Resources
Help at every step, from the first conversation to moving in. Start with our guides.
Our Guides
How a Family Chooses a Nursing Home
From the first conversation to moving in, and what to do if the answer is no.
Read guide: How a Family Chooses a Nursing Home
Choosing a Nursing Home: Questions to Ask
Work in progressQuestions to ask before and during your search.
Read guide: Choosing a Nursing Home: Questions to Ask
How to Read a HIQA Inspection Report
Work in progressWhat each part of a report means.
Read guide: How to Read a HIQA Inspection Report
Fair Deal Explained
Work in progressHow the scheme works, who qualifies and how to apply.
Read guide: Fair Deal Explained
How to navigate ClearCare
Work in progressWhere to find things on this site and how to use them.
Read guide: How to navigate ClearCare
Need to talk to someone?
Who to call about nursing home care, Fair Deal, complaints and advocacy.
Official Information
From the HSE, Citizens Information, the CCPC and HIQA.
These organisations do not endorse ClearCare.
- HSE
Fair Deal scheme
Applying, assessments and costs.
See Website: Fair Deal scheme, HSE (opens in a new tab) - HSE
Finding the right nursing home
Researching homes, costs and inspection reports.
See Website: Finding the right nursing home, HSE (opens in a new tab) - Citizens Information
Moving from home to long-term care
Your options when moving into care.
See Website: Moving from home to long-term care, Citizens Information (opens in a new tab) - Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Moving into a nursing home
Choosing a home, managing money, your rights and how to complain.
See Website: Moving into a nursing home, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (opens in a new tab) - HIQA
Your guide to the National Standards, 2016 (PDF)
What good care in a nursing home looks like. Published in 2016, and still the current standards.
See Document: Your guide to the National Standards, 2016 (PDF), HIQA (opens in a new tab)