Ealga Lodge Nursing Home
Main Street, Shinrone, Birr, R42 EA34
- Registered for
- Up to 48 residentsThe most HIQA allows, not free beds
- County
- Co. Offaly
- Eircode
- R42 EA34
- HIQA centre ID
- 5665
- Latest report
- Inspected 13 Oct 20253 reports since 2023
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.
31 May 2023 · Unannounced
9 compliant7 substantially compliant0 not compliant
20 Aug 2024 · Unannounced
8 compliant4 substantially compliant0 not compliant
13 Oct 2025 · Unannounced
4 compliant6 substantially compliant2 not compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not compliantworse
#26 Risk management
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not compliant
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliant
#13 End of life
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliant
#17 Premises
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#19 Directory of residents
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliant
#21 Records
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#28 Fire precautions
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 13 Oct 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#8 Protection
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Compliant
#10 Communication difficulties
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Compliant
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Compliant
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#6 Health care
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#9 Residents' rights
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#16 Training and staff development
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#34 Complaints procedure
- 31 May 2023
- Not assessed
- 20 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#27 Infection control
- 31 May 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#22 Insurance
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 31 May 2023
- Compliant
- 20 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 13 Oct 2025
- 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