Private

Ballinasloe Care Centre

Bridge Street, Ballinasloe, H53 H327

Call 090 964 6120

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,258

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

3 April 2028

Current registration since 4 April 2025

Inspection score

77/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 33 of 38 scored homes in Co. Galway · 11 of 14 within 25 km

Leadership and management85

Quality and safety of care68

What went into the score

7 April 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 1 high risk · 7 of 12 compliant · 80
21 October 2025 · counts 30%0 of 3 compliant · 65
5 December 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 10 of 12 compliant · 85

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Galway median of €1,271 a week.

How we calculate this score

Every regulation HIQA judged on an inspection earns points: Compliant 100, Substantially compliant 65, Not compliant 25.
Where the compliance plan rates the risk of a failing regulation, orange (moderate risk) takes off 15 more points and red (high risk) takes off 40. Yellow (low risk) takes off nothing.
An inspection's score is the average over the regulations it looked at.
A home's score combines its last 3 inspections: the newest counts for 50%, the one before for 30% and the one before that for 20%. With fewer inspections the weights are scaled up to 100%.
The trend compares the newest inspection's score with the average of the earlier ones: 5 points or more higher is improving, 5 or more lower is declining, anything else is stable.
Homes are ranked by score within their county and among scored homes within 25 km. Homes with the same score share a rank.

Method v1. It uses only HIQA's published judgments, not our opinion, and is recalculated whenever a new report is published.

What the latest inspection found

Ballinasloe Care Centre is a purpose-built nursing home currently accommodating 17 residents on the first floor due to ongoing fire safety and refurbishment works on the ground floor. Residents receive care that meets their assessed needs and are treated kindly by staff. The first floor has been recently refurbished to a high standard, and residents expressed satisfaction with the improvements. However, fire safety issues remain unresolved, including compromised fire doors and inadequate fire containment, leading to an urgent action from inspectors. The kitchen is temporarily closed, with meals delivered from a local hotel. Complaints management and safeguarding procedures need improvement.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence

What inspectors liked

Residents are cared for by staff who are aware of their needs and preferences.
The first floor has been recently refurbished to a high standard with personalised bedrooms.
Staff have received up-to-date training in mandatory areas such as fire safety and safeguarding.
There is a clear management structure with communication between local and regional teams.
Residents have access to medical and specialist care through referrals.

What needed to improve

Fire safety arrangements are inadequate, with compromised fire doors and poor containment measures.
Ongoing construction work impacts fire safety and day-to-day running of the centre.
Complaints are not consistently managed or investigated for learning.
Some bedrooms are used as storage or office space and not ready for resident use.
Limited outdoor space is available for residents during refurbishment.

What residents said

“the place looked great”
“generally very happy with the changes to the centre”
“enjoyed the meals in the centre”

Staffing: There are adequate staffing levels and skill mix to meet residents' current needs, with all nurses registered and staff appropriately supervised. Staff have received up-to-date training including fire safety.
Activities: Residents spend time in communal areas such as the day room and dining room, with a relaxed atmosphere conducive to social engagement.
Food: The main kitchen is temporarily closed due to refurbishment; meals are delivered from a local hotel. Residents reported enjoying the meals served.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 7 April 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)

Inspection history

HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High

7 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsHigh risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
21 October 2025
Short Notice Announced inspection · published May 2026
3 mostly
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Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 March 2026Mostly
Quality and safety of care
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 December 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
10 compliant2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
1 February 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2024
5 compliant4 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 6 February 2024Not compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
31 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2023
4 compliant4 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 October 2023Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate riskNot compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesModerate riskNot compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2023Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

This is the most the home can charge a week for residents on the Fair Deal scheme. Under Fair Deal you pay up to 80% of your income and 7.5% of the value of your assets a year, and the State pays the rest. Homes may charge extra for things like activities, hairdressing or newspapers, so ask about these when you call.

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,258

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Condition 1: Subject to any prohibitions or restrictions contained in any other condition(s), the designated centre shall be operated at all times in accordance with the Statement of Purpose within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plans received on 31 August 2026. The registered provider shall only provide for the specific care and support needs, and services, within the facilities as set out the Statement of Purpose, as agreed with the Chief Inspector at the time of registration. Any changes to the specific care and support needs and services provided must be agreed in advance with the Chief Inspector. Condition 2: Only persons aged 18 years or older shall be accommodated at the designated centre at any time. Condition 3: The maximum number of persons that may be accommodated at the designated centre is: 60.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ballinasloe Community Nursing Unit
Public (HSE)
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 1.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,580 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
50 beds
Phone
090 963 0115
Garbally View Nursing Home
Private
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 1.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,210 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
36 beds
Phone
090 964 2622
Hillside Nursing Home
Private
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 7.7 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,270 / week
Inspection score
99
Beds
24 beds
Phone
090 967 3996
Nightingale Nursing Home
Private
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 10 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,248 / week
Inspection score
99
Beds
31 beds
Phone
090 968 8095
Ballinderry Nursing Home
Private
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 13 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,300 / week
Inspection score
64
Beds
42 beds
Phone
090 968 6890
Holy Family Nursing Home
Private
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 18 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,288 / week
Inspection score
97
Beds
70 beds
Phone
090 967 6044

Inspection score

77/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 33 of 38 scored homes in Co. Galway · 11 of 14 within 25 km

Leadership and management85

Quality and safety of care68

What went into the score

7 April 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 1 high risk · 7 of 12 compliant · 80
21 October 2025 · counts 30%0 of 3 compliant · 65
5 December 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 10 of 12 compliant · 85

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Galway median of €1,271 a week.

How we calculate this score

Every regulation HIQA judged on an inspection earns points: Compliant 100, Substantially compliant 65, Not compliant 25.
Where the compliance plan rates the risk of a failing regulation, orange (moderate risk) takes off 15 more points and red (high risk) takes off 40. Yellow (low risk) takes off nothing.
An inspection's score is the average over the regulations it looked at.
A home's score combines its last 3 inspections: the newest counts for 50%, the one before for 30% and the one before that for 20%. With fewer inspections the weights are scaled up to 100%.
The trend compares the newest inspection's score with the average of the earlier ones: 5 points or more higher is improving, 5 or more lower is declining, anything else is stable.
Homes are ranked by score within their county and among scored homes within 25 km. Homes with the same score share a rank.

Method v1. It uses only HIQA's published judgments, not our opinion, and is recalculated whenever a new report is published.

What the latest inspection found

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence

What inspectors liked

Residents are cared for by staff who are aware of their needs and preferences.
The first floor has been recently refurbished to a high standard with personalised bedrooms.
Staff have received up-to-date training in mandatory areas such as fire safety and safeguarding.
There is a clear management structure with communication between local and regional teams.
Residents have access to medical and specialist care through referrals.

What needed to improve

Fire safety arrangements are inadequate, with compromised fire doors and poor containment measures.
Ongoing construction work impacts fire safety and day-to-day running of the centre.
Complaints are not consistently managed or investigated for learning.
Some bedrooms are used as storage or office space and not ready for resident use.
Limited outdoor space is available for residents during refurbishment.

What residents said

“the place looked great”
“generally very happy with the changes to the centre”
“enjoyed the meals in the centre”

Staffing: There are adequate staffing levels and skill mix to meet residents' current needs, with all nurses registered and staff appropriately supervised. Staff have received up-to-date training including fire safety.
Activities: Residents spend time in communal areas such as the day room and dining room, with a relaxed atmosphere conducive to social engagement.
Food: The main kitchen is temporarily closed due to refurbishment; meals are delivered from a local hotel. Residents reported enjoying the meals served.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 7 April 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)

Inspection history

HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High

7 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsHigh risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
21 October 2025
Short Notice Announced inspection · published May 2026
3 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 March 2026Mostly
Quality and safety of care
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 December 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
10 compliant2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
1 February 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2024
5 compliant4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 6 February 2024Not compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
31 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2023
4 compliant4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 October 2023Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate riskNot compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesModerate riskNot compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2023Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,258

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ballinasloe Community Nursing Unit

Public (HSE)

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 1.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,580 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 50 beds
Phone: 090 963 0115

Garbally View Nursing Home

Private

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 1.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,210 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 36 beds
Phone: 090 964 2622

Hillside Nursing Home

Private

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 7.7 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,270 / week
Inspection score: 99
Beds: 24 beds
Phone: 090 967 3996

Nightingale Nursing Home

Private

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 10 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,248 / week
Inspection score: 99
Beds: 31 beds
Phone: 090 968 8095

Ballinderry Nursing Home

Private

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,300 / week
Inspection score: 64
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 090 968 6890

Holy Family Nursing Home

Private

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway· 18 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,288 / week
Inspection score: 97
Beds: 70 beds
Phone: 090 967 6044