Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home
Cockle Hill, Blackrock, Dundalk, A91 RP76
- Registered for
- Up to 64 residentsThe most HIQA allows, not free beds
- County
- Co. Louth
- Eircode
- A91 RP76
- HIQA centre ID
- 118
- Latest report
- Inspected 9 Jul 20264 reports since 2024
Inspection history
- Compliant
- Substantially compliant
- Not compliant
- Not assessed at that inspection
Judgments at each inspection
Counts the regulations HIQA assessed on the day of 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
#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.
Contains information from HIQA inspection reports and the register of designated centres, reused under the Irish PSI licence (CC BY 4.0). ClearCare does not rate or recommend homes.
Source: HIQA register, downloaded 19 Oct 2026