Private

Rush Nursing Home

Kenure, Skerries Road, Rush, K56 VW68

Call 01 870 9684

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,380

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

27 May 2027

Current registration since 28 May 2024

Inspection score

89/ 100

Strong inspection record

Getting worse

Ranked 30 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 17 of 56 within 25 km

Leadership and management87

Quality and safety of care91

What went into the score

2 June 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 7 of 11 compliant · 82
4 June 2025 · counts 30%12 of 13 compliant · 97
6 December 2023 · counts 20%16 of 19 compliant · 95

Fair Deal price is 2% below 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

Rush Nursing Home is a purpose-built facility providing 24-hour nursing care for up to 56 residents with various needs including dementia and palliative care. Residents generally feel safe and have their rights respected, but some staff practices limit residents' independence, such as removing walking aids from their reach. The food is good with choices available, and residents are supported during meals. Staffing levels are adequate for clinical care but insufficient for housekeeping and activities, leading to some areas not being cleaned and activities being limited. The home is well maintained and residents have opportunities to express their views through meetings and complaints processes.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel safe and their rights are generally upheld.
Food is appetising with choices and residents receive assistance discreetly.
Residents have access to social areas and gardens.
There is a good system for complaints and residents feel listened to.
Staff have completed mandatory training and are supervised appropriately.

What needed to improve

Walking aids are removed from residents' reach, limiting their independence.
Seating arrangements in communal rooms do not encourage social interaction.
Insufficient housekeeping staff leading to some areas not being cleaned regularly.
No dedicated activity staff on the day of inspection, impacting activities.
Care plans are sometimes generic and not updated after medication changes.

What residents said

“Residents said their rights were upheld and they felt safe and secure living in the centre”
“Residents said the food was good and they got plenty of it”
“Residents said they were listened to”
“One resident felt they were treated differently after they brought concerns to the attention of staff”

Staffing: There are enough clinical staff to meet residents' needs, but housekeeping and activity staff levels are insufficient. On the inspection day, one housekeeping shift and the activity staff shift were not covered, impacting cleanliness and activities.
Activities: Activities are facilitated by a healthcare assistant in addition to their care duties due to no dedicated activity staff on the day of inspection, limiting the range of activities available.
Food: Residents are offered a choice at mealtimes, food is appetising and plentiful, and staff assist residents calmly and discreetly during meals.
Dementia: The home provides dementia care with specific care plans for responsive behaviours and staff are knowledgeable in communication approaches for residents with dementia.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 2 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

2 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
4 June 2025
Announced inspection · published Aug 2025
12 compliant1 mostly
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
17 September 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Nov 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)
6 December 2023
Announced inspection · published Feb 2024
16 compliant3 mostly
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 8 January 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
31 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2023
1 mostly
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Quality and safety of care
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
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	€1,380

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 11/06/25. 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: 56.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Loughshinny Residential Home
Private
Skerries, Co. Dublin· 1.9 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,475 / week
Inspection score
86
Beds
126 beds
Phone
01 215 0200
Lusk Community Unit
Public (HSE)
Lusk, Co. Dublin· 4.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,807 / week
Inspection score
94
Beds
47 beds
Phone
01 807 1240
Hamilton Park Care Facility
Private
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin· 9.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,342 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
135 beds
Phone
01 690 1400
The Residence Portmarnock
Private
Portmarnock, Co. Dublin· 11 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,416 / week
Beds
33 beds
Phone
01 658 2341
Moorehall Lodge Balbriggan
Private
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin· 11 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,401 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
102 beds
Phone
041 981 6722
Carechoice Swords
Private
Swords, Co. Dublin· 12 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,400 / week
Inspection score
76
Beds
155 beds
Phone
01 223 3880

Inspection score

89/ 100

Strong inspection record

Getting worse

Ranked 30 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 17 of 56 within 25 km

Leadership and management87

Quality and safety of care91

What went into the score

2 June 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 7 of 11 compliant · 82
4 June 2025 · counts 30%12 of 13 compliant · 97
6 December 2023 · counts 20%16 of 19 compliant · 95

Fair Deal price is 2% below 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
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel safe and their rights are generally upheld.
Food is appetising with choices and residents receive assistance discreetly.
Residents have access to social areas and gardens.
There is a good system for complaints and residents feel listened to.
Staff have completed mandatory training and are supervised appropriately.

What needed to improve

Walking aids are removed from residents' reach, limiting their independence.
Seating arrangements in communal rooms do not encourage social interaction.
Insufficient housekeeping staff leading to some areas not being cleaned regularly.
No dedicated activity staff on the day of inspection, impacting activities.
Care plans are sometimes generic and not updated after medication changes.

What residents said

“Residents said their rights were upheld and they felt safe and secure living in the centre”
“Residents said the food was good and they got plenty of it”
“Residents said they were listened to”
“One resident felt they were treated differently after they brought concerns to the attention of staff”

Staffing: There are enough clinical staff to meet residents' needs, but housekeeping and activity staff levels are insufficient. On the inspection day, one housekeeping shift and the activity staff shift were not covered, impacting cleanliness and activities.
Activities: Activities are facilitated by a healthcare assistant in addition to their care duties due to no dedicated activity staff on the day of inspection, limiting the range of activities available.
Food: Residents are offered a choice at mealtimes, food is appetising and plentiful, and staff assist residents calmly and discreetly during meals.
Dementia: The home provides dementia care with specific care plans for responsive behaviours and staff are knowledgeable in communication approaches for residents with dementia.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 2 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

2 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
4 June 2025
Announced inspection · published Aug 2025
12 compliant1 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
17 September 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Nov 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)
6 December 2023
Announced inspection · published Feb 2024
16 compliant3 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 8 January 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
31 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2023
1 mostly
ShowHide
Quality and safety of care
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,380

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Loughshinny Residential Home

Private

Skerries, Co. Dublin· 1.9 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,475 / week
Inspection score: 86
Beds: 126 beds
Phone: 01 215 0200

Lusk Community Unit

Public (HSE)

Lusk, Co. Dublin· 4.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,807 / week
Inspection score: 94
Beds: 47 beds
Phone: 01 807 1240

Hamilton Park Care Facility

Private

Balbriggan, Co. Dublin· 9.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,342 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 135 beds
Phone: 01 690 1400

The Residence Portmarnock

Private

Portmarnock, Co. Dublin· 11 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,416 / week
Beds: 33 beds
Phone: 01 658 2341

Moorehall Lodge Balbriggan

Private

Balbriggan, Co. Dublin· 11 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,401 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 102 beds
Phone: 041 981 6722

Carechoice Swords

Private

Swords, Co. Dublin· 12 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,400 / week
Inspection score: 76
Beds: 155 beds
Phone: 01 223 3880

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

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Quality and safety of care

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

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby