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 dated 02/08/23 within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plan received 04 August 2023. 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: 182.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
Ranked 53 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 11 of 14 within 25 km
Leadership and management75
Quality and safety of care80
What went into the score
12 May 2026 · counts 50%2 not compliant · 15 of 25 compliant · 82
22 September 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 7 of 18 compliant · 76
20 November 2024 · counts 20%4 not compliant · 8 of 18 compliant · 68
Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Cork 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
Bridhaven Nursing Home in Mallow, Cork, is a large, three-storey facility with six suites, including a dedicated dementia unit. It provides 24-hour nursing care for up to 182 residents with a range of care needs including long-term, respite, and palliative care. Residents and visitors generally gave positive feedback about the care and staff, though some concerns about staff engagement and supervision were noted. The home is undergoing refurbishment and improvements, but some issues remain with staff supervision, dining experience, fire safety, and care plan documentation.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care
Dementia care
What inspectors liked
Residents and visitors generally gave positive feedback about the care and staff.
The home provides a varied activities program including group and one-to-one engagement and clubs such as knitting and book club.
There is good access to health and social care professionals including GP, physiotherapist, dietician, and specialist services.
The premises is generally well maintained with ongoing refurbishment and upgrades to bedrooms and facilities.
Complaints are managed well with thorough investigation and involvement of advocacy services.
What needed to improve
Some staff did not engage well with residents during meals and activities, and supervision of staff was lacking.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
12 May 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
15 compliant8 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 25 June 2026
Delays in serving meals and unpleasant noise during dining were observed, affecting residents' dining experience.
Personal emergency evacuation plans and fire evacuation floor plans require updating and improvement for safety.
Care plans and assessments were inconsistent, with some lacking detail or not reflecting residents' current needs.
There was an unstable governance structure due to high turnover in middle and senior management and lack of notification to the regulator about changes.
What residents said
“Staff were very quick to respond to requests and queries”
“This was by far the best nursing home I have been in”
“It is very good here and comfortable”
“I can do my own thing and choose not to be involved in the activities”
Staffing
Staffing levels were adequate for the size and layout of the centre and residents' needs. There was significant turnover in middle and senior management, but recruitment was in progress with new clinical nurse managers and assistant directors of nursing appointed. Mandatory staff training was up to date.
Activities
The activities program is varied and includes group and one-to-one engagement, clubs such as knitting, book club, gardening, and regular visits from local schools. Activities boards are displayed on each unit with accessible information. Some activities were very interactive and inclusive, though some staff did not engage well with residents during activities.
Food
Residents generally enjoyed their meals with lots of choice and menus displayed in accessible formats. However, there were delays in serving meals and some unpleasant noise during dining due to staff clearing plates while residents were still eating. Modified diets were well presented.
Dementia
Has a dedicated dementia unit. There is a dedicated dementia-specific unit called Clyda with 18 single en-suite rooms and access to a well-maintained enclosed garden. Staff received dementia care training including challenging behaviour and virtual reality dementia live training.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 12 May 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Mostly
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 25 June 2026Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 1 August 2026Mostly
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 1 August 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Changes to information supplied for registration purposesModerate risk · fix by 25 June 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 1 August 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 25 June 2026Mostly
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 25 June 2026Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 1 July 2026Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 1 August 2026Mostly