The Four Ferns
Brighton Road, Foxrock, D18 AX22
- Registered for
- Up to 179 residentsThe most HIQA allows, not free beds
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Eircode
- D18 AX22
- HIQA centre ID
- 7729
- Latest report
- Inspected 6 Aug 20254 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.
21 Sep 2023 · Announced
10 compliant3 substantially compliant3 not compliant
21 Aug 2024 · Unannounced
11 compliant4 substantially compliant3 not compliant
27 Jan 2025 · Unannounced
4 compliant8 substantially compliant0 not compliant
6 Aug 2025 · Unannounced
8 compliant4 substantially compliant2 not compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not compliantworse
#27 Infection control
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not compliantworse
#13 End of life
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Substantially compliant
#17 Premises
- 21 Sep 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 6 Aug 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#21 Records
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Substantially compliantworse
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Substantially compliant
#3 Statement of purpose
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#6 Health care
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#19 Directory of residents
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#31 Notification of incidents
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#34 Complaints procedure
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not assessed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 27 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
- 21 Sep 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#15 Staffing
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 27 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#8 Protection
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#9 Residents' rights
- 21 Sep 2023
- Not compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 21 Sep 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Compliant
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#22 Insurance
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Not assessed
#26 Risk management
- 21 Sep 2023
- Compliant
- 21 Aug 2024
- Not assessed
- 27 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 6 Aug 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