Public (HSE)

The Meath Community Unit

1-9 Heytesbury Street, D08 Y1TW

Call 01 795 8109

Fair Deal weekly price

€2,226

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

12 June 2027

Current registration since 13 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	€2,226

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 10 July 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: 48.

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Bellvilla Community Unit
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Dublin 8, Co. Dublin· 660 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,106 / week
Inspection score
91
Beds
47 beds
Phone
01 795 9230 / 31
Anna Gaynor House
Public (HSE)
Harold's Cross, Co. Dublin· 1.3 km away

Inspection score

85/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 45 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 55 of 120 within 25 km

Leadership and management77

Quality and safety of care91

What went into the score

22 October 2025 · counts 50%6 of 9 compliant · 88
16 October 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 9 of 14 compliant · 84
13 October 2023 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 8 of 12 compliant · 79

Fair Deal price is 57% above 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 Meath Community Unit is a 48-bed nursing home in Dublin providing residential, convalescence, and respite care. Residents and visitors spoke positively about the kindness of staff and quality of care. The home is clean and has a warm, homely atmosphere with personalised rooms and communal areas for activities. Some maintenance issues remain, such as worn dining room floors and lack of call-bells in communal rooms, but these are being addressed. Fire safety has improved significantly. Residents enjoy a variety of activities and have good opportunities for social engagement and family visits.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence

What inspectors liked

Staff are very kind and provide excellent care as described by residents and visitors.
The home has a warm, homely atmosphere with personalised bedrooms and engaging communal areas.
There is a good range of activities including karaoke, colouring, pet therapy, and weekend events.
End-of-life care is person-centred with privacy and family support provided.
Fire safety measures have been significantly improved with regular drills and equipment in place.

What needed to improve

Some communal rooms do not have call-bell facilities for residents to summon help.
Dining room floors are worn and in disrepair, with replacement planned for January 2026.
Two lockable cabinets for residents' records were found unlocked and without keys, posing a security risk.

The Meath Community Unit

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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The Meath Community Unit

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