Private

Duleek Care Centre

Duleek Nursing Home, Downestown, Co Meath, A92 DP2C

Call 041 214 3130

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,320

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

121

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

19 June 2028

Current registration since 20 June 2025

Inspection score

89/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 10 of 20 scored homes in Co. Meath · 15 of 22 within 25 km

Leadership and management88

Quality and safety of care87

What went into the score

20 August 2025 · counts 50%12 of 13 compliant · 97
10 April 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 8 of 15 compliant · 80
2 August 2023 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 9 of 16 compliant · 81

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Meath median of €1,319 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

Duleek Care Centre provides a calm, safe, and respectful environment for up to 121 residents, with 118 present during inspection. All bedrooms are single with en-suite facilities, and residents have access to communal areas and secure gardens. Residents and relatives spoke positively about the care, staff attentiveness, and activities offered. The centre is well-staffed, clean, and promotes residents' rights and dignity. Some improvements are needed in audit follow-up, but overall care and safety are good.

Long-term care
short_stay
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

All 121 bedrooms are single with en-suite facilities, providing privacy and comfort.
Residents feel safe, respected, and involved in decisions about the centre.
Staff are attentive, kind, and respond promptly to residents' needs.
A wide range of activities is available, including exercise, baking, and music, with residents enjoying participation.
The centre is clean, well-maintained, and has improved infection control facilities.

What needed to improve

Some audits, such as the call-bell audit, lacked proper analysis and action plans to address issues found.

What residents said

“nothing the staff wouldn't do for you”
“staff are kind and patient”
“there was always enough staff on duty”
“residents felt their voice was heard and issues were dealt with promptly”

Staffing: There are sufficient numbers of staff on duty with appropriate skill mix and nursing cover. All staff have completed mandatory training including safeguarding. Staff supervision was evident during inspection.
Activities: Residents have access to a variety of activities seven days a week, including exercise classes, baking competitions, and music. Residents choose whether to participate and are supported to do so. Those unable to join activities are still included and not isolated.
Food: A choice of wholesome and nutritious meals is offered. Residents can decide where to spend their day and where to eat. Staff provide discreet assistance as needed. Snacks and drinks are available between meals.
Dementia: Has a dedicated dementia unit. There is a dedicated dementia unit upstairs. Staff accompany residents from the dementia unit for walks and have care plans addressing responsive behaviours with de-escalation techniques.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 20 August 2025. 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

20 August 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2025
12 compliant1 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 25 September 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
26 November 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 2025
1 mostly
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A focused inspection of restrictive practices, such as bedrails, locked doors and sensor alarms, judged against HIQA's National Standards rather than the regulations. It isn't counted in the score.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
10 April 2024
Announced inspection · published Jun 2024
8 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingModerate risk · fix by 31 May 2024Not compliant
ProtectionCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2023
9 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Notification of absenceCompliant
Notification of procedures and arrangements for periods when person in charge is absent from the designated centreCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 8 December 2023Not compliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 August 2024Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
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	€1,320

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 17/12/2024. 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: 121.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Hillview Private Nursing & Retirement Residence
Private
Rathfeigh, Co. Meath· 7.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,315 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
25 beds
Phone
041 982 5698
The Village Residence
Public (HSE)
Drogheda, Co. Louth· 8.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,263 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
60 beds
Phone
041 989 3203
Aras Mhuire Nursing Facility
Private
Drogheda, Co. Louth· 9.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,258 / week
Inspection score
100
Beds
30 beds
Phone
041 984 2222
Moorehall Lodge Drogheda
Private
Drogheda, Co. Meath· 9.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,296 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
121 beds
Phone
041 981 6700
The Residence Ashbourne
Private
Ashbourne, Co. Meath· 12 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,318 / week
Inspection score
96
Beds
74 beds
Phone
01 835 8900
St Ursula's Nursing Home
Private
Bettystown, Co. Meath· 13 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,290 / week
Inspection score
78
Beds
24 beds
Phone
041 982 7422

Inspection score

89/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 10 of 20 scored homes in Co. Meath · 15 of 22 within 25 km

Leadership and management88

Quality and safety of care87

What went into the score

20 August 2025 · counts 50%12 of 13 compliant · 97
10 April 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 8 of 15 compliant · 80
2 August 2023 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 9 of 16 compliant · 81

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Meath median of €1,319 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
short_stay
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

All 121 bedrooms are single with en-suite facilities, providing privacy and comfort.
Residents feel safe, respected, and involved in decisions about the centre.
Staff are attentive, kind, and respond promptly to residents' needs.
A wide range of activities is available, including exercise, baking, and music, with residents enjoying participation.
The centre is clean, well-maintained, and has improved infection control facilities.

What needed to improve

Some audits, such as the call-bell audit, lacked proper analysis and action plans to address issues found.

What residents said

“nothing the staff wouldn't do for you”
“staff are kind and patient”
“there was always enough staff on duty”
“residents felt their voice was heard and issues were dealt with promptly”

Staffing: There are sufficient numbers of staff on duty with appropriate skill mix and nursing cover. All staff have completed mandatory training including safeguarding. Staff supervision was evident during inspection.
Activities: Residents have access to a variety of activities seven days a week, including exercise classes, baking competitions, and music. Residents choose whether to participate and are supported to do so. Those unable to join activities are still included and not isolated.
Food: A choice of wholesome and nutritious meals is offered. Residents can decide where to spend their day and where to eat. Staff provide discreet assistance as needed. Snacks and drinks are available between meals.
Dementia: Has a dedicated dementia unit. There is a dedicated dementia unit upstairs. Staff accompany residents from the dementia unit for walks and have care plans addressing responsive behaviours with de-escalation techniques.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 20 August 2025. 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

20 August 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2025
12 compliant1 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 25 September 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
26 November 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 2025
1 mostly
ShowHide
A focused inspection of restrictive practices, such as bedrails, locked doors and sensor alarms, judged against HIQA's National Standards rather than the regulations. It isn't counted in the score.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
10 April 2024
Announced inspection · published Jun 2024
8 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingModerate risk · fix by 31 May 2024Not compliant
ProtectionCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 31 May 2024Mostly
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 August 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2023
9 compliant6 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Notification of absenceCompliant
Notification of procedures and arrangements for periods when person in charge is absent from the designated centreCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 8 December 2023Not compliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 August 2024Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 8 September 2023Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,320

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Hillview Private Nursing & Retirement Residence

Private

Rathfeigh, Co. Meath· 7.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,315 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 25 beds
Phone: 041 982 5698

The Village Residence

Public (HSE)

Drogheda, Co. Louth· 8.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,263 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 041 989 3203

Aras Mhuire Nursing Facility

Private

Drogheda, Co. Louth· 9.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,258 / week
Inspection score: 100
Beds: 30 beds
Phone: 041 984 2222

Moorehall Lodge Drogheda

Private

Drogheda, Co. Meath· 9.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,296 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 121 beds
Phone: 041 981 6700

The Residence Ashbourne

Private

Ashbourne, Co. Meath· 12 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,318 / week
Inspection score: 96
Beds: 74 beds
Phone: 01 835 8900

St Ursula's Nursing Home

Private

Bettystown, Co. Meath· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,290 / week
Inspection score: 78
Beds: 24 beds
Phone: 041 982 7422

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby