Willow Brooke Care Centre

College Road, Castleisland, V92 YR5F

Registered for: Up to 73 residentsThe most HIQA allows, not free beds
County: Co. Kerry
Eircode: V92 YR5F
HIQA centre ID: 7842
Latest report: Inspected 31 Mar 20265 reports since 2023

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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.

26 Jul 2023 · Unannounced
12 compliant3 substantially compliant8 not compliant
17 Jan 2024 · Unannounced
13 compliant8 substantially compliant1 not compliant
14 Oct 2024 · Unannounced
12 compliant5 substantially compliant0 not compliant
10 Apr 2025 · Unannounced
7 compliant4 substantially compliant0 not compliant
31 Mar 2026 · Unannounced
16 compliant0 substantially compliant0 not compliant

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

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

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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

Willow Brooke Care Centre

Inspection history

Judgments at each inspection

#5 · Individual assessment and care plan

#6 · Health care

#7 · Managing behaviour that is challenging

#8 · Protection

#9 · Residents' rights

#14 · Persons in charge

#15 · Staffing

#16 · Training and staff development

#17 · Premises

#18 · Food and nutrition

#21 · Records

#23 · Governance and management

#28 · Fire precautions

#29 · Medicines and pharmaceutical services

#31 · Notification of incidents

#34 · Complaints procedure

#25 · Temporary absence or discharge of residents

#11 · Visits

#26 · Risk management

#27 · Infection control

#4 · Written policies and procedures

#12 · Personal possessions

#24 · Contract for the provision of services

#3 · Statement of purpose

#10 · Communication difficulties

#13 · End of life

#22 · Insurance

#19 · Directory of residents

#20 · Information for residents

#5 Individual assessment and care plan

#6 Health care

#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging

#8 Protection

#9 Residents' rights

#14 Persons in charge

#15 Staffing

#16 Training and staff development

#17 Premises

#18 Food and nutrition

#21 Records

#23 Governance and management

#28 Fire precautions

#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services

#31 Notification of incidents

#34 Complaints procedure

#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents

#11 Visits

#26 Risk management

#27 Infection control

#4 Written policies and procedures

#12 Personal possessions

#24 Contract for the provision of services

#3 Statement of purpose

#10 Communication difficulties

#13 End of life

#22 Insurance

#19 Directory of residents

#20 Information for residents