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 within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plan received 28/03/2025. 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: 51.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
24 July 2025 · counts 30%8 not compliant · 10 of 19 compliant · 60
14 January 2025 · counts 20%9 not compliant · 4 of 21 compliant · 48
Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Cavan 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
St Josephs Nursing Home provides 24-hour nursing care for up to 51 residents, with 49 present during inspection. Residents are happy with their care, describing staff as kind and attentive. The home offers a variety of single and twin rooms, communal areas, and outdoor spaces with pleasant views. Staff are knowledgeable and respectful, supporting residents' choices and activities. Some maintenance and record-keeping issues were noted, along with concerns about fire safety checks and medicines management, but these were addressed promptly.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
What inspectors liked
Residents expressed satisfaction with care and staff kindness
Variety of single and twin bedrooms with personal decorations
Good range of communal and outdoor spaces for socialising and recreation
Staff knowledgeable about residents and respectful in interactions
Effective activities program with group and one-to-one options
What needed to improve
Some staff files lacked full employment history or references
Fire safety checks missed error messages on alarm and emergency lighting panels
Floor plans displayed had inconsistent room names, risking confusion in emergencies
Medicines management did not segregate expired or unused medicines properly
Maintenance issues such as damaged walls, doors, and furniture were observed
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
13 May 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
13 compliant4 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
What residents said
“Everything is lovely”
“Plenty to do”
“The staff are good to me and I get everything I need”
Staffing
The centre was adequately staffed with a suitable skill mix including registered nurses and healthcare assistants. Staff had the required training and were supervised appropriately. They worked well as a team to meet residents' needs.
Activities
There was a schedule of group and one-to-one activities, including exercise and games like skittles. Residents could also access TV, radio, newspapers, and books. Staff supported residents to participate as they wished.
Food
Residents were offered a choice of meals from a daily updated menu. Food was appetising and well presented. Assistance with meals was provided respectfully and discreetly when needed.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 13 May 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Staffing
Compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 15 May 2026Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 13 May 2026Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 15 May 2026Mostly
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jul 2024
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