DOMICILIARY care provider Connected Health in Belfast is to create 200 jobs in Leinster and Connaught after expanding its operations into the Republic.
It has secured a controlling stake in Dublin-based care provider Home Care Plus, which currently employs 160 people.
The new posts will double staff numbers at Home Care Plus over the next 12 months. They will be based in Dublin, the Midlands, border counties and the West.
Connected Health chief executive Douglas Adams says the investment in Home Care Plus ushers in a new era of cross-border collaboration in care.
“We’re delighted to join with the team at Home Care Plus. We share the same values, both in our dedication to quality service delivery and our commitment to continuous staff development.
“Our new relationship will allow us to expand our brand of enhanced care provision with the help of technology into the all-Ireland arena.”
Michael Harty, founder of Home Care Plus, said: ““We expect Connected Health’s in-depth sector knowledge; experienced management team and financial clout will enable us to take full advantage of the opportunities in the Irish homecare market.”
Finance for the deal was provided by Ulster Bank, whose commercial banking senior relationship manager Gemma Jordan said: “Connected Health's investment in the care provider is the latest in a series of significant developments for the company and one that will position it as an all-island service provider.
“The two companies share the same core values and are well embedded in their own respective markets to work collaboratively to set a benchmark for care provision.”
Connected Health, which currently employs 610 people in Ireland (including 450 in the north), announced in April that it will create 200 new jobs in Northern Ireland.
The company is currently deploying a pilot technology platform in Ireland which provides safeguards for both patients and care workers and reassurance for families.
