HCCI Election Campaign – Vote for Home Care

HCCI General Election Candidate endorsements As part of our General Election campaign “Vote for Home Care”, HCCI endorsed certain candidates based on their history of advocating for home care issues. All candidates we decided to endorse have a strong track record; whether it be calling for improved access to services, calling for the implementation of […]
HCCI General Election Campaign

Ireland is seven days into the General Election campaign. At HCCI, we want to make it clear to members of the public which candidates have a good record of supporting home care. And so, over the next two weeks, HCCI will be announcing the candidates we are endorsing for the General Election. We have chosen […]
Home care in General Election 2024

HCCI are calling on candidates in General Election 2024 to sign the Home Care Promise. Candidates that sign our pledge will be advocates for: Candidates: download, sign, and share our pledge below to become a HCCI approved home care champion.
Ireland’s housing provision for older people still ‘in the Stone Age’ – Joseph Musgrave, CEO HCCI

Article: Ireland’s housing provision for older people still ‘in the Stone Age’ Joseph Musgrave, CEO HCCI spoke to the Examiner in October to highlight the dire lack of housing options available for older people.
Bringing Care Closer to Home – A Review of the Government’s Performance on Older Persons and Disabilities Home Support

Bringing Care Closer to Home is a review of the Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party coalition Government’s performance in improving and expanding home support for older people and people with disabilities during their term of Government from June 2020 to 2024. This report assesses Programme for Government (PfG) commitments including to increase the […]
Statutory Home Support Scheme Progress Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview on the progress made on developing and implementing the Statutory Home Support Scheme. The report uses Oireachtas statements, media reports, public consultations and relevant stakeholder publications to highlight the motivations, challenges and delays to the progress of the Statutory Scheme. The report examines the progress made between 2016 to […]
Jamie Farrelly talks to Newstalk about Home Care in Budget 2025

In the run up to Budget 2025, Jamie Farrelly, Policy and Communications Manager at HCCI, discusses what Budget 2025 means for home care.
HCCI Home Care Data Series Issue 3 – A Review of 2023

The HCCI Home Care Data Series is the definitive source for information and statistics on the Irish home care sector. Using data from a variety of sources including parliamentary questions, HSE publications and sectoral reports. The HCCI Home Care Data Series is an accessible and insightful study of key statistics in home care, HSE home […]
HCCI Pre-Budget Submission 2025

HCCI’s pre-Budget submission calls for €211 million to prioritise home care workers and older people HCCI calls for a focus on tackling waiting lists, a new deal for home care workers and to urgently implement the Statutory Home Support Scheme Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI), the organisation that represents private home care companies, is […]
The Waiting List Lottery: Home Support ACROSS Ireland

Introduction In recent years, home care or home support, has been accepted as the preferred model of care for older people in Ireland. The sector is in the process of significant reforms including the development of a Statutory Home Support Scheme. This scheme will grant people an entitlement to home support, and the establishment of […]