A carer sits with an older woman who is holding a cup of tea beside a bright window.

Domiciliary care in Northern Ireland

Care at home, for as long as home is where you want to be.

Opus Homecare was established in 2007 for people who wanted to be cared for in their own homes. The support is practical, personal, and shaped around the life someone already has.

Established
2007
RQIA number
10935
Care
Every day

Since 2007

Anyone who chooses to live at home should be given every assistance to do so.

Opus is a registered domiciliary care service. Domiciliary care is the support you can receive in your own home to cope with disability or illness, and to stay independent for as long as possible.

That might be a few hours a week, a visit every day, or several calls through the day. The type and the level of care stay flexible, because people’s lives do.

About the agency

A carer and an older woman walk arm in arm along a garden path beside a brick bungalow.

Values

The standard we hold the work to.

Opus is dedicated to people who are vulnerable through age or disability, so they can live as independent and dignified a life as they are able to, in their own home and community.

  1. 01

    Privacy

    The right to be left alone, and undisturbed, whenever you wish.

  2. 02

    Dignity

    Understanding what a person needs, and treating them with respect.

  3. 03

    Independence

    Room to take calculated risks, to decide, and to act for yourself.

  4. 04

    Choice

    A real chance to choose from more than one option.

  5. 05

    Rights

    The basic human rights of the person receiving care stay intact.

  6. 06

    Fulfilment

    Help to reach the aims that matter in ordinary daily life.

Care

Support for the day, and for the night.

We support people living with physical disability, mental ill health, and people who are frail or elderly. Care is there for private clients and for people funded through social services.

Our mission

The people who work here pride themselves on

  1. Offering
  2. People
  3. Understanding
  4. Supportive homecare

Our aim

To sustain the quality of the services we provide, while meeting what regulation asks of us.

Our vision

To be a domiciliary care provider that is recognised and trusted to care.

A carer sits beside an older woman who is reading in bed by the light of a lamp.

After hours

Someone in the house when the day is over.

Night-time waking and sleep-in cover are part of the service, for people who should not be on their own after dark. The office itself is open on weekdays. The care is not.

All types of care

Standards

Registered, checked, and inspected.

  • RQIA 10935 Registered as a domiciliary care agency. Inspection reports are published by RQIA.
  • NISCC The agency is registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
  • AccessNI Carers are checked through AccessNI before they support anyone at home.

Read about registration and inspection