Private

Lake House Nursing Home

Portnablagh, Dunfanghy, F92 PF58

Call 074 913 6197

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,275

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

14 April 2026

Current registration since 15 April 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	€1,275

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 05/04/2023. 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: [47].

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Falcarragh Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Falcarragh, Co. Donegal· 12 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,292 / week
Inspection score
78
Beds
27 beds
Phone
074 989 8500
Áras Ui Dhomhnaill Nursing Home
Private
Millford, Co. Donegal· 20 km away

Inspection score

56/ 100

Several problems found

Improving

Ranked 18 of 21 scored homes in Co. Donegal · 3 of 4 within 25 km

Leadership and management60

Quality and safety of care53

What went into the score

21 October 2025 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 9 of 16 compliant · 81
23 April 2025 · counts 30%2 not compliant · 0 of 2 compliant · 10
6 November 2024 · counts 20%5 not compliant · 7 of 19 compliant · 63

Fair Deal price is about the same as 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

Lake House Nursing Home in Donegal provides care for 46 older residents, including those with dementia. The home is well-managed with a committed provider and offers a range of activities and good food choices. However, some shared rooms are cramped and plans are underway to improve them. There are some concerns about record keeping, safeguarding, and medication disposal that the home is working to address.

Long-term care
short_term
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

The provider is committed to improving the home and has plans to extend and improve shared rooms.
Residents are supported to engage in meaningful activities including community events and outings.
Meals are well-presented, appetising, and residents are offered choices at mealtimes.
Staff are responsive, cheerful, and provide timely assistance to residents.
There is a clear management structure with regular meetings and quality assurance systems in place.

What needed to improve

Some twin rooms are too small and do not provide enough privacy or space for mobility equipment.
Medical records for two residents were not available for inspection.
Residents' contracts include charges for services they may be entitled to free of charge, which is not compliant with regulations.

Lake House Nursing Home

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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What went into the score

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Inspection history

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What residents said

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

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