Private

SignaCare Killerig

Killerig, R93 V5X8

Call 059 916 3544

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,247

HSE list #230, 4 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

5 September 2028

Current registration since 6 September 2025

Inspection score

64/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 8 of 8 scored homes in Co. Carlow · 11 of 11 within 25 km

Leadership and management51

Quality and safety of care82

What went into the score

9 March 2026 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 2 of 7 compliant · 51
6 August 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 3 of 9 compliant · 71
11 March 2025 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 9 of 13 compliant · 85

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Carlow median of €1,268 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

SignaCare Killerig Nursing Home is a purpose-built centre with 55 places, offering residential, convalescence, respite, and palliative care. Residents generally find the staff attentive and the environment comfortable, with many personalising their rooms. However, inspectors found staffing and care inconsistencies, especially on the ground floor, leading to delays in care and some missed assessments. Management systems exist but lack full effectiveness in oversight and timely action on issues. Food and activities are well provided, but some concerns remain about laundry and security of belongings.

Long-term care
Respite
Convalescence
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents described the centre as nearly as good as home and found staff attentive to their needs.
Bedrooms were clean, spacious, and personalised by residents and families.
There was a varied menu with choices, including for modified diets, and meals were served hot with adequate assistance.
Complaints were managed well with evidence of investigations and improvements.
Staff were kind, knew residents by name, and offered choice in daily activities.

What needed to improve

Staffing levels and skill mix on the ground floor were insufficient for residents' dependency needs, causing inconsistent care delivery.
Delays and gaps in post-fall care and skin integrity management were noted on the ground floor.
Oversight and governance systems did not ensure all areas of care and premises were effectively monitored or improved.
Some notifications of incidents were submitted late to the Chief Inspector.
The activity room lacked a call-bell and safety issues were found in the bar area and with sensor alarms.

What residents said

“Nearly as good as home”
“At times, there were delays to receiving care”
“The birthday cake looked appealing”
“Residents were happy with their bedrooms”
“One visitor was very happy with the care and had no complaints”

Staffing: There were two nurses on duty day and night, with one nurse covering the first floor and another covering both the ground and second floors. Staffing on the ground floor was insufficient for residents' needs, leading to inconsistent care and delays. Temporary staff covered vacancies, and staff were busy attending to residents but struggled to complete all clinical duties.
Activities: There was an activity coordinator and several communal areas well used by residents. Activities included socialising in living rooms with music and snacks. However, the activity room lacked a call-bell and a confused resident was found unsupervised there during inspection.
Food: A varied menu with daily choices was offered, including for modified diets. Meals were served hot, with adequate staff support for those needing assistance. Residents generally found the food good, though one resident expressed dissatisfaction which management was addressing.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 9 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

9 March 2026
Short Notice Announced inspection · published Jul 2026
2 compliant2 mostly3 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
6 August 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
3 compliant5 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 26 August 2025Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 11 September 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 26 August 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 15 December 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 6 October 2025Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 March 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2025
9 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 16 May 2025Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 14 April 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 25 June 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 9 July 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 April 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
4 compliant5 mostly5 not compliant
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Leadership and management
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsModerate risk · fix by 20 June 2024Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 20 May 2024Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 10 June 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 July 2024Not compliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 May 2024Mostly
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 30 May 2024Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 28 June 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
18 October 2023
Announced inspection · published Dec 2023
13 compliant
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
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	€1,247

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 14/04/2025. 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: 55.

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Sonas Nursing Home Tullow
Private
Tullow, Co. Carlow· 6.3 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,277 / week
Inspection score
82
Beds
60 beds
Phone
059 918 1500
Hillview Convalescence & Nursing Home
Private
Carlow, Co. Carlow· 7.8 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,263 / week
Inspection score
64
Beds
54 beds
Phone
059 913 9407 / 0599139408
Sacred Heart Hospital
Public (HSE)
Carlow, Co. Carlow· 9.2 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,908 / week
Inspection score
75
Beds
63 beds
Phone
059 913 36470
St Fiacc's House
Voluntary
Graiguecullen, Co. Carlow· 10 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
Price not published
Inspection score
89
Beds
17 beds
Phone
059 914 3892
Baltinglass Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow· 13 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€2,134 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
54 beds
Phone
059 645 1600
Beechwood Nursing Home
Private
Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow· 16 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,220 / week
Inspection score
73
Beds
57 beds
Phone
059 972 2366

Inspection score

64/ 100

Several problems found

Getting worse

Ranked 8 of 8 scored homes in Co. Carlow · 11 of 11 within 25 km

Leadership and management51

Quality and safety of care82

What went into the score

9 March 2026 · counts 50%3 not compliant · 2 of 7 compliant · 51
6 August 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 3 of 9 compliant · 71
11 March 2025 · counts 20%1 not compliant · 9 of 13 compliant · 85

Fair Deal price is about the same as the Co. Carlow median of €1,268 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 described the centre as nearly as good as home and found staff attentive to their needs.
Bedrooms were clean, spacious, and personalised by residents and families.
There was a varied menu with choices, including for modified diets, and meals were served hot with adequate assistance.
Complaints were managed well with evidence of investigations and improvements.
Staff were kind, knew residents by name, and offered choice in daily activities.

What needed to improve

Staffing levels and skill mix on the ground floor were insufficient for residents' dependency needs, causing inconsistent care delivery.
Delays and gaps in post-fall care and skin integrity management were noted on the ground floor.
Oversight and governance systems did not ensure all areas of care and premises were effectively monitored or improved.
Some notifications of incidents were submitted late to the Chief Inspector.
The activity room lacked a call-bell and safety issues were found in the bar area and with sensor alarms.

What residents said

“Nearly as good as home”
“At times, there were delays to receiving care”
“The birthday cake looked appealing”
“Residents were happy with their bedrooms”
“One visitor was very happy with the care and had no complaints”

Staffing: There were two nurses on duty day and night, with one nurse covering the first floor and another covering both the ground and second floors. Staffing on the ground floor was insufficient for residents' needs, leading to inconsistent care and delays. Temporary staff covered vacancies, and staff were busy attending to residents but struggled to complete all clinical duties.
Activities: There was an activity coordinator and several communal areas well used by residents. Activities included socialising in living rooms with music and snacks. However, the activity room lacked a call-bell and a confused resident was found unsupervised there during inspection.
Food: A varied menu with daily choices was offered, including for modified diets. Meals were served hot, with adequate staff support for those needing assistance. Residents generally found the food good, though one resident expressed dissatisfaction which management was addressing.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 9 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

9 March 2026
Short Notice Announced inspection · published Jul 2026
2 compliant2 mostly3 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 April 2026Not compliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 31 March 2026Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planLow risk · fix by 31 July 2026Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
6 August 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
3 compliant5 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingModerate risk · fix by 26 August 2025Not compliant
Training and staff developmentLow risk · fix by 11 September 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 26 August 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 15 December 2025Mostly
Food and nutritionLow risk · fix by 11 August 2025Mostly
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 6 October 2025Mostly
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 March 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Jun 2025
9 compliant3 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Statement of purposeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 16 May 2025Mostly
Application for registration or renewal of registrationLow risk · fix by 14 April 2025Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
PremisesLow risk · fix by 25 June 2025Mostly
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 9 July 2025Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 April 2024
Unannounced inspection · published Aug 2024
4 compliant5 mostly5 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsModerate risk · fix by 20 June 2024Not compliant
Governance and managementModerate risk · fix by 30 June 2024Not compliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 20 May 2024Not compliant
Complaints procedureLow risk · fix by 10 June 2024Mostly
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planModerate risk · fix by 30 July 2024Not compliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 30 May 2024Mostly
ProtectionLow risk · fix by 30 May 2024Mostly
PremisesLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlLow risk · fix by 30 June 2024Mostly
Fire precautionsModerate risk · fix by 28 June 2024Not compliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
18 October 2023
Announced inspection · published Dec 2023
13 compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
Communication difficultiesCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Information for residentsCompliant
Risk managementCompliant
Medicines and pharmaceutical servicesCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)

Fair Deal price

List	Published	Weekly price
HSE Section 40 #230	4 September 2026	€1,247

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Sonas Nursing Home Tullow

Private

Tullow, Co. Carlow· 6.3 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,277 / week
Inspection score: 82
Beds: 60 beds
Phone: 059 918 1500

Hillview Convalescence & Nursing Home

Private

Carlow, Co. Carlow· 7.8 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,263 / week
Inspection score: 64
Beds: 54 beds
Phone: 059 913 9407 / 0599139408

Sacred Heart Hospital

Public (HSE)

Carlow, Co. Carlow· 9.2 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,908 / week
Inspection score: 75
Beds: 63 beds
Phone: 059 913 36470

St Fiacc's House

Voluntary

Graiguecullen, Co. Carlow· 10 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: Price not published
Inspection score: 89
Beds: 17 beds
Phone: 059 914 3892

Baltinglass Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow· 13 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €2,134 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 54 beds
Phone: 059 645 1600

Beechwood Nursing Home

Private

Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow· 16 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,220 / week
Inspection score: 73
Beds: 57 beds
Phone: 059 972 2366