Private

The Fern Dean

Deansgrange Road , Blackrock , A94 TN25

Call 01 236 0028

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,417

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

140

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

7 August 2028

Current registration since 8 August 2025

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	€1,417

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 31/03/2025. 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: 140.

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Inspection score
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Beds
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Phone
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Ashbury Nursing Home
Private
Blackrock, Co. Dublin· 1.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price

Inspection score

76/ 100

Mostly compliant

Getting worse

Ranked 71 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 76 of 111 within 25 km

Leadership and management89

Quality and safety of care62

What went into the score

12 November 2025 · counts 63%3 not compliant · 7 of 12 compliant · 72
26 November 2024 · counts 38%8 of 16 compliant · 83

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Dublin median of €1,413 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

The Fern Dean is a well-run nursing home in Blackrock, Dublin, with a friendly atmosphere and kind staff. Residents generally feel happy and well cared for, enjoying good food and a variety of activities. The home has mostly single en-suite rooms and offers 24-hour nursing care, including for those with dementia. However, some issues were found with fire safety, storage of items, and updating of care plans, which the management is working to improve.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents described the food as delicious and the staff as kind and prompt in responding to call bells.
The centre has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with a large number of residents content and comfortable, including those with dementia.
There is a variety of social activities such as music sessions, bingo, and drums that residents enjoy.
The home is well decorated with comfortable furnishings and residents can personalise their rooms.
There is 24-hour nursing care and access to external specialist services like geriatricians and psychiatry of later life.

What needed to improve

Inappropriate storage of electrical and maintenance items was observed in multiple areas including the boiler room, car park, and stairwells, posing safety risks.

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Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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