Home care in County Sligo 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.
In County Sligo, 12,903 of the 70,198 residents are 65 or over (18.4%), 21.5% more than in 2016, and the rise is close to the national rise of 22%. Growth in the 65+ group ranks 15th of the 26 counties. 3,402 over-65s in County Sligo live on their own, 28.4% of those in private households and 2.5 points above the national 25.9%.
On the HSE map, County Sligo is part of HSE West and North West and the Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal, West Cavan Integrated Health Area. The HSE Home Support Office for the county is Sligo, at Markievicz House, Barrack Street, Sligo F91 XC84 (071 932 1080). When a client needs a doctor overnight, the co-op to call is Caredoc.
We found 11 home care provider offices in County Sligo, run under 11 different names, among them the HSE-approved Dovida, Bluebird Care, Irish Home Care, Atlantic Care, Baycare, Family Carers Ireland, Westcare Homecare and Woodbrook Care. People leaving hospital in County Sligo are most likely to come home from Sligo University Hospital. For palliative care, see North West Hospice and Sligo and Leitrim Community Specialist Palliative Care Team.
The county page links to Sligo, which had 20,608 people at Census 2022 and is the only town here with its own page so far. A single Hettie set-up can follow a rota that runs across the county, using the branch rules each agency sets.
Sources: CSO, age by county and city (FY006B); CSO, over-65s living alone (FY010B); HSE health regions; HSE hospital list; HSE home support listing, Sligo; Palliative care listing: North West Hospice; Palliative care listing: Sligo and Leitrim Community Specialist Palliative Care Team; Out-of-hours GP co-op: Caredoc; 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 Sligo at Census 2022, up 21.5% on 2016
home care provider offices in County Sligo on Hettie's October 2026 list, from 11 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; referrals and commissioning stay with the HSE, and Hettie touches neither. The HSE Home Support Office for the county is Sligo, at Markievicz House, Barrack Street, Sligo F91 XC84, telephone 071 932 1080 or 071 932 1082 or 071 932 1018; 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. Two levels never wait for the morning. An urgent call is put through live to your on-call nurse or manager, and for an emergency Hettie tells the caller to ring 112 or 999 and alerts your on-call team. For a doctor overnight in County Sligo, the co-op is Caredoc; Hettie does not give 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; so far Sligo is the only town in County Sligo with its own page, linked from here. Every county pays the same: €2 per active patient per month for After-hours Coverage, €99 a month for up to 50 patients, and no setup fee or 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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