Public (HSE)

Killybegs Community Hospital

Donegal Road, Killybegs, F94 PK84

Call 074 973 2044

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,855

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

21 June 2027

Current registration since 22 June 2024

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	€1,855

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 20 September 2024 with the caveat that Ward B a four bedded room on the floor plans can only be used to accommodate a maximum of three residents. 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: 33.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Harbour Lights Nursing Home
Private
Bruckless, Co. Donegal· 1.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
81
Beds
56 beds
Phone
074 973 2020
Aras Mhic Shuibhne
Private
Laghy, Co. Donegal· 20 km away

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€1,855

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Inspection score

81/ 100

Mostly compliant

Steady

Ranked 6 of 21 scored homes in Co. Donegal · 4 of 4 within 25 km

Leadership and management86

Quality and safety of care77

What went into the score

2 October 2025 · counts 50%4 of 9 compliant · 81
7 June 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 17 of 20 compliant · 92
10 May 2023 · counts 20%5 not compliant · 7 of 15 compliant · 63

Fair Deal price is 46% 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

Killybegs Community Hospital is a well-maintained, purpose-built centre for older people with 20 residents currently living there. Residents generally feel happy, safe, and well cared for, enjoying good food, privacy, and access to activities and communal rooms with lovely views. However, the centre has some issues with safeguarding and admission procedures that need improvement to ensure residents' safety and appropriate care planning.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
rehabilitation
assessment
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel safe, comfortable, and well cared for with staff available when needed.
The centre is clean, well-maintained, and has pleasant communal areas with views of the harbour.
There is a good range of activities including quizzes, bingo, sensory activities, and movies.
Residents have access to a choice of good quality food and mealtimes are social occasions.
Staff are trained, Garda vetted, and knowledgeable about residents' needs and safeguarding procedures.

What needed to improve

The provider's oversight of safeguarding and admission assessments is not effective, risking residents' safety.

Killybegs Community Hospital

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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Killybegs Community Hospital

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

Inspection history

Leadership and management

What residents said

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care