Private

Newtownpark House

Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, A94 KC59

Call 01 288 7403

Fair Deal weekly price

Not published

This home isn't on the current HSE price lists

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

11 June 2027

Current registration since 12 June 2024

Inspection score

88/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 33 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 33 of 111 within 25 km

Leadership and management93

Quality and safety of care86

What went into the score

23 September 2025 · counts 50%5 of 8 compliant · 87
15 October 2024 · counts 30%10 of 12 compliant · 94
15 November 2023 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 10 of 14 compliant · 82

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

Newtownpark House is a nursing home in Blackrock, Dublin, providing 24-hour nursing care for 53 residents with varying levels of dependency. Residents feel well cared for by attentive and respectful staff in a calm and clean environment. Food is praised for its quality and choice, and visitors feel welcome at any time. However, some improvements are needed in personalizing care plans, managing challenging behaviors, and providing meaningful activities, especially for residents with dementia.

Long-term care

What inspectors liked

Residents feel adequately cared for by attentive and respectful staff.
The environment is clean, well-maintained, and homely with clutter-free corridors and clear fire exits.
Food is very good with a choice of hot meals and snacks available at all times.
Visitors are welcome at any time and feel the care provided is good.
Staff are trained in safeguarding and there are clear policies to protect residents from abuse.

What needed to improve

Care plans sometimes contain outdated information and lack personalized details.
De-escalation techniques for managing challenging behaviors are not always clearly outlined in care plans.
Risk assessments for restraint use lack detailed information and consent processes are incomplete.
Residents with dementia have limited access to meaningful activities tailored to their needs.
Activity schedules have gaps, especially on weekends, with no activities planned for some periods.

What residents said

“The food was very good with always a choice of meals and it was always hot and tasted good”
“Residents confirmed they had no complaints about the service and would not hesitate to speak with staff if they had concerns”
“Relatives said they were welcome to the home at any time”
“Visitors felt it was a good place for their relative to live”

Staffing: There were adequate staffing levels with a suitable skill mix to meet residents' needs. Staff training is up-to-date, including safeguarding, and clinical supervision is in place.
Activities: There is an activity schedule with group activities that residents enjoy, but some residents, especially those with dementia, have limited meaningful engagement. Weekend activities are sparse with some long gaps without planned activities.
Food: Residents report the food is very good, with a choice of hot meals and snacks available at all times. Dining rooms are nicely set with white linen tablecloths and accessible condiments.
Dementia: Approximately 70% of residents have dementia, but there are limited dementia-focused activities and engagement opportunities. Management is aware and exploring improvements.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 23 September 2025. 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

23 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
5 compliant3 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 17 January 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 January 2026Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2024
10 compliant2 mostly
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 January 2025Mostly
Health careCompliant
VisitsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 1 December 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 November 2023
Announced inspection · published Feb 2024
10 compliant2 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 December 2023Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2023Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 16 November 2023Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
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.

This home doesn't appear on the current HSE price lists. It may not take Fair Deal residents. Phone the home to ask.

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 27/02/2024. 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: 62.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

The Fern Dean
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Fair Deal weekly price
€1,417 / week
Inspection score
76
Beds
140 beds
Phone
01 236 0028
Belmont House Private Nursing Home
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Stillorgan, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away
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€1,407 / week
Inspection score
68
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Ashbury Nursing Home
Private
Blackrock, Co. Dublin· 1.2 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,424 / week
Inspection score
59
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Phone
01 284 1266
Foxrock Nursing Home
Private
Foxrock, Co. Dublin· 1.7 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,418 / week
Inspection score
85
Beds
40 beds
Phone
01 289 6885
Aclare House Nursing Home
Private
Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin· 2.2 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,430 / week
Inspection score
77
Beds
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Phone
01 280 1345
Ashford House Nursing Home
Private
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Fair Deal weekly price
€1,402 / week
Inspection score
93
Beds
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Phone
01 280 9877

Inspection score

88/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 33 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 33 of 111 within 25 km

Leadership and management93

Quality and safety of care86

What went into the score

23 September 2025 · counts 50%5 of 8 compliant · 87
15 October 2024 · counts 30%10 of 12 compliant · 94
15 November 2023 · counts 20%2 not compliant · 10 of 14 compliant · 82

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

What inspectors liked

Residents feel adequately cared for by attentive and respectful staff.
The environment is clean, well-maintained, and homely with clutter-free corridors and clear fire exits.
Food is very good with a choice of hot meals and snacks available at all times.
Visitors are welcome at any time and feel the care provided is good.
Staff are trained in safeguarding and there are clear policies to protect residents from abuse.

What needed to improve

Care plans sometimes contain outdated information and lack personalized details.
De-escalation techniques for managing challenging behaviors are not always clearly outlined in care plans.
Risk assessments for restraint use lack detailed information and consent processes are incomplete.
Residents with dementia have limited access to meaningful activities tailored to their needs.
Activity schedules have gaps, especially on weekends, with no activities planned for some periods.

What residents said

“The food was very good with always a choice of meals and it was always hot and tasted good”
“Residents confirmed they had no complaints about the service and would not hesitate to speak with staff if they had concerns”
“Relatives said they were welcome to the home at any time”
“Visitors felt it was a good place for their relative to live”

Staffing: There were adequate staffing levels with a suitable skill mix to meet residents' needs. Staff training is up-to-date, including safeguarding, and clinical supervision is in place.
Activities: There is an activity schedule with group activities that residents enjoy, but some residents, especially those with dementia, have limited meaningful engagement. Weekend activities are sparse with some long gaps without planned activities.
Food: Residents report the food is very good, with a choice of hot meals and snacks available at all times. Dining rooms are nicely set with white linen tablecloths and accessible condiments.
Dementia: Approximately 70% of residents have dementia, but there are limited dementia-focused activities and engagement opportunities. Management is aware and exploring improvements.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 23 September 2025. 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

23 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
5 compliant3 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 17 January 2026Mostly
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 January 2026Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2024
10 compliant2 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 January 2025Mostly
Health careCompliant
VisitsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 1 December 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
15 November 2023
Announced inspection · published Feb 2024
10 compliant2 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 December 2023Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationModerate risk · fix by 31 December 2023Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 16 November 2023Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

This home doesn't appear on the current HSE price lists. It may not take Fair Deal residents. Phone the home to ask.

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

The Fern Dean

Private

Blackrock, Co. Dublin· 610 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,417 / week
Inspection score: 76
Beds: 140 beds
Phone: 01 236 0028

Belmont House Private Nursing Home

Private

Stillorgan, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,407 / week
Inspection score: 68
Beds: 156 beds
Phone: 01 278 4393

Ashbury Nursing Home

Private

Blackrock, Co. Dublin· 1.2 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,424 / week
Inspection score: 59
Beds: 91 beds
Phone: 01 284 1266

Foxrock Nursing Home

Private

Foxrock, Co. Dublin· 1.7 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,418 / week
Inspection score: 85
Beds: 40 beds
Phone: 01 289 6885

Aclare House Nursing Home

Private

Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin· 2.2 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,430 / week
Inspection score: 77
Beds: 27 beds
Phone: 01 280 1345

Ashford House Nursing Home

Private

Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,402 / week
Inspection score: 93
Beds: 78 beds
Phone: 01 280 9877