ALTENPFLEGE 2026 will take place between the 21st and 23rd of April 2026. Messe Essen in Germany will serve as the hosting location for the face-to-face exhibition.
ALTENPFLEGE unites the various European professional communities for elderly care and is a first-rate purchasing platform for equipment, products, services and furnishings. The trade fair is based in Germany and takes place every year in April. ALTENPFLEGE rotates between cities – Nuremberg and as of 2022, Essen. The switch from Hanover to Essen was made in order to help the trade fair continue to grow. ALTENPFLEGE is not just a place to research market trends and compare newly released products. The trade fair actively works towards sharing knowledge and know-how with a congress programme and a dedicated area for training and education. Now that we’re entering the third year of the pandemic, the elderly care sector faces a lot more challenges in how to deliver the best care and minimise health risks.
ALTENPFLEGE attracts a lot of innovative companies, because of its emphasis on startups and groundbreaking products and solutions. In the past, you’ve gotten names like AES, Nui GmbH, Mrs. Kettner UG, Varomo, MOXIE Ltd, Brilliance Sweden AB, VOIZE, The TEUS. The offer of products is incredibly rich and split between care & therapy, nutrition & housekeeping, space & technology, IT & management, and innovative products. The exhibition halls showcase the very best in nursing aids, nursing devices, every-day and mobility aids, ergotherapy technology, nursing therapy, furnishing, architecture, facility management, energy, and logistics. By covering the entire value chain, the trade fair makes sure to attract every type of professional associated with elder care. ALTENPFLEGE attracts a lot of skilled workers across every related field, experts, and decision makers ready to make purchases.
The coronavirus pandemic has left its mark on the elderly care sector and work conditions and standards change on a regular basis. That’s why one of the selling points of ALTENPFLEGE is its Congress, which runs across all three days of the trade fair and has a very extensive programme. Visitors can choose from 30 lecture blocks that touch upon every single aspect of elderly care. In addition to the Congress, skilled workers can also participate in the training programme, which is now more important than ever due to the shortage of workers in nursing. There will be a lot of practical information on media and specialist literature as well as presentations on associations and institutions that might be helpful to workers.
No matter where ALTENPFLEGE will be held next, Essen or Nuremberg, Travel 2 Fairs ltd meets you with truly irresistible hotel rates. Avoid the competition for hotel accommodation and have your hotel booking for ALTENPFLEGE complete in one day. We work with your travel budget and always make good savings. It’s important to us that you have the most productive time during your business trip, which is why we always book hotels close to the exhibition centre. It doesn’t matter whether you’re travelling with a few people or are in a group of twenty or more. Travel 2 Fairs ltd handles jobs of all sizes. In addition, you can book airport transfers or rent a car.
Between 6-8.07.2021, there was a virtual edition ALTENPFLEGE. The edition featured 200 exhibiting firms who presented the latest nursing care solutions. They included 40 start-up companies. Around 24 000 visitants attended the virtual trade fair.
ALTENPFLEGE 2022 marked the restart of the live editions for the trade fair. The event took place in a face-to-face format between 26-28.04.2022 in Messe Essen. The venue did not implement strict coronavirus precautions due to the country lifting the respective regulations during the previous weeks. ALTENPFLEGE 2022 received over 500 exhibiting firms and more than 12 000 visitants. Around 80% of the visiting had a significant influence on the decision-making process.
The 2023 iteration of the event continued the positive trend initiated by the 2022 restart iteration and improved upon its success. The event was hosted as a hybrid exposition between 25-27.04.2023 in Messe Essen. It featured over 21 000 visitants and 570 exhibiting firms, including around 1 500 digital participants and more than 50 start-up companies. 92% of the visiting rated the iteration as excellent, 87% will attend the next ALTENPFLEGE, and 84% would recommend the event to others.
The 2024 iteration occurred between 23-25.04.2024 in Messe Essen. It featured more than 500 exhibiting firms. They were overviewed by around 18 000 visitants.
The 2025 iteration occurred between 08-10.04.2025 in Messe Essen. It was attended by 560 exhibiting firms from 14 nations and around 22 000 visitants on 36 000 m2.
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Dear Tom
Please let me offer you the feedback like this: (I also gave it on the phone to one of your colleagues)
I was happy with my stay in Madrid. Your job was of high quality and high value to me. The location in center of town was wonderful. The price acceptable.
Keep up the good job.
There are no more exhibition planned for this year. I will probably start thinking about next year after the summer.
Regards
Rolf Zimmermann
SALON GOURMETS 2025
Hello Ben,
All went good!
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Very pleased with your service..
Good afternoon Ellie,
I had a phone call with our guests this morning, and they were extremely satisfied with their accommodations.
We are not going to attend any other fairs at the moment.
Thank you very much for once again for your support.
Best regards,
Sanne Ferro
Nice and comfortable hotel, very close to the exhibition.
An excellent hotel, with good rooms and a great outdoor space. Very welcoming.
Dear Tom,
The fair went quite well.
They told me that their stay at the Aparthotel Lenau was very good and that they didn't have any major problems. The only drawback was being on the 4th or 5th floor without an elevator (especially for carrying suitcases), and during check-in, some of the terminals weren't working, so it took quite a while, but otherwise, it was in a great location, very easy to park, spacious and clean rooms... Very good.
We are not going to reserve anything for future editions yet, as we are not sure whether we will participate directly or through an agent/distributor.
As soon as we have any needs again, I will contact you, as our experience with you has been very good, with very quick responses and excellent service.
Best regards,
Eli POZO
EMO Hannover 2025
Hello Ben,
Everything went well at Arthotel Ana im Olympiapark (4) no complaints.
Kresimir
Working with your agency was flawless, Tracy Olsen amazing, readily available to our request. The hotel was welcoming. Yours sincerely, Despoina Samara
Hi there
I wanted to say a huge well done to your team for suggesting Casa Fluo. I loved it. Everything about it. Just so perfect.
Thank you
Ingrid
Very good service and follow prior Hotel Check in. We highly recommend this agency.
Tom is great! He always got back to me right away with the best prices!
