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Meet Annah and Gail

Photo of Annah, co-founder of Dòchas Home Care

Annah

Annah brings extensive practical experience of care and a deep understanding of what it takes to support people properly in their own homes.

Her approach to Dòchas is grounded in the belief that quality care begins with seeing the person before seeing the task. Good care, in her view, means protecting dignity while supporting independence and understanding that the small details often matter just as much as the larger ones.

Her focus is not only on providing compassionate care, but on ensuring that the organisation has the structure, accountability and professional standards needed to deliver that care safely.

Annah's Approach to Care

For Annah, the question is never simply: "What does this client need us to do?" It is also: "How does this person want to live, and how can our support help them continue doing that?"
Photo of Gail, co-founder of Dòchas Home Care

Gail

Gail brings significant experience from within the care sector and shares the belief that care must remain personal, respectful and rooted in compassion.

Her experience has helped shape Dòchas into a service that understands the realities of care work as well as the needs of the people receiving it.

Gail's approach reflects the importance of patience, consistency and genuine human connection. She believes that people should feel comfortable with those who enter their homes and that trust should be built carefully through reliability, respect and professional behaviour. She also believes that carers should be observant, thoughtful and confident enough to ask questions when something does not feel right.

Gail wanted to create the kind of service she believed care could and should be.

Not cold, not rushed, not intrusive, not overfamiliar.

But warm, safe, professional and genuinely centred on the individual.