Voluntary

Mount Sackville Nursing Home

College Road, Chapelizod, D20 FH56

Call 01 821 3134

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,384

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

27 August 2027

Current registration since 28 August 2024

Inspection score

85/ 100

Strong inspection record

Getting worse

Ranked 42 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 51 of 120 within 25 km

Leadership and management79

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

12 March 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 4 of 9 compliant · 74
24 June 2025 · counts 30%11 of 12 compliant · 97
8 May 2024 · counts 20%20 of 24 compliant · 94

Fair Deal price is 2% below 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

Mount Sackville Nursing Home is a clean, comfortable place with kind and attentive staff. Residents have single rooms and can enjoy a variety of activities, including daily mass. The food is home-cooked, nutritious, and residents have choices at mealtimes. While care is generally good, there are some concerns about staff training, night-time staffing levels, and safety oversight, including fire safety and security of some areas.

Long-term care
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents described staff as lovely, helpful, and responsive to their needs.
The centre offers a wide range of activities including exercise, bingo, art, and daily mass.
Bedrooms are single rooms, clean, well maintained, and personalized with residents' belongings.
Food is home-cooked, nutritious, with choice and well presented, including for special diets.
The centre is warm, well ventilated, and has pleasant communal areas and gardens for residents to enjoy.

What needed to improve

Night-time staffing levels may not be sufficient to safely supervise all residents, especially those with maximum dependency.
Some staff have not completed up-to-date training in safeguarding, dementia care, and hand hygiene.
Security of the premises is not fully controlled, with residents able to access potentially unsafe areas like the loft space unsupervised.
Fire safety systems have gaps, including faults in the fire alarm panel, overdue servicing, and incomplete evacuation drills.
Care plans are not always updated regularly or fully reflective of residents' changing needs, such as nutrition and pressure ulcer risk.

What residents said

“Staff are lovely, very helpful and responsive to their needs”
“The three best things about the centre were the food, the grounds and that they could choose to go to mass daily”
“The person I am visiting is well cared for”

Staffing: There were adequate staff on duty during the day, but at night there is one nurse and two care assistants for 32 residents, including 10 with maximum dependency, which may not allow adequate supervision. A nurse vacancy at night is currently filled by agency staff.
Activities: Two activities coordinators provide a wide range of activities such as exercise, bingo, art, sing along, Sonas, and a weekly hairdresser visit. Residents can choose whether to participate. There are also social events like coffee mornings and access to pets.
Food: Meals are home-cooked, nutritious, and well presented with a choice of two main courses. Modified diets are catered for and assistance is provided discreetly. Residents praised the food and choice available.
Dementia: Has a dedicated dementia unit. The centre provides care for people living with dementia. Dementia care training is available but not all staff have completed it yet.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 12 March 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

12 March 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2026
4 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 29 April 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 27 May 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 18 April 2026Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 1 May 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementLow risk · fix by 1 May 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
11 compliant1 mostly
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Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
Risk managementLow risk · fix by 5 August 2025Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
8 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
20 compliant4 mostly
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
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 10 May 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 November 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2024
1 not compliant
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Quality and safety of care
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 1 February 2024Not compliant
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	€1,384

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 28/06/2024. 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: 34

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Glenaulin Nursing Home
Private
Chapelizod, Co. Dublin· 770 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,437 / week
Inspection score
84
Beds
84 beds
Phone
01 626 4677
Mount Hybla Private
Private
Castleknock, Co. Dublin· 930 m away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,396 / week
Inspection score
75
Beds
66 beds
Phone
01 869 9722
Maryfield Nursing Home
Voluntary
Chapelizod, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,395 / week
Inspection score
74
Beds
69 beds
Phone
01 567 7576
Phoenix Park Community Nursing Units
Public (HSE)
Dublin 20, Co. Dublin· 1.7 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,373 / week
Inspection score
62
Beds
146 beds
Phone
01 959515|559|529
Cherry Orchard Hospital
Public (HSE)
Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,902 / week
Inspection score
71
Beds
131 beds
Phone
01 795 5000
Navan Road Community Unit
Public (HSE)
Dublin 7, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,882 / week
Inspection score
87
Beds
38 beds
Phone
01 824 5010 / 01 824 5020

Inspection score

85/ 100

Strong inspection record

Getting worse

Ranked 42 of 103 scored homes in Co. Dublin · 51 of 120 within 25 km

Leadership and management79

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

12 March 2026 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 4 of 9 compliant · 74
24 June 2025 · counts 30%11 of 12 compliant · 97
8 May 2024 · counts 20%20 of 24 compliant · 94

Fair Deal price is 2% below 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
Dementia care

What inspectors liked

Residents described staff as lovely, helpful, and responsive to their needs.
The centre offers a wide range of activities including exercise, bingo, art, and daily mass.
Bedrooms are single rooms, clean, well maintained, and personalized with residents' belongings.
Food is home-cooked, nutritious, with choice and well presented, including for special diets.
The centre is warm, well ventilated, and has pleasant communal areas and gardens for residents to enjoy.

What needed to improve

Night-time staffing levels may not be sufficient to safely supervise all residents, especially those with maximum dependency.
Some staff have not completed up-to-date training in safeguarding, dementia care, and hand hygiene.
Security of the premises is not fully controlled, with residents able to access potentially unsafe areas like the loft space unsupervised.
Fire safety systems have gaps, including faults in the fire alarm panel, overdue servicing, and incomplete evacuation drills.
Care plans are not always updated regularly or fully reflective of residents' changing needs, such as nutrition and pressure ulcer risk.

What residents said

“Staff are lovely, very helpful and responsive to their needs”
“The three best things about the centre were the food, the grounds and that they could choose to go to mass daily”
“The person I am visiting is well cared for”

Staffing: There were adequate staff on duty during the day, but at night there is one nurse and two care assistants for 32 residents, including 10 with maximum dependency, which may not allow adequate supervision. A nurse vacancy at night is currently filled by agency staff.
Activities: Two activities coordinators provide a wide range of activities such as exercise, bingo, art, sing along, Sonas, and a weekly hairdresser visit. Residents can choose whether to participate. There are also social events like coffee mornings and access to pets.
Food: Meals are home-cooked, nutritious, and well presented with a choice of two main courses. Modified diets are catered for and assistance is provided discreetly. Residents praised the food and choice available.
Dementia: Has a dedicated dementia unit. The centre provides care for people living with dementia. Dementia care training is available but not all staff have completed it yet.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 12 March 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

12 March 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Jul 2026
4 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 29 April 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 27 May 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 18 April 2026Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 1 May 2026Mostly
Health careCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Risk managementLow risk · fix by 1 May 2026Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
24 June 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2025
11 compliant1 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
Risk managementLow risk · fix by 5 August 2025Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
8 May 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
20 compliant4 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
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 10 May 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 1 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 November 2023
Unannounced inspection · published Jan 2024
1 not compliant
ShowHide
Quality and safety of care
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 1 February 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,384

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Glenaulin Nursing Home

Private

Chapelizod, Co. Dublin· 770 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,437 / week
Inspection score: 84
Beds: 84 beds
Phone: 01 626 4677

Mount Hybla Private

Private

Castleknock, Co. Dublin· 930 m away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,396 / week
Inspection score: 75
Beds: 66 beds
Phone: 01 869 9722

Maryfield Nursing Home

Voluntary

Chapelizod, Co. Dublin· 1.1 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,395 / week
Inspection score: 74
Beds: 69 beds
Phone: 01 567 7576

Phoenix Park Community Nursing Units

Public (HSE)

Dublin 20, Co. Dublin· 1.7 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,373 / week
Inspection score: 62
Beds: 146 beds
Phone: 01 959515|559|529

Cherry Orchard Hospital

Public (HSE)

Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,902 / week
Inspection score: 71
Beds: 131 beds
Phone: 01 795 5000

Navan Road Community Unit

Public (HSE)

Dublin 7, Co. Dublin· 2.4 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,882 / week
Inspection score: 87
Beds: 38 beds
Phone: 01 824 5010 / 01 824 5020