Private

Lourdesville Nursing Home

Athy Road, Kildare Road, Kildare Town, R51 PY94

Call 045 521 496

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,326

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

30 September 2026

Current registration since 1 October 2023

Inspection score

64/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 22 of 22 scored homes in Co. Kildare · 17 of 17 within 25 km

Leadership and management56

Quality and safety of care74

What went into the score

3 June 2026 · counts 50%7 not compliant · 3 of 14 compliant · 45
19 June 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 6 of 11 compliant · 79
24 July 2024 · counts 20%9 of 13 compliant · 89

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Kildare median of €1,350 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

Lourdesville Nursing Home provides 24-hour nursing care for up to 42 residents, including those with dementia and chronic mental health needs. Residents generally receive good clinical care and are treated with respect and kindness by staff. However, inspectors found serious issues with record-keeping, staff vetting, cleanliness in some areas, and unclear charges for services, which raised concerns about residents' safety and rights.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care
Mental health

What inspectors liked

Residents spoke positively about the staff, saying they were kind and provided good care.
Residents' privacy and dignity were respected by staff.
Care plans were personalized and regularly reviewed.
Residents had access to communal areas and outdoor gardens for socializing and relaxation.
Staff demonstrated good understanding of safeguarding and infection control practices.

What needed to improve

Some staff started work before Garda vetting was completed, posing a safety risk.
Residents were being charged twice for laundry and incorrectly for GP and prescription services.
Cleaning standards were poor in staff areas and some communal bathrooms, risking infection.
Staffing levels and skill mix were insufficient to maintain cleanliness and supervise residents adequately.
Contracts of care lacked clear information on fees and services, risking financial abuse.

What residents said

“the staff are great, they look after me so well”
“staff are very kind, the food is tremendous”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix were not always appropriate, with insufficient housekeeping staff leading to poor cleanliness. Some nursing management staff also worked as regular nurses, reducing supervision. Residents were unsupervised in communal areas at times due to staff attending to other duties.
Activities: Residents had opportunities to socialize, watch television, play cards, and participate in one-to-one activities. Residents' meetings were held quarterly but lacked follow-up action plans.
Food: Residents reported the food was good and praised the staff for kindness during mealtimes.
Dementia: The centre provides care for residents with dementia and cognitive impairment, but staff had not all received training in managing responsive behaviours related to dementia.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 3 June 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

3 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
3 compliant4 mostly7 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 28 July 2026Mostly
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 6 July 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 10 July 2026Mostly
RecordsModerate risk · fix by 11 September 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 6 July 2026Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesModerate risk · fix by 1 November 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 28 July 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 10 July 2026Not compliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 1 November 2026Not compliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 6 July 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
19 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
6 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 13 August 2025Mostly
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 24 July 2025Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 12 August 2025Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsLow risk · fix by 12 August 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 July 2024
Announced inspection · published Oct 2024
9 compliant4 mostly
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 July 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 29 August 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 5 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
17 January 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Mar 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
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	€1,326

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 plan received on 15/05/2025. 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: 42.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ashley Lodge Nursing Home
Private
Kildare, Co. Kildare· 1.2 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,315 / week
Inspection score
87
Beds
55 beds
Phone
045 521 300
Beech Park Nursing Home
Private
Kildare, Co. Kildare· 4.5 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
82
Beds
47 beds
Phone
045 534 000
Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home
Private
The Curragh, Co. Kildare· 5.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,325 / week
Inspection score
94
Beds
60 beds
Phone
045 442 951
Oghill Nursing Home
Private
Monasterevin, Co. Kildare· 5.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,350 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
34 beds
Phone
045 523 513
Curragh Lawn Nursing Home
Private
Curragh, Co. Kildare· 9.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,388 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
39 beds
Phone
045 481 880
Willowbrook Nursing Home
Private
Droichead Nua, Co. Kildare· 13 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,307 / week
Inspection score
88
Beds
47 beds
Phone
045 431 436 / 431 959 / 449 728

Inspection score

64/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 22 of 22 scored homes in Co. Kildare · 17 of 17 within 25 km

Leadership and management56

Quality and safety of care74

What went into the score

3 June 2026 · counts 50%7 not compliant · 3 of 14 compliant · 45
19 June 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 6 of 11 compliant · 79
24 July 2024 · counts 20%9 of 13 compliant · 89

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Kildare median of €1,350 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
Dementia care
Palliative care
Mental health

What inspectors liked

Residents spoke positively about the staff, saying they were kind and provided good care.
Residents' privacy and dignity were respected by staff.
Care plans were personalized and regularly reviewed.
Residents had access to communal areas and outdoor gardens for socializing and relaxation.
Staff demonstrated good understanding of safeguarding and infection control practices.

What needed to improve

Some staff started work before Garda vetting was completed, posing a safety risk.
Residents were being charged twice for laundry and incorrectly for GP and prescription services.
Cleaning standards were poor in staff areas and some communal bathrooms, risking infection.
Staffing levels and skill mix were insufficient to maintain cleanliness and supervise residents adequately.
Contracts of care lacked clear information on fees and services, risking financial abuse.

What residents said

“the staff are great, they look after me so well”
“staff are very kind, the food is tremendous”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix were not always appropriate, with insufficient housekeeping staff leading to poor cleanliness. Some nursing management staff also worked as regular nurses, reducing supervision. Residents were unsupervised in communal areas at times due to staff attending to other duties.
Activities: Residents had opportunities to socialize, watch television, play cards, and participate in one-to-one activities. Residents' meetings were held quarterly but lacked follow-up action plans.
Food: Residents reported the food was good and praised the staff for kindness during mealtimes.
Dementia: The centre provides care for residents with dementia and cognitive impairment, but staff had not all received training in managing responsive behaviours related to dementia.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 3 June 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

3 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
3 compliant4 mostly7 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 28 July 2026Mostly
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 6 July 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 10 July 2026Mostly
RecordsModerate risk · fix by 11 September 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 6 July 2026Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesModerate risk · fix by 1 November 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 28 July 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 10 July 2026Not compliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 1 November 2026Not compliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 6 July 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
19 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
6 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 13 August 2025Mostly
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 24 July 2025Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 12 August 2025Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsLow risk · fix by 12 August 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 July 2024
Announced inspection · published Oct 2024
9 compliant4 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 July 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 29 August 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 5 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
17 January 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Mar 2024
1 compliant
ShowHide
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
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,326

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ashley Lodge Nursing Home

Private

Kildare, Co. Kildare· 1.2 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,315 / week
Inspection score: 87
Beds: 55 beds
Phone: 045 521 300

Beech Park Nursing Home

Private

Kildare, Co. Kildare· 4.5 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,275 / week
Inspection score: 82
Beds: 47 beds
Phone: 045 534 000

Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home

Private

The Curragh, Co. Kildare· 5.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,325 / week
Inspection score: 94
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 045 442 951

Oghill Nursing Home

Private

Monasterevin, Co. Kildare· 5.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,350 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 34 beds
Phone: 045 523 513

Curragh Lawn Nursing Home

Private

Curragh, Co. Kildare· 9.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,388 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 39 beds
Phone: 045 481 880

Willowbrook Nursing Home

Private

Droichead Nua, Co. Kildare· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,307 / week
Inspection score: 88
Beds: 47 beds
Phone: 045 431 436 / 431 959 / 449 728

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby