Voluntary

St John's House

202 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, D04 VP92

Call 01 269 2213

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,388

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

16 December 2028

Current registration since 17 December 2025

Inspection score

98/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 8 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 7 of 120 within 25 km

Leadership and management97

Quality and safety of care98

What went into the score

6 July 2026 · counts 50%12 of 12 compliant · 100
26 June 2025 · counts 30%11 of 11 compliant · 100
19 June 2024 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 10 of 13 compliant · 88

Fair Deal price is about the same as 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

St John's House is a well-run nursing home with kind and caring staff who support residents with various needs, including dementia. The home is clean, comfortable, and offers spacious bedrooms with en-suite facilities. Residents enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, good food with choices, and a variety of activities. Visitors feel welcome and appreciate the person-centred care approach.

Long-term care
Respite
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind, caring, and attentive to residents' individual needs.
The home is clean, well-maintained, and aesthetically pleasing with comfortable communal areas and outdoor spaces.
Residents have access to a wide range of healthcare professionals and timely medical care.
Meals are individually prepared with good choice and accommodate preferences.
There is a stable management structure with good communication and effective complaint handling.

What residents said

“very good”
“excellent”
“friendly”
“nice to chat to”

Staffing: There is a full-time person in charge supported by a general manager, clinical nurse managers, staff nurses, healthcare assistants, and other staff. Staffing levels are ample to assist residents respectfully and promptly.
Activities: Residents participate in activities such as exercise programs, bingo, and quizzes. Staff engage residents in one-to-one activities like jigsaws and conversations.
Food: Meals are individually prepared with good choice and condiments available. Residents describe the food as very good and excellent, with staff accommodating preferences.
Dementia: Care plans for residents with dementia include personalised strategies for managing responsive behaviours. Staff are trained and knowledgeable in this area and handle agitation kindly and respectfully.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 6 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

6 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
12 compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
26 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
11 compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
19 June 2024
Announced inspection · published Sept 2024
10 compliant2 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 29 June 2024Not compliant
Notification of absenceCompliant
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 22 July 2024Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 July 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2023
11 compliant5 mostly
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 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.

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,388

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 02/10/2025. The registered provider shall only provide for the specific care and support needs, and services, within the facilities as set out in the Statement of Purpose received, 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: 58.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Brabazon House
Voluntary
Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,403 / week
Inspection score
68
Beds
51 beds
Phone
01 269 1677
Mount Tabor Nursing Home and Care Centre
Voluntary
Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 1.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,400 / week
Inspection score
85
Beds
46 beds
Phone
01 260 5766
Clonskeagh Community Nursing Unit
Public (HSE)
Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 1.9 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,264 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
91 beds
Phone
01 268 0521
Holy Family Residence
Voluntary
Dundrum, Co. Dublin· 2.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,377 / week
Inspection score
98
Beds
60 beds
Phone
01 283 2455
Cherryfield Lodge Nursing Home
Voluntary
Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,396 / week
Inspection score
92
Beds
20 beds
Phone
01 498 5800
The Royal Hospital Donnybrook
Public (HSE)
Donnybrook, Co. Dublin· 2.6 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,162 / week
Inspection score
70
Beds
64 beds
Phone
01 406 6600

Inspection score

98/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 8 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 7 of 120 within 25 km

Leadership and management97

Quality and safety of care98

What went into the score

6 July 2026 · counts 50%12 of 12 compliant · 100
26 June 2025 · counts 30%11 of 11 compliant · 100
19 June 2024 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 10 of 13 compliant · 88

Fair Deal price is about the same as 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

Long-term care
Respite
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind, caring, and attentive to residents' individual needs.
The home is clean, well-maintained, and aesthetically pleasing with comfortable communal areas and outdoor spaces.
Residents have access to a wide range of healthcare professionals and timely medical care.
Meals are individually prepared with good choice and accommodate preferences.
There is a stable management structure with good communication and effective complaint handling.

What residents said

“very good”
“excellent”
“friendly”
“nice to chat to”

Staffing: There is a full-time person in charge supported by a general manager, clinical nurse managers, staff nurses, healthcare assistants, and other staff. Staffing levels are ample to assist residents respectfully and promptly.
Activities: Residents participate in activities such as exercise programs, bingo, and quizzes. Staff engage residents in one-to-one activities like jigsaws and conversations.
Food: Meals are individually prepared with good choice and condiments available. Residents describe the food as very good and excellent, with staff accommodating preferences.
Dementia: Care plans for residents with dementia include personalised strategies for managing responsive behaviours. Staff are trained and knowledgeable in this area and handle agitation kindly and respectfully.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 6 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

6 July 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
12 compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
26 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
11 compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
19 June 2024
Announced inspection · published Sept 2024
10 compliant2 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 29 June 2024Not compliant
Notification of absenceCompliant
Applications by registered providers for the variation or removal of conditions of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 22 July 2024Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 July 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Nov 2023
11 compliant5 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 1 September 2023Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 December 2023Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 November 2023Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,388

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Brabazon House

Voluntary

Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,403 / week
Inspection score: 68
Beds: 51 beds
Phone: 01 269 1677

Mount Tabor Nursing Home and Care Centre

Voluntary

Sandymount, Co. Dublin· 1.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,400 / week
Inspection score: 85
Beds: 46 beds
Phone: 01 260 5766

Clonskeagh Community Nursing Unit

Public (HSE)

Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 1.9 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,264 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 91 beds
Phone: 01 268 0521

Holy Family Residence

Voluntary

Dundrum, Co. Dublin· 2.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,377 / week
Inspection score: 98
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 01 283 2455

Cherryfield Lodge Nursing Home

Voluntary

Dublin 6, Co. Dublin· 2.5 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,396 / week
Inspection score: 92
Beds: 20 beds
Phone: 01 498 5800

The Royal Hospital Donnybrook

Public (HSE)

Donnybrook, Co. Dublin· 2.6 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,162 / week
Inspection score: 70
Beds: 64 beds
Phone: 01 406 6600