Simpson's Hospital
About this home
- HIQA centre ID
- 96
- County
- Co. Dublin
- Address
- Ballinteer Road, Dundrum, D16 P732
- Phone
- 01 298 4322
- Registered for
- Up to 48 residentsHIQA's limit, not free beds.To ask about a free bed, contact the home on 01 298 4322.
- Type of home
- Private or voluntary
- Full weekly cost
- €1,423 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 15 Sep 20255 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 all 5 inspections.
Number of judgments HIQA made at each inspection.
29 Nov 2023 · Unannounced
3 compliant1 substantially compliant10 not compliant
12 Feb 2024 · Unannounced
0 compliant0 substantially compliant1 not compliant
15 May 2024 · Unannounced
10 compliant4 substantially compliant5 not compliant
23 Jan 2025 · Unannounced
11 compliant4 substantially compliant0 not compliant
15 Sep 2025 · Unannounced
8 compliant0 substantially compliant0 not compliant
Judgments for each regulation
What HIQA found for each regulation at each inspection.
#5 Individual assessment and care plan
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#7 Managing behaviour that is challenging
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#8 Protection
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#9 Residents' rights
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#10 Communication difficulties
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#15 Staffing
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#16 Training and staff development
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#23 Governance and management
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Compliant
#17 Premises
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 23 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#19 Directory of residents
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#21 Records
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Substantially compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantsame
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#28 Fire precautions
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 23 Jan 2025
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#11 Visits
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#12 Personal possessions
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#18 Food and nutrition
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#25 Temporary absence or discharge of residents
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#31 Notification of incidents
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#34 Complaints procedure
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Compliant
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#27 Infection control
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not compliantsame
- 15 May 2024
- Substantially compliantbetter
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#6 Health care
- 29 Nov 2023
- Compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#13 End of life
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#14 Persons in charge
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#20 Information for residents
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#29 Medicines and pharmaceutical services
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#30 Volunteers
- 29 Nov 2023
- Not assessed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Compliant
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#4 Written policies and procedures
- 29 Nov 2023
- Substantially compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#22 Insurance
- 29 Nov 2023
- Compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
#24 Contract for the provision of services
- 29 Nov 2023
- Compliant
- 12 Feb 2024
- Not assessed
- 15 May 2024
- Not assessed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Not assessed
- 15 Sep 2025
- Not assessed
All 5 inspections, 2023–2025. Scroll sideways for older inspections.
Reports before 2023 are available from HIQA on request.
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Source: HIQA register, downloaded 3 Nov 2026
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