Public (HSE)

Raheny Community Nursing Unit

St. Joseph's Hospital Campus, Springdale Road, Raheny, D05 VR66

Call 01 850 5600

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,416

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

100

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

1 December 2028

Current registration since 2 December 2025

Inspection score

80/ 100

Mostly compliant

Getting worse

Ranked 62 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 72 of 115 within 25 km

Leadership and management71

Quality and safety of care87

What went into the score

17 September 2025 · counts 50%2 of 9 compliant · 73
20 November 2024 · counts 30%9 of 11 compliant · 94
12 December 2023 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 7 of 12 compliant · 76

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

Raheny Community Nursing Unit provides care for older people in a well-decorated, calm environment with kind and compassionate staff. Residents generally feel safe and well looked after, and there are good opportunities for activities during the week. However, there are concerns about limited activities on weekends, repetitive food options, and some practices like putting disposable aprons on residents without their understanding. The premises are mostly comfortable but some rooms lack lockable storage and call bells in all areas. Management and staff training are good, but oversight of some practices and record-keeping needs improvement.

Long-term care

What inspectors liked

Staff treat residents with kindness, compassion and warmth.
Residents have access to pleasant outdoor areas and comfortable communal spaces.
Care plans are personalised, reviewed regularly, and staff are knowledgeable about residents' needs.
Good compliance with mandatory staff training and supportive management team.
Residents' laundry is done on site with a good system and residents are happy with arrangements.

What needed to improve

Limited meaningful activities available on weekends due to no dedicated activities staff.
Residents wear disposable aprons at mealtimes without clear consent or understanding.
Some bedrooms lack lockable storage for personal belongings and some areas lack call bells.
Financial transaction records for residents are not signed by staff as per policy.
Medication fridge and room temperatures were sometimes outside safe limits with no action taken.

What residents said

“the staff here are very nice people”
“we are very well looked after, I cannot complain”
“the weekends here are very slow. Unless you have someone that comes in to visit you there isn't anything to do”
“I sometimes feel I am in a goldfish bowl and the only ones that can get in and out are the staff”

Staffing: There was sufficient staff on duty during the inspection to meet residents' needs promptly, with a calm atmosphere and timely response to call bells. However, there was no dedicated activities staff on weekends, impacting the quality of social care then. Staff receive good training and feel supported by management.
Activities: Residents have access to a range of activities during the week including arts and crafts, sing-alongs, exercises, and therapy dog visits. However, there are limited activities on weekends due to no dedicated activities staff then, which residents find disappointing.
Food: Residents are offered a choice of meals with menus displayed in pictorial form. Some residents find the food repetitive and feel the quality could be better. Staff assist residents with meals in a kind and dignified manner.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 17 September 2025. 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

17 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
2 compliant7 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 17 November 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 3 November 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 18 September 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 1 December 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
20 November 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
9 compliant2 mostly
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 14 January 2025Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 14 January 2025Mostly
VisitsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 December 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
7 compliant3 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 12 December 2023Mostly
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 12 December 2023Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 19 December 2023Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 12 December 2023Not compliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Communication difficultiesCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€1,416

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 29/10/2025. 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: 100.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Raheny House Nursing Home
Private
Raheny, Co. Dublin· 450 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,402 / week
Inspection score
81
Beds
43 beds
Phone
01 831 1199
St Gabriel's Nursing Home
Private
Edenmore, Co. Dublin· 840 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,409 / week
Inspection score
62
Beds
68 beds
Phone
01 847 4339
The Residence Carton
Private
Raheny, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,398 / week
Inspection score
81
Beds
150 beds
Phone
01 9631416
Sacred Heart Residence
Voluntary
Raheny, Co. Dublin· 1.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,377 / week
Inspection score
93
Beds
85 beds
Phone
01 833 2308
CareChoice Malahide
Private
Dublin 17, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,396 / week
Inspection score
88
Beds
165 beds
Phone
01 877 0844
Catherine McAuley House
Voluntary
Beaumont, Co. Dublin· 3.0 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,400 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
35 beds
Phone
01 837 9186

Inspection score

80/ 100

Mostly compliant

Getting worse

Ranked 62 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 72 of 115 within 25 km

Leadership and management71

Quality and safety of care87

What went into the score

17 September 2025 · counts 50%2 of 9 compliant · 73
20 November 2024 · counts 30%9 of 11 compliant · 94
12 December 2023 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 7 of 12 compliant · 76

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

Long-term care

What inspectors liked

Staff treat residents with kindness, compassion and warmth.
Residents have access to pleasant outdoor areas and comfortable communal spaces.
Care plans are personalised, reviewed regularly, and staff are knowledgeable about residents' needs.
Good compliance with mandatory staff training and supportive management team.
Residents' laundry is done on site with a good system and residents are happy with arrangements.

What needed to improve

Limited meaningful activities available on weekends due to no dedicated activities staff.
Residents wear disposable aprons at mealtimes without clear consent or understanding.
Some bedrooms lack lockable storage for personal belongings and some areas lack call bells.
Financial transaction records for residents are not signed by staff as per policy.
Medication fridge and room temperatures were sometimes outside safe limits with no action taken.

What residents said

“the staff here are very nice people”
“we are very well looked after, I cannot complain”
“the weekends here are very slow. Unless you have someone that comes in to visit you there isn't anything to do”
“I sometimes feel I am in a goldfish bowl and the only ones that can get in and out are the staff”

Staffing: There was sufficient staff on duty during the inspection to meet residents' needs promptly, with a calm atmosphere and timely response to call bells. However, there was no dedicated activities staff on weekends, impacting the quality of social care then. Staff receive good training and feel supported by management.
Activities: Residents have access to a range of activities during the week including arts and crafts, sing-alongs, exercises, and therapy dog visits. However, there are limited activities on weekends due to no dedicated activities staff then, which residents find disappointing.
Food: Residents are offered a choice of meals with menus displayed in pictorial form. Some residents find the food repetitive and feel the quality could be better. Staff assist residents with meals in a kind and dignified manner.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 17 September 2025. 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

17 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
2 compliant7 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 17 November 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 3 November 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 18 September 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 5 January 2026Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 1 December 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
20 November 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
9 compliant2 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 14 January 2025Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 14 January 2025Mostly
VisitsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 December 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
7 compliant3 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 12 December 2023Mostly
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 12 December 2023Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 19 December 2023Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 12 December 2023Not compliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Communication difficultiesCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€1,416

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Raheny House Nursing Home

Private

Raheny, Co. Dublin· 450 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,402 / week
Inspection score: 81
Beds: 43 beds
Phone: 01 831 1199

St Gabriel's Nursing Home

Private

Edenmore, Co. Dublin· 840 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,409 / week
Inspection score: 62
Beds: 68 beds
Phone: 01 847 4339

The Residence Carton

Private

Raheny, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,398 / week
Inspection score: 81
Beds: 150 beds
Phone: 01 9631416

Sacred Heart Residence

Voluntary

Raheny, Co. Dublin· 1.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,377 / week
Inspection score: 93
Beds: 85 beds
Phone: 01 833 2308

CareChoice Malahide

Private

Dublin 17, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,396 / week
Inspection score: 88
Beds: 165 beds
Phone: 01 877 0844

Catherine McAuley House

Voluntary

Beaumont, Co. Dublin· 3.0 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,400 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 35 beds
Phone: 01 837 9186