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.
650
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28,000
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Our stay in this hotel was pleasant, we were well located in the city center and close to the public transportation to reach the fair venue. The help and support of Travel To Fair was excellent as usual, I am looking forward to work again with them for CPhI 2024. I.Carrara
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Thank Michael,
Everything went well.
The Adina was very nice.
Thank you for your help
Dear Ellie,
Greetings to you! Hope you’re doing fine.
Yes, my boss had gone for the event. It was a successful trip for him.
Initially, I believe there was some confusion with the hotel booking on the hotels part but it was sorted out later.
Currently no plans yet, however, if we do need help we will be in touch.
Thank you to your team and Ms. Ellie for her support.
Good afternoon
All was good thank you for your service
Have a good day
Kindest regards
Dear George,
Thank you for the service! All was great and we are really satisfied.
Kind regards,
Zofia
Hi, The Hotel was enoght for the prixe is ok. Thanks
Hello Tess,
All went fine, we enjoyed the hotel due to its walking distance location, but the only downside was the breakfast.
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Many thanks to Mr Tom Parker from GoFair throughout the whole process of searching for a suitable hotel. The hotel is located perfectly good- just 10 minutes walking up to the Messe, or several minutes by train. The interior layouts are also very good. The rooms are spacious, comfortable bed, shower room etc...A good room service. The only minus there is extremely poor breakfast that really should be improved.
Dear Ellie, Thank you for your assistance. The Hotel you suggested was fine for my son and collegue, Szabolcs Török. He was satisfied. It would be a good hotel for him for the next Frankfurt Book Fair. Best regards on behalf of Szabolcs, too, Margit Gruber/DS Budapest Kft
Dear Ellie,
all perfect.
For Anuga 2025 we would like the same hotel
Anuga 2023
Hi Michelle
Hope everything is good.
Just wanted to thank you for the excellent service
you delivered regarding the Aqua Nord exhibition last week.
Everything went as planned and we had a wonderful stay.
Thanks
Hello Ellie,
Thank you for your e-mail. The cooperation with you and with your company was great. Especially work with you. I have to tell you a big thanks.
My colleagues was surprised how the hotel work. There was no problem with anything. Breakfast was really good.
And also the way to exhibitions was very quick.
And for the next year. We will exhibit in Paris, but the accommodation will prepare the CSG company – this is our „mother“ . MSM is member of CSG. this is not in my hends.
But Im sure that in the future I will work with you!!
Thank you one more time
S pozdravom
Ing. Michal Korček
DSEI 2023
Our stay in this hotel was pleasant, we were well located in the city center and close to the public transportation to reach the fair venue. The help and support of Travel To Fair was excellent as usual, I am looking forward to work again with them for CPhI 2024. I.Carrara
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Thank Michael,
Everything went well.
The Adina was very nice.
Thank you for your help
Dear Ellie,
Greetings to you! Hope you’re doing fine.
Yes, my boss had gone for the event. It was a successful trip for him.
Initially, I believe there was some confusion with the hotel booking on the hotels part but it was sorted out later.
Currently no plans yet, however, if we do need help we will be in touch.
Thank you to your team and Ms. Ellie for her support.
Good afternoon
All was good thank you for your service
Have a good day
Kindest regards
Dear George,
Thank you for the service! All was great and we are really satisfied.
Kind regards,
Zofia
Hi, The Hotel was enoght for the prixe is ok. Thanks
Hello Tess,
All went fine, we enjoyed the hotel due to its walking distance location, but the only downside was the breakfast.
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Many thanks to Mr Tom Parker from GoFair throughout the whole process of searching for a suitable hotel. The hotel is located perfectly good- just 10 minutes walking up to the Messe, or several minutes by train. The interior layouts are also very good. The rooms are spacious, comfortable bed, shower room etc...A good room service. The only minus there is extremely poor breakfast that really should be improved.
Dear Ellie, Thank you for your assistance. The Hotel you suggested was fine for my son and collegue, Szabolcs Török. He was satisfied. It would be a good hotel for him for the next Frankfurt Book Fair. Best regards on behalf of Szabolcs, too, Margit Gruber/DS Budapest Kft
Dear Ellie,
all perfect.
For Anuga 2025 we would like the same hotel
Anuga 2023
Hi Michelle
Hope everything is good.
Just wanted to thank you for the excellent service
you delivered regarding the Aqua Nord exhibition last week.
Everything went as planned and we had a wonderful stay.
Thanks
Hello Ellie,
Thank you for your e-mail. The cooperation with you and with your company was great. Especially work with you. I have to tell you a big thanks.
My colleagues was surprised how the hotel work. There was no problem with anything. Breakfast was really good.
And also the way to exhibitions was very quick.
And for the next year. We will exhibit in Paris, but the accommodation will prepare the CSG company – this is our „mother“ . MSM is member of CSG. this is not in my hends.
But Im sure that in the future I will work with you!!
Thank you one more time
S pozdravom
Ing. Michal Korček
DSEI 2023
