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 (received 30/10/2025) within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plan received 30/10/2025. 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: 46.
Condition 4: The registered provider shall ensure that no new residents may be admitted to the designated centre until the registered provider has ensured and sustained improved compliance with key regulations of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013 which underpin resident care specifically: I. Regulation 08: ProtectionII. Regulation 09: Residents' RightsIII. Regulation 16: Training and Staff DevelopmentIV. Regulation 23: Governance & Management
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Ranked 21 of 21 scored homes in Co. Kerry · 4 of 4 within 25 km
Leadership and management43
Quality and safety of care54
What went into the score
13 May 2026 · counts 50%7 not compliant · 3 of 13 compliant · 44
25 March 2026 · counts 30%8 not compliant · 2 of 13 compliant · 37
16 June 2025 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 11 of 20 compliant · 79
Fair Deal price is 29% above the Co. Kerry median of €1,275 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
West Kerry Community Hospital is a nursing home in Dingle, Kerry, with 43 residents during inspection. Residents generally felt happy and cared for, enjoying recent improvements like weekly live music. However, inspectors found ongoing issues with residents' rights, staff training, medication safety, and management oversight. Many residents live in shared rooms, and some are moved to accommodate new admissions, which does not respect their rights. Staffing during evenings and nights is insufficient to support residents' social needs. Medication storage was unsafe at times. The management has plans to improve but has not fully implemented them yet.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents reported staff were lovely and kind to them.
Introduction of weekly live music sessions enjoyed by residents.
Residents had good access to medical care including GP and specialists.
Some improvements in complaints management and incident record keeping.
Activities program had been reviewed and enhanced with new resources and training.
What needed to improve
Residents were moved from single to four-bedded rooms, not respecting their rights.
Dining experience was limited; lunch served early without resident consultation and dining room could not accommodate all residents.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
13 May 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
3 compliant3 mostly7 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026
Medication storage was unsafe with unlocked clinical rooms and keys left accessible.
Staffing levels at night were insufficient to support residents' use of communal areas.
Management systems were ineffective in monitoring care quality, training, and incident notifications.
What residents said
“Staff were lovely and kind to them”
“There had been more life in the centre over the past few weeks and more things to do”
“Residents really enjoyed the live music and interaction”
Staffing
There were three registered nurses and three healthcare assistants on each unit during the day, sufficient to meet residents' needs. However, evening and night staffing was insufficient, with only one nurse and one healthcare assistant per unit, limiting residents' access to communal areas at these times. Additional staff recruitment was planned but not yet implemented.
Activities
The activities program was enhanced with music sessions, Zumba, arts & crafts, and quizzes. However, evening activities were limited and not meaningful for all residents, especially those unable to join group activities.
Food
Lunch was served at 12 midday, but some residents were brought to the dining room early at 11:50am without consultation. The dining room could not accommodate all residents, so not everyone had a proper dining experience. Staff supported residents respectfully during meals.
Dementia
The activities coordinator had started training in the SONAS programme to provide sensory therapeutic activities for residents with dementia. However, care plans did not always document behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia adequately.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 13 May 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Not compliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 August 2026Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 17 July 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 1 July 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 1 July 2026Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 7 August 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingModerate risk · fix by 24 August 2026Not compliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 1 July 2026Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesModerate risk · fix by 1 July 2026Not compliant