Private

Cratloe Nursing Home

Gallows Hill, Cratloe, V95 NY72

Call 061 357 142

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,265

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

1 July 2029

Current registration since 2 July 2026

Inspection score

80/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 9 of 15 scored homes in Co. Clare · 14 of 24 within 25 km

Leadership and management77

Quality and safety of care83

What went into the score

29 April 2026 · counts 50%7 of 14 compliant · 83
7 July 2025 · counts 30%7 of 13 compliant · 84
24 July 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 4 of 10 compliant · 67

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Clare median of €1,270 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

Cratloe Nursing Home is a small, rural nursing home providing 24-hour care for up to 32 residents, mostly older adults with varying care needs. The home is clean, warm, and residents are generally happy with the kindness of staff and quality of food. However, some issues were found with fire safety, care planning, and the range of activities available. The management team is committed to improvements, but some areas still need attention to ensure full safety and resident engagement.

Long-term care

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind and helpful, described as 'brilliant' by residents.
Residents praised the quality and choice of food, including availability of cappuccinos anytime.
The home is clean, warm, and residents can personalise their rooms.
There is good access to healthcare services including GPs, dietitians, and therapists.
Complaints are managed promptly and visitors are welcomed without restriction.

What needed to improve

Fire safety measures were not fully effective; some fire doors were wedged open or had gaps, and a gas shut-off lever was unprotected.
Some care plans were not updated to reflect current resident needs, including end-of-life wishes.
Activities staff were insufficient on the day of inspection, leading to limited meaningful activities; some residents were not interested in available activities.
Two shared bedrooms were not suitable for residents needing hoist transfers due to layout.
Some medicines no longer in use were not stored securely.

What residents said

“Staff are brilliant”
“I can get a cappuccino at any time of day”
“I look forward to planting flower baskets in the courtyard”
“The management team is very supportive”

Staffing: There were enough nursing and healthcare staff for residents' needs on the day, but staffing for activities was insufficient due to unplanned leave, resulting in fewer activities offered.
Activities: There is a schedule including bingo, music, and exercises, with two staff usually dedicated to activities. On inspection day, one was on leave and the other redeployed, so activities were limited and some residents were not interested in what was offered.
Food: Residents were complimentary about the quality and choice of food, with options like cappuccinos available anytime.
Dementia: Residents with responsive behaviours received kind, respectful, person-centred care from staff trained in managing such behaviours.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 29 April 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

29 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant7 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
7 July 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
7 compliant6 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 12 September 2025Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 August 2025Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 5 August 2025Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 3 October 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 12 September 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 July 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2024
4 compliant4 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 28 October 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 1 August 2024Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 August 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 19 August 2024Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 19 August 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 19 August 2024Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 June 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
4 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 July 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
29 February 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2024
6 compliant6 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 29 March 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 26 April 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 26 April 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 26 April 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 1 March 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 31 May 2024Not compliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 September 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2023Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 4 December 2023Not compliant
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	€1,265

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 03/02/2026. 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: 32.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ennis Road Care Facility
Private
Ennis, Co. Clare· 5.2 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,271 / week
Inspection score
53
Beds
84 beds
Phone
061 325 555
Thorpe's Nursing Home
Private
Clarina, Co. Limerick· 8.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,230 / week
Inspection score
92
Beds
42 beds
Phone
061 353 007
St Camillus Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,913 / week
Inspection score
69
Beds
16 beds
Phone
061 326 677
St. Camillus Community Nursing Unit
Public (HSE)
Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,913 / week
Inspection score
55
Beds
50 beds
Phone
061 586 100
Corbally House Nursing Home
Private
Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,280 / week
Inspection score
84
Beds
40 beds
Phone
061 343 267
Catherine McAuley House
Voluntary
Limerick, Co. Limerick· 10 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,262 / week
Inspection score
99
Beds
33 beds
Phone
061 315 313

Inspection score

80/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 9 of 15 scored homes in Co. Clare · 14 of 24 within 25 km

Leadership and management77

Quality and safety of care83

What went into the score

29 April 2026 · counts 50%7 of 14 compliant · 83
7 July 2025 · counts 30%7 of 13 compliant · 84
24 July 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 4 of 10 compliant · 67

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Clare median of €1,270 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

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind and helpful, described as 'brilliant' by residents.
Residents praised the quality and choice of food, including availability of cappuccinos anytime.
The home is clean, warm, and residents can personalise their rooms.
There is good access to healthcare services including GPs, dietitians, and therapists.
Complaints are managed promptly and visitors are welcomed without restriction.

What needed to improve

Fire safety measures were not fully effective; some fire doors were wedged open or had gaps, and a gas shut-off lever was unprotected.
Some care plans were not updated to reflect current resident needs, including end-of-life wishes.
Activities staff were insufficient on the day of inspection, leading to limited meaningful activities; some residents were not interested in available activities.
Two shared bedrooms were not suitable for residents needing hoist transfers due to layout.
Some medicines no longer in use were not stored securely.

What residents said

“Staff are brilliant”
“I can get a cappuccino at any time of day”
“I look forward to planting flower baskets in the courtyard”
“The management team is very supportive”

Staffing: There were enough nursing and healthcare staff for residents' needs on the day, but staffing for activities was insufficient due to unplanned leave, resulting in fewer activities offered.
Activities: There is a schedule including bingo, music, and exercises, with two staff usually dedicated to activities. On inspection day, one was on leave and the other redeployed, so activities were limited and some residents were not interested in what was offered.
Food: Residents were complimentary about the quality and choice of food, with options like cappuccinos available anytime.
Dementia: Residents with responsive behaviours received kind, respectful, person-centred care from staff trained in managing such behaviours.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 29 April 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

29 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
7 compliant7 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
7 July 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
7 compliant6 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 12 September 2025Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 August 2025Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 5 August 2025Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 3 October 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 12 September 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 July 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2024
4 compliant4 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 28 October 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 1 August 2024Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 1 August 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 19 August 2024Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 19 August 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionModerate risk · fix by 19 August 2024Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
12 June 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2024
4 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 31 July 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
29 February 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2024
6 compliant6 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 29 March 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 26 April 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 26 April 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 26 April 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 1 March 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 31 May 2024Not compliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 September 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Quality and safety of care
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 November 2023Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 4 December 2023Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,265

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ennis Road Care Facility

Private

Ennis, Co. Clare· 5.2 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,271 / week
Inspection score: 53
Beds: 84 beds
Phone: 061 325 555

Thorpe's Nursing Home

Private

Clarina, Co. Limerick· 8.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,230 / week
Inspection score: 92
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 061 353 007

St Camillus Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,913 / week
Inspection score: 69
Beds: 16 beds
Phone: 061 326 677

St. Camillus Community Nursing Unit

Public (HSE)

Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,913 / week
Inspection score: 55
Beds: 50 beds
Phone: 061 586 100

Corbally House Nursing Home

Private

Limerick, Co. Limerick· 9.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,280 / week
Inspection score: 84
Beds: 40 beds
Phone: 061 343 267

Catherine McAuley House

Voluntary

Limerick, Co. Limerick· 10 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,262 / week
Inspection score: 99
Beds: 33 beds
Phone: 061 315 313