Home care in County Wexford 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.
The older population of County Wexford stands at 27,403, which is 16.7% of the county's 163,919 people. It has grown 24.6% since 2016, 2.8 points above the national rise of 22%. County Wexford is 8th of the 26 counties for growth in the 65+ population. Across the county, 6,628 older people live alone, 25.5% of the age group in private households (in line with the national 25.9%).
For HSE purposes the county belongs to HSE Dublin and South East and the Waterford, Wexford Integrated Health Area. Home support hours are commissioned through the Wexford home support office (Slaney House, Newtown Road, Wexford Y35 V804, telephone 053 916 0262). When a client needs a doctor overnight, the co-op to call is Caredoc.
We found 14 home care provider offices in County Wexford, run under 14 different names, among them the HSE-approved Dovida, Bluebird Care, Caremark, Comfort Keepers, Right at Home, Platinum Home Care, Comfort Home Care and Family Carers Ireland. The acute hospitals on the HSE list that serve the county are Wexford General Hospital and University Hospital Waterford. Specialist palliative care comes through Wexford Community Specialist Palliative Care Team.
The towns below run from Wexford, at 21,524 people, to New Ross, at 8,610. 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, Wexford; Palliative care listing: Wexford 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 Wexford at Census 2022, up 24.6% on 2016
home care provider offices in County Wexford on Hettie's October 2026 list, from 14 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. You can reach the county's HSE Home Support Office, Wexford, at Slaney House, Newtown Road, Wexford Y35 V804, on 053 916 0262 or 053 916 0265 or 053 440 285 (New Ross); 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.
Hettie answers first, in your agency's name, and says 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. For a doctor overnight in County Wexford, the co-op is Caredoc; medical advice is outside what Hettie does.
Yes. You give Hettie the rota and the rules for each branch, and one number can then serve every branch in the county; four towns in County Wexford have local pages linked from here: Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross. 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.
Request a demoFor home care providers and hospices in Ireland. Early access is open.
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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