For home care providers in County Clare: after-hours phone cover from Hettie, with your line answered every night and urgent and emergency calls reaching a person at minute 0.
Between 2016 and 2022 the 65+ population of County Clare grew from 17,655 to 21,657, a rise of 22.7% that is close to the national rise of 22%. Older residents are now 16.9% of the county's 127,938 people. County Clare is 11th of the 26 counties for growth in the 65+ population. Living alone is more common here: 27.4% of over-65s in private households, 1.5 points above the national 25.9%.
For HSE purposes the county belongs to HSE Mid West and the Clare and Limerick County Integrated Health Area. The HSE Home Support Office for the county is Clare, at St Joseph's Hospital, Lifford Road, Ennis V95 RT99 (065 686 3534). When a client needs a doctor overnight, the co-op to call is Shannondoc.
Our research lists 7 home care provider offices in County Clare, from 7 names. HSE-approved names on the list include Dovida, Bluebird Care, Care About You, CareBright / Clarecare, Family Carers Ireland and Kare Plan. The acute hospitals on the HSE list that serve the county are Ennis Hospital and University Hospital Limerick. For palliative care, see Cahercalla Community Hospital & Hospice, Clare Community Specialist Palliative Care Team and Cahercalla Community Hospital & Hospice Care.
Local pages cover 2 towns in County Clare, from Ennis (27,923 people) to Shannon (10,256). Agencies rarely stop at a town boundary, so one number and one set of rules can follow the rota across the county.
Sources: CSO, age by county and city (FY006B); CSO, over-65s living alone (FY010B); HSE health regions; HSE hospital list; HSE home support listing, Clare; Palliative care listing: Cahercalla Community Hospital & Hospice; Palliative care listing: Clare Community Specialist Palliative Care Team; Out-of-hours GP co-op: Shannondoc; provider counts from HSE: choosing an approved provider; HCCI Find Care Near Me (Hettie research, 14 to 15 October 2026, not an official register; the providers named have no relationship with Hettie). Checked 16 October 2026.
Each page pulls together the local figures for one settlement: older population, nearest hospitals, HSE office and out-of-hours GP cover.
Five modules across the care journey. Start with the after-hours line and add the rest when you are ready.
Every call to your office answered in your agency's name, with urgent and emergency calls put through to a person at minute 0.
€2 per active patient per month; up to 50 patients for €99 a month
Read more about After-hours CoverageNew clients, their families and your care team ready for a good first visit, before anyone knocks on the door.
Included in the During care package
Read more about Welcome CallsRegular check-ins with everyone on your books, so unhappiness reaches you while there is still time to put it right.
Included in the During care package
Read more about Patient SatisfactionTomorrow's visits confirmed and timing passed on in both directions, so clients know when their carer is coming.
Included in the During care package
Read more about Visit CoordinationCalls after a package ends or a hospital stay, to hear early when things start to slip.
€3 per active patient per month, 8 completed calls per patient included
Read more about Post-Discharge Follow-upNo setup fee, no contract, and a €99 Starter for agencies with up to 50 active patients. Full terms on the pricing page. Hospices have their own page: Hettie for hospices.
people aged 65 and over in County Clare at Census 2022, up 22.7% on 2016
home care provider offices in County Clare on Hettie's October 2026 list, from 7 names
people receiving HSE home support at the end of 2025
Also nationally: 5,286 people assessed for home support and waiting for a carer in May 2026, and 22% growth in people aged 65 and over between 2016 and 2022. Sources: HSE reply to PQ 5691/26, 6 Feb 2026; HSE reply to PQ 54735/26, 24 Jul 2026; CSO Census 2022, Population Changes; county figure calculated from CSO Census 2022, table FY006B; provider count from HSE: choosing an approved provider; HCCI Find Care Near Me.
Hettie is on the provider's side of the arrangement: the HSE offices commission home support hours, and your agency delivers them; Hettie takes no referrals from the offices and does not alter the hours they commission. In County Clare the HSE Home Support Office is Clare: St Joseph's Hospital, Lifford Road, Ennis V95 RT99, telephone 065 686 3534; it answers your line out of hours, makes welcome and satisfaction calls to your clients, and writes up every call so you have a record to show the HSE or HIQA.
The first voice a caller hears is Hettie, speaking in your agency's name and saying it is an automated assistant; the routine calls, at the information and attention levels, end up in your morning summary. Urgent calls are transferred live to whoever is on call, and emergency callers are told to ring 112 or 999 while your on-call team is alerted, all from minute 0. For a doctor overnight in County Clare, the co-op is Shannondoc; Hettie gives no medical advice.
Yes. You give Hettie the rota and the rules for each branch, and one number can then serve every branch in the county; the towns with their own pages are Ennis and Shannon, 2 in all. After-hours Coverage costs €2 per active patient per month wherever you are in Ireland, or €99 a month for up to 50 active patients, with no setup fee and no contract.
A short chat about how your service runs, and a walk through what Hettie would have picked up from your clients last week.
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Hettie asks one question to clarify and no more. The nurse on call decides what happens next. The 112 and 999 line is fixed safety wording your agency approves.
I had a bit of a fall in the bathroom last night... My hip is a bit sore.
Good morning. Here's what happened since the office closed.
Answered by Hettie: 6 questions about visit times, 3 "is my carer still coming", 2 messages for the office. See all calls
Every call is transcribed and written up. Recordings are kept only where the client has consented and your service has turned recording on.
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