Public (HSE)

Dungloe Community Hospital

Gweedore Road, Dungloe, F94 Y326

Call 074 952 1044

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,985

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

21 June 2024

Current registration since 22 June 2021

Inspection score

33/ 100

Serious or repeated problems

Steady

Ranked 21 of 21 scored homes in Co. Donegal · 1 of 1 within 25 km

Leadership and management44

Quality and safety of care17

What went into the score

18 December 2025 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 1 of 4 compliant · 33
5 March 2025 · counts 30%4 not compliant · 0 of 6 compliant · 28
23 September 2024 · counts 20%4 not compliant · 1 of 7 compliant · 41

Fair Deal price is 56% above the Co. Donegal median of €1,275 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

Dungloe Community Hospital provides care for older people including long-term, respite, and palliative care. Residents generally feel happy with the care and find the food good, with no restrictions on visiting. However, some rooms with multiple beds are cramped, affecting residents' privacy and comfort, and the provider has not yet fixed these issues despite previous inspections.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents said care is better than in a hospital.
Food provided is of good quality.
No restrictions on visiting hours.
Staff respond to residents' needs in a timely manner.
Records are well maintained and securely stored.

What needed to improve

Multi-occupancy rooms are cramped and do not provide enough personal space.
Beds in multi-occupancy rooms lack chairs beside them for residents to sit.
Assistive equipment use is hindered by lack of space, affecting privacy.
Hand-wash basins are positioned too close to beds, compromising privacy.
Provider has not addressed these premises and privacy issues despite previous inspections.

What residents said

“The care they received in this centre is better than in a hospital”
“The food provided is of good quality”
“There were no restrictions on visiting”
“Staff respond to their needs in a timely manner”

Staffing: The report does not provide specific details about staffing levels or nursing cover during the inspection.
Food: Residents commented that the food provided is of good quality.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 18 December 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

18 December 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
1 compliant3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 March 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2025
2 mostly4 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 6 June 2025Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 15 July 2025Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 6 June 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 5 June 2025Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 6 June 2025Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 15 July 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
23 September 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
1 compliant2 mostly4 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Personal possessionsLow risk · fix by 29 September 2024Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 January 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
27 February 2024
Announced inspection · published May 2024
12 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 3 April 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 22 April 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 28 March 2024Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 15 May 2024Not compliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€1,985

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 dated 04/02/2021. 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: 34.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Aras Gaoth Dobhair
Private
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal· 15 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,245 / week
Inspection score
55
Beds
37 beds
Phone
074 956 0624
Falcarragh Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Falcarragh, Co. Donegal· 26 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,292 / week
Inspection score
78
Beds
27 beds
Phone
074 989 8500
Harbour Lights Nursing Home
Private
Bruckless, Co. Donegal· 35 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
81
Beds
56 beds
Phone
074 973 2020
Killybegs Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Killybegs, Co. Donegal· 35 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,855 / week
Inspection score
81
Beds
33 beds
Phone
074 973 2044
Lake House Nursing Home
Private
Portnablagh, Co. Donegal· 37 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
56
Beds
47 beds
Phone
074 913 6197
Hillcrest House Nursing Home
Private
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal· 39 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,274 / week
Inspection score
75
Beds
58 beds
Phone
074 912 2342

Inspection score

33/ 100

Serious or repeated problems

Steady

Ranked 21 of 21 scored homes in Co. Donegal · 1 of 1 within 25 km

Leadership and management44

Quality and safety of care17

What went into the score

18 December 2025 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 1 of 4 compliant · 33
5 March 2025 · counts 30%4 not compliant · 0 of 6 compliant · 28
23 September 2024 · counts 20%4 not compliant · 1 of 7 compliant · 41

Fair Deal price is 56% above the Co. Donegal median of €1,275 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
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents said care is better than in a hospital.
Food provided is of good quality.
No restrictions on visiting hours.
Staff respond to residents' needs in a timely manner.
Records are well maintained and securely stored.

What needed to improve

Multi-occupancy rooms are cramped and do not provide enough personal space.
Beds in multi-occupancy rooms lack chairs beside them for residents to sit.
Assistive equipment use is hindered by lack of space, affecting privacy.
Hand-wash basins are positioned too close to beds, compromising privacy.
Provider has not addressed these premises and privacy issues despite previous inspections.

What residents said

“The care they received in this centre is better than in a hospital”
“The food provided is of good quality”
“There were no restrictions on visiting”
“Staff respond to their needs in a timely manner”

Staffing: The report does not provide specific details about staffing levels or nursing cover during the inspection.
Food: Residents commented that the food provided is of good quality.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 18 December 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

18 December 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2026
1 compliant3 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 March 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2025
2 mostly4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeLow risk · fix by 6 June 2025Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 15 July 2025Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 6 June 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 5 June 2025Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 6 June 2025Not compliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 15 July 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
23 September 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
1 compliant2 mostly4 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Personal possessionsLow risk · fix by 29 September 2024Not compliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2025Not compliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 January 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
27 February 2024
Announced inspection · published May 2024
12 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 3 April 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 22 April 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 28 March 2024Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 15 May 2024Not compliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€1,985

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Aras Gaoth Dobhair

Private

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal· 15 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,245 / week
Inspection score: 55
Beds: 37 beds
Phone: 074 956 0624

Falcarragh Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Falcarragh, Co. Donegal· 26 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,292 / week
Inspection score: 78
Beds: 27 beds
Phone: 074 989 8500

Harbour Lights Nursing Home

Private

Bruckless, Co. Donegal· 35 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,275 / week
Inspection score: 81
Beds: 56 beds
Phone: 074 973 2020

Killybegs Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Killybegs, Co. Donegal· 35 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,855 / week
Inspection score: 81
Beds: 33 beds
Phone: 074 973 2044

Lake House Nursing Home

Private

Portnablagh, Co. Donegal· 37 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,275 / week
Inspection score: 56
Beds: 47 beds
Phone: 074 913 6197

Hillcrest House Nursing Home

Private

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal· 39 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,274 / week
Inspection score: 75
Beds: 58 beds
Phone: 074 912 2342