Cara Care Centre
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 735
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Address
- Northwood Park, Santry, D09HW01
- Phone
- 01 894 0600
- Registered for
- Up to 102 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds.To ask about a free bed, contact the home on 01 894 0600.
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,398 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 24 Jun 20265 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
Expand to see the chart of the 4 latest inspections.
Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
20 Jun 2024 · Unannounced
9 compliant2 substantially compliant4 not compliant
16 Jul 2025 · Unannounced
7 compliant6 substantially compliant0 not compliant
13 Jan 2026 · Unannounced
7 compliant4 substantially compliant0 not compliant
24 Jun 2026 · Unannounced
6 compliant2 substantially compliant4 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#17 Premises
- 20 Jun 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 13 Jan 2026
- Substantially compliantsame
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not compliantworse
#23 Governance and management
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not compliantworse
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 13 Jan 2026
- Substantially compliantsame
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not compliantworse
#27 Infection control
- 20 Jun 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not compliantworse
#28 Fire precautions
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not compliantworse
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
#6 Health care
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#8 Protection
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantworse
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#14 Persons in charge
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not compliantworse
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#34 Complaints procedure
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#21 Records
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Substantially compliantworse
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#10 Communication difficulties
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#13 End of life
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Substantially compliantworse
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Compliant
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#9 Residents' rights
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Compliant
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#22 Insurance
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 20 Jun 2024
- Compliant
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#19 Directory of residents
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 20 Jun 2024
- Not assessed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Not assessed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Not assessed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Not assessed
Latest 4 of 5 inspections, 2024–2026.
Reports before 2023 are available from HIQA on request.
Uses HIQA inspection reports and register data under the Irish PSI licence (CC BY 4.0). ClearCare does not rate or recommend homes.
Source: HIQA register, downloaded 3 Nov 2026
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