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 17/12/2025. 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: 39.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Clare median of €1,270 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
West Clare Nursing Home provides a comfortable and caring environment where residents feel safe and well supported by familiar staff. The home offers a range of activities and social opportunities that residents enjoy. However, inspectors found concerns with the management oversight, particularly around nutritional care, infection control, and fire safety, which led to urgent actions to address these risks. The provider is actively working on improvements, including fire safety upgrades and better care monitoring.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents described staff as familiar, consistent, and attentive, contributing to a feeling of safety and comfort.
A variety of communal spaces and a secure garden area are available for residents to enjoy.
There is a dedicated activities coordinator and a good range of activities, including religious services and quizzes, which residents appreciate.
Complaints are managed promptly and effectively, with records maintained and issues resolved to satisfaction.
Staffing levels and skill mix are appropriate, with staff trained in safeguarding, fire safety, infection control, and dementia awareness.
What needed to improve
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
3 March 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2026
5 compliant6 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Management structure lacks clear lines of responsibility, impacting oversight of care delivery, record keeping, infection control, and fire safety.
Residents with significant weight loss were not consistently identified or provided with appropriate nutritional interventions.
Infection prevention practices were inconsistent, with equipment poorly stored and some residents' infection status not well communicated to staff.
Fire safety measures were inadequate in some areas, including obstructed exits, inappropriate storage near electrical panels, and insufficient emergency lighting and signage.
Some care plans were outdated or incomplete, not reflecting residents' current needs, especially regarding nutrition and infection control.
What residents said
“Residents described the centre as a home from home and said they felt comfortable and well supported.”
“Residents said staff were attentive and supportive, never making them feel like they were asking too much.”
“Residents reported enjoying the activities and social aspects of the centre.”
“Residents said management were kind, supportive, and approachable, respecting their choices and preferences.”
Staffing
There were sufficient nursing and care staff on duty with an appropriate skill mix to meet residents' needs. Staff were familiar with residents and trained in key areas such as safeguarding and infection control. However, supervision arrangements were not fully effective in ensuring consistent care delivery and documentation.
Activities
Residents have access to a range of activities including religious services, quizzes, music, and individual and group social activities coordinated by a dedicated staff member. All staff engage with residents to support participation.
Food
Residents spoke positively about the quality and flavour of food, but inspectors found that some residents did not receive diets aligned with their medical needs, and supervision during meals was sometimes insufficient, leading to some residents not eating their meals. Choice was not always consistently offered at mealtimes.
Dementia
Has a dedicated dementia unit. The centre provides dementia care and staff have dementia awareness training. Residents with dementia are supported with person-centred care and activities.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 3 March 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026
Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 16 June 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionHigh risk · fix by 9 March 2026Not compliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2026Not compliant
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 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