Voluntary

St Francis' Nursing Home

Mount Oliver, Dundalk, A91 TC21

Call 042 935 8990

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,306

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

1 February 2029

Current registration since 2 February 2026

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	€1,306

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 10/09/2025. 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: 30.

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Curam Care Home Dundalk
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Fair Deal weekly price
€1,296 / week
Inspection score
99
Beds
82 beds
Phone
042 935 5016
St Oliver Plunkett Community Unit
Public (HSE)
Dundalk, Co. Louth· 5.7 km away

Inspection score

88/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 8 of 11 scored homes in Co. Louth · 5 of 9 within 25 km

Leadership and management90

Quality and safety of care86

What went into the score

30 April 2026 · counts 50%7 of 9 compliant · 92
16 June 2025 · counts 30%9 of 10 compliant · 97
12 September 2024 · counts 20%0 of 3 compliant · 65

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Louth median of €1,304 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

St Francis' Nursing Home is a purpose-built facility for up to 30 female residents, including religious Sisters and community members, providing 24-hour nursing care. Residents live in single ensuite rooms and enjoy a homely, clean, and well-maintained environment with access to an enclosed garden. Staff are attentive and respectful, and residents are supported to live comfortably with choices in meals and activities. While safeguarding and management are strong, some care plans and consent for restraint need improvement.

Long-term care
Respite
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

All bedrooms are single with ensuite facilities, providing privacy and comfort.
Residents reported that the food was very good with always a choice of meals and snacks available at all times.
Staff are attentive and respond promptly to call-bells, ensuring residents do not wait long for assistance.
There is a range of activities available, including art classes which residents enjoy, and residents can choose whether to participate.
The centre has clear safeguarding policies and staff are trained and aware of their responsibilities to protect residents.

What needed to improve

Some residents' care plans lacked detailed assessments and timely GP reviews, affecting care quality.
Care plans for residents with challenging behaviours did not always fully guide staff on de-escalation techniques.

St Francis' Nursing Home

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

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St Francis' Nursing Home

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

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care