Public (HSE)

St Gabriel's Community Hospital

Colla Road, Schull, P81 NT97

Call 028 28120

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,944

HSE cost of care, from 1 September 2026

Registered beds

HIQA maximum occupancy

Registered until

24 June 2027

Current registration since 25 June 2024

Inspection score

94/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 14 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 2 of 6 within 25 km

Leadership and management88

Quality and safety of care98

What went into the score

4 June 2026 · counts 50%15 of 16 compliant · 98
3 July 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 10 of 15 compliant · 85
27 August 2024 · counts 20%19 of 21 compliant · 97

Fair Deal price is 49% 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

St Gabriel's Community Hospital is a small, well-maintained care home with beautiful sea views and mostly single en suite rooms. Residents feel well cared for by attentive and kind staff, enjoy a warm and relaxed atmosphere, and have access to good food, activities, and healthcare. The management is clear and effective, though there is a shortage of housekeeping staff to clean bedrooms daily. Residents feel safe and their preferences are respected.

Long-term care
Respite
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents praised the quality and choice of food and the relaxed dining experience.
There is a good range of social and recreational activities tailored to residents' interests.
Staff are knowledgeable, kind, and respectful, providing person-centred care.
The centre has a clear management structure with good oversight and communication.
Residents have good access to healthcare professionals including GPs and therapists.

What needed to improve

There are not enough housekeeping staff to clean residents' bedrooms every day as per guidelines.

What residents said

“all wonderful here”
“great altogether”
“staff were attentive to their needs”
“staff were respectful of their wishes”

Staffing: Nursing and care staff numbers and skills are appropriate for residents' needs, but housekeeping staff are insufficient to clean bedrooms daily. Recruitment is underway to increase housekeeping hours.
Activities: Residents have access to a variety of activities including music, games, movies, arts and crafts, knitting, reminiscence sessions, and outings. An activities staff member supports engagement in small groups and one-to-one.
Food: Residents enjoy a good variety and quality of food with daily updated menus, choice at meals, and snacks and drinks offered between meals. Assistance is provided sensitively when needed.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 4 June 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

4 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
15 compliant1 mostly
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Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingLow risk · fix by 7 September 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
3 July 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
10 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
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Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 28 July 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2025Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
27 August 2024
Announced inspection · published Nov 2024
19 compliant2 mostly
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Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsLow risk · fix by 11 September 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 11 September 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 December 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Feb 2024
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€1,944

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 21/12/2023. 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: 21

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Deerpark Care Home
Private
Bantry, Co. Cork· 17 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,270 / week
Inspection score
82
Beds
50 beds
Phone
027 52 711
St Joseph's Unit
Public (HSE)
Bantry, Co. Cork· 18 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,498 / week
Inspection score
86
Beds
24 beds
Phone
027 52904
Skibbereen Residential Care Centre
Private
Skibbereen, Co. Cork· 19 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,301 / week
Inspection score
97
Beds
51 beds
Phone
028 23 617
Skibbereen Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Skibbereen, Co. Cork· 20 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,735 / week
Inspection score
93
Beds
40 beds
Phone
028 21677
Fairfield Nursing Home
Private
Drimoleague, Co. Cork· 25 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,275 / week
Inspection score
91
Beds
49 beds
Phone
028 31 881
Castletownbere Community Hospital
Public (HSE)
Castletownbere, Co. Cork· 28 km away
Fair Deal weekly price
€1,695 / week
Inspection score
72
Beds
31 beds
Phone
027 70004

Inspection score

94/ 100

Strong inspection record

Improving

Ranked 14 of 69 scored homes in Co. Cork · 2 of 6 within 25 km

Leadership and management88

Quality and safety of care98

What went into the score

4 June 2026 · counts 50%15 of 16 compliant · 98
3 July 2025 · counts 30%1 not compliant · 10 of 15 compliant · 85
27 August 2024 · counts 20%19 of 21 compliant · 97

Fair Deal price is 49% 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
Palliative care

What inspectors liked

Residents praised the quality and choice of food and the relaxed dining experience.
There is a good range of social and recreational activities tailored to residents' interests.
Staff are knowledgeable, kind, and respectful, providing person-centred care.
The centre has a clear management structure with good oversight and communication.
Residents have good access to healthcare professionals including GPs and therapists.

What needed to improve

There are not enough housekeeping staff to clean residents' bedrooms every day as per guidelines.

What residents said

“all wonderful here”
“great altogether”
“staff were attentive to their needs”
“staff were respectful of their wishes”

Staffing: Nursing and care staff numbers and skills are appropriate for residents' needs, but housekeeping staff are insufficient to clean bedrooms daily. Recruitment is underway to increase housekeeping hours.
Activities: Residents have access to a variety of activities including music, games, movies, arts and crafts, knitting, reminiscence sessions, and outings. An activities staff member supports engagement in small groups and one-to-one.
Food: Residents enjoy a good variety and quality of food with daily updated menus, choice at meals, and snacks and drinks offered between meals. Assistance is provided sensitively when needed.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 4 June 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

4 June 2026
Unannounced inspection · published Sept 2026
15 compliant1 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingLow risk · fix by 7 September 2026Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
3 July 2025
Unannounced inspection · published Oct 2025
10 compliant4 mostly1 not compliant
ShowHide
Leadership and management
StaffingLow risk · fix by 30 September 2025Mostly
Training and staff developmentCompliant
Directory of residentsLow risk · fix by 28 July 2025Mostly
Governance and managementLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
Notification of incidentsModerate risk · fix by 31 July 2025Not compliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
Managing behaviour that is challengingLow risk · fix by 31 July 2025Mostly
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsCompliant
Fire precautionsCompliant
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
27 August 2024
Announced inspection · published Nov 2024
19 compliant2 mostly
ShowHide
Leadership and management
Written policies and proceduresCompliant
Persons in chargeCompliant
StaffingCompliant
Training and staff developmentCompliant
RecordsCompliant
Governance and managementCompliant
Contract for the provision of servicesCompliant
Notification of incidentsCompliant
Complaints procedureCompliant
Quality and safety of care
Individual assessment and care planCompliant
Health careCompliant
ProtectionCompliant
Residents' rightsCompliant
VisitsCompliant
Personal possessionsCompliant
PremisesCompliant
Food and nutritionCompliant
Temporary absence or discharge of residentsLow risk · fix by 11 September 2024Mostly
Risk managementCompliant
Infection controlCompliant
Fire precautionsLow risk · fix by 11 September 2024Mostly
Read the full HIQA report (PDF)
11 December 2023
Unannounced restrictive practice thematic inspection · published Feb 2024
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 public homes	1 September 2026	€1,944

Registration conditions

Read the conditions HIQA attached to this registration

Other homes nearby

Worth phoning too if this home has no bed available.

Deerpark Care Home

Private

Bantry, Co. Cork· 17 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,270 / week
Inspection score: 82
Beds: 50 beds
Phone: 027 52 711

St Joseph's Unit

Public (HSE)

Bantry, Co. Cork· 18 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,498 / week
Inspection score: 86
Beds: 24 beds
Phone: 027 52904

Skibbereen Residential Care Centre

Private

Skibbereen, Co. Cork· 19 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,301 / week
Inspection score: 97
Beds: 51 beds
Phone: 028 23 617

Skibbereen Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Skibbereen, Co. Cork· 20 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,735 / week
Inspection score: 93
Beds: 40 beds
Phone: 028 21677

Fairfield Nursing Home

Private

Drimoleague, Co. Cork· 25 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,275 / week
Inspection score: 91
Beds: 49 beds
Phone: 028 31 881

Castletownbere Community Hospital

Public (HSE)

Castletownbere, Co. Cork· 28 km away

Fair Deal weekly price: €1,695 / week
Inspection score: 72
Beds: 31 beds
Phone: 027 70004

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