Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 118
- County
- Co. Louth
- Address
- Cockle Hill, Blackrock, Dundalk, A91 RP76
- Phone
- 042 932 1258
- Registered for
- Up to 64 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,325 per weekThis does not include extra charges, see here.With Fair Deal you pay your own contribution. How much will you pay?
- Latest report
- Inspected 9 Jul 20264 reports since 2024
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Inspection history
- Compliant
- Substantially compliant
- Not compliant
- Not assessed
Judgments at each inspection
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Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
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Judgments at each inspection
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Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
20 Mar 2024 · Announced
17 compliant2 substantially compliant0 not compliant
7 Nov 2024 · Unannounced
8 compliant1 substantially compliant4 not compliant
9 Jul 2025 · Unannounced
0 compliant2 substantially compliant1 not compliant
9 Jul 2026 · Unannounced
11 compliant0 substantially compliant0 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#8 Protection
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#9 Residents' rights
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#10 Communication difficulties
- 20 Mar 2024
- Not assessed
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#17 Premises
- 20 Mar 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not compliantworse
- 9 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#21 Records
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not compliantworse
- 9 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#28 Fire precautions
- 20 Mar 2024
- Not assessed
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not compliantsame
- 9 Jul 2026
- Compliant
#3 Statement of purpose
- 20 Mar 2024
- Not assessed
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#14 Persons in charge
- 20 Mar 2024
- Not assessed
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 20 Mar 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#27 Infection control
- 20 Mar 2024
- Not assessed
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#30 Volunteers
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#34 Complaints procedure
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#26 Risk management
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 20 Mar 2024
- Compliant
- 7 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Not assessed
Reports before 2023 are available from HIQA on request.
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Source: HIQA register, downloaded 26 Oct 2026
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