The trade association for private home care providers in Ireland.
Please email all enquieries to: info@hcci.ie
The trade association for private home care providers in Ireland.
Please email all enquieries to: info@hcci.ie
Background
Home Care and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) was formed in 2012 to represent private home care providers in Ireland. HCCI unites members who directly care for thousands of older and vulnerable people in their homes. Our members directly employ carers to provide a quality service to clients.
Members represented by the HCCI provide services in the home that are wholly and exclusively in furtherance of the clients they serve. In the vast majority of cases our members deal with people who, if they were not receiving home care, the only alternative would be long stay residential care in a public/private nursing home.
These clients are older persons, persons with disabilities, chronic health conditions and any person whose quality of life can be improved by having a trained and supervised care worker in their home. This includes help with everyday tasks like meal preparation, bathing, dressing, and help with mobility, medication reminders, light household keeping, laundry and transport. Our members also provide clients with personal care and assistance with activities of daily living to maintain independent living within the home.
HCCI members meet on a regular basis to discuss challenges and issues in order to further the aims of the association and its members.
On March 31st 2014, the Minister for Justice and Equality implemented an administrative filter to be applied to all Garda Vetting applications. All applications received at the Garda Central Vetting Unit from the 31st of March 2014 onwards are subject to this administrative filter.
The administrative filter will remain in operation on an interim basis pending the commencement of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.
The purpose of this filter is to allow a more balanced, relevant and proportionate approach to Garda Vetting, pending the commencement of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2014.
The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) request that all Garda Vetting Application Forms are completed using the following guidelines:
• Guidelines for Applicants Completing a Garda Vetting Application Form
Persons under the age of 18 years of age shall not be Garda Vetting without seeking consent of a Parent/Guardian thereby giving consent for information to be obtained by the Garda Central Vetting Unit.
Parent/Guardian Consent Application Forms are available upon request.
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