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.
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 01/04/25. 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: 11.
Condition 4: The registered provider shall, by 31 October 2024, submit to the Chief Inspector the information and documentation set out in Schedule 2 of the Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2015 as amended in relation to any person who participates or will participate in the management of the designated centre.
Other homes nearby
Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.
Ranked 47 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 4 of 7 within 25 km
Leadership and management72
Quality and safety of care87
What went into the score
28 April 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 12 of 15 compliant · 89
9 September 2025 · counts 30%3 not compliant · 11 of 19 compliant · 76
10 March 2025 · counts 20%6 not compliant · 10 of 20 compliant · 66
Fair Deal price is 57% above the Co. Cork median of €1,305 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 Joseph's Community Hospital is a small, newly refurbished nursing home with 11 single en suite rooms. Residents and visitors spoke very positively about the care and atmosphere. The home is bright, welcoming, and has good communal spaces including secure courtyards. Staff are kind and know residents well. There are regular activities and good access to medical and allied health services. However, the management systems need improvement, especially in governance, audits, and complaints information.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents spoke highly of their experiences and described staff as very kind and great to look after them.
The centre is bright, warm, welcoming, and well decorated with meaningful local and historical items.
Residents have single en suite bedrooms that are spacious and can be personalised.
There is good access to medical and allied health services including a local GP attending up to five days a week.
Activities are provided regularly including outings, community involvement, and a variety of social activities.
What needed to improve
Governance and management systems are weak with incomplete audits and no annual review of quality and safety completed.
Not all required documentation for persons participating in management has been submitted to the Chief Inspector as required by a registration condition.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
28 April 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2026
12 compliant2 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
The complaints procedure is not displayed in the centre as required by regulations.
Housekeeping staff were not on duty during inspection, with multitask attendants covering cleaning and care roles, which may risk infection control and effectiveness.
Staffing levels on rosters were not updated to reflect reduced bed numbers due to refurbishment.
What residents said
“it couldn't be better”
“very kind”
“great to look after us”
“I greatly enjoyed the card games”
Staffing
There are sufficient staff to meet residents' needs with at least one nurse on duty at all times. However, housekeeping staff were absent on the inspection day, with multitask attendants covering both care and cleaning duties, which may affect infection control and role effectiveness.
Activities
Activities are provided daily by healthcare staff and include bingo, card games, outings every couple of weeks, and involvement with local community groups such as parades and visits.
Food
Meals are served at reasonable times with choice of main courses, desserts, and drinks. The dining experience is pleasant and social, with staff attentive to residents' needs and preferences.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 28 April 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Staffing
Compliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 21 September 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 22 June 2026Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsLow risk · fix by 22 June 2026Mostly