St Joseph's Community Hospital

Fair Deal weekly price

€1,270 / week

Inspection score

73

Beds

56 beds

Phone

074 914 7700

• Fire safety risks remain, including obstructed escape routes, missing emergency lighting, and inadequate fire door maintenance.
• Uncontrolled access from the short-stay unit allows unauthorised persons into residents' living areas, posing a safeguarding risk.
• Outdoor courtyards and garden furniture are damaged and not fully safe or comfortable for residents.
• Storage of clinical supplies on the floor and a specimen refrigerator near sterile equipment risk cross-contamination.
• Only two televisions in multi-occupancy bedrooms limit residents' choice of personal viewing and listening.

Staffing

There were enough staff with appropriate skills on duty to meet residents' care and social needs. Staff were knowledgeable about residents' routines and responded promptly to their needs. All staff received mandatory and professional development training and were appropriately supervised.

Activities

Residents enjoyed a varied schedule of social activities tailored to their interests, including group activities, one-to-one social support, outings in a wheelchair-accessible bus, and regular treats like fish and chips and ice cream from a mobile van.

Food

Residents could choose when to get up and eat, with some having breakfast in bed. No specific details on food variety or mealtimes were provided.

Dementia

Has a dedicated dementia unit. The Woodville unit is dedicated to dementia care with 19 beds. Social activities there were tailored to residents' individual interests and capacities. Residents could freely access their dining room and were supported with one-to-one socialising as needed.

Summarised by AI from the HIQA report of 1 May 2025. Check the report for the full picture.Source report (PDF)