Kilcara House Nursing Home

HIQA centre ID: 241
County: Co. Kerry
Address: Kilcara, Duagh, Listowel, V31 W266
Registered for: Up to 29 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds
Latest report: Inspected 18 Mar 20265 reports since 2023

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Inspection history

Compliant
Substantially compliant
Not compliant
Not assessed

Judgments at each inspection

Regulations HIQA assessed at each inspection.

12 Sep 2023 · Unannounced
4 compliant8 substantially compliant5 not compliant
1 Jul 2024 · Unannounced
10 compliant10 substantially compliant2 not compliant
30 Apr 2025 · Unannounced
4 compliant5 substantially compliant2 not compliant
3 Nov 2025 · Unannounced
10 compliant9 substantially compliant2 not compliant
18 Mar 2026 · Unannounced
9 compliant2 substantially compliant4 not compliant

#16 Training and staff development
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Substantially compliantworse
3 Nov 2025
Not compliantworse
18 Mar 2026
Not compliantsame
#21 Records
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantsame
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Not compliantworse
#23 Governance and management
12 Sep 2023
Not compliant
1 Jul 2024
Not compliantsame
30 Apr 2025
Not compliantsame
3 Nov 2025
Not compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Not compliantsame
#27 Infection control
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Not compliantworse
30 Apr 2025
Not compliantsame
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantbetter
18 Mar 2026
Not compliantworse
#17 Premises
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantsame
30 Apr 2025
Substantially compliantsame
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Substantially compliantsame
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliant
18 Mar 2026
Substantially compliantsame
#6 Health care
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Substantially compliantworse
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#9 Residents' rights
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Compliant
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantworse
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#13 End of life
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#14 Persons in charge
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#15 Staffing
12 Sep 2023
Compliant
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Compliant
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantworse
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
12 Sep 2023
Not compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantbetter
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#31 Notification of incidents
12 Sep 2023
Not compliant
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Compliant
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#34 Complaints procedure
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliant
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Compliant
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantsame
30 Apr 2025
Substantially compliantsame
3 Nov 2025
Substantially compliantsame
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
12 Sep 2023
Compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantworse
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#10 Communication difficulties
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#11 Visits
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Compliant
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
12 Sep 2023
Not compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantbetter
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#19 Directory of residents
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#22 Insurance
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Compliant
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#26 Risk management
12 Sep 2023
Not assessed
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliant
30 Apr 2025
Substantially compliantsame
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
12 Sep 2023
Compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantworse
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions
12 Sep 2023
Not compliant
1 Jul 2024
Substantially compliantbetter
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
12 Sep 2023
Substantially compliant
1 Jul 2024
Compliant
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed
#3 Statement of purpose
12 Sep 2023
Compliant
1 Jul 2024
Not assessed
30 Apr 2025
Not assessed
3 Nov 2025
Not assessed
18 Mar 2026
Not assessed

Regulation #	12 Sep 2023 Unannounced	1 Jul 2024 Unannounced	30 Apr 2025 Unannounced	3 Nov 2025 Unannounced	18 Mar 2026 Unannounced
#16 Training and staff development	Not assessed	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Not compliantworse	Not compliantsame
#21 Records	Substantially compliant	Substantially compliantsame	Not assessed	Substantially compliantsame	Not compliantworse
#23 Governance and management	Not compliant	Not compliantsame	Not compliantsame	Not compliantsame	Not compliantsame
#27 Infection control	Substantially compliant	Not compliantworse	Not compliantsame	Substantially compliantbetter	Not compliantworse
#17 Premises	Substantially compliant	Substantially compliantsame	Substantially compliantsame	Substantially compliantsame	Substantially compliantsame
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Substantially compliant	Substantially compliantsame
#6 Health care	Substantially compliant	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Compliant	Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging	Substantially compliant	Not assessed	Not assessed	Substantially compliantsame	Compliant
#9 Residents' rights	Substantially compliant	Compliant	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Compliant
#13 End of life	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Compliant
#14 Persons in charge	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed	Compliant	Compliant
#15 Staffing	Compliant	Compliant	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Compliant
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services	Not compliant	Substantially compliantbetter	Not assessed	Not assessed	Compliant
#31 Notification of incidents	Not compliant	Compliant	Compliant	Compliant	Compliant
#34 Complaints procedure	Not assessed	Substantially compliant	Not assessed	Substantially compliantsame	Compliant
#5 Individual assessment and care plan	Substantially compliant	Substantially compliantsame	Substantially compliantsame	Substantially compliantsame	Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#10 Communication difficulties	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#11 Visits	Not assessed	Compliant	Compliant	Compliant	Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition	Not compliant	Substantially compliantbetter	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#19 Directory of residents	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#22 Insurance	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Compliant	Not assessed
#26 Risk management	Not assessed	Substantially compliant	Substantially compliantsame	Not assessed	Not assessed
#20 Information for residents	Compliant	Substantially compliantworse	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions	Not compliant	Substantially compliantbetter	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services	Substantially compliant	Compliant	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
#3 Statement of purpose	Compliant	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed

All 5 inspections, 2023–2026. Scroll sideways for older inspections.

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Source: HIQA register, downloaded 19 Oct 2026

Kilcara House Nursing Home

Inspection history

Judgments at each inspection

#16 · Training and staff development

#21 · Records

#23 · Governance and management

#27 · Infection control

#17 · Premises

#25 · Temporary absence or discharge of residents

#6 · Health care

#7 · Managing behaviour that is challenging

#9 · Residents' rights

#13 · End of life

#14 · Persons in charge

#15 · Staffing

#29 · Medicines and pharmaceutical services

#31 · Notification of incidents

#34 · Complaints procedure

#5 · Individual assessment and care plan

#4 · Written policies and procedures

#10 · Communication difficulties

#11 · Visits

#12 · Personal possessions

#18 · Food and nutrition

#19 · Directory of residents

#22 · Insurance

#26 · Risk management

#20 · Information for residents

#28 · Fire precautions

#24 · Contract for the provision of services

#3 · Statement of purpose

#16 Training and staff development

#21 Records

#23 Governance and management

#27 Infection control

#17 Premises

#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents

#6 Health care

#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging

#9 Residents' rights

#13 End of life

#14 Persons in charge

#15 Staffing

#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services

#31 Notification of incidents

#34 Complaints procedure

#5 Individual assessment and care plan

#4 Written policies and procedures

#10 Communication difficulties

#11 Visits

#12 Personal possessions

#18 Food and nutrition

#19 Directory of residents

#22 Insurance

#26 Risk management

#20 Information for residents

#28 Fire precautions

#24 Contract for the provision of services

#3 Statement of purpose