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 29/02/24. 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: 26.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
Fair Deal price is 9% below 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
Cois Abhainn Residential Care in Youghal is a well-maintained, single-storey home with a peaceful garden and comfortable communal areas. Residents spoke positively about their experience, feeling safe and well cared for by friendly and kind staff. The home provides 24-hour nursing care for up to 26 residents with low to medium care needs and offers various activities and religious services. While the home has improved safeguarding measures and management oversight, some care plans need updating and agency staff induction procedures require attention.
Long-term care
Convalescence
Respite
transitional
What inspectors liked
Residents spoke positively about the care and atmosphere, describing staff as very friendly and kind.
The home has a well-maintained garden and comfortable communal areas including a day room, dining room, oratory, and sitting rooms.
There is a varied activities programme seven days a week including live music, bingo, arts and crafts, and weekly Mass.
Staff are trained in safeguarding and responsive behaviour, and safeguarding incidents are properly investigated and managed.
Residents have choice and independence, including freedom to come and go, and access to media and advocacy services.
What needed to improve
Some care plans contained outdated or conflicting information which could affect care delivery.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
15 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
9 compliant3 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff development
Agency staff did not always complete the centre's induction checklist as required.
The risk management policy did not fully address infectious disease control measures.
What residents said
“I'm thrilled with the place”
“There is nothing I could criticise”
“We don't want anyone to change. You're you and everyone is equal.”
“That's why I'm here”
Staffing
There were sufficient staff on duty to meet residents' needs, including at least one registered nurse at all times. Agency staff were used but their induction was not always completed as per centre policy.
Activities
Activities are provided seven days a week by staff and external providers, including live music, bingo, arts and crafts, and weekly Mass. Residents recently enjoyed a garden party and an art project.
Food
Residents have a choice of courses at meals, with menus displayed. Portion sizes and meal quality are reviewed based on resident feedback.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 15 July 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Low risk · fix by 8 August 2026
Mostly
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Changes to information supplied for registration purposesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 August 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Risk managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly