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.
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 plan received on 14 May 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: 62
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
Ranked 61 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 5 of 7 within 25 km
Leadership and management80
Quality and safety of care67
What went into the score
13 January 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 10 of 17 compliant · 82
9 April 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 0 of 3 compliant · 47
11 December 2024 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 7 of 11 compliant · 82
Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Cork median of €1,305 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
CareChoice Macroom is a nursing home in the heart of Macroom providing long-term and respite care for up to 62 residents. Residents told inspectors they were happy and felt well supported by staff, who were kind and responsive. The home is bright and well decorated with mostly single en-suite rooms, communal areas, and an activities program including weekly mass. While the overall care and management are good, inspectors found some issues with cleanliness, fire safety, care plan updates, and residents' involvement in meetings that need improvement.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents reported feeling supported and cared for by kind and responsive staff.
The home offers a range of activities including weekly mass and social events like bingo and crochet.
Food was freshly prepared, attractively presented, and residents enjoyed the meals, describing them as 'like hotel dinners'.
There is a strong management structure with good communication and regular safety checks.
Staff training is largely up-to-date and there are sufficient staff on duty to meet residents' needs.
What needed to improve
Some twin rooms lacked bedside lockers for residents' belongings, affecting privacy and storage.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
13 January 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2026
10 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Certain communal floors were visibly unclean, and there was no routine deep cleaning schedule in place.
Fire safety improvements are ongoing but some minor issues remain, such as non-fire retardant furniture in the smoking area and inadequate emergency lighting outside.
Care plans were not always updated to reflect residents' current needs, including end-of-life and psychological care.
Residents' meetings were infrequent, with only two held in 2025, limiting residents' consultation on the home's running.
What residents said
“I would give them a hundred points here”
“I only have the best things to say about it, as they always listen to me”
“Meals are like hotel dinners”
“Staff are kind, lovely, and good to chat with”
Staffing
There were sufficient staff on duty with a minimum of two registered nurses at all times. Staff were trained appropriately and responded promptly to residents' needs.
Activities
Activities are scheduled seven days a week, including weekly mass, bingo, singsongs, crochet, and social chats. Residents look forward to these events.
Food
Food is freshly prepared with good choice and quantity. Residents enjoy the meals and assistance with eating is provided sensitively and individually.
Dementia
The centre provides care for residents with dementia but does not describe a dedicated or secure dementia unit.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 13 January 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Persons in charge
Compliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 28 February 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 January 2026Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 28 February 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Aug 2024
1 compliant
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A focused inspection of restrictive practices, such as bedrails, locked doors and sensor alarms, judged against HIQA's National Standards rather than the regulations. It isn't counted in the score.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Compliant