Home care in County Kildare is run from local HSE offices, hospitals and out-of-hours GP co-ops. Hettie provides after-hours phone cover for your line every night, in your agency's name, and puts urgent calls straight through to your on-call team.
29,720 people aged 65 or over lived in County Kildare in April 2022, 12.0% of its 247,774 residents and 35.0% more than six years earlier (13.2 points above the national rise of 22%). County Kildare has the fastest-growing 65+ population of the 26 counties. Living alone is less common here: 21.5% of over-65s in private households, 4.4 points below the national 25.9%.
For HSE purposes the county belongs to HSE Dublin and Midlands and the Kildare, West Wicklow Integrated Health Area. For HSE home support, the office to know in County Kildare is Dublin South City, South West and West (also Kildare and West Wicklow): Junction House, Kilnamanagh-Tymon Primary Care Centre, Airton Road, Tallaght D24 CF75, telephone 01 921 4718. The source list shows no separate Kildare office, and the Tallaght office is listed as also covering Kildare and West Wicklow. GP cover out of hours comes from KDOC.
We found 16 home care provider offices in County Kildare, run under 16 different names, among them the HSE-approved Dovida, Bluebird Care, Caremark, Comfort Keepers, Right at Home, Irish Home Care, Care At Home Services and Comfort Home Care. On the HSE hospital list, the acute sites for County Kildare are Naas General Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, St Luke's General Hospital Carlow Kilkenny and Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Palliative care in the county is provided by St Brigid's Hospice Kildare and Kildare and West Wicklow Community Specialist Palliative Care Team.
Eleven towns in the county have a page of their own below, the largest being Naas with 26,180 people. Clients in different parts of the county all ring the same number, and Hettie routes each call by the rules the agency chose.
Sources: CSO, age by county and city (FY006B); CSO, over-65s living alone (FY010B); HSE health regions; HSE hospital list; HSE home support listing, Dublin South City, South West and West (also Kildare and West Wicklow); Palliative care listing: St Brigid's Hospice Kildare; Palliative care listing: Kildare and West Wicklow Community Specialist Palliative Care Team; Out-of-hours GP co-op: KDOC; 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 Kildare at Census 2022, up 35.0% on 2016
home care provider offices in County Kildare on Hettie's October 2026 list, from 16 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 belongs to the provider side. The offices commission the hours and you deliver them; Hettie does not take referrals from the offices or change what they commission. You can reach the county's HSE Home Support Office, Dublin South City, South West and West (also Kildare and West Wicklow), at Junction House, Kilnamanagh-Tymon Primary Care Centre, Airton Road, Tallaght D24 CF75, on 01 921 4718. The source list shows no separate Kildare office; the Tallaght office is listed as also covering Kildare and West Wicklow; its work is the out-of-hours line, welcome calls and satisfaction calls, with a written record of each call that you can 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. At minute 0 an urgent call is transferred live to your on-call nurse or manager. In an emergency Hettie tells the caller to ring 112 or 999 and alerts your on-call team at the same moment. KDOC provides GP cover out of hours in County Kildare; Hettie does not give medical advice.
Yes. One after-hours number can cover every branch in the county, because Hettie follows the rota and branch rules you provide; the towns with their own pages are Naas, Newbridge, Celbridge, Maynooth, Leixlip, Athy, Kildare, Kilcock, Clane, Sallins and Monasterevin, 11 in all. The price does not change from county to county: €2 per active patient per month for After-hours Coverage, a €99 Starter for up to 50 patients, 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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