Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Homecare Solutions, an Irish homecare provider, announced on 19 August 2026 plans to recruit 120 additional healthcare assistants across Greater Dublin over the following 12 months. The announcement accompanied the opening of a new office in Tallaght.
The expansion extends the company’s nurse-led homecare services from its established operations in Kildare into South Dublin.
Recruitment is under way. The new employees will provide care in clients’ homes, with registered nurses overseeing care plans and supporting healthcare assistants through training and guidance.
Eurofound (2026), Homecare Solutions, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 301094, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301094.
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