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 on 17 October 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: 55.
Condition 4: No new resident may be admitted to or transferred into Bedroom 55 until the current occupant ceases to reside in Abbeybreaffy Nursing Home. When bedroom 55 is no longer occupied the registered provider will be afforded an opportunity to reconfigure the layout of this bedroom and demonstrate that this room can afford two residents a minimum of 7.4m2 floor space to include their bed, a chair and personal storage space and still uphold each individuals right to privacy and dignity. In the event that this cannot be achieved this room will be reduced to single occupancy.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
21 February 2025 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 12 of 17 compliant · 87
Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Mayo median of €1,284 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
AbbeyBreaffy Nursing Home is a well-managed, purpose-built centre providing care for 52 residents with a range of needs including dementia and palliative care. Residents feel safe, well cared for, and enjoy the food, with positive feedback about staff and the environment. The home offers spacious single rooms mostly with en-suite facilities, pleasant communal areas, and a variety of activities. Some areas need maintenance, and fire safety upgrades are ongoing but not yet complete. The dining experience varies between units, with some needing improvement to better support residents' dignity and choice.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents expressed satisfaction with care and felt safe and respected.
Staff demonstrated good knowledge of residents' needs and provided person-centred care.
The centre has spacious single rooms with en-suite facilities and pleasant communal areas including a garden.
A varied weekly activity programme is available, supporting residents' interests and capabilities.
Effective management systems and regular audits support quality and safety, with good communication and complaint handling.
What needed to improve
Fire safety works are incomplete and some fire doors and compartmentation do not meet required standards.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
26 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
14 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Some areas of the building show wear and tear, including damaged flooring and door jambs, affecting cleanliness.
The dining experience in one dining room was not consistently person-centred, limiting residents' choice and dignity.
Care plans sometimes lack clear, up-to-date guidance, especially for residents with anxiety or distress.
Environmental audits have not fully identified maintenance needs, and some malodours were noted in communal areas.
What residents said
“This is a wonderful place; I love it here”
“I have no complaints whatsoever”
Staffing
There are sufficient staff with appropriate skills to meet residents' needs, including nurses and health care assistants. Staff receive regular training and demonstrate good knowledge of safe practices.
Activities
A varied weekly activity programme includes board games, arts and crafts, music sessions, and ball toss games. Residents can also pursue individual interests and have access to TV, radio, and newspapers.
Food
Food service is generally well-managed with choice and support available. However, in one dining room, meals were pre-plated limiting residents' choice and the dining experience was less person-centred.
Dementia
Has a dedicated dementia unit. The centre has dementia-friendly features such as signage and memorabilia to support residents' orientation and memory.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 26 June 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Staffing
Compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 September 2026Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 September 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 15 December 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 30 September 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant