Private

Padre Pio Nursing Home

Graiguenoe, Holycross, Thurles, E41 F6F7

Call 050 443 110

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,255

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

12 February 2029

Current registration since 13 February 2026

Inspection score

92/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 7 of 28 scored homes in Co. Tipperary · 4 of 11 within 25 km

Leadership and management94

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

10 November 2025 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 18 of 20 compliant · 94
14 November 2024 · counts 30%7 of 11 compliant · 87
5 June 2024 · counts 20%16 of 19 compliant · 95

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Tipperary median of €1,278 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

Padre Pio Nursing Home is a well-managed, two-storey facility in a rural area of Tipperary, providing 24-hour nursing care to up to 49 residents. Residents and relatives spoke positively about the care and environment, describing it as cosy and top class. The home offers a range of care including long-term, respite, and palliative care. However, inspectors found that infection prevention and control measures were not fully effective, with issues in laundry, waste management, and storage that could risk the spread of infection. Staffing levels and training were appropriate, and residents had access to various activities and health services.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents and relatives reported positive experiences, describing the home as cosy and top class
The environment is clean, bright, spacious, and well-decorated with domestic style furnishings
There is a variety of communal areas including an oratory, sun room, and large garden accessible to residents
Staff are kind, caring, responsive, and interactions with residents are respectful and empathetic
There is a comprehensive activity programme that residents find fun and varied

What needed to improve

Infection prevention and control practices were not fully effective, with issues in laundry, clinical waste, and storage areas
The centre's infection outbreak management was hindered by national medication shortages and some ineffective practices
Hand hygiene facilities were inadequate in some clinical areas, and some alcohol hand gel dispensers were out of date
Opened single-use items were stored for reuse, risking contamination
Residents' care plans did not always accurately reflect their current infection status

What residents said

“the new decor makes the place feel so much cosier”
“top class”
“it couldn't be better”
“I love it here”
“they always get it right”
“they're my family”
“I feel lucky that my parent is living in this centre”

Staffing: There were sufficient numbers of nursing and care staff on duty to meet residents' needs, with appropriate skill mix. Staff received mandatory training including infection control, fire safety, and dementia care.
Activities: There is a scheduled activity programme held mainly in communal areas, which residents enjoy and find sufficiently varied and fun.
Dementia: Residents with responsive behaviours received care tailored to their needs, with appropriate de-escalation strategies and staff training in dementia care.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 10 November 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

10 November 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2026
18 compliant1 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 January 2026Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 30 January 2026Not compliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 November 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
7 compliant4 mostly
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Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 13 December 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 March 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 January 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 June 2024
Announced inspection · published Sept 2024
16 compliant3 mostly
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 18 July 2024Mostly
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
VolunteersCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 18 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
10 August 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Oct 2023
1 compliant
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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)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	€1,255

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 18/12/2025. 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: 49.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ardeen Nursing Home
Private
Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 4.7 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,295 / week
Inspection score
86
Beds
36 beds
Phone
0504 22094
Community Hospital of the Assumption
Public (HSE)
Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 5.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,995 / week
Inspection score
95
Beds
60 beds
Phone
050 427 7700
St. Theresa's Nursing Home
Private
Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 6.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,291 / week
Inspection score
64
Beds
26 beds
Phone
0504 22246
Acorn Lodge
Private
Cashel, Co. Tipperary· 8.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,270 / week
Inspection score
93
Beds
50 beds
Phone
062 64 244
St Teresa's Nursing Home
Private
Cashel, Co. Tipperary· 14 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,280 / week
Inspection score
47
Beds
25 beds
Phone
062 61 477
Woodlands Nursing Home
Private
Dundrum, Co. Tipperary· 14 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,286 / week
Inspection score
83
Beds
43 beds
Phone
062 713 35

Inspection score

92/ 100

Strong inspection record

Steady

Ranked 7 of 28 scored homes in Co. Tipperary · 4 of 11 within 25 km

Leadership and management94

Quality and safety of care90

What went into the score

10 November 2025 · counts 50%1 not compliant · 18 of 20 compliant · 94
14 November 2024 · counts 30%7 of 11 compliant · 87
5 June 2024 · counts 20%16 of 19 compliant · 95

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Tipperary median of €1,278 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
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents and relatives reported positive experiences, describing the home as cosy and top class
The environment is clean, bright, spacious, and well-decorated with domestic style furnishings
There is a variety of communal areas including an oratory, sun room, and large garden accessible to residents
Staff are kind, caring, responsive, and interactions with residents are respectful and empathetic
There is a comprehensive activity programme that residents find fun and varied

What needed to improve

Infection prevention and control practices were not fully effective, with issues in laundry, clinical waste, and storage areas
The centre's infection outbreak management was hindered by national medication shortages and some ineffective practices
Hand hygiene facilities were inadequate in some clinical areas, and some alcohol hand gel dispensers were out of date
Opened single-use items were stored for reuse, risking contamination
Residents' care plans did not always accurately reflect their current infection status

What residents said

“the new decor makes the place feel so much cosier”
“top class”
“it couldn't be better”
“I love it here”
“they always get it right”
“they're my family”
“I feel lucky that my parent is living in this centre”

Staffing: There were sufficient numbers of nursing and care staff on duty to meet residents' needs, with appropriate skill mix. Staff received mandatory training including infection control, fire safety, and dementia care.
Activities: There is a scheduled activity programme held mainly in communal areas, which residents enjoy and find sufficiently varied and fun.
Dementia: Residents with responsive behaviours received care tailored to their needs, with appropriate de-escalation strategies and staff training in dementia care.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 10 November 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

10 November 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Mar 2026
18 compliant1 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 30 January 2026Mostly
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Application for registration or renewal of registrationCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
End of lifeCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlModerate risk · fix by 30 January 2026Not compliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
14 November 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Feb 2025
7 compliant4 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 13 December 2024Mostly
Health careCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 March 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 31 January 2025Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
5 June 2024
Announced inspection · published Sept 2024
16 compliant3 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 18 July 2024Mostly
RecordsCompliant
InsuranceCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
VolunteersCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 31 December 2024Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 18 July 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
10 August 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Oct 2023
1 compliant
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)Compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,255

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Ardeen Nursing Home

Private

Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 4.7 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,295 / week
Inspection score: 86
Beds: 36 beds
Phone: 0504 22094

Community Hospital of the Assumption

Public (HSE)

Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 5.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,995 / week
Inspection score: 95
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 050 427 7700

St. Theresa's Nursing Home

Private

Thurles, Co. Tipperary· 6.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,291 / week
Inspection score: 64
Beds: 26 beds
Phone: 0504 22246

Acorn Lodge

Private

Cashel, Co. Tipperary· 8.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,270 / week
Inspection score: 93
Beds: 50 beds
Phone: 062 64 244

St Teresa's Nursing Home

Private

Cashel, Co. Tipperary· 14 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,280 / week
Inspection score: 47
Beds: 25 beds
Phone: 062 61 477

Woodlands Nursing Home

Private

Dundrum, Co. Tipperary· 14 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,286 / week
Inspection score: 83
Beds: 43 beds
Phone: 062 713 35

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