Private

Fairy Hill Nursing Home

Kennel Hill, Mallow, P51 FT98

Call 022 53 361

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,327

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

20 December 2026

Current registration since 21 December 2023

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	€1,327

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 15/11/2024. 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: 22.

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Bridhaven Nursing Home
Private
Mallow, Co. Cork· 1.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,319 / week
Inspection score
77
Beds
182 beds
Phone
022 222 05
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Public (HSE)
Mallow, Co. Cork· 2.5 km away

Inspection score

83/ 100

Mostly compliant

Improving

Ranked 42 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 8 of 14 within 25 km

Leadership and management86

Quality and safety of care80

What went into the score

24 February 2026 · counts 50%10 of 13 compliant · 92
4 March 2025 · counts 30%3 not compliant · 4 of 10 compliant · 63
5 November 2024 · counts 20%11 of 15 compliant · 91

Fair Deal price is about the same as 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

Fairy Hill Nursing Home is a well-managed, clean, and warm place where residents generally feel well cared for and safe. Residents enjoy a choice of meals served at flexible times and have access to various activities including music, exercise, and arts and crafts. Staff are friendly and kind, and there is good access to healthcare professionals. Some improvements are needed in care plan details, infection control standards, and safeguarding practices to ensure the highest quality of care and protection for residents.

Long-term care
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents described staff as very nice and felt well looked after.
Meals are wholesome, nutritious, and served with sufficient staff assistance in an unhurried manner.
A variety of activities are offered including weekly music, physiotherapy exercise groups, reflexology, and arts and crafts.
There is a clearly defined management structure with regular audits and quality improvement plans.
Staff training is up-to-date including fire safety, safeguarding, and specialized care programmes.

What needed to improve

Care plans lacked some important details such as correct sling sizes for hoist transfers and contained outdated information.
Infection prevention and control measures need improvement to meet national standards, especially regarding handwash sinks.
Some safeguarding practices were not fully followed, including petty cash signatures and recognition of a neglect complaint as a safeguarding concern.

Fairy Hill Nursing Home

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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