Northwood Residential Home
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 7785
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Address
- Old Ballymun Road, Northwood, D09H32H
- Phone
- 01 223 4670
- Registered for
- Up to 112 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds.To ask about a free bed, contact the home on 01 223 4670.
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,455 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 17 Feb 20264 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.
29 Jun 2023 · Unannounced
5 compliant8 substantially compliant0 not compliant
25 Jan 2024 · Unannounced
9 compliant5 substantially compliant0 not compliant
18 Nov 2024 · Unannounced
4 compliant7 substantially compliant0 not compliant
17 Feb 2026 · Unannounced
14 compliant0 substantially compliant0 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#3 Statement of purpose
- 29 Jun 2023
- Compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#6 Health care
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#8 Protection
- 29 Jun 2023
- Compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#9 Residents' rights
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#14 Persons in charge
- 29 Jun 2023
- Compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#17 Premises
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Substantially compliantsame
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#21 Records
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#22 Insurance
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 29 Jun 2023
- Compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Compliant
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#34 Complaints procedure
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Substantially compliantworse
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Compliant
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#30 Volunteers
- 29 Jun 2023
- Not assessed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Compliant
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#10 Communication difficulties
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#19 Directory of residents
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#27 Infection control
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions
- 29 Jun 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Not assessed
#13 End of life
- 29 Jun 2023
- Compliant
- 25 Jan 2024
- Not assessed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Not assessed
- 17 Feb 2026
- 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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