Public (HSE)

Youghal Community Hospital

Cork Hill, Youghal, P36 HX95

Call 024 92106

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,843

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

17 May 2027

Current registration since 18 May 2024

Inspection score

72/ 100

Mostly compliant

Steady

Ranked 61 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 8 of 10 within 25 km

Leadership and management73

Quality and safety of care70

What went into the score

8 September 2025 · counts 50%2 not compliant · 6 of 14 compliant · 73
30 October 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 3 of 13 compliant · 69
28 May 2024 · counts 20%3 not compliant · 8 of 16 compliant · 72

Fair Deal price is 41% 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

Youghal Community Hospital is a 31-bed nursing home with a long history and sea views. Residents and visitors generally feel well cared for and staff are kind and respectful. However, there are concerns about limited activities, lack of choice in dining arrangements, some maintenance and cleanliness issues, and management not fully addressing previous inspection findings. Residents often spend much of their day with little social engagement, and some bedrooms and communal areas need repair and better cleaning.

Long-term care
Respite

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind, compassionate, and respectful to residents.
Residents have access to timely medical and allied health care.
There is a stable staff team familiar with residents' needs and routines.
Visitors report being happy with the care their loved ones receive.
Residents can personalise their bedrooms with personal items.

What needed to improve

Residents have limited activities and social engagement, with no dedicated staff for activities on some days.
Most residents do not have a choice to dine in the dining room; many eat alone in sitting rooms or corridors.
Some bedrooms and communal areas are in poor repair, including damaged flooring and broken furniture.
Infection control issues were noted, such as unclean nebuliser equipment and cluttered bedside lockers.
Management has not fully addressed previous inspection findings, including fire drill practices and residents' rights issues.

What residents said

“there wasn't much happening”
“activities if staff weren't too busy”
“great fun on days with a musician or bingo”

Staffing: There are adequate numbers of nurses and healthcare staff, with a stable team providing continuity of care. The person in charge and clinical nurse manager supervise care and are supernumerary on weekdays. However, some mandatory training like CPR for four nurses had expired.
Activities: Activities are very limited with no dedicated staff on some days. Residents spend much time with minimal stimulation, and social engagement mainly occurs during direct care. Occasional events like music or bingo are enjoyed.
Food: Residents have a choice of meals from a daily menu and can get alternatives if desired. Those dining in the dining room have a pleasant, sociable experience, but most residents eat alone in sitting rooms or corridors, lacking a proper dining experience.
Dementia: Some residents with dementia were observed to be content and relaxed in their environment and company of staff and others, though they could not detail their experience.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 8 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

8 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
6 compliant6 mostly2 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 20 October 2025Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 January 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 October 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
30 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2025
3 compliant9 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 16 December 2024Mostly
Health careLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2025Not compliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 25 November 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 December 2024Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
28 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
8 compliant5 mostly3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 21 June 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2024Not compliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 15 August 2024Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
3 November 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly
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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.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Mostly
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€1,843

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 12 March 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: 31.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Cois Abhainn Residential Centre
Public (HSE)
Youghal, Co. Cork· 490 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,193 / week
Inspection score
88
Beds
26 beds
Phone
024 92 765
Youghal and District Nursing Home
Private
Youghal, Co. Cork· 4.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,292 / week
Inspection score
95
Beds
54 beds
Phone
024 90 280
Glendonagh Residential Home
Private
Midleton, Co. Cork· 16 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,284 / week
Inspection score
65
Beds
42 beds
Phone
021 466 8327
St Carthage's House
Voluntary
Lismore, Co. Waterford· 20 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
Price not published
Inspection score
77
Beds
42 beds
Phone
058 543 09
Oaklodge Nursing Home
Private
Cloyne, Co. Cork· 21 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,338 / week
Inspection score
78
Beds
65 beds
Phone
021 464 6080
Dungarvan Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,074 / week
Inspection score
45
Beds
101 beds
Phone
058 20900

Inspection score

72/ 100

Mostly compliant

Steady

Ranked 61 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 8 of 10 within 25 km

Leadership and management73

Quality and safety of care70

What went into the score

8 September 2025 · counts 50%2 not compliant · 6 of 14 compliant · 73
30 October 2024 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 3 of 13 compliant · 69
28 May 2024 · counts 20%3 not compliant · 8 of 16 compliant · 72

Fair Deal price is 41% 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

Long-term care
Respite

What inspectors liked

Staff are kind, compassionate, and respectful to residents.
Residents have access to timely medical and allied health care.
There is a stable staff team familiar with residents' needs and routines.
Visitors report being happy with the care their loved ones receive.
Residents can personalise their bedrooms with personal items.

What needed to improve

Residents have limited activities and social engagement, with no dedicated staff for activities on some days.
Most residents do not have a choice to dine in the dining room; many eat alone in sitting rooms or corridors.
Some bedrooms and communal areas are in poor repair, including damaged flooring and broken furniture.
Infection control issues were noted, such as unclean nebuliser equipment and cluttered bedside lockers.
Management has not fully addressed previous inspection findings, including fire drill practices and residents' rights issues.

What residents said

“there wasn't much happening”
“activities if staff weren't too busy”
“great fun on days with a musician or bingo”

Staffing: There are adequate numbers of nurses and healthcare staff, with a stable team providing continuity of care. The person in charge and clinical nurse manager supervise care and are supernumerary on weekdays. However, some mandatory training like CPR for four nurses had expired.
Activities: Activities are very limited with no dedicated staff on some days. Residents spend much time with minimal stimulation, and social engagement mainly occurs during direct care. Occasional events like music or bingo are enjoyed.
Food: Residents have a choice of meals from a daily menu and can get alternatives if desired. Those dining in the dining room have a pleasant, sociable experience, but most residents eat alone in sitting rooms or corridors, lacking a proper dining experience.
Dementia: Some residents with dementia were observed to be content and relaxed in their environment and company of staff and others, though they could not detail their experience.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 8 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

8 September 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Dec 2025
6 compliant6 mostly2 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 30 November 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 20 October 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsModerate risk · fix by 20 October 2025Not compliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 January 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 October 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
30 October 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2025
3 compliant9 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
RecordsLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 16 December 2024Mostly
Health careLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 25 November 2024Mostly
VisitsCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 March 2025Not compliant
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 25 November 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 30 December 2024Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
28 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
8 compliant5 mostly3 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 August 2024Mostly
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 September 2024Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureModerate risk · fix by 21 June 2024Not compliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesModerate risk · fix by 30 September 2024Not compliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 15 August 2024Not compliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesLow risk · fix by 21 June 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
3 November 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Feb 2024
1 mostly
ShowHide
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.
Thematic inspection
Restrictive practices (overall judgment against the National Standards)Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE public homes	1 September 2026	€1,843

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Cois Abhainn Residential Centre

Public (HSE)

Youghal, Co. Cork· 490 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,193 / week
Inspection score: 88
Beds: 26 beds
Phone: 024 92 765

Youghal and District Nursing Home

Private

Youghal, Co. Cork· 4.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,292 / week
Inspection score: 95
Beds: 54 beds
Phone: 024 90 280

Glendonagh Residential Home

Private

Midleton, Co. Cork· 16 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,284 / week
Inspection score: 65
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 021 466 8327

St Carthage's House

Voluntary

Lismore, Co. Waterford· 20 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: Price not published
Inspection score: 77
Beds: 42 beds
Phone: 058 543 09

Oaklodge Nursing Home

Private

Cloyne, Co. Cork· 21 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,338 / week
Inspection score: 78
Beds: 65 beds
Phone: 021 464 6080

Dungarvan Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford· 21 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,074 / week
Inspection score: 45
Beds: 101 beds
Phone: 058 20900

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby

Inspection score

What went into the score

What the latest inspection found

What inspectors liked

What needed to improve

What residents said

Inspection history

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Leadership and management

Quality and safety of care

Thematic inspection

Fair Deal price

Registration conditions

Other homes nearby