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 on the 29/05/25. 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: 38
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6 June 2024 · counts 20%4 not compliant · 7 of 16 compliant · 67
Fair Deal price is 46% 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
Macroom Community Hospital is a single-story nursing home with 38 beds, including single, twin, and three-bed rooms, all with en-suite facilities. The home provides 24-hour nursing care for residents with varying needs, including long-term, respite, and palliative care. Residents generally praised the caring staff and the quality of food. However, inspectors found concerns about infection control, staffing levels, and the use of newly refurbished areas, which were not yet open for residents. Social activities were limited to three days a week, leaving some residents bored on other days.
Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care
What inspectors liked
Residents described staff as caring and kind, with one saying they are extremely busy but never rush you.
Residents praised the food as restaurant standard with plenty of choice and appreciated the kitchen staff's efforts.
Bedrooms were well furnished with large wardrobes and lockers, and many residents personalized their rooms to feel more homely.
Residents had good access to their GP and allied health professionals like physiotherapy and dietetics.
The centre has secure outdoor garden spaces with seating for residents to enjoy.
What needed to improve
An outbreak of respiratory illness was not detected or managed promptly, with no isolation precautions in place for sick residents.
Inspection history
HIQA judges each regulation as Compliant Substantially compliant Not compliantRisk: Low Moderate High
11 February 2026
Unannounced inspection · published May 2026
3 compliant4 mostly3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026
Many staff were overdue mandatory infection prevention and control training, impacting outbreak management.
Staffing levels were insufficient, especially for social activities, which were only provided three days a week, leaving residents with limited engagement on other days.
Newly refurbished areas including six beds, a reception area, an oratory, and a hairdressing room were not in use, limiting communal space and services.
Care plans were not always updated to reflect changes in residents' conditions, such as pressure areas or mood assessments.
What residents said
“they are extremely busy but will never rush you”
“great care”
“its a shame we cant have something on every day, a few days a week are boring as we don't have someone to organise things to keep us busy,the other staff try but are busy with their own work”
“the kitchen staff go above and beyond to make us delicious meals cooked to perfection”
Staffing
Staffing was insufficient to meet residents' high care needs and to provide social activities beyond three days a week. Nurses were frequently called away from medication rounds to assist residents. The provider was recruiting and planned to use agency staff to cover shortages.
Activities
An activity coordinator worked three days a week, providing social engagement. Residents found other days boring due to lack of organised activities and reported that day rooms were sometimes unsupervised.
Food
Residents described the food as restaurant standard with plenty of choice. Mealtimes were appetising, and staff assisted residents kindly and respectfully. Residents' feedback on food was regularly sought and acted upon.
Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 11 February 2026. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)
Mostly
Training and staff developmentModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 11 February 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 May 2026Mostly
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant