Grainne Fogarty
Director of Care, RehabGroup
A leading disability services provider, supporting 181 services nationwide in 2025, delivers award-winning, person-centred care. With adaptable, sustainable initiatives across residential, respite, outreach and home supports, it remains committed to responsive, future-ready services.
Our key strategic priority at RehabCare has been supporting people with disabilities to age well, safely and with dignity in their own communities. With 71 residential services across 19 counties, it enables individuals to remain in familiar surroundings as they grow older, surrounded by the people and places they know best.
Day services supporting older people
We currently support 904 older people in day services across Ireland. Support is structured around seven evidence-based pillars, focusing on communication, relationships, social inclusion, autonomy, wellbeing and tailored health and social care. The support we provide is dynamic and tailored to the changing needs of the individuals we support.
These activities help give a sense
of independence and provide
the primary carer with a break.
Initiatives and in-home support
Central to our mission to provide age-appropriate services is Age’ducation, a national initiative developed by RehabCare to address the unique needs of people ageing with a disability. The programme centres on three pillars: identifying the education needs of older individuals, training those who support them and adapting organisational systems to better respond to ageing. Age’ducation promotes best practice and drives service development across the country.
Our CareLink Service offers in-home support to older adults, adults and children with disabilities nationwide. We have considerable experience in supporting older people and individuals with disabilities. Our home-based services support clients in all aspects of life, including social participation and engagement in social and leisure activities, such as going for a walk, meeting friends or personal care. All these activities help give a sense of independence and provide the primary carer with a break.
Committed to the whole family and community
Families are an integral part of our service provision. We are part of many life milestones, and for this, our teams feel very privileged. Many of our clients have been in our service for more than 20 years, from small children who are now young adults with independent lives, and we hope to continue supporting them throughout their entire life journey.
Our commitment to inclusion and collaboration extends beyond service delivery. The organisation plays an active role in shaping national policy through its representation on the Commission on Care for Older Persons and the National Clinical Programme for Persons with a Disability. As Ireland continues to evolve its approach to disability and ageing, RehabCare remains at the forefront, championing dignity, choice and purpose for all.
