Sisters Lauren & Chloe Kelly of Connected Health, Derry named as Carers of the Year at inaugural HCCI Home Care Awards supported by First Ireland Insurance Brokers Carer of the Year award sponsored by HaloCare Dublin, 22October, 2021 Sisters Lauren (age 25) and Chloe Kelly (age 23)...
Northern Ireland homecare provider Connected Health has embarked on a challenge to recruit 100 care workers in just seven days, amid a staffing crisis in the sector. The leading domiciliary care provider says it’s “answering the call” to address the critical recruitment deficit which threatens to...
Initiative launched to transform home care nutrition in Ireland. Connected Health Group has partnered with Dublin catering firm Carroll Food Services in an initiative designed to transform home care nutrition for older people in Ireland. As Ireland’s fastest growing home care provider, Connected Health has identified...
Connected Health’s new brand of home care is revolutionising the sector in Ireland and the UK. In redefining home care, Connected Health has grown its turnover to more than £25m and its team from less than 50 to more than 1,100 in less than eight years. The...
There are currently over 25,000 care personnel employed in Ireland, and with an increase in ageing population, that’s set to grow even more over the next few years. Here at Connected Health, we’ve already expanded our homecare team in Ireland by employing over 400 extra...
Author: Jordan Doherty. Hero Rebecca receives flowers from Sarah-Louise McNally who is the Connected Health manager for Finaghy. A West Belfast health worker has been hailed a hero by her work colleagues after saving her client's life. Rebecca Murphy, 28, is part of Connected Health team who provide domiciliary...
Connected Health, which aims to empower older people to stay in their own homes, has grown its homecare workforce to over 1,000 since the start of the pandemic. Author: Emmet Ryan Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press Ryan Williams, Director at Connected Health: ‘We think about what older people can...
Connected Health are very excited to be participating in the Beyond IoT virtual conference this January. This year the conference focuses on the digital revolution and brings together global thought leaders, SME’s, entrepreneurs, start-ups, industry and research experts and award-winning keynote speakers. Various strategic concepts...
Pictured, from left, Donna Burns, Area Manager, Connected Health West, Teresa McAuley and Marie Corr, both from Ballymurphy, and Karen McKee, Senior Care Assistant, Connected Health West. Spreading a little happiness with people who live home alone is what Christmas is all about, says Connected Health...
Liverpool care provider Connected Health is extending its Home Care service across Merseyside with a fleet of 4 branded Skoda Fabia's. Despite the Covid pandemic, the company has seen an impressive 200% growth in the last six months under the leadership of GB Operations Director,...
The COVID-19 outbreak has emphasised the need to accelerate digital enabled homecare provision, according to a report by EY Ireland and domiciliary care provider Connected Health. Entitled ‘Delivering Digital Enabled Home Health’, the collaborative report on the future of healthcare in Ireland states that we are entering an ‘era of...
CEO of Invest Northern Ireland, Kevin Holland, visited Connected Health in Belfast to witness first hand some of the innovative service solutions developed by the Connected Health team....
Homecare workers hailed ‘true heroes’ for moving in with Covid-19 sufferer Two big-hearted Northern Ireland homecare workers who moved in with a client after she tested positive for Covid-19 have been hailed as “true heroes”. Sisters Lauren (24) and Chloe Kelly (22), both Connected Health care assistants, made the decision...
Big plans for Connected Health GB as Phil Tattersall takes the helm Connected Health GB is planning major expansion across North West England over the next 12 months with career care professional Phil Tattersall at the helm as Operations Manager. Phil is well known in Liverpool for his explosive energy, dogged...
Join our CEO, Ryan, below, as he introduces Care Drop, a new concept in home care by Connected Health. Part of our commitment to provide better homecare; homecare 2.0 if you'd like to all of the patients in our community. We want to focus on...
The impact of COVID-19 on care homes across the UK and Ireland (as well as in many other parts of the world) has been cataclysmic. What is clear, as we move forward, the role of the ‘Carer’ in whatever setting has been finally seen as...
Connected Health has become Northern Ireland’s first Living Wage-accredited care provider. The fastest growing advanced homecare company in the UK and Ireland, announced the move following the launch of a recruitment campaign to fill 150 new job roles across its NI operations. The Living Wage accreditation will see all Connected...
Connected Health to recruit 150 Covid-19 unemployed Connected Health has launched a drive to recruit hospitality and retail workers laid off due to the Covid-19 fallout. Connected Health, the fastest growing advanced homecare company in Ireland and the UK, has announced the creation of 150 new jobs across its operations...
Social Care Chief commends ‘collaborative approach’ of provider to Covid-19 crisis One of Northern Ireland’s largest homecare providers has been commended for committing staff to embattled care homes across Northern Ireland. Connected Health, which provides more than 1.3million homecare visits per year, announced today that all available spare staffing capacity is ready...
It’s been a long week folks. The internal NHS (Hospitals, GPs, Paramedics etc) are likely to feel the brunt of this pandemic over the next week or two. Right now though, our Care Workers are in the thick of it this week, caring for the...
The next few weeks and months will present unprecedented challenges for older people in our communities. Our Connected Health family are on the front line of serving and supporting those most at risk of the Corona Virus. We must continue to serve, support and care for our older people who...
“It’s the little things that make care at Christmas extra special” Photo caption: Yasmin Anderson (far right) pictured at the NI Independent Care Awards in October. Also pictured are, from left, Pauline Shepherd ihcp Chief Executive, Lorraine Corr, Connected Health Director of Care and Emma McCloy,...
Health & Well-being Facilitators from Connected Health were among the first group to secure an Open College Network qualification in Community Health Facilitation. In total 34 people from across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland border counties and Scotland received the NVQ Level 3 Certificate in...
Affording others the dignity of independent living is a key driver for Lorraine Corr - a former part-time carer turned Director at Northern Ireland care in the community giant Connected Health. Lorraine’s hands-on experience in front line care provision influences every part of the fast-growing independent, private domiciliary care organisation...
West Belfast’s musical sons and daughters are preparing to come together to celebrate and showcase their ‘greatest hits’ at a gala evening in the Devenish on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Connected Health is proud to be a sponsor of this event. Lorraine Corr, Service Manager, Connected Health...
Thanks to our sponsorship of Feile 2019, Connected Health was able to offer over 200 tickets to their carers to attend different events during the festival in August. The participation at the events didn’t stop with the Carers, Connected Health also invited some of their Clients...
Northern Ireland domiciliary care provider Connected Health is to create 200 new jobs in Leinster and Connaught after expanding its operations into the Republic of Ireland. With finance provided by Ulster Bank, the Belfast-based organisation has secured a controlling stake in Dublin-based care provider Home Care...
Pictured above: Stephanie McAleese, Jennifer Hislop, Lois McCallion, Professor Adair, Nikkita Neeson, Judith Marcus and Rebecca Vogel. Connected Health secured the Training & Development Award at the recent Causeway Chamber 2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Business Awards in partnership with Randox Health. The award was presented by...
This week saw the launch of a new health and well-being project currently being rolled out by Connected Health in the Southern Health & Social Care Trust area. The project is called ‘CoH-Sync’ which is short for Community Health Synchronisation. CoH-Sync is a cross border, European Union INTERREG VA...
Pictured above; Miss Clare Ward, Teacher, Donegall Road Primary School; Judith Marcus, Quality Monitoring Officer; Lois Hamilton, Care Assistant and Bernie Adams, Connected Health. Connected Health has been unveiled as the new sponsor of Football Kits for Donegall Road Primary School, Belfast. The Donegall Road PS Football team...
Pictured above left to right: Lorraine Corr, Service Manager and Lyndsay Daly, Care Assistant. Our Carers in Connected Health provide outstanding care each and every day. It is always inspiring for the carers to receive acknowledgement from the next of kin and families of our...
Pictured left to right: Amy McEvoy, Registered Manager, Connected Health Plus; Douglas Adams, CEO, Connected Health Group; Mark Lawrenson, Liverpool FC Legend; Tim Jones, Managing Director, Connected Health Plus and Gareth Farrelly, former Everton FC footballer. The community of Southport has united to celebrate the opening of a unique...
Pictured Above: Jim McCann, Vice Principal, St Joseph’s PS Slate Street being presented with the new kit by Bernie Adams, representing Connected Health. Connected Health has been unveiled as the new sponsor of GAA Kits for St Joseph’s Primary School, Slate Street, Belfast. The St Joseph’s PS Slate...
Pictured, left to right, are Theresa Morrison, Training Director, Connected Academy; Professor George Crooks OBE, Chairman of Clinical and Social Care Governance Board; Brian O’Connor, Chairman of Connected Health Group; Naomi Corr, Trainer; and Douglas Adams, CEO Connected Health. Connected Health has announced the creation of 200 new jobs...
A project supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. The Team Connected Health is delighted to be working with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust to deliver this project. Our team of Health Facilitators details are provided below; Julie Cordner...
Connected Health’s sister organisation, Connected TEC ‘Technology Enabled Care’, aims to improve health and general wellbeing to deliver safer, more consistent and higher quality of care though technology based products and services. What can we offer you? The potential opportunity to earn vouchers by trying out cutting...
The Connected Health Group have set themselves an ambitious task of transforming the domiciliary care sector across Ireland (North and South). Connected Health Group has grown exponentially over the last number of years and are now one of leading Supported Living and Care providers in...
When an elderly relative is in need of care, family members often take up the responsibility of organising the support they require. This change of dynamic in relationship can be a difficult time and it is essential to discuss care with your relative and the...
Pictured above; Connected Health CEO Douglas Adams with Lorraine Corr, Connected Health Service Manager and Theresa Morrison, Connected Health Training Manager, at the launch of a new fleet of Connected Health vehicles in Belfast. Local domiciliary care provider Connected Health is extending its Home Care service...
Pictured above, left to right: Ryan Williams, Director; Douglas Adams, CEO and Lorraine Corr, Service Manager. One of Northern Ireland’s leading healthcare companies, Connected Health, is celebrating success. The Ortus Awards took place recently in Belfast to celebrate the successes of many local businesses within the...
Pictured left to right: Dave Milliken, Douglas Adams, Brian O'Connor, Margaret Kelly, Professor George Crooks OBE, Lorraine Corr and James Mulholland. A former NHS 24 CEO is to lead an expert advisory panel appointed by Connected Health to ensure best practice across the organisation’s activities. The independent...
Summer has officially arrived which means that we need to make sure we're keeping cool, staying hydrated and are overall keeping healthy and fit. We all love a bit of warm weather every once in a while but sometimes it can just feel too hot....
As a care worker, it's important to remember that when you are taking care of others, you also need to ensure that you care for yourself along the way. You can only do your job to the best of your ability when you are healthy...
Are you addicted to alcohol or drugs? Do you feel that your life is spiralling out of control as a result? Then it's time to seek the help you need to combat your addiction once and for all. Rehab 4 Addiction is a free helpline for...
Connected Health extends warm congratulations to Active Communities Network on their recent prestigious award - 2018 Laureus ‘Sport for Good Award’, presented in Monaco this week. We are proud to work with the charity as a partner into employment for young people in Belfast. The...
The Business of Health and Medicine This week on Inside Business, host Wendy Austin and her guests discuss the breakthroughs and challenges facing health and medicine in Northern Ireland. One of her guests is our very own Ryan Williams, Director of Connected Health. He discusses the role...
Time to return the favour? Home care could be the ideal choice for your aging parents Our parents have always been there for us - from changing nappies and midnight feeds, to being our personal chauffeur and the loudest cheer at our graduation, most of us...
Connected Health; a technology supported home care Company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has opened its first office in Liverpool. The new base in Merseyside will allow for growth and development of their integrated home care and innovation offer across the North of England in...
Connected Health is proud to announce that we've received an Invest NI Grant for Research and Development, supporting company innovation in services, products and processes. Part financed by the Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme for Northern Ireland co financed by the European Regional Development Fund....
Following a recent tender process the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed Connected Health to provide a Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in both Ballymena and East Antrim Area. The Rapid Response Service will provide short-term domiciliary care, for a period of up to...
We were very excited and honored to be a finalist for the Care Team – Domiciliary & Care at Home Award at this year's Northern Ireland Independent Care Awards 2017. We came runner up on the night and are privileged to be in the Top 3 Domiciliary Care Teams...
Pictured left to right: Seanin Maxwell, Bursary Recipient; Douglas Adams, CEO, Connected Health; Ryan Williams, Director, Connected Health; Lorraine Corr, Service Manager, Connected Health and Kieran Reid, Bursary Recipient. It was a privilege for Connected Health to sponsor the Aisling Bursary Awards 2017 - superb turn...
Last week the Regulatory and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) carried out our annual inspection for both Belfast and Limavady. No recommendations, requirements or quality improvements are required by the Regulator which is an excellent result for the Connected Health team. The Inspector examined our files, policies and procedures, as well...
This article was first published in July 2017 and was updated in July 2021. Domiciliary care, also known as home care, refers to help and support provided in your own home. We’ve put together some pros and cons of domiciliary care, so you can decide if...
Our Carers are the backbone of our business, the kindness and compassion they deliver to our Clients every day is remarkable. Often they go above and beyond, below are three recent examples of outstanding service provided. Shauna Morris & Annemarie Finnegan | Finaghy When Shauna & Annemarie...
Graduates from Northern Ireland’s third cohort of Dementia Champions were recently honoured at a graduation ceremony held in Antrim. The graduates, health and social care staff from across NI who work in Health and Social Care Trusts and in the independent care sector, were successful in completing...
CONNECTED, the magazine of Derry Chamber of Commerce, chats to Ryan Williams, CEO, Connected Talent UK and Director, Connected Health about how his businesses are preparing for Brexit. It seemed apt that we should speak to Ryan Williams about Brexit, given his stance on the matter...
Rewarding Our Carers | Outstanding Service Awards Our Carers are the backbone of our business, the kindness and compassion they deliver to our Clients every day is remarkable. Often they go above and beyond delivering CPR and liaising with paramedics, below are two recent examples of the...
Media Coverage | Connected Health plans to create 63 new jobs in the North West Health and Wellbeing company Connected Health has unveiled plans to create 63 new jobs in the north west across the remainder of 2017. The firm, which established operations in the Western...
At Connected Health, we believe it is our responsibility to respect the dignity of everyone and abide by the Dignity Do's. 10 Dignity Do’s High quality services that respect people’s dignity do:- Have a zero tolerance of all forms of abuse Support people with the same respect...
Working in the healthcare sector is rewarding, just ask anyone who does it. It's a vocational career and as many of our homecare assistants and other employees will tell you, they get as more out of it than they put in. Our homecare assistants mainly assist our clients...
