Voluntary

Brabazon House

2 Gilford Road, Sandymount, D04 TN93

Call 01 269 1677

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,403

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

8 April 2027

Current registration since 9 April 2024

Inspection score

68/ 100

Several problems found

Steady

Ranked 90 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 101 of 115 within 25 km

Leadership and management56

Quality and safety of care73

What went into the score

4 February 2026 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 5 of 10 compliant · 66
24 April 2025 · counts 30%2 not compliant · 4 of 13 compliant · 70
20 June 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 5 of 11 compliant · 71

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Dublin median of €1,413 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

Brabazon House is a 51-bed nursing home in Dublin 4, providing residential and convalescent care. Residents generally reported being very happy with the care, staff, and food. The home is clean and has a good activities program, but inspectors found some concerns with infection control practices and gaps in staff training and care planning. Management systems need improvement to ensure consistent quality and safety.

Long-term care
Convalescence
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents expressed high satisfaction with the care and staff, with one saying they had 'waited years to come here' and were very happy.
The home is clean with good environmental hygiene practices and a progressive maintenance plan.
There is a good activities schedule with residents enjoying exercise classes, life story book creation, and dementia-specific therapy.
Residents have timely access to GPs and specialist services, and their rights and dignity are respected.
The home has a positive ethos of care and supports residents to live their lives to the fullest.

What needed to improve

Significant gaps in individual assessment and care planning were found, including failure to identify and manage a serious wound.
Infection control practices had risks such as insufficient hand-wash sinks, shared unlabeled toiletries, and improper storage of cleaning equipment and laundry items.
Staff training was incomplete, with many overdue for essential courses like fire safety, safeguarding, and wound care.
Management systems and audits did not fully detect or address quality and safety issues, including infection control and wound care.
Some bedrooms, especially a twin room, did not meet space requirements, and some areas needed repair and decoration to maintain hygiene standards.

What residents said

“waited years to come here and that they were very happy”
“staff were absolutely excellent at their jobs”
“the food was beautiful and there was plenty of it”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix were appropriate and stable, with minimal use of agency staff. The person in charge was supported by clinical nurse managers and a full-time general manager. However, many staff were overdue for important training, which was planned to be addressed.
Activities: There is a good activities schedule including exercise classes, life story book creation, and dementia-specific therapy. Residents enjoy the activities and outings, as reflected in meetings and surveys.
Food: Food is nicely plated, appetising, wholesome, with different menu choices daily. Residents said the food was beautiful and plentiful. Hot meals are delivered hot to residents in their rooms if they choose to eat there.
Dementia: A dementia-specific therapy was provided in a smaller sitting room, indicating some dementia care support.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 4 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

4 February 2026
Unannounced inspection · published May 2026
5 compliant2 mostly3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 April 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
4 compliant7 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeMostly
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 30 July 2025Mostly
Governance and managementNot compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2025Mostly
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Not compliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 3 July 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 August 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
20 June 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2025
5 compliant4 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2024Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2024Not compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 13 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 October 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 November 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2024
5 compliant10 mostly4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 5 January 2024Mostly
Written policies and proceduresModerate risk · fix by 5 January 2024Not compliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 29 February 2024Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 3 November 2023Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 30 January 2024Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 20 December 2023Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 January 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
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 Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,403

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 23/02/2024. 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: 51. Condition 4: The three bedrooms (Rooms 114, 119 & 120) that are only accessible by either steps or a chair lift may only be occupied by residents who undergo professional assessment in relation to their safe use of the steps and chair lift. This condition is subject to ongoing professional assessment as part of the care planning process as required by the residents changing needs or circumstance and no less frequently than four monthly intervals.Where the continued use of either steps or the chair lift by the resident is assessed as unsafe, alternative accommodation within the centre to meet the residents' needs will be provided.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Mount Tabor Nursing Home and Care Centre
Voluntary
Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 480 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,400 / week
Inspection score
85
Beds
46 beds
Phone
01 260 5766
St John's House
Voluntary
Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,388 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
58 beds
Phone
01 269 2213
Clonskeagh Community Nursing Unit
Public (HSE)
Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,264 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
91 beds
Phone
01 268 0521
The Royal Hospital Donnybrook
Public (HSE)
Donnybrook, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,162 / week
Inspection score
70
Beds
64 beds
Phone
01 406 6600
Leeson Park House Nursing Home
Private
Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,401 / week
Inspection score
65
Beds
45 beds
Phone
01 497 6500
Cherryfield Lodge Nursing Home
Voluntary
Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,396 / week
Inspection score
92
Beds
20 beds
Phone
01 498 5800

Inspection score

68/ 100

Several problems found

Steady

Ranked 90 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 101 of 115 within 25 km

Leadership and management56

Quality and safety of care73

What went into the score

4 February 2026 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 5 of 10 compliant · 66
24 April 2025 · counts 30%2 not compliant · 4 of 13 compliant · 70
20 June 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 5 of 11 compliant · 71

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Dublin median of €1,413 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
Convalescence
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents expressed high satisfaction with the care and staff, with one saying they had 'waited years to come here' and were very happy.
The home is clean with good environmental hygiene practices and a progressive maintenance plan.
There is a good activities schedule with residents enjoying exercise classes, life story book creation, and dementia-specific therapy.
Residents have timely access to GPs and specialist services, and their rights and dignity are respected.
The home has a positive ethos of care and supports residents to live their lives to the fullest.

What needed to improve

Significant gaps in individual assessment and care planning were found, including failure to identify and manage a serious wound.
Infection control practices had risks such as insufficient hand-wash sinks, shared unlabeled toiletries, and improper storage of cleaning equipment and laundry items.
Staff training was incomplete, with many overdue for essential courses like fire safety, safeguarding, and wound care.
Management systems and audits did not fully detect or address quality and safety issues, including infection control and wound care.
Some bedrooms, especially a twin room, did not meet space requirements, and some areas needed repair and decoration to maintain hygiene standards.

What residents said

“waited years to come here and that they were very happy”
“staff were absolutely excellent at their jobs”
“the food was beautiful and there was plenty of it”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix were appropriate and stable, with minimal use of agency staff. The person in charge was supported by clinical nurse managers and a full-time general manager. However, many staff were overdue for important training, which was planned to be addressed.
Activities: There is a good activities schedule including exercise classes, life story book creation, and dementia-specific therapy. Residents enjoy the activities and outings, as reflected in meetings and surveys.
Food: Food is nicely plated, appetising, wholesome, with different menu choices daily. Residents said the food was beautiful and plentiful. Hot meals are delivered hot to residents in their rooms if they choose to eat there.
Dementia: A dementia-specific therapy was provided in a smaller sitting room, indicating some dementia care support.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 4 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

4 February 2026
Unannounced inspection · published May 2026
5 compliant2 mostly3 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 April 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 April 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
4 compliant7 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeMostly
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 30 July 2025Mostly
Governance and managementNot compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2025Mostly
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Not compliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 3 July 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 August 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
20 June 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2025
5 compliant4 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2024Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2024Not compliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 13 September 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 October 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 November 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2024
5 compliant10 mostly4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 5 January 2024Mostly
Written policies and proceduresModerate risk · fix by 5 January 2024Not compliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 29 February 2024Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 3 November 2023Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 30 January 2024Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 20 December 2023Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 January 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 31 January 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,403

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Mount Tabor Nursing Home and Care Centre

Voluntary

Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 480 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,400 / week
Inspection score: 85
Beds: 46 beds
Phone: 01 260 5766

St John's House

Voluntary

Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,388 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 58 beds
Phone: 01 269 2213

Clonskeagh Community Nursing Unit

Public (HSE)

Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,264 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 91 beds
Phone: 01 268 0521

The Royal Hospital Donnybrook

Public (HSE)

Donnybrook, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,162 / week
Inspection score: 70
Beds: 64 beds
Phone: 01 406 6600

Leeson Park House Nursing Home

Private

Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,401 / week
Inspection score: 65
Beds: 45 beds
Phone: 01 497 6500

Cherryfield Lodge Nursing Home

Voluntary

Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,396 / week
Inspection score: 92
Beds: 20 beds
Phone: 01 498 5800