The Royal Hospital Donnybrook
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 478
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Address
- Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, D04 HX40
- Phone
- 01 406 6600
- Registered for
- Up to 64 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds.To ask about a free bed, contact the home on 01 406 6600.
- Type of home
- Public
- Full weekly cost
- €2,162 per weekThis does not include extra charges, see here.With Fair Deal you pay your own contribution. How much will you pay?
- Latest report
- Inspected 25 Nov 20254 reports since 2023
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Inspection history
- Compliant
- Substantially compliant
- Not compliant
- Not assessed
Judgments at each inspection
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Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
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Judgments at each inspection
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Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
20 Jul 2023 · Unannounced
0 compliant1 substantially compliant3 not compliant
5 Dec 2023 · Unannounced
8 compliant3 substantially compliant2 not compliant
11 Dec 2024 · Unannounced
7 compliant7 substantially compliant0 not compliant
25 Nov 2025 · Unannounced
4 compliant2 substantially compliant4 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not assessed
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not assessed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#16 Training and staff development
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not assessed
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not assessed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#17 Premises
- 20 Jul 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not compliantworse
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 25 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not assessed
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not assessed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#19 Directory of residents
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not assessed
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not assessed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Not assessed
- 25 Nov 2025
- Substantially compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not compliant
- 5 Dec 2023
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 25 Nov 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 20 Jul 2023
- Not assessed
- 5 Dec 2023
- Not assessed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Nov 2025
- Compliant
Reports before 2023 are available from HIQA on request.
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Source: HIQA register, downloaded 3 Nov 2026
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