Blue Torch Home Care Limited is the Pioneer and a multiple award-winning Home Healthcare agency registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria with registration number RC: 1020370.
We pioneered home care nursing with culturally congruent practices, personalizing care based on individual needs.
At Blue Torch Home Care Limited, we believe that everyone deserves to live a life of dignity, comfort, and independence, no matter their health challenges.
We provide professional, personalized home healthcare services across Nigeria, including Enugu, Abuja, and Lagos. Our services are led by qualified nurses, doctors, and expertly trained caregivers who deliver compassionate care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We specialize in dementia care, home nursing, travel nursing, and full-service support plans tailored to every client’s needs.
With Blue Torch Home Care, your care is our calling and your family is our priority.
We won the Healthcare Provider Excellence Award: Impact Africa Summit as the Best Home Healthcare Agency and best healthcare provider in Nigeria in 2022 – Awarded by GHP Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards
Recognized for our outstanding contributions to home healthcare services in Nigeria.
Our services include 24-hour home health and nursing care of different categories, specialist dementia care and support all in the comfort of your home.
Our other services include travel nursing, care plan development for families and care agencies. We also specialize in home healthcare consultancy for government establishment.
Since 2012, we have cared for over 2,000 clients in Nigeria as well as referrals from abroad where we escorted clients from the airport via ambulance, to their homes where we provided home care.
Our International collaborators are:
- World Health Organization (WHO) through Stop TB Partnership,
- Health Information for All (HIFA),
- International Council of Nurses (ICN Telenursing working group)
- Society for Telemedicine and eHealth in Nigeria (SfTeHN),
- Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and
- International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH),
- SANOFI Aventis and Connecting Nurses amongst others
Blue Torch was amongst the 1st 20 in the African development Bank (AFDB) eHealth award competition 2012 with “Tele-Nursing” as project.
We were semi-finalist at the Enterprise for Development (EfD) social enterprise solutions to improve Maternal and Newborn Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016.
Blue Torch has been a member of International Home Care Nursing Organization (IHCNO) since 2012 and contributed to the development of international standards of home care practice and medication management in home care.
Blue Torch is also a corporate member of the Society for Telemedicine and eHealth in Nigeria (SfTeHN) since 2012
Blue Torch Home Care Partnered with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to organize the 2018 and 2019 Nigerian Schools of Nursing and Midwifery Games (NISONMG) for south eastern schools of nursing and midwifery in our corporate social responsibilities
Our founder Ralueke Ekezie is a qualified nurse in Nigeria with over 16 years experience managing and developing home care services. Having been awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study with the international centre of excellence in dementia care at Stirling University in the UK, he graduated with an MSc in Dementia Studies in 2023. With his specialist knowledge and experience in managing dementia care services in Nigeria and the UK, he continues to work at State and National level to raise the profile and standards of elderly and dementia care in Nigeria, Africa and internationally.
His commitment to elderly and dementia care was recognized in 2023 when he was invited to meet King Charles, king of the UK. With other specialists he was able to promote collaboration, knowledge exchange and resources to benefit the development of dementia services in Nigeria.
Our mission: To light the way to better health, better living, and better days right in the comfort of your own home and to Improve lives with personalized care, compassion, and affordable home care services in Nigeria and beyond, with highly trained nurses, doctors, and caregivers.
Awards & Recognitions
At Blue Torch Home Care Limited, we take pride in our commitment to excellence in home healthcare services. Our dedication has been acknowledged through several prestigious awards and honors:
- Best Home Healthcare Agency 2022 – Nigeria
Awarded by GHP Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards
Recognized for our outstanding contributions to home healthcare services in Nigeria. - Connecting Nurses Care-Challenge Innovation Award 2012
Sponsored by Sanofi Aventis France and international nursing bodies including ICN
Honored for our innovative efforts in developing home healthcare in Nigeria. - Top 20 Finalist – African Development Bank (AfDB) eHealth Award 2012
For our “Tele-Nursing” project
Acknowledged for pioneering tele-nursing solutions in the Nigerian healthcare sector. - Semi-Finalist – Enterprise for Development (EfD) Social Enterprise Competition 2016
Focused on improving maternal and newborn child health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Recognized for our impactful social enterprise solutions in healthcare. - Healthcare Provider Excellence Award Finalist – Impact Africa Summit
Acknowledged for excellence in healthcare provision
Celebrated for our exceptional service delivery in the healthcare industry. - Membership and Leadership Roles in International Organizations
Our CEO, Ralueke Ekezie, serves on the Board of Directors of the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO), reflecting our global engagement and leadership in home healthcare.
These accolades underscore our unwavering dedication to providing top-tier home healthcare services and our continuous pursuit of innovation and excellence in the field.