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, uploaded 07 September 2026, within the footprint of the designated centre on the floor plan received 07 September 2026. 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: 44.
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Cobh Community Hospital with Tom McDermott, Thomas Stafford, Colin Harris, Elise Hanley, Peter Morehan, George Fitzgerald, John David Bird, Sarah Margaret O'Hara, Sean O'Brien as members
Fair Deal price is 7% above 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
Cobh Community Hospital cares for older adults with both long-term and short-term stays. Residents generally spoke positively about the care and the friendly staff, though some noted longer waits for assistance due to staff shortages. The hospital has a mix of single, twin, and four-bedded rooms, with some en-suite facilities. There are pleasant communal areas and outdoor spaces for residents to enjoy. However, inspectors found ongoing issues with management oversight, staffing levels, fire safety, infection control, and care planning, especially for short-stay residents. Improvements are needed to ensure residents' safety and quality of life.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents gave positive feedback about the care and staff were observed to engage actively with residents.
Good access to medical and specialist services including physiotherapy, dietitian, speech and language, and palliative care.
Communal and outdoor spaces are pleasant and accessible, including a sensory garden and quiet rooms.
Improvements made in meal service, with food quality and choice reported as good.
Additional wardrobes were installed to improve residents' personal storage space.
What needed to improve
Staff shortages leading to longer waiting times for assistance, especially during twilight hours with high dependency residents.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
13 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
5 compliant4 mostly5 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresLow risk · fix by 30 November 2026
Lack of oversight in management, including incomplete staff records and ineffective complaint handling.
Fire safety concerns, including incomplete evacuation drills and inconsistent fire safety checks, especially on weekends.
Infection control issues such as unclean handwash sinks and improper storage of personal items in clinical areas.
Short-stay residents lacked individualised care plans, limiting personalised care delivery.
What residents said
“The service was exceptional and they would be lost without it”
“Staff are wonderful, but there is a shortage of staff leading to long waiting times to be assisted, for example, going to the bathroom”
“Residents enjoy sitting outside on the balcony listening to the local radio and appreciating views of the harbour”
Staffing
There is a deficit of three nurses resulting in a high level of agency staff. Staffing levels are insufficient, especially during twilight hours when many residents require two staff for assistance, leading to longer waiting times for care.
Activities
An activities coordinator plans events such as live-streamed mass, concerts, and bingo, but the daily activities are not displayed for residents, limiting their ability to plan or anticipate events. Very little active interaction was observed during the inspection morning.
Food
Meals are served at 12:30pm with good quality and choice. Deserts are stored and served at appropriate temperatures. Snacks and drinks are offered throughout the day, with tea served at 4:30pm. Dining areas encourage social interaction among residents.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 13 July 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Mostly
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 14 July 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 31 October 2026Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 31 August 2026Not compliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 September 2026Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2026Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 31 October 2026Not compliant