For home care providers in County Westmeath: after-hours phone cover from Hettie, with your line answered every night and urgent and emergency calls reaching a person at minute 0.
14,369 people aged 65 or over lived in County Westmeath in April 2022, 14.9% of its 96,221 residents and 26.4% more than six years earlier (4.6 points above the national rise of 22%). County Westmeath is 5th of the 26 counties for growth in the 65+ population. Across the county, 3,446 older people live alone, 25.6% of the age group in private households (in line with the national 25.9%).
County Westmeath comes under HSE Dublin and Midlands and the Midlands (Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath) Integrated Health Area. Home support hours are commissioned through the Westmeath home support office (Health Centre, Old Longford Road, Mullingar N91 HP76, telephone 044 939 5082). At night the out-of-hours GP service is MIDOC.
Our research lists 6 home care provider offices in County Westmeath, from 6 names. HSE-approved names on the list include Dovida, Atlantic Care, Care About You, Family Carers Ireland and Kare Plan. People leaving hospital in County Westmeath are most likely to come home from Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, Portiuncula University Hospital and Regional Hospital Mullingar. For palliative care, see South Westmeath Hospice (St Vincent's, Athlone) and Longford Westmeath Community Specialist Palliative Care Team.
The towns below run from Athlone, at 22,869 people, to Mullingar, at 22,667. 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, Westmeath; Irish Association for Palliative Care, local services; Palliative care listing: Longford Westmeath Community Specialist Palliative Care Team; Out-of-hours GP co-op: MIDOC; 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 Westmeath at Census 2022, up 26.4% on 2016
home care provider offices in County Westmeath on Hettie's October 2026 list, from 6 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 works for the provider. The HSE offices approve and commission home support hours, and your agency delivers them; Hettie does not take referrals from the offices or change what they commission. The HSE Home Support Office for the county is Westmeath, at Health Centre, Old Longford Road, Mullingar N91 HP76, telephone 044 939 5082 or 044 939 5021 or 044 939 5006; Hettie answers your line out of hours, rings your clients for welcome and satisfaction calls, and writes up each call, which gives you 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; anything at information or attention level is written up for the morning. 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. The GP out-of-hours service for County Westmeath is MIDOC; clinical questions go to a person, because 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; two towns in County Westmeath have local pages linked from here: Athlone and Mullingar. 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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