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Home & Community Care Ireland
Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) is the national membership organisation for companies that provide a managed home care service in Ireland, uniting members who directly care for thousands of older and vulnerable people in their homes.
HCCI currently represents 35 member companies, who among them employ 12,000 carers, delivering bespoke care and support to over 30,000 older and vulnerable people in Ireland. HCCI advocates for the highest standard of regulated home care services to be made available to all on a statutory basis, enabling as many people as possible to remain living independently within their homes and communities.
Home and Community Care Ireland has successfully campaigned for the payment of living wage and improved conditions for home care workers, an increase in rates paid to home care providers and access to employment permits for home carers.
History of HCCI
2012
HCCI (then known as the Irish Private Homecare Association) was formed in 2012 to represent private home care providers who wished to benefit from peer to peer learning, to develop best practice, and to work together to advocate for and create the best possible home care landscape across the country.
2018
A New Leaf: Joseph Musgrave was brought on as the new CEO of HCCI and hit the ground running with a complete reorganisation of the business; opening membership to private and non profit organisations. He hired new staff and launched into the political realm with home care driven initiatives that would see massive yield in the years to come.
2019
Expansion: After reorganisation HCCI started implementing and advocating for the wants and needs of our members. One such need led to the development of a new department in HCCI, the Garda Vetting Department (GVD). Our team expanded with the new department and further member driven initiatives
2020
Development: While listening to our members wants and needs, HCCI brought on competent staff to help further the mission of HCCI. In the development stage we seek to continue to support our members and their home care needs while also informing the relevant bodies of the crises our members face as front-line workers. HCCI leads in engagement with the HSE and similar bodies for our members.
Covid-19: HCCI lead its members through the Coronavirus pandemic by liaising with the HSE and Department of Health. Thankfully, low levels of Covid-19 affected clients in their homes.
2022
Growth: HCCI has continued to expand its teams in GVD and policy and communications. Many new members joined in 2022, forming the basis for the model of HCCI which we see now.
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Alliance for Insurance Reform
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Make an informed decision
HCCI is dedicated to providing quality information regarding homecare in Ireland. Before you make a long-term decision it’s important to understand what care options are available and which you qualify for.
Accessing HSE Home Support
What are the types of home support? are they available to you? and how can you gain the support you need? Find out more here.
Consumer Directed Home Support
What is consumer directed home support? who is it for? and is it right for you? Find out more here.
Become A HCCI Member
Interested in becoming a HCCI member? Find out more about our member benefits and if you qualify. Applications enclosed.
Kieran Hallinan is the Managing Director of Bluebird Care Northeast and a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).
With over 20 years of experience in health and safety management, Kieran has led Bluebird Care Northeast since 2011, ensuring top-tier homecare services across the North East Region. His expertise includes risk management, environmental compliance, quality improvement, and business strategy, making him a leader in the healthcare sector. He previously held management roles at Siemens Energy and SISK Group.
He holds an MSc in Occupational Health, BSc in Environmental Science and Diplomas in Further Education and Coaching.
Ryan is a founding shareholder, Director and Chief People Officer with Connected Health. Connected Health is one of Ireland’s largest Homecare providers employing some 1800 staff across the Island. Connected Health delivers over 6 million individual care visits per year and is leading the charge across both service and product innovation within the home and additional health and social care settings. Ryan is also a Director and Co-Founder of Conscia Talent delivering outsourced talent and consultancy services to clients across Ireland, UK and EMEA. Ryan is a serial angel investor in local high growth SME’s and is the Founder and Lead investor at the AMP Business Incubator in Derry.
Ryan holds an LLB and MSSC in Criminology, both from Queens University Belfast. Ryan is a former President of Queens Law Society and non-Executive Director of the Western Health and Social Services Board. Ryan is a multiple Ironman, distinctly average Triathlete and open water swimmer, having twice swam from Asia to Europe raising much needed resources for his chosen charity the Sunshine Foundation Romania.
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Joseph was appointed Chief Executive of HCCI in September 2018. He also serves as a Director of the Board.
Prior to joining HCCI, he worked at a number of the world’s leading communications consultancies. Joseph has significant experience with business operations, providing executive leadership and all aspects of communications.
In one of his proudest achievements, Joseph served as the national spokesman for the successful pro-gay marriage campaign in the United Kingdom throughout its duration from 2012 to 2013.
Kieran Hallinan is the Managing Director of Bluebird Care Northeast and a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).
With over 20 years of experience in health and safety management, Kieran has led Bluebird Care Northeast since 2011, ensuring top-tier homecare services across the North East Region. His expertise includes risk management, environmental compliance, quality improvement, and business strategy, making him a leader in the healthcare sector. He previously held management roles at Siemens Energy and SISK Group.
He holds an MSc in Occupational Health, BSc in Environmental Science and Diplomas in Further Education and Coaching.
Ryan is a founding shareholder, Director and Chief People Officer with Connected Health. Connected Health is one of Ireland’s largest Homecare providers employing some 1800 staff across the Island. Connected Health delivers over 6 million individual care visits per year and is leading the charge across both service and product innovation within the home and additional health and social care settings. Ryan is also a Director and Co-Founder of Conscia Talent delivering outsourced talent and consultancy services to clients across Ireland, UK and EMEA. Ryan is a serial angel investor in local high growth SME’s and is the Founder and Lead investor at the AMP Business Incubator in Derry.
Ryan holds an LLB and MSSC in Criminology, both from Queens University Belfast. Ryan is a former President of Queens Law Society and non-Executive Director of the Western Health and Social Services Board. Ryan is a multiple Ironman, distinctly average Triathlete and open water swimmer, having twice swam from Asia to Europe raising much needed resources for his chosen charity the Sunshine Foundation Romania.
Michael Wright opened the first private home care business in County Tipperary in 2008, opening Ireland’s 12th Irish Home Instead office in Thurles. Having ran a highly successful franchise business for 11 years, providing services to private clients and HSE older persons and disability funded service users, Michael sold his franchise back to Home Instead corporate.
As Home Instead’s new Director of Public Affairs, Michael developed Home Instead’s public affairs strategy and successfully co-ordinated activity between private and not-for-profit home care organisations. Michael then worked as Home Instead’s Director of Sales where he developed Home Instead’s private Live-in Care business before moving to his current role as Director of Corporate Operations. With only one Home Instead franchise office remaining in Ireland, Home Instead no longer considers itself a franchise organisation and Michael leads on growth across Home Instead’s Irish business.
Prior to joining Home Instead, Michael enjoyed a career in sales management in the pharmaceutical and clinical nutrition sectors in the UK and Ireland. Michael lives in Co. Limerick.
Samantha Rayner is Chief Operations Officer with Virtue Integrated Care and leads the Home Care division of the company which includes Danu Home Care, Be Independent Home Care and Heritage Home Care.
She has extensive Irish Health Care experience in senior roles across Operations, Project Management and Corporate Services. She was formally HSE national lead for Residential Care Services for Older Persons, Intermediate Care and Discharge Planning and Community Services including Day Care, Housing with Supports and Meals on Wheels.
She has a BA in Health Services Management and Economics and is a trained Business and Executive Coach.
Teresa is the CEO of Irish HomeCare, a leading national homecare provider in Ireland. As a Registered General Nurse with over 20 years of experience in the health and social care sector, Teresa has held various clinical and leadership roles across acute, residential, and community services in both Ireland and the UK. Her clinical background fuels her deep passion for the ongoing development of healthcare services, with a commitment to ensuring that home care remains at the forefront, while continuously enhancing workforce skills and capabilities to support future health and social care needs within local communities.
Teresa firmly believes that our people are at the heart of our health services and is a strong advocate for our workforce, embodying compassion in both care and leadership. In addition to her Board role at HCCI, she chairs the HCCI Disability and Community Care Committee and serves as a Board Member for the Royal College of Surgeons Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, further enriching her contributions to the field.
David established Right at Home in 2013, having acquired the master franchise licence for Ireland from the organisation’s international headquarters in the USA. Since 2013, David has grown Right at Home successfully, with current franchise offices operating in Galway, Cork, Kildare, Dublin and South Dublin / Wicklow Areas – covering five CHO’s across the country. Prior to establishing Right At Home Ireland, David worked in the IT sector and ran his own IT company, supporting large construction and NGO projects.
With over 20 years’ experience across the public, not for profit and private sectors in hospital, home, palliative, and disability services, Collette has dedicated her professional life to providing person centred, ethical, technological, and strategic services through the lens of quality and value-based people leadership. She is deeply passionate about the important role Health and Social Care services play in all our lives and has focused on contributing at a local, national, and international level on the development of services, governance, digital transformation, and people development to advance the sector in the delivery of choice and to help shape the future of services.
She holds an MBA in Technology and Management, BA in HR and Diplomas in Risk Management and Coaching.
Paul is the Garda Vetting & Member Relations Manager at HCCI. Having joined HCCI in March 2020, Paul manages the Garda Vetting service and is responsible for bringing new members into the organisation.
Paul has over 20 years supervisory management experience in manufacturing/logistics and
purchasing. Outside of work, he has ten years volunteer experience with local grassroots football club as secretary and treasurer. Paul has represented Ireland in tenpin bowling at junior and senior level for over ten years, but now spends any spare time playing golf.
Tracy is HCCI’s Liaison officer between HCCI and Garda national vetting bureau (GNVB). Her role focuses on processing Garda Vetting for our members and non-members, ensuring that home care workers can begin their role as fast as possible.
Tracey started in the healthcare business as a home care worker, going on to complete the full QQI level 5 in Community healthcare services. She has worked her way up in various areas within the home care sector, before starting in HCCI in November 2023.
Anne is the Finance Officer for the organisation and is responsible for the daily running of the Finance Department. She spent fifteen years in branch banking with AIB Bank and is CPA qualified. She also holds a diploma in Forensic Accounting.
Jamie Farrelly joined HCCI in 2021 and was promoted to Policy & Communications Manager in December 2022. He has BA in Politics & Economics from Maynooth University, an MA in Public Affairs and Political Communications from Technical University Dublin and a Post
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation from Trinity College Dublin. From 2022 to 2024, Jamie was Club Secretary for the Dublin Devils FC and advocated for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport across national TV & Radio.
Dionne joined the HCCI team in early 2024 as Policy and Communications Officer. Dionne has an undergraduate degree in Commerce and Spanish, and a master’s in International Public Policy and Diplomacy, both from University College Cork.
Before starting at HCCI, Dionne completed an internship at the Electoral Commission and lived in Spain improving her Spanish.
