St Fiacc's House
VoluntaryGraiguecullen, Co. Carlow· 1.3 km away
- Fair Deal weekly price
- Price not published
- Inspection score
- 89
- Beds
- 17 beds
- Phone
- 059 914 3892
Old Dublin Road, Carlow, R93 V825
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,908
HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026
Registered beds
63
HIQA maximum occupancy
Registered until
29 June 2027
Current registration since 30 June 2024
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 | €1,908 |
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 27/03/2024. 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: 63
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
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Mostly compliant
Getting worse
Ranked 5 of 8 scored homes in Co. Carlow · 6 of 10 within 25 km
Fair Deal price is 50% above the Co. Carlow median of €1,268 a week.
Method v1. It uses only HIQA's published judgments, not our opinion, and is recalculated whenever a new report is published.
Sacred Heart Hospital is a 63-bed single-storey nursing home near Carlow town centre, divided into three units. Residents generally feel happy and safe, with positive feedback about care, food, and activities. Bedrooms are mostly shared with en-suite facilities, and residents have personal storage. However, the building has ongoing maintenance issues, especially with the roof and fire safety measures, which have not been fully resolved despite previous inspections. The management is working on improvements but some concerns remain, particularly around premises upkeep and fire precautions.
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
16 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
5 compliant3 mostly3 not compliant
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 16 April 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
14 August 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2025
5 compliant8 mostly1 not compliant
4 September 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2024
11 compliant
31 October 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Jan 2024
1 compliant
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.