Voluntary

St Carthage's House

Townspark East, Lismore, P51V320

Call 058 543 09

Fair Deal weekly price

Not published

This home isn't on the current HSE price lists

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

25 June 2027

Current registration since 26 June 2024

Inspection score

77/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 11 of 12 scored homes in Co. Waterford · 7 of 10 within 25 km

Leadership and management83

Quality and safety of care71

What went into the score

6 November 2025 · counts 50%8 of 12 compliant · 88
22 May 2024 · counts 30%8 of 14 compliant · 85
12 October 2023 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 0 of 2 compliant · 38

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

St Carthage's House is a well-managed, single-storey residential centre in Lismore for older people with low to moderate care needs who do not require full-time nursing. Residents are very happy, praising the kindness of staff and the quality of food. The centre offers a homely environment with personalised bedrooms, communal areas, and access to gardens and local amenities. Staff are well-trained and sufficient in number. Some improvements are needed in care planning, infection control, and updating the directory of residents.

Long-term care

What inspectors liked

Residents praised the kindness and marvellous care from staff.
The centre provides a homely, clean environment with personalised bedrooms and communal areas.
Food quality is excellent and mealtimes are social occasions without rushing.
Staff have up-to-date training in fire safety, safeguarding, and infection control.
There is a comprehensive audit system and proactive management to improve quality and safety.

What needed to improve

Some care plans were not completed within 48 hours of admission as required.
The directory of residents lacked some important information like next of kin addresses and discharge dates.
Changes to the building layout were not fully communicated to the regulator.
Some surfaces and flooring were damaged, affecting effective cleaning and infection control.
The layout of the laundry posed a risk of cross contamination due to dirty linen passing through storage areas.

What residents said

“the staff were marvellous”
“you couldn't find a better place”

Staffing: There were sufficient staff on duty to meet residents' needs, including nursing and care staff. Staff had access to ongoing training and were knowledgeable about residents' needs and safety procedures.
Activities: Residents participate in group exercise art sessions, movie nights organized with local schools, and have access to radios, TV, internet, and weekly Mass. Activities are displayed and residents enjoy social interaction.
Food: Residents are very complimentary of the home-cooked food, describing it as excellent. Menus are displayed on tables and mealtimes are social occasions where residents are not rushed.
Dementia: There were no residents with responsive behaviours related to dementia at the time of inspection. Staff had training in managing such behaviours and restrictive practices, but none were in use.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 6 November 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

6 November 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2026
8 compliant4 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 29 January 2026Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 29 January 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
16 April 2025
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jul 2025
1 mostly
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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)Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
22 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
8 compliant6 mostly
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 15 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 October 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 23 December 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 June 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2023
10 compliant10 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Written policies and proceduresLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Changes to information supplied for registration purposesLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 1 September 2023Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 31 August 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.

This home doesn't appear on the current HSE price lists. It may not take Fair Deal residents. Phone the home to ask.

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 16/05/2024. 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: 42.

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€1,245 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
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Phone
058 59 876
Cois Abhainn Residential Centre
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Fair Deal weekly price
€1,193 / week
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024 92 765
Youghal Community Hospital
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Youghal, Co. Cork· 20 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,843 / week
Inspection score
72
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Phone
024 92106
Glendonagh Residential Home
Private
Midleton, Co. Cork· 20 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,284 / week
Inspection score
65
Beds
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Phone
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Dunabbey House
Public (HSE)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€342 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
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Phone
058 20991
Dungarvan Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,074 / week
Inspection score
45
Beds
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Phone
058 20900

Inspection score

77/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 11 of 12 scored homes in Co. Waterford · 7 of 10 within 25 km

Leadership and management83

Quality and safety of care71

What went into the score

6 November 2025 · counts 50%8 of 12 compliant · 88
22 May 2024 · counts 30%8 of 14 compliant · 85
12 October 2023 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 0 of 2 compliant · 38

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

Residents praised the kindness and marvellous care from staff.
The centre provides a homely, clean environment with personalised bedrooms and communal areas.
Food quality is excellent and mealtimes are social occasions without rushing.
Staff have up-to-date training in fire safety, safeguarding, and infection control.
There is a comprehensive audit system and proactive management to improve quality and safety.

What needed to improve

Some care plans were not completed within 48 hours of admission as required.
The directory of residents lacked some important information like next of kin addresses and discharge dates.
Changes to the building layout were not fully communicated to the regulator.
Some surfaces and flooring were damaged, affecting effective cleaning and infection control.
The layout of the laundry posed a risk of cross contamination due to dirty linen passing through storage areas.

What residents said

“the staff were marvellous”
“you couldn't find a better place”

Staffing: There were sufficient staff on duty to meet residents' needs, including nursing and care staff. Staff had access to ongoing training and were knowledgeable about residents' needs and safety procedures.
Activities: Residents participate in group exercise art sessions, movie nights organized with local schools, and have access to radios, TV, internet, and weekly Mass. Activities are displayed and residents enjoy social interaction.
Food: Residents are very complimentary of the home-cooked food, describing it as excellent. Menus are displayed on tables and mealtimes are social occasions where residents are not rushed.
Dementia: There were no residents with responsive behaviours related to dementia at the time of inspection. Staff had training in managing such behaviours and restrictive practices, but none were in use.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 6 November 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

6 November 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2026
8 compliant4 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 29 January 2026Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 29 January 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
16 April 2025
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jul 2025
1 mostly
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)Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
22 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
8 compliant6 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 15 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 October 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 23 December 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 June 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2023
10 compliant10 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Written policies and proceduresLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Changes to information supplied for registration purposesLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 1 November 2023Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 1 September 2023Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 31 August 2023Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

This home doesn't appear on the current HSE price lists. It may not take Fair Deal residents. Phone the home to ask.

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Aperee Living Conna

Private

Mallow, Co. Cork· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,245 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 50 beds
Phone: 058 59 876

Cois Abhainn Residential Centre

Public (HSE)

Youghal, Co. Cork· 19 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,193 / week
Inspection score: 88
Beds: 26 beds
Phone: 024 92 765

Youghal Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Youghal, Co. Cork· 20 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,843 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 31 beds
Phone: 024 92106

Glendonagh Residential Home

Private

Midleton, Co. Cork· 20 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,284 / week
Inspection score: 65
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 021 466 8327

Dunabbey House

Public (HSE)

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €342 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 28 beds
Phone: 058 20991

Dungarvan Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,074 / week
Inspection score: 45
Beds: 101 beds
Phone: 058 20900

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

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

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

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby