This article is from page 16 of the 2012-03-06 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 16 JPG
FIFTY new part-time jobs are to be created in Clare over the next 12 months as part of an almost nationwide roll-out of over 500 jobs in the care system that have been announced by Comfort Keepers Home Care.
Part-time carers are to be appointed in 15 counties, while in Clare there will also be one new full-time appointment to the Comfort Keepers service, which is expected to come on stream over the next couple of months.
Comfort Keepers is an Irish-owned family-run home care provider that helps people to live independent dignified lives in the comfort of their own homes. Their carers provide high-quality, person-centered care to people in the community when daily tasks become too difficult to manage alone.
They are the only home care provider to be awarded ISO 9001, the Healthmark and the Q Mark for quality and excellence in its service provision.
“We are delighted that our focus on the provision of quality home care has led to the continued expansion of Comfort Keepers in Clare,” said managing director, Bob Power this week.
“It is also huge boost of confidence for us as an Irish-owned, family-run business to be able to create this level of employment in the county over the next 12 months.
“Home care is a very personal type of care and we seek carers and management staff who have caring and empathetic instincts. These are the type of people who make great carers and help people remain independent and happy at home,” he added.
The Comfort Keepers in Clare service is co-ordinated from a Limerick office that also administers a similar service in Tipperary, with Joanne Burke and Niamh Landy being the manager and coordinator of the services in the county.