St Francis' Nursing Home
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 168
- County
- Co. Louth
- Address
- Mount Oliver, Dundalk, A91 TC21
- Phone
- 042 935 8990
- Registered for
- Up to 30 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,306 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 30 Apr 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.
9 May 2024 · Unannounced
14 compliant1 substantially compliant0 not compliant
12 Sep 2024 · Unannounced
0 compliant3 substantially compliant0 not compliant
16 Jun 2025 · Announced
9 compliant1 substantially compliant0 not compliant
30 Apr 2026 · Unannounced
7 compliant2 substantially compliant0 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
#8 Protection
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#9 Residents' rights
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#10 Communication difficulties
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#14 Persons in charge
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Compliant
#19 Directory of residents
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Substantially compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#27 Infection control
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Compliant
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#17 Premises
- 9 May 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions
- 9 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Sep 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#6 Health care
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#21 Records
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#22 Insurance
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Not assessed
#34 Complaints procedure
- 9 May 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Sep 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Not assessed
- 30 Apr 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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