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Lessons on Agetech in Finland

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This trip aimed to explore how Finland has embedded technology into elder care and identify lessons for strengthening Ireland’s home care system. The visit showed how Finland has made technology a core part of care delivery, supporting independence for older people while allowing staff to focus on meaningful, human interaction.

 

Insights

  • Technology is integrated into funding and care packages, not treated as an add-on, creating flexibility and encouraging innovation.
  • Strong national coordination, legislation, and digital infrastructure underpin consistent, scalable adoption.
  • A full ecosystem of solutions, from preventative tools to high-care monitoring, supports ageing in place.

 

Significance

With Ireland’s population ageing rapidly, Finland provides a practical blueprint for delivering sustainable, person-centred care systems that combine technology with human support.

 

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About HCCI

Home & Community Care Ireland (HCCI) is the voice for home and community care providers across Ireland.  Our mission is to drive policies that sustain the sector, guaranteeing the highest standards of care for people, whether services are publicly funded or privately sourced, and uphold the well-being of our workforce.  We are committed to honesty, integrity and evidence-led policy. 

Our vision is a future where every adult in Ireland has a statutory right to home care and where solutions in the community are thoughtfully designed to support people.  At HCCI, we not only advocate for care; we champion a system that respects and empowers every person it serves.

 

Publication Details

Publisher

Home & Community Care in Ireland

Type

Publication

Date of Publication

June 30, 2026

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Teresa McNally

HCCI Board Member

CEO of Irish HomeCare

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.

Samantha Rayner

HCCI Board Member

Chief Operations Officer of Virtue Integrated Care

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.

Dionne O'Mahony

Communications Officer

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. 

Jamie Farrelly

Policy & Advocacy Lead

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.

Anne Fleming

Finance Officer

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.

Tracy Fitzgerald

Garda Vetting Administrator

Tracy is HCCI’s Garda Vetting Administrator.  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.

Tracy 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.

Paul Kelly

Member Relations Lead

Paul is the Member Relations Lead 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.

David McKone

HCCI Director

Managing Director of Right at Home Ireland

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.

Collette Gleeson

HCCI Board Member

Managing Director of Comfort Keepers Homecare Ireland & Elevation Training

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.

Kieran Hallinan

HCCI Board Member

Managing Director of Bluebird Care Northeast

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 Williams LLB MSSC

HCCI Board Member

Chief People Officer with Connected Health

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

HCCI Board Member

Director of Growth at Dovida

Michael Wright opened the first private home care business in County Tipperary in 2008, opening Ireland’s 12th Dovida (fka Home Instead Ireland) 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 Dovida corporate.

As Dovida’s new Director of Public Affairs, Michael developed Dovida’s public affairs strategy and successfully co-ordinated activity between private and not-for-profit home care organisations. Michael then worked as Dovida’s Director of Sales where he developed its private Live-in Care business before moving to the role as Director of Corporate Operations. With only one Dovida franchise office remaining in Ireland, Dovida no longer considers itself a franchise organisation and Michael now leads on growth across Dovida’s Irish business.

Prior to joining Dovida, Michael enjoyed a career in sales management in the pharmaceutical and clinical nutrition sectors in the UK and Ireland. Michael lives in Co. Limerick.

Joseph Musgrave

HCCI Chief Executive

Joseph was appointed CEO of HCCI in September 2018.  In that time, he has led the sector through the Covid-19 pandemic; successfully worked with the HSE to establish a new home care Authorisation Scheme; and grown HCCI’s membership from 16 to 38 providers.  Home care workers now receive the Living Wage at minimum, a measure Joseph considers one of his greatest successes.  He also serves a Director of the Global Ageing Network (GAN) Board.  Prior to joining HCCI, he worked at a number of the world’s leading communications consultancies and served as the national spokesman for the successful pro-gay marriage campaign in the United Kingdom throughout its duration from 2012 to 2013.