Private

Powdermill Nursing Home & Care Centre

Gunpowdermills, Ballincollig, P31 XV25

Call 021 487 1184

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,297

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

30 June 2027

Current registration since 1 July 2024

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	€1,297

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 the 09 May 2024. 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: 40

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Ballincollig Community Nursing Unit
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Ballincollig, Co. Cork· 330 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,378 / week
Inspection score
92
Beds
100 beds
Phone
021 462 0600
Rosenalee Care Centre
Private
Ballincollig, Co. Cork· 1.0 km away

Inspection score

89/ 100

Strong inspection record

Getting worse

Ranked 31 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 15 of 30 within 25 km

Leadership and management92

Quality and safety of care87

What went into the score

27 January 2026 · counts 50%6 of 12 compliant · 83
19 February 2025 · counts 30%15 of 19 compliant · 93
30 July 2024 · counts 20%21 of 22 compliant · 98

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

Powdermill Nursing Home is a two-storey centre near Cork with 36 residents during inspection. Residents generally felt safe, happy, and well cared for, enjoying good food, activities, and respectful staff. However, inspectors found some issues with safeguarding practices, complaint handling, and some care documentation. The building is clean but some bedrooms overlook an unsightly rubbish skip and some storage areas were untidy. Staffing levels appeared adequate with trained staff and good management structure.

Long-term care
Respite

What inspectors liked

Residents reported feeling safe and happy with the care and food provided.
Staff interactions with residents were friendly, calm, and respectful.
There was a varied activities programme with good social engagement, including baking sessions and support from Headway Ireland.
Staff were knowledgeable about residents' communication needs and used aids effectively.
Medication management and emergency planning were well maintained.

What needed to improve

Safeguarding plans and complaint investigations were generic and did not always reflect thorough follow-up.
Some care plans were generic and lacked individualised detail, including nutrition and end-of-life care plans.
Some bedrooms lacked bedside chairs and a resident did not have a television in their room.
Views from some bedrooms were of an overflowing rubbish skip and some storage areas were untidy with damp sheets and cups.

Powdermill Nursing Home & Care Centre

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

Inspection history

Leadership and management

What residents said

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care