Public (HSE)

Maynooth Community Care Unit

Leinster Street, Maynooth, W23 HT28

Call 01 610 6350

Fair Deal weekly price

€2,224

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

24 June 2027

Current registration since 25 June 2024

Inspection score

91/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 9 of 22 scored homes in Co. Kildare · 27 of 83 within 25 km

Leadership and management93

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

2 July 2026 · counts 50%6 of 8 compliant · 91
4 September 2025 · counts 30%10 of 10 compliant · 100
11 January 2024 · counts 20%3 not compliant · 10 of 16 compliant · 77

Fair Deal price is 65% above the Co. Kildare median of €1,350 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

Maynooth Community Care Unit is a purpose-built home for older people with 32 residents on the day of inspection. Residents told inspectors they felt safe, well cared for, and happy with their bedrooms and food. The home is clean, warm, and has a calm atmosphere. Staff are attentive and respectful, and there are activities including Mass and Communion. The management team is committed to improving care, but some care plans need to be clearer and more personalized, and consent for restraint use needs better documentation.

Long-term care
Respite
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel safe and cared for by attentive staff.
The environment is clean, warm, and comfortable with personal touches in bedrooms.
Food is very good with choices and available snacks at all times.
Staff are respectful, responsive, and knowledgeable about residents' needs.
There is a clear management structure and good safeguarding policies in place.

What needed to improve

Some care plans are too long, generic, and not always clear about current care needs.
Consent and risk explanations for restraint use are not always documented.
Care planning and assessments need to be more accurate and concise.
Use of restrictive practices is not fully in line with national policy.

What residents said

“I am happy living here and feel safe.”
“The food is very good, always hot and tastes good.”
“I have plenty of storage for my clothes and personal belongings.”
“I look forward to attending Mass and receiving Communion.”

Staffing: There are sufficient staffing levels to ensure residents' safety at all times, with a team including nurses, healthcare, activity, catering, household, administration, and maintenance staff. Most staff are up-to-date with mandatory training.
Activities: There is an activity schedule with activities such as visits from the priest for Mass and Communion, which residents look forward to.
Food: Residents said the food is very good with choices available, always hot and tasty. Snacks and food are available at all times, including out-of-hours.
Dementia: Residents who display responsive behaviours have care plans with identified triggers and de-escalation techniques, but improvements are needed in care planning detail.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 2 July 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

2 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
6 compliant2 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
4 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2025
10 compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
22 October 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 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)
11 January 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Apr 2024
10 compliant3 mostly3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 12 January 2024Mostly
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 21 February 2024Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2025Not compliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€2,224

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 21/02/2024. 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: 34.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Moyglare Nursing Home
Private
Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 1.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,362 / week
Inspection score
80
Beds
49 beds
Phone
01 628 9022
Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home
Private
Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 2.0 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,340 / week
Inspection score
96
Beds
85 beds
Phone
01 629 2433
The Residence Maynooth
Private
Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 2.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,380 / week
Inspection score
96
Beds
121 beds
Phone
01 654 9600
Glenashling Nursing Home
Private
Celbridge, Co. Kildare· 4.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,282 / week
Inspection score
97
Beds
75 beds
Phone
01 627 2694
Ryevale Nursing Home
Private
Leixlip, Co. Kildare· 6.9 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,382 / week
Inspection score
96
Beds
172 beds
Phone
01 624 4201
Elm Hall Nursing Home
Private
Celbridge, Co. Kildare· 6.9 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,349 / week
Inspection score
90
Beds
62 beds
Phone
01 601 2399

Inspection score

91/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 9 of 22 scored homes in Co. Kildare · 27 of 83 within 25 km

Leadership and management93

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

2 July 2026 · counts 50%6 of 8 compliant · 91
4 September 2025 · counts 30%10 of 10 compliant · 100
11 January 2024 · counts 20%3 not compliant · 10 of 16 compliant · 77

Fair Deal price is 65% above the Co. Kildare median of €1,350 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
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel safe and cared for by attentive staff.
The environment is clean, warm, and comfortable with personal touches in bedrooms.
Food is very good with choices and available snacks at all times.
Staff are respectful, responsive, and knowledgeable about residents' needs.
There is a clear management structure and good safeguarding policies in place.

What needed to improve

Some care plans are too long, generic, and not always clear about current care needs.
Consent and risk explanations for restraint use are not always documented.
Care planning and assessments need to be more accurate and concise.
Use of restrictive practices is not fully in line with national policy.

What residents said

“I am happy living here and feel safe.”
“The food is very good, always hot and tastes good.”
“I have plenty of storage for my clothes and personal belongings.”
“I look forward to attending Mass and receiving Communion.”

Staffing: There are sufficient staffing levels to ensure residents' safety at all times, with a team including nurses, healthcare, activity, catering, household, administration, and maintenance staff. Most staff are up-to-date with mandatory training.
Activities: There is an activity schedule with activities such as visits from the priest for Mass and Communion, which residents look forward to.
Food: Residents said the food is very good with choices available, always hot and tasty. Snacks and food are available at all times, including out-of-hours.
Dementia: Residents who display responsive behaviours have care plans with identified triggers and de-escalation techniques, but improvements are needed in care planning detail.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 2 July 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

2 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
6 compliant2 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 31 August 2026Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
4 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2025
10 compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
22 October 2024
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 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)
11 January 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Apr 2024
10 compliant3 mostly3 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2025Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 12 January 2024Mostly
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 21 February 2024Not compliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 31 January 2025Not compliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 29 February 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€2,224

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Moyglare Nursing Home

Private

Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 1.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,362 / week
Inspection score: 80
Beds: 49 beds
Phone: 01 628 9022

Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home

Private

Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 2.0 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,340 / week
Inspection score: 96
Beds: 85 beds
Phone: 01 629 2433

The Residence Maynooth

Private

Maynooth, Co. Kildare· 2.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,380 / week
Inspection score: 96
Beds: 121 beds
Phone: 01 654 9600

Glenashling Nursing Home

Private

Celbridge, Co. Kildare· 4.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,282 / week
Inspection score: 97
Beds: 75 beds
Phone: 01 627 2694

Ryevale Nursing Home

Private

Leixlip, Co. Kildare· 6.9 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,382 / week
Inspection score: 96
Beds: 172 beds
Phone: 01 624 4201

Elm Hall Nursing Home

Private

Celbridge, Co. Kildare· 6.9 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,349 / week
Inspection score: 90
Beds: 62 beds
Phone: 01 601 2399

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

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

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

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby