The Fern Dean
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 759
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Address
- Deansgrange Road , Blackrock , A94 TN25
- Phone
- 01 236 0028
- Registered for
- Up to 140 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds.To ask about a free bed, contact the home on 01 236 0028.
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,417 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 12 Nov 20252 reports since 2024
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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.
26 Nov 2024 · Unannounced
8 compliant8 substantially compliant0 not compliant
12 Nov 2025 · Unannounced
7 compliant2 substantially compliant3 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#17 Premises
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#28 Fire precautions
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not compliantworse
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#23 Governance and management
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 26 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#8 Protection
- 26 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#19 Directory of residents
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#22 Insurance
- 26 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#34 Complaints procedure
- 26 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Compliant
#6 Health care
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#10 Communication difficulties
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#21 Records
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#26 Risk management
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 26 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 12 Nov 2025
- Not assessed
Reports before 2023 are available from HIQA on request.
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Source: HIQA register, downloaded 3 Nov 2026
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