Public (HSE)

Virginia Community Health Centre

Dublin Road, Virginia, A82 AH29

Call 049 854 6212

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,809

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

27 June 2027

Current registration since 28 June 2024

Inspection score

71/ 100

Mostly compliant

Getting worse

Ranked 9 of 10 scored homes in Co. Cavan · 5 of 6 within 25 km

Leadership and management63

Quality and safety of care74

What went into the score

5 February 2026 · counts 50%5 not compliant · 6 of 15 compliant · 61
28 February 2025 · counts 30%11 of 12 compliant · 97
16 October 2024 · counts 20%7 not compliant · 6 of 19 compliant · 56

Fair Deal price is 39% above 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

Virginia Community Health Centre provides 24-hour nursing care for older people with long-term and short-term needs. Residents generally felt safe and cared for by kind staff, but there were concerns about insufficient staffing levels leading to delays in care and supervision. The building is spacious with communal areas, but some parts like the courtyard need improvement. Food was well-presented but often served lukewarm, and some residents had to wait for assistance during meals. Fire safety upgrades were underway but posed some risks during construction. Activities were available but often interrupted due to staff shortages.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence

What inspectors liked

Residents felt safe and secure living in the centre.
Staff were caring, kind, and knew residents well.
Residents had timely access to healthcare and multidisciplinary professionals.
Medication management had improved with fewer errors.
End-of-life care was person-centred and well managed.

What needed to improve

Insufficient staff numbers to provide timely care and supervision, especially during meals and mornings.
Residents with cognitive impairments were sometimes unsupervised and entered other residents' rooms.
Fire safety upgrade works posed risks as some rooms were left unlocked with dangerous materials.
Food was often served lukewarm and residents did not always get enough support during meals.
Activities coordinators were frequently interrupted to provide care, limiting social activities.

What residents said

“Residents were happy with the care and support they received.”
“All residents who expressed an opinion said that they felt safe, and secure living in the centre.”
“Residents confirmed that the food served to them in their bedroom was not hot.”

Staffing: Staffing levels were consistent with the statement of purpose but insufficient to meet residents' high dependency needs. Unplanned staff absences worsened the situation, leading to delays in care and lack of supervision in communal areas.
Activities: There was a weekly schedule of activities and residents were observed participating in group activities. However, activities coordinators were often interrupted to provide care, limiting the delivery of social programs.
Food: Residents were offered a choice of meals, but food was often served lukewarm. Some residents did not receive timely assistance with eating, resulting in cold food and delayed support.
Dementia: One resident with responsive behaviours was observed wandering unsupervised and entering other residents' rooms without staff intervention, indicating insufficient supervision for residents with cognitive impairments.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 5 February 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

5 February 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
6 compliant4 mostly5 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 6 February 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 9 April 2026Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionModerate risk · fix by 9 February 2026Not compliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 6 April 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 25 May 2026Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
28 February 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2025
11 compliant1 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
VolunteersCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
16 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
6 compliant6 mostly7 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 18 October 2024Mostly
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2024Not compliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
InsuranceLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 17 October 2024Mostly
Health careModerate risk · fix by 18 October 2024Not compliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
PremisesCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
29 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
5 compliant2 mostly5 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 8 July 2024Not compliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2024Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 31 October 2024Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 January 2024
Announced inspection · published May 2024
9 compliant4 mostly5 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 July 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 5 February 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsLow risk · fix by 16 January 2024Mostly
Notification of absenceCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 7 March 2024Not compliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 15 March 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 15 March 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
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	€1,809

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 10/06/2024. 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 56. Condition 4: By 31 December 2025 the registered provider will address the following risks, identified on the fire safety risk assessment report dated February 2024, • Upgrading of Fire Doors to eliminate gaps around frame and to the floor. Replace glazing in vision panels in all corridor and cross corridor doors with E130 fire rated glazing.• Address all compartmentation and sub-compartment issues identified in Fire Safety Risk assessment• Address fire stopping service penetration issues identified in Fire Safety Risk Assessment Condition 6: :By 31 December 2025 the registered provider will take all necessary actions to bring the designated centre into compliance with Regulations 23 and 27, including ensuring that:1. The designated centre has sufficient resources to ensure the effective delivery of care in accordance with the centre’s statement of purpose.2. The management structure in the centre is in line with the structure set out in the centre’s statement of purpose.3. There are effective management and supervision processes in place to ensure staff practices are in line with Infection Prevention and Control Standards so as to protect residents from the risk of infection

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

St Josephs Nursing Home
Private
Virginia, Co. Cavan· 3.5 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,292 / week
Inspection score
74
Beds
51 beds
Phone
049 854 7012
Fairlawns Nursing Home
Private
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan· 11 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,228 / week
Inspection score
40
Beds
37 beds
Phone
042 966 5930
Sheelin Nursing Home
Private
Mountnugent, Co. Cavan· 15 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,307 / week
Inspection score
88
Beds
30 beds
Phone
049 854 0414
St Colmcille's Nursing Home
Private
Kells, Co. Meath· 16 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,332 / week
Inspection score
93
Beds
42 beds
Phone
046 924 9733
Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home
Private
Kells, Co. Meath· 17 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,297 / week
Inspection score
83
Beds
43 beds
Phone
046 905 2070
St Elizabeth's Nursing Home
Private
Athboy, Co. Meath· 25 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,282 / week
Inspection score
82
Beds
36 beds
Phone
046 943 2457

Inspection score

71/ 100

Mostly compliant

Getting worse

Ranked 9 of 10 scored homes in Co. Cavan · 5 of 6 within 25 km

Leadership and management63

Quality and safety of care74

What went into the score

5 February 2026 · counts 50%5 not compliant · 6 of 15 compliant · 61
28 February 2025 · counts 30%11 of 12 compliant · 97
16 October 2024 · counts 20%7 not compliant · 6 of 19 compliant · 56

Fair Deal price is 39% above 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

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence

What inspectors liked

Residents felt safe and secure living in the centre.
Staff were caring, kind, and knew residents well.
Residents had timely access to healthcare and multidisciplinary professionals.
Medication management had improved with fewer errors.
End-of-life care was person-centred and well managed.

What needed to improve

Insufficient staff numbers to provide timely care and supervision, especially during meals and mornings.
Residents with cognitive impairments were sometimes unsupervised and entered other residents' rooms.
Fire safety upgrade works posed risks as some rooms were left unlocked with dangerous materials.
Food was often served lukewarm and residents did not always get enough support during meals.
Activities coordinators were frequently interrupted to provide care, limiting social activities.

What residents said

“Residents were happy with the care and support they received.”
“All residents who expressed an opinion said that they felt safe, and secure living in the centre.”
“Residents confirmed that the food served to them in their bedroom was not hot.”

Staffing: Staffing levels were consistent with the statement of purpose but insufficient to meet residents' high dependency needs. Unplanned staff absences worsened the situation, leading to delays in care and lack of supervision in communal areas.
Activities: There was a weekly schedule of activities and residents were observed participating in group activities. However, activities coordinators were often interrupted to provide care, limiting the delivery of social programs.
Food: Residents were offered a choice of meals, but food was often served lukewarm. Some residents did not receive timely assistance with eating, resulting in cold food and delayed support.
Dementia: One resident with responsive behaviours was observed wandering unsupervised and entering other residents' rooms without staff intervention, indicating insufficient supervision for residents with cognitive impairments.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 5 February 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

5 February 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
6 compliant4 mostly5 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 6 February 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 9 April 2026Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionModerate risk · fix by 9 February 2026Not compliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 6 April 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 25 May 2026Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
28 February 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2025
11 compliant1 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
VolunteersCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
16 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
6 compliant6 mostly7 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 18 October 2024Mostly
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2024Not compliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
InsuranceLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 17 October 2024Mostly
Health careModerate risk · fix by 18 October 2024Not compliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
PremisesCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 October 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
29 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
5 compliant2 mostly5 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 8 July 2024Not compliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2024Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 28 February 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 31 October 2024Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 January 2024
Announced inspection · published May 2024
9 compliant4 mostly5 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 July 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 5 February 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsLow risk · fix by 16 January 2024Mostly
Notification of absenceCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 15 January 2024Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 7 March 2024Not compliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 15 March 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 15 March 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€1,809

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

St Josephs Nursing Home

Private

Virginia, Co. Cavan· 3.5 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,292 / week
Inspection score: 74
Beds: 51 beds
Phone: 049 854 7012

Fairlawns Nursing Home

Private

Bailieborough, Co. Cavan· 11 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,228 / week
Inspection score: 40
Beds: 37 beds
Phone: 042 966 5930

Sheelin Nursing Home

Private

Mountnugent, Co. Cavan· 15 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,307 / week
Inspection score: 88
Beds: 30 beds
Phone: 049 854 0414

St Colmcille's Nursing Home

Private

Kells, Co. Meath· 16 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,332 / week
Inspection score: 93
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 046 924 9733

Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home

Private

Kells, Co. Meath· 17 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,297 / week
Inspection score: 83
Beds: 43 beds
Phone: 046 905 2070

St Elizabeth's Nursing Home

Private

Athboy, Co. Meath· 25 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,282 / week
Inspection score: 82
Beds: 36 beds
Phone: 046 943 2457