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Care staff training in home support: what is required today
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HOMECARE COMPLIANCE AND TRAINING FOR IRISH PROVIDERS
Ready before the inspector is.
Preparing Irish homecare providers for regulation, inspection and excellence in care.
Private homecare providers nationwide
Nursing home settings for training
18+ years
Frontline healthcare and homecare
MSc
Healthcare Management, RCSI, currently completing
QQI 6
Manual & People Handling Instructor
Homecare training specialist
Healthcare induction
WHY IT MATTERS
Regulatory readiness is about much more than having the correct policies available for inspection.
An independent compliance review gives providers the opportunity to identify weaknesses before they become regulatory findings.
What is actually assessed
Providers need to be able to demonstrate that governance systems operate effectively in practice, that staff are appropriately trained and competent, that risks are actively managed, and that safe, person-centred care can be evidenced throughout the organisation.
Policies on a shelf are not evidence
Inspection looks for what happens in practice, and for the record that proves it.
WHAT WE DO
Homecare compliance and training, from one supplier.
Services can be delivered individually or combined into a tailored programme based on the organisation’s needs.
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TRAINING
Staff Training & Competency Testing
Practical, homecare-specific training and competency assessment designed to support providers in meeting relevant HSE requirements and maintaining a skilled, confident and competent workforce.
Structured 20-hour induction, before employment commences
HSE-aligned competency assessments
Certification and records for your governance file
REVIEW
Mock Inspection
An independent review of where the service actually stands, carried out the way an inspection would be, so that weaknesses surface while there is still time to act on them.
Thirteen areas examined against the evidence
A written report and a prioritised action plan
Remote or on-site, nationwide
CONSULTANCY
Compliance Consultancy
Practical support to close the gaps rather than only name them, from governance and documentation through to the evidence that the systems work in daily practice.
Compliance health check and gap analysis
Prioritised corrective action plan
Follow-up and implementation support
HOW IT WORKS
From the first call to evidence you can show.
01
Initial consultation
We discuss the organisation, staff numbers, current systems and what you actually need.
02
Scope and plan
CareReady agrees the training programme or the areas to be reviewed, and provides a tailored quotation.
03
Delivery or review
Training delivered on-site, or a structured compliance review carried out against the framework.
04
Report and records
Certification and competency documentation, or a written report with a prioritised action plan.
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The aim is not simply to prepare an organisation to pass an inspection, but to help build systems that support ongoing quality, safety and compliance.
SARAH JEVENS · FOUNDER, CAREREADY
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for the people who carry the responsibility.
Private homecare providers nationwide, and nursing home settings for training.
Owners
Registered providers
Operations managers
Care managers
Quality and compliance managers
Nursing home settings
18+ years
frontline healthcare and homecare
MSc
Healthcare Management, RCSI, currently completing
QQI 6
Manual & People Handling Instructor
WHO'S BEHIND IT
Sarah Jevens
Founder · CareReady Compliance & Training Solutions
You work with Sarah directly. Training is delivered by her personally.
“Compliance and training should be meaningful and practical, not simply a box-ticking exercise.”
INSIGHT
Notes on getting ready for regulation
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions providers are asking
Still have a question?
A short call answers most of them, and there is no obligation on either side.
The Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Act 2026 was signed into law on 1 July 2026 but has not yet commenced. The Minister appoints the commencement dates, and a transition period of around twelve months was envisaged.
HIQA will hold the statutory register, and registration is applied for to the Chief Inspector. Once the Act commences, existing providers must notify the Chief Inspector within three months that they are operating a home support service, and must have applied for registration within two years. Operating unregistered carries penalties.
A structured 20-hour induction before employment commences, competency assessment against HSE requirements, the mandatory HSELanD modules, and refresher training thereafter. CareReady delivers the induction on-site, guides new staff through the HSELanD courses, and provides the certification and competency records for your governance file.
CareReady training is developed and delivered by CareReady, and is described as HSE-aligned, meaning it is designed around the training requirements that apply to HSE-funded home support services. It is not approved, certified or endorsed by the HSE or by HIQA, and no third-party accreditation is implied. Attendance, completion and competency assessment are recorded so the evidence sits in your governance file.
A structured compliance review carried out against the framework, covering governance, staff training and competency, risk management and the evidence of safe, person-centred care. You receive a written report with a prioritised corrective action plan, and follow-up support to implement it.
It depends on staff numbers and on the scope of what you need. A short initial consultation establishes the training programme or the areas to be reviewed, and a tailored quotation follows. There is no obligation on either side.
Find out where you stand, before someone else tells you.
A short initial consultation to talk through your organisation, your current systems and what you actually need.
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