.
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● Creation of the Korian Foundation.
● First materiality matrix. -
● New business lines:
- Domiciliary care: Petits-fils
- Shared housing: Âges et Vie -
● Entry into Spain and the Netherlands.
2020-2022: in a “COVID-19” world, acceleration of the network’s transformation and expansion of its services
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● Strengthening of mental health with the acquisition of Inicea.
● First European Works Council. -
● Entry into the UK with the acquisition of Berkley Care.
● Strengthening of mental health with the acquisition of Ita Salud. -
● Transformation into a European Company.
● Implementation of the first employee shareholding plan: 3% of capital held by employees.
● Record year for network restructuring: 144 facilities built or renovated.
● Grouping of health activities in France under the Inicea brand.
● Strengthening of mental health activities in Spain with Grupo 5 and in Italy with IGH.
2023: Korian, an essential activity at the service of the common good. Korian becomes a purpose-led company
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● Korian as a reference employer: Top Employer in France, Italy, Belgium and Germany.
● Korian becomes a purpose-led company.
● The European company is named Clariane. Expert brands are retained.
● Launch of At Your Side, the new corporate project.
● Creation of the Clariane University.
● Adoption of the European Charter of Social Dialogue by the European Company Works Council. -
● Clariane is certified Top Employer Europe.
● Signing of an agreement for the sale of the Berkley Care network in the UK.
● Launch of Ways (We are at your side), the new European training programme.
● Partnership with the University Hospital Institute (IHU) of Toulouse.
● Launch of the helpline “Le Fil Clariane” in France.
● Organisation of the Clariane Innovation Days and a scientific day with Université Paris Cité.
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About us
With 63,000 employees in six European countries, Clariane is meeting the major challenge of taking care of each person’s humanity in times of vulnerabilty through its three activities.
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Activities
Clariane has three complementary areas of activity: long-term care, specialty care, and community care.