HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE WINS OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS 2009
Statement from Mr Ed Murphy, Chief Executive, Home Instead Senior Care
Franchising, following the presentation of the SFA Outstanding Small Business Award
2009 by An Taoiseach at the Mansion House this afternoon (Thursday, 5th March,
2009):
"This Award recognises the incredibly passionate and hard work put in over the past
three years by all our team, to provide a truly caring service to Irish seniors. During
that time Home Instead Senior Care Franchising has gone from a start-up situation to
being the leading supplier of in-home, non-medical assistance to Irish seniors.
"We were honoured last year to have been selected as the winner in the Service
category of this competition so we know these Awards bestow a prestige which
translates into practical benefits in terms of staff motivation, public awareness and
professional recognition, all of which contribute to future growth.
"This growth has already seen Home Instead Senior Care expand since 2005 to a
current total of 14 independently owned offices in Ireland covering counties Dublin,
Galway, Cork, Donegal, Wexford, Limerick, Tipperary, Wicklow, Waterford and Kerry.
The 15th opens later this month in Drogheda providing service in Louth and Meath
and there are more to follow later in the year. Thanks to the most recent openings in
Tipperary, Waterford and Louth we hope to create over 150 new jobs over the next
18 months.
"Our aim is to alleviate the fear of growing older and having to move to an institution
because of the risk of isolation. We want to give older people the option stay at home
with the companionship and support necessary to live a longer, happier life. To this
end we have already invested, and will continue to invest hugely, in developing not
only a professional franchise, but also a service that will change the face of ageing in
Ireland".
Fingal Dublin Chamber of Commerce
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