Republic of Ireland • Adult home-support services
HIQA Home Support Readiness Toolkit
Prepare your home-care service for Ireland’s incoming registration and inspection regime
A complete, editable readiness system for adult home-support providers. Assess your current arrangements, identify gaps, organise evidence and implement stronger governance, safety and quality controls.
EDITABLE READINESS SYSTEM
Governance & Quality Policy
Editable Word template • Version control • Evidence prompts
Defines governance roles, responsibilities and oversight
Links policy requirements to evidence and operational controls
Includes approval, monitoring, audit and review arrangements
Audit dashboard
170 questions
Evidence index
Get Access
50
Policies
35
Audits
35
Registers
170
Assessment questions
90-day
Roadmap
Word + Excel
Editable files
A changing framework needs a disciplined readiness plan
Leaders need a practical way to translate legal developments, draft expectations and existing operating evidence into a clear action plan—without overstating what is final or approved.
A structured route from assessment to evidence
Use editable working documents, registers and dashboards to assign owners, see gaps, track actions and build an orderly evidence trail for your service.
What is included
A practical library designed for adult home-support leadership teams and their advisers.
Policy suite
Editable governance, safeguarding, quality and operational policy templates.
Readiness assessment
170 questions structured across governance, safety, workforce and evidence.
Audit programme
35 audit templates to identify, prioritise and track operational gaps.
Registers & trackers
35 editable registers to create a usable operating and evidence record.
90-day roadmap
A staged plan for deciding priorities, assigning ownership and reviewing progress.
A clearer way to see the work
Policy documents
Word
Excel dashboards
Tracking
Audit templates
35 audits
Evidence index
References
Folder structure
Organised
Suitable for
Owners, directors, service managers, quality leads and compliance consultants supporting adult home-support providers in the Republic of Ireland.
Not designed for
Residential-care settings, organisations outside the Republic of Ireland, or teams seeking a guarantee of registration, inspection outcome, approval or endorsement.
An eight-step implementation process
01 • Confirm scope
02 • Assess position
03 • Prioritise gaps
04 • Assign owners
05 • Tailor documents
06 • Gather evidence
07 • Track actions
08 • Review progress
Choose the level of support that fits your team
Toolkit licence
Editable core system for an internal implementation team.
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Guided toolkit
Toolkit plus structured implementation sessions for leaders.
Discuss your requirements
Readiness review
A tailored independent review with findings, priorities and practical discussion.
Enquire about a review
Toolkit
Best for teams that want editable tools and ownership of a paced internal readiness programme.
Readiness Review
Best for providers seeking an external viewpoint, facilitated prioritisation and context-specific practical discussion.
Notice
This toolkit supports structured preparation. It is not legal advice, does not replace professional judgement and does not guarantee regulatory outcomes. It does not state or imply HIQA approval, endorsement, registration, inspection success or provider compliance.
Questions, answered clearly
Is the toolkit specific to adult home-support services in the Republic of Ireland?
Are the documents editable?
Does the toolkit guarantee registration or inspection success?
Build a practical readiness system your team can own
Start with the editable toolkit, or talk to us about a tailored Readiness Review for your service.