Private

The Marlay Nursing Home

Kellystown Road, Rathfarnham, D16 A363

Call 01 499 4444

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,401

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

190

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

19 April 2029

Current registration since 20 April 2026

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	€1,401

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 (version 33) within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plan received on 16 October 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: 190.

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Inspection score

87/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 35 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 43 of 117 within 25 km

Leadership and management94

Quality and safety of care83

What went into the score

14 January 2026 · counts 50%10 of 16 compliant · 87
10 March 2025 · counts 30%11 of 15 compliant · 91
12 September 2023 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 9 of 14 compliant · 84

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Dublin median of €1,413 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

The Marlay Nursing Home in Rathfarnham is a modern, well-managed centre providing long-term, convalescent, respite, and dementia care. Residents generally feel safe, well cared for, and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with choices in daily routines and activities. The centre is clean, warm, and has single rooms with en-suite facilities. However, some improvements are needed in areas like meal choices, fire safety, medication management, and residents' rights, particularly regarding breakfast arrangements and seating comfort.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents spoke highly of the staff and care, describing the service as incredible and staff as excellent.
The centre offers a variety of activities including exercise classes, music, mass, and outings.
Bedrooms are single occupancy with en-suite facilities, personalised and well maintained.
Staff are knowledgeable, kind, and respectful in their interactions with residents.
There is a comprehensive training programme for staff, including safeguarding and infection control.

What needed to improve

Some residents reported limited meal choices or forgetting their meal selections.
Fire safety evacuation routes need review to ensure residents can evacuate to a safe area.

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