Home help firm to double workforce

Home help services company Right at Home is aiming to double its Ireland-based workforce and significantly expand its operations here over the next 18 months.

The US company — which generated $1bn in sales last year — provides bespoke services to retirees or “seniors” who need help in their daily lives but want to remain living in their own homes rather than relocating to a nursing or care home.

Currently there are 535,000 people over the age of 60 living in Ireland; with that figure set to rise to 800,000 over the next 12 years — with demand for in-home care rising.