Home Instead to create 60 new jobs locally

The private home care company Home Instead has announced the creation of 60 new jobs in Westmeath and neighbouring counties.

The company, which already has a 4,000-strong caregiver team working across every county in Ireland, is recruiting for 60 additional caregivers across the counties of Westmeath, Offaly and Longford, as part of its recruitment of 1,000 additional caregivers, who will be hired throughout the country.

Home Instead currently delivers home care to almost 7,000 clients across every county in Ireland, and has been building its caregiving team over the past 12 months, with 1,000 new roles also announced in 2020.

Commenting on the announcement, Jonathan Acton, General Manager of Home Instead in Westmeath, Longford and Offaly said:

“The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital support that caregivers provide to their clients and the link they provided to the outside world to those they were caring for.

“We’re tremendously proud of our caregiving team, and the work that they do to keep older people safe and well. We know that where possible older people want to continue living independent lives in their own homes and in their own communities.

“In the years ahead, Ireland, like so many countries, will face the challenge of an ageing population. Home care can play an increasingly important role in providing care to our oldest and most vulnerable citizens.

“For the vast majority of older people, ageing at home has better health outcomes, is less expensive than institutional care, and can help prevent unnecessary or premature admission to long-term residential care.”