Cara Clare

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Support for older people & family carers in County Cork

Cork is Ireland's biggest county by area, split between Cork City and Cork County councils, with services spread across several HSE community areas. That spread makes a single, plain-language front door especially useful. Here's real, checked local support to start with.

Why Cork needs this now

89,461 people 65+ — up 21% since 2016
21,979 of them live alone — up 21% since 2016
36,000+ unpaid family carers — 6% of the population, up from 4%
10,382 now give 43+ hrs/week care, up from 4,874 in 2016

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022, County Cork county profiles.

Local directory

Real Cork services, checked and kept current

These are local, Cork-specific organisations. For nationwide helplines that work everywhere — ALONE, Citizens Information, HSELive — see the main directory.

Home help & day centres

Westgate Foundation

Day care, meals on wheels & transport

Day care activities, community catering (meals on wheels), transport, sheltered housing, and the Seniors Alert Scheme personal alarm — serving Ballincollig and the Mid Cork area.

021 487 3648 westgatefoundation.ie Ballincollig & Mid Cork
Home help

HSE Services for Older People

North Cork & North Lee local pages

Cork is large and split across several HSE community areas — these list local older-person services by area, alongside the national Home Support application.

North Cork North Lee By HSE community area
Family carers

Family Carers Ireland — Cork Support Centre

Local office, Cork city

A dedicated carer support manager, support groups, and training, based locally.

021 480 6398 Republic of Work, 12 South Mall, Cork
Transport

Local Link Cork

Rural & door-to-door bus services

Regular rural routes and door-to-door services, with two local offices covering West and North Cork.

027 52727 (Bantry) 025 51454 (Fermoy) locallinkcork.ie Countywide, rural routes
Council programmes

Age Friendly Cork

Cork City

The city council's strategy and initiatives for older residents.

Cork County

The county council's equivalent programme for the rest of Cork.

agefriendlyireland.ie Cork County

For Cork organisations

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