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17/12/2025

The Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025 will require all home support providers to be licensed or face penalties. Compliance with regulations and National Standards is about to become non-negotiable.

In our latest blog, we break down what the Draft National Standards for Home Support Services and what providers should be doing right now to get inspection-ready.

📖 Read now and get ahead: https://hci.care/how-to-prepare-for-hiqas-draft-national-standards-for-home-support-services/

This article explores the Draft National Standards for Home Support Services, the implications for providers, and practical steps you can take to prepare for compliance.

16/12/2025

🚨 New Regulations Are Coming – Is Your Home Support Service Ready?

With regulatory changes on the horizon, now is the time to act. At HCI, we help home support providers navigate complex compliance requirements with confidence. From Gap Analysis to policies and procedures and tailored training, our expert support simplifies the path to full regulatory readiness.

👉 Don’t wait until the inspectors call. See how HCI can future-proof your compliance strategy today. https://hci.care/care-and-service-delivery/homecare/

12/12/2025

📢 Major changes are coming for home support providers in Ireland.

The Government has approved the Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025, which will require providers to be licensed and inspected by HIQA — or face penalties. Are you ready?

In our latest blog, we show how a Gap Analysis Tool can help you assess compliance risks, strengthen governance, and prepare for inspection under the new regulatory regime.

👉 Read more: https://hci.care/plan-for-home-support-regulatory-compliance-leveraging-a-gap-analysis-tool-in-light-of-the-health-amendment-home-support-providers-bill-2025/

HCI discuss why utilising a Gap Analysis is beneficial when facing new regulations such as the Draft Regulations for Providers of Home Support Services.

10/12/2025

📢 Regulation of home support is coming. If your service isn’t inspection-ready, you’re at risk.

The recently published Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025 sets a new legal standard for quality, safety, and compliance. Our latest blog breaks down what the Bill means and how Cloda, our AI-powered assistant, helps you stay compliant with 40+ best-practice procedures, instant access to information, multilingual support, and full audit trails.

👉 Don’t wait for the inspector to call: https://www.cloda.ai/blog/a-new-era-for-home-support-care-in-ireland-the-health-amendment-home-support-providers-bill-2025/

The Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025 introduces mandatory registration and quality standards for home support services. Discover how Cloda helps providers achieve compliance, develop best practice policies, and support staff in delivering high-quality community care.

09/12/2025

🚨 HIQA’s Healthcare Overview Report 2024 report makes it clear 1 in 3 healthcare services are falling short on essential training. What’s getting in the way? Often its scattered systems, manual records, no time, no oversight.

Cloda's Training Room is the solution you need to ensure you have centralised management of all mandatory and essential training, automation of renewals and clear oversight to monitor gaps and act fast.

👉 To learn more about The Training Room see: https://www.cloda.ai/solutions/the-training-room/

08/12/2025

🚨 Cloda is now LIVE in HSE Dublin South and Wicklow Mental Health Services! ✨ It’s fantastic to see another mental health service utilising Cloda to empower staff at the point of care with the answers they need from their policies and procedures.

👉 Learn more about Cloda for mental health services or book a demo at: https://www.cloda.ai/sectors/mental-health-compliance-software/

04/12/2025

When serious incidents happen in healthcare, these can often be traced back to a breakdown in communication or a lack of understanding around documented care processes. Don't let this happen in your service. ❌

Cloda is the AI digital assistant available in staff's pocket to provide the answers they need from your approved policies and procedures. .

👉 To learn more about Cloda or book a demo see: https://www.cloda.ai/ -us

04/12/2025

HCI is excited to be hiring a Quality & Safety Specialist — a role perfect for healthcare professionals who want to shape safer, better care across Ireland.

👉 Learn more and apply at: https://hci.care/career/quality-and-safety-specialist/

03/12/2025

🚨 Just Launched: Cloda is LIVE at Rainbow Community Services! ✨ Cloda is now available in staff's pockets to instantly provide the answers they need from their policies and procedures.

👉 To learn more about how Cloda can support your children's service see: https://www.cloda.ai/

25/11/2025

We’re seeing fantastic adoption rates across health and social care services, with frontline teams quickly embracing Cloda as part of their daily workflow. 🌟 Staff love how they can simply ask Cloda a question and she will instantly provide the answers they need from their policies and procedures.

Most recently, Cowper Care achieved an 87% user adoption rate – a powerful sign of how intuitive, accessible tools can drive real change in quality, safety and compliance.

👉 If you’d like to see how Cloda could support your organisation, you can learn more or request a demo at: https://www.cloda.ai/ -us

24/11/2025

🚀 Cloda has reached 87% User Adoption in Cowper Care Centre! 🙌 We're thrilled to see such strong engagement from the Cowper Care team, where staff are now using Cloda to instantly access vital information from their best practice policies and procedures.

👉 Read the case study here: https://www.cloda.ai/success-story/cowper-care/

20/11/2025

📊 Still using Excel to manage your mandatory training requirements? You're not alone - but there’s a better way! The Training Room is a smarter, simpler way to manage training in healthcare.

✅ Create and assign training by job role
✅ Automate reminders and reduce admin burden
✅ Let staff upload their own training certs
✅ Include microlearning content such as videos and podcasts
✅ Get instant oversight on training compliance

With the Training Room there is no more guesswork. Just clear, organised training records that help your team stay compliant and deliver safer, high-quality care every day.

👉 Learn more about Cloda and The Training Room: https://www.cloda.ai/solutions/the-training-room/