Private

Maria Goretti Nursing Home

Proonts, Kilmallock, V35 T104

Call 063 989 83

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,240

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

13 June 2027

Current registration since 14 June 2024

Inspection score

66/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 22 of 24 scored homes in Co. Limerick · 13 of 14 within 25 km

Leadership and management71

Quality and safety of care61

What went into the score

19 March 2026 · counts 50%6 not compliant · 2 high risk · 5 of 14 compliant · 53
5 September 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 8 of 14 compliant · 81
14 February 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 7 of 14 compliant · 75

Fair Deal price is 2% below the Co. Limerick median of €1,270 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

Maria Goretti Nursing Home is a countryside nursing home with 57 places, offering long-term, palliative, convalescent, and respite care. Residents generally feel comfortable and safe, with kind staff and access to healthcare. However, inspectors found issues with cleanliness, infection control, communication among staff, and nutritional care, including some residents not receiving diets as recommended. Activities are available but not always engaging for all residents, and some spend long periods in the day room with limited interaction. Management and supervision need improvement to ensure consistent quality of care.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel comfortable and at home, with kind and caring staff familiar to them.
Access to general practitioner and allied health services is available and residents are satisfied with healthcare access.
Complaints are managed effectively with clear procedures and timely responses.
Staff have appropriate training in safeguarding and manual handling, and staffing levels meet residents' needs.
Visitors are welcomed with an open visiting policy, and residents enjoy relaxed visits.

What needed to improve

Poor standard of cleanliness and hygiene in bedrooms, bathrooms, dining and storage areas, with ineffective infection control practices.
Residents' nutritional needs are not always met; some therapeutic diets are not followed and weight monitoring is inconsistent.
Care plans do not always reflect residents' current needs, with gaps in assessments and updates, especially for nutrition and falls risk.
Communication and supervision among staff are inadequate, leading to inconsistent care and lack of awareness of residents' changing needs.
Multi-occupancy rooms do not provide adequate personal space or storage, with residents' belongings sometimes mixed up.

What residents said

“The centre is a comfortable place where I feel at home”
“Staff are kind and caring and I feel safe in their care”
“The day can feel long, especially when spending most of the time in the day room”
“Visits from family and interactions with staff help keep me engaged”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix are appropriate with sufficient nursing staff and support workers. However, supervision and communication among staff are inconsistent, affecting care coordination and infection control practices.
Activities: An activities coordinator arranges a programme based on residents' preferences. Activities occur regularly but not all residents participate, and some find limited options during certain sessions. Residents in bedrooms have limited social engagement.
Food: Food is wholesome and nutritious with choices offered. Modified diets are provided as needed, but some residents do not receive prescribed therapeutic diets. Many residents eat meals in the day room on trays, which limits social interaction during mealtimes.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 19 March 2026. 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

19 March 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2026
5 compliant3 mostly6 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 May 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 25 April 2026Not compliant
Health careModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2026Not compliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 18 May 2026Mostly
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionHigh risk · fix by 25 March 2026Not compliant
Infection controlHigh risk · fix by 25 March 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 April 2025
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jun 2025
1 compliant
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A focused inspection of restrictive practices, such as bedrails, locked doors and sensor alarms, judged against HIQA's National Standards rather than the regulations. It isn't counted in the score.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 September 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2024
8 compliant5 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 28 November 2024Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 20 September 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 16 September 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 8 October 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 28 June 2025Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 January 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 February 2024
Announced inspection · published Jun 2024
7 compliant5 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 15 February 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 11 March 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 15 February 2024Not compliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
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 Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,240

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 09/05/2024. 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: 57.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Beech Lodge Care Facility
Private
Bruree, Co. Limerick· 5.9 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,266 / week
Inspection score
54
Beds
66 beds
Phone
063 905 22
CareBright Community
Voluntary
Bruff, Co. Limerick· 8.0 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,292 / week
Inspection score
87
Beds
18 beds
Phone
061 602 700
Charleville Nursing Home
Private
Charleville, Co. Cork· 9.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,304 / week
Inspection score
83
Beds
60 beds
Phone
063 813 96
St Martha's Nursing Home
Private
Charleville, Co. Cork· 10.0 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,279 / week
Inspection score
71
Beds
36 beds
Phone
063 30 750
Ard Na Rí Nursing Home
Private
Bruff, Co. Limerick· 11 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,230 / week
Inspection score
92
Beds
32 beds
Phone
061 382 286
St. Gobnaits Nursing Home
Private
Ballyagran, Co. Limerick· 13 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
70
Beds
20 beds
Phone
063 82065

Inspection score

66/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 22 of 24 scored homes in Co. Limerick · 13 of 14 within 25 km

Leadership and management71

Quality and safety of care61

What went into the score

19 March 2026 · counts 50%6 not compliant · 2 high risk · 5 of 14 compliant · 53
5 September 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 8 of 14 compliant · 81
14 February 2024 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 7 of 14 compliant · 75

Fair Deal price is 2% below the Co. Limerick median of €1,270 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 feel comfortable and at home, with kind and caring staff familiar to them.
Access to general practitioner and allied health services is available and residents are satisfied with healthcare access.
Complaints are managed effectively with clear procedures and timely responses.
Staff have appropriate training in safeguarding and manual handling, and staffing levels meet residents' needs.
Visitors are welcomed with an open visiting policy, and residents enjoy relaxed visits.

What needed to improve

Poor standard of cleanliness and hygiene in bedrooms, bathrooms, dining and storage areas, with ineffective infection control practices.
Residents' nutritional needs are not always met; some therapeutic diets are not followed and weight monitoring is inconsistent.
Care plans do not always reflect residents' current needs, with gaps in assessments and updates, especially for nutrition and falls risk.
Communication and supervision among staff are inadequate, leading to inconsistent care and lack of awareness of residents' changing needs.
Multi-occupancy rooms do not provide adequate personal space or storage, with residents' belongings sometimes mixed up.

What residents said

“The centre is a comfortable place where I feel at home”
“Staff are kind and caring and I feel safe in their care”
“The day can feel long, especially when spending most of the time in the day room”
“Visits from family and interactions with staff help keep me engaged”

Staffing: Staffing levels and skill mix are appropriate with sufficient nursing staff and support workers. However, supervision and communication among staff are inconsistent, affecting care coordination and infection control practices.
Activities: An activities coordinator arranges a programme based on residents' preferences. Activities occur regularly but not all residents participate, and some find limited options during certain sessions. Residents in bedrooms have limited social engagement.
Food: Food is wholesome and nutritious with choices offered. Modified diets are provided as needed, but some residents do not receive prescribed therapeutic diets. Many residents eat meals in the day room on trays, which limits social interaction during mealtimes.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 19 March 2026. 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

19 March 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2026
5 compliant3 mostly6 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 May 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 10 April 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 25 April 2026Not compliant
Health careModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2026Not compliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 18 May 2026Mostly
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionHigh risk · fix by 25 March 2026Not compliant
Infection controlHigh risk · fix by 25 March 2026Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
2 April 2025
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jun 2025
1 compliant
ShowHide
A focused inspection of restrictive practices, such as bedrails, locked doors and sensor alarms, judged against HIQA's National Standards rather than the regulations. It isn't counted in the score.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 September 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2024
8 compliant5 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 28 November 2024Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 20 September 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 16 September 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 8 October 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 28 June 2025Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 January 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 February 2024
Announced inspection · published Jun 2024
7 compliant5 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 15 February 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 11 March 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 15 February 2024Not compliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,240

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Beech Lodge Care Facility

Private

Bruree, Co. Limerick· 5.9 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,266 / week
Inspection score: 54
Beds: 66 beds
Phone: 063 905 22

CareBright Community

Voluntary

Bruff, Co. Limerick· 8.0 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,292 / week
Inspection score: 87
Beds: 18 beds
Phone: 061 602 700

Charleville Nursing Home

Private

Charleville, Co. Cork· 9.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,304 / week
Inspection score: 83
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 063 813 96

St Martha's Nursing Home

Private

Charleville, Co. Cork· 10.0 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,279 / week
Inspection score: 71
Beds: 36 beds
Phone: 063 30 750

Ard Na Rí Nursing Home

Private

Bruff, Co. Limerick· 11 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,230 / week
Inspection score: 92
Beds: 32 beds
Phone: 061 382 286

St. Gobnaits Nursing Home

Private

Ballyagran, Co. Limerick· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,275 / week
Inspection score: 70
Beds: 20 beds
Phone: 063 82065

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby